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Mobile number prefix or network prefix is the first four numbers (like 0999-9999999) found in the unique 11-digit number from the different Philippine Telecommunication Networks, including Globe, TM (Touch Mobile), Smart, TNT (Talk 'N Text), Sun Cellular, Cherry Prepaid, GOMO, and DITO Telecommunity. These prefixes are usually used to identify the service provider or network to which the phone number is registered.
Moreover, knowing the number prefix of your contact is very important. When you are registered to a promo that only benefits the same network, you must know the network provider of your contact to know if your promo covers it or not; if not, then obviously, there's an extra charge. Note that this is only applicable to those SIMs that have not yet undergone the mobile number portability procedure or the process of changing networks while maintaining your mobile number.
For convenience, below is the list of all the mobile or cell phone number prefixes for Globe, Touch Mobile (TM), Smart, Talk 'N Text, Sun Cellular, Cherry Prepaid, GOMO, and DITO telecom, available in 2024.
If you're using a computer, just press CTRL + F, then enter the four-digit number you want to search. For mobile users, you can use the search function of your web browser.
Globe and TM Number Prefixes
- 0904 - Globe or TM
- 0905 - Globe or TM
- 0906 - Globe or TM
- 0915 - Globe
- 0916 - Globe or TM
- 0917 - Globe
- 0926 - Globe or TM
- 0927 - Globe or TM
- 0935 - Globe or TM
- 0936 - Globe or TM
- 0937 - ABS-CBN mobile (now-defunct)
- 0945 - Globe or TM
- 0953 - TM
- 0954 - Globe, TM, or Globe At Home Prepaid WiFi
- 0955 - Globe or TM
- 0956 - Globe or TM
- 0957 - Globe or TM
- 0958 - Globe or TM
- 0959 - Globe or TM
- 0965 - Globe or TM
- 0966 - Globe or TM
- 0967 - Globe or TM
- 0975 - Globe or TM
- 0976 - GOMO
- 0977 - TM, Globe Prepaid, or Globe Postpaid Plan - formerly Next Mobile
- 0978 - Globe - formerly Next Mobile
- 0979 - Globe - formerly Next Mobile
- 0995 - Globe or TM
- 0996 - Cherry Prepaid (now-defunct; active users switched to their preferred network - Globe/TM/Smart/TNT/GOMO/DITO)
- 0997 - Globe or TM
- 0817 - Globe
- 09173 - Globe Postpaid
- 09175 - Globe Postpaid
- 09176 - Globe Postpaid
- 09178 - Globe Postpaid
- 09253 - Globe Postpaid
- 09255 - Globe Postpaid
- 09256 - Globe Postpaid
- 09257 - Globe Postpaid
- 09258 - Globe Postpaid
Smart and TNT Number Prefixes
- 0813 - Smart Postpaid
- 0900 - Smart
- 0907 - TNT
- 0908 - Smart
- 0909 - TNT
- 0910 - TNT
- 0911 - Smart
- 0912 - TNT
- 0913 - Smart
- 0914 - Smart
- 0918 - Smart or TNT
- 0919 - Smart or TNT
- 0920 - Smart or TNT - formerly Addict Mobile number
- 0921 - Smart or TNT
- 0928 - Smart or TNT
- 0929 - TNT
- 0930 - TNT - formerly Red Mobile
- 0938 - TNT - formerly Red Mobile
- 0939 - TNT - formerly Red Mobile
- 0940 - Smart
- 0946 - TNT
- 0947 - TNT
- 0948 - TNT
- 0949 - TNT
- 0950 - TNT
- 0951 - Smart
- 0960 - Smart
- 0961 - Smart
- 0963 - TNT 5G ready SIM
- 0964 - Smart or PLDT Prepaid WiFi
- 0968 - Smart
- 0969 - Smart
- 0970 - Smart
- 0971 - Smart
- 0980 - Smart
- 0981 - Smart
- 0982 - Smart or TNT
- 0985 - Smart or TNT
- 0989 - TNT
- 0998 - Smart
- 0999 - Smart - formerly Umobile number
Sun Cellular Number Prefixes
- 0922 - Sun Cellular (now Smart)
- 0923 - Sun Cellular (now Smart)
- 0924 - Sun Cellular (now Smart)
- 0925 - Sun Cellular (now Smart)
- 0931 - Sun Cellular (now Smart)
- 0932 - Sun Cellular (now Smart)
- 0933 - Sun Cellular (now Smart)
- 0934 - Sun Cellular (now Smart)
- 0941 - Sun Cellular (now Smart)
- 0942 - Sun Cellular (now Smart)
- 0943 - Sun Cellular (now Smart)
- 0944 - Sun Cellular (now Smart)
- 0952 - Sun Cellular (now Smart)
- 0962 - Sun Cellular (now Smart)
- 0972 - Sun Cellular (now Smart)
- 0973 - Sun Cellular (now Smart) - formerly Extelcom
- 0974 - Sun Cellular (now Smart) - formerly Extelcom
DITO Telecommunity Number Prefixes
- 0991 - DITO
- 0992 - DITO
- 0993 - DITO
- 0994 - DITO
- 0895 - DITO
- 0896 - DITO
- 0897 - DITO
- 0898 - DITO
Unused Mobile Number Prefixes as of 2024
- 0899 - unassigned network
- 0901 - unassigned network
- 0902 - unassigned network
- 0903 - unassigned network
- 0983 - unassigned network
- 0984 - unassigned network
- 0986 - unassigned network
- 0987 - unassigned network
- 0988 - unassigned network
- 0990 - unassigned network
See also:
- How To Know Your Own Mobile Number in Globe, TM, Smart, TNT, Sun, or DITO
- How to Load Your Smart Prepaid or TNT SIM
- How to Load Your Globe Prepaid or TM SIM
- LIST: Landline Area Codes in the Philippines
Some telecom subsidiaries didn't succeed in the industry because of several reasons: losses, bankruptcy, poor operating performance, or acquisition. Here are the following discontinued telco subsidiaries in the Philippines:
Smart's defunct subsidiaries
- Red Mobile (defunct 2012), formerly Umobile
- Addict Mobile
- Vega Telecom (acquired 50% in May 2016)
Globe's defunct subsidiaries
- Nextel / Next Mobile (defunct 2001)
- Vega Telecom (acquired 50% in May 2016)
- ABS-CBN Mobile (service ended in December 2018 due to losses)
- Cherry Prepaid (service ended in March 2023)
Other defunct telcos
- BayanTel (acquired by Globe in December 2012)
- Express Telecom / Extelcom / Exetel (acquired by Vega Telecom in July 2015)
Searching the mobile number prefix in the list will surely solve your question — what network is 09XX?
To recap, cellphone number prefixes in the Philippines have become an important part of the mobile industry. They make it easy for subscribers to determine which telco provider or network a SIM number is registered to. Again, though, keep in mind that this is especially beneficial if the SIM number you're looking for hasn't been through the mobile number portability (MNP) process yet or the procedure of switching networks while keeping your mobile phone number.
You might also like: SIM card registration process of Globe, Smart, other telcos in PH
The list of mobile number prefixes above will be updated from time to time. Feel free to comment below if there are errors or new numbers so that we can update them. Thanks!
