In the Philippines, it is very important to familiarize the first 4-digit of the mobile number in order to know what network or SIM card is your contacts are using. We have 11-dig…
In the Philippines, it is very important to familiarize the first 4-digit of the mobile number in order to know what network or SIM card is your contacts are using. We have 11-digits number format for local dialling (e.g. 0999-1234567) and the first 4-digit serves as network prefix. It is used to determine from which of the telcos (Smart, TNT, Globe, TM, DITO, GOMO) networks the number belong.
Knowing what network your contact is using helps you find the right promo or network services to avail in order to connect with them. For example, if your using a Smart network and you want to texts or call a Globe mobile number, you need to avail a promo that has unlimited calls to all networks to be able to call other network without being charge at a standard rate.
Philippines Mobile Number Prefix
To quickly determine, we list down all the number prefixes with its corresponding network. This only covers to cell phone numbers that have not switched network provide via Mobile Number Portability (MNP).
Smart and TNT Number Prefixes
| Smart | TNT | Sun |
|---|---|---|
| 0900 | 0907 | 0922 |
| 0908 | 0909 | 0923 |
| 0911 | 0910 | 0924 |
| 0913 | 0912 | 0925 |
| 0914 | 0929 | 0931 |
| 0918 | 0930 | 0932 |
| 0919 | 0938 | 0933 |
| 0920 | 0939 | 0934 |
| 0921 | 0946 | 0941 |
| 0928 | 0947 | 0942 |
| 0940 | 0948 | 0943 |
| 0951 | 0949 | 0944 |
| 0960 | 0950 | 0952 |
| 0961 | 0963 | 0962 |
| 0964 | 0989 | 0972 |
| 0968 | - | 0973 |
| 0969 | - | 0974 |
| 0970 | - | - |
| 0971 | - | - |
| 0980 | - | - |
| 0981 | - | - |
| 0982 | - | - |
| 0985 | - | - |
| 0998 | - | - |
| 0999 | - | - |
| 0813 | - | - |
Globe and TM Number Prefixes
| Globe | Globe or TM | GOMO | Cherry |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0817 | 0904 | 0976 | 0996 |
| 0915 | 0905 | - | - |
| 0917 | 0906 | - | - |
| 0978 | 0916 | - | - |
| 0979 | 0926 | - | - |
| 0995 | 0927 | - | - |
| 09173 | 0935 | - | - |
| 09175 | 0936 | - | - |
| 09176 | 0945 | - | - |
| 09178 | 0955 | - | - |
| 09253 | 0956 | - | - |
| 09255 | 0957 | - | - |
| 09256 | 0958 | - | - |
| 09257 | 0959 | - | - |
| 09258 | 0965 | - | - |
| - | 0966 | - | - |
| - | 0967 | - | - |
| - | 0975 | - | - |
| - | 0977 | - | - |
| - | 0997 | - | - |
DITO Number Prefixes
| DITO | |
|---|---|
| 0895 | 0896 |
| 0897 | 0898 |
| 0991 | 0992 |
| 0993 | 0994 |
Please note that GOMO, TM (Touch Mobile), Cherry Prepaid, ABS-CBN Mobile, Next Mobile network operator are powered by Globe Telecom. The Talk N Text, Sun Cellular, PLDT Prepaid WiFi, Red Mobile are also powered by Smart Communications network.
When calling a mobile number in Philippines from abroad, you need to use the format +63 9012345678 instead of 09012345678. When local local or within the Philippines, you need to drop the +63 country code and just directly dial the 11-digit mobile number e.g. 09012345678.
If you want to call a landline using your (Smart, Globe, TM, TNT, DITO) mobile number, you need to dial 0 + Area code + PTE code + 7-digit landline number. For example, using your phone, dial 0281234567 the press call. Where, 8 (PLDT), 7 (Globe), 3 (BayanTel) are the PTE codes for landlines in the Philippines.
We will update this post every now and then as there may be additional prefixes added over time.
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