How to find out what carrier my phone is compatible with

Sending a text message seems so easy for all of us. Many steps happen in a few seconds that allow us to send SMS from one phone to another. That is precisely what phone carriers are. These are the operators that allow texting and calling to happen.

Many SMS providers like Dexatel are interconnected with dozens of carriers to make the mass texting available for businesses. And if you want to look up a specific phone carrier, Dexatel will help you with this. Thus, it is important to understand what carrier lookup is and why you need it.

What Is a Phone Carrier Lookup?

A text marketing platform sends messages from an application instead of a cell phone, therefore texting services need to know which operator the Sim card belongs to. Almost every company uses cell phone carrier lookup for the numbers entered into their system, and it automatically gets stored.

The moment you send the message from our platform, our carrier lookup automatically defines the country and network. After this, the system sends the message to the destination operator, without any additional charges. And if you want to check out which carrier the phone belongs to, just see through our free carrier lookup tool that offers 3 free credits per day.

How Do Carrier Lookup Services Work?

Aside from what we already discussed above, phone lookup is useful for discovering information about numbers. With this service, you can identify local-friendly number formats, reduce the probability of undelivered messages as well as protect yourself from fraud.

Usually, cell carrier lookups are charged on a per-lookup basis. They allow you to identify the network behind the phone number, time zone, country and find out whether the number is roaming or not.

Carrier Lookup API

The carrier lookup API automatically helps to receive additional information about the phone number. It gives you the opportunity to specify several types of information you would like to obtain about the number.

Of course, in many cases, the more information you check, the more will be your expenses. Phone carrier lookup APIs are requested using an easy-to-integrate URL structure, delivered in lightweight formats and are always secured via an HTTPS encryption.

Common Questions

What Carrier is My Phone?

In order to find out information about phone carriers, you can use our free tool. Just scroll up, type in the phone number and select the country.

How to Tell if a Phone Number is a Cell?

With carrier lookup service, you can check out what carrier the number is registered on. And from the first glance you won’t find out whether the number is a cell or landline. And this is particularly hard if you’re not familiar with the local codes.

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Your device manufacturer or mobile carrier is often the best place to get help for some phone issues.

To get help with your phone or tablet, find your manufacturer or carrier below. This list might not include all manufacturers and carriers available in your region.

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Find out which manufacturer and carrier can help you

On most phones, you can find your manufacturer and carrier in the Settings app.

  1. Open your device's Settings app.
  2. Tap About phone.
    • To find manufacturer info, tap Model & hardware.
    • To find carrier info, tap SIM status and check under "Network."

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Use this online quick check tool to see if your phone is compatible with AT&T or T-Mobile carrier and on which technology (2G, 3G H+, 4G LTE).

You will need to know the exact variant of your phone.
Note that even if your phone is compatible, it always need to be unlocked to be used with any carrier.

How to find out what carrier my phone is compatible with

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How to find out what carrier my phone is compatible with

Search by IMEI

Enter *#06# on your dial pad to get your IMEI.

Can't find it

How to find your MEID or IMEI

Use whichever method is easiest for you

  1. Enter *#06# on your phone's dial pad.
  2. Check in the setting menu:
    Android: Go to settings > About device > Status
    iPhone: Go to settings > General > About
  3. Check under your device's battery.
  4. Look for a sticker on the box the device is from.

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4G LTE

Partially compatible

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Partially compatible

Incompatible

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3G H+ (UMTS) Sunsetting in 2022

AT&T and T-Mobile have shutdown their 3G network this year.

What does this mean?
Your smartphone need to be fully compatible in 4G LTE on these networks or it will not connect anymore. This may be the case for some budget smartphones bought outside the United-States.

2G & 3G

Say Bye!

Due to recent mobile network upgrades and the complexity of the technology your phone needs to be at least compatible with the carrier 4G LTE bands / frequencies.
Since 2022, AT&T and T-Mobile does not operate in 2G & 3G anymore.

Partially Compatible

This means your device doesn’t have all the required bands to fully work with the carrier. Connectivity may vary depending of the exact location. This compatibility is not recommended.

How to find out what carrier my phone is compatible with

No Compatibility?

There is always a small chance of an error in our database.

Don’t hesitate to reach us by chat or email with your brand and exact phone model or IMEI so we can double check the compatibility.

How do you find out what carrier your phone is compatible with?

On most phones, you can find your manufacturer and carrier in the Settings app..
Open your device's Settings app..
Tap About phone. To find manufacturer info, tap Model & hardware. To find carrier info, tap SIM status and check under "Network.".

Can you tell carrier by IMEI?

By using this unique IMEI Number you may get to know such data as: the network and country from which your device originally comes from, warranty informationdate of purchase,carrier information, system version,device specification and more details information.