MIN number different from phone number/Why

[Ofcrob2237]

Does anyone understand as to why my phone number is different for a a telephone number assigned to the MIN under phone settings? GO to settings/Status/ then look at MIN. The number assigned to the MIN is a local number but not assigned to me. I called the number and it is a local hospital. I got this phone last week as a CPO Droid X. This was not the case on my original Droid X. They Telephone number and MIN both matched under my prior assigned handset. Any thoughts?

[bearone21]

& you were able to activate it? strange.

[Ofcrob2237]

It sure did activate

[jmccoy70]

Same here.   Local number for MIN is different than my phone number.

Don't know if it goes to a hospital because I haven't called it.

Does anyone know what the devinition of the MIN number is?

[Wildman]

MIN stands for Mobile Identifilcation Number and this identifies your device to the network, it kind of like a up address on a PC. This number wont be the same as your cell number, all devices will have a unique number like this to identify the device to the network.

Hope that cleat things for you..

[dirkbonn]

Just checked my Droid X and my cell number is exactly the same as my MIN number.

[B33]

Just checked the numbers on my X an the MIN is also Different of the Phone Number. as wildman said an i've heard the Min Uniquely indetifies a Mobile unit with in a Wireless Carrier's Network.

[bearone21]

where are you finding this?

[mortb]

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bearone21 wrote:

where are you finding this?

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Settings>About phone>Status>MIN. By the way, my MIN is the same as my cell phone number.

[bearone21]

thanks, mine is the same as phone number.

[Cody21]

my MIN = my Phone number

[Wildman]

Hmm, thats a unique situation, I have never had it showed my cell number,   Ill have to check my stock device at this house when I get home and see what it says...

UPDATE:  I did some more research om this and I think I found the diffrences....  It appears that the number would normally be the same if you activated with a new number but if you ported the number the MIN will be diffrent from your number..  Out of curiousity, how many of the users that reported that theirs is the same as the phone number ported a number from another carrier?

[bearone21]

coming from another service makes sense but the op said the min # was to a commercial business?

[Wildman]

Well can really say what the common factor, the form attached above came from the communication associations explanation of the communication network protocols.  I tried to find a more detailed description but havent had luck so far...

[jmccoy70]

Originally had BB Storms (2) upgraded to Droid X's

The MIN numbers on both phones are different than the Phone Number

The Area code match, but that's it

[B33]

When we Changed from Alltel to Verizon our plans stayed the same an phone No. stayed the same an as far as i know the Min stayed the same as well.  an Bearone i thought you new the insides an outside of your X    just kidding i get that way too. I think i know were something is on birtha an get lost trying to find it. or some one will say i found this on there X but don't give the little clues how get there  an your left scratching your head an wondering how do i get there. But i guess sooner or later it can be found 

[thehudd]

Number ported from AT&T. Area code is the same, but phone number is different. Probably means nothing.

[bearone21]

"When we Changed from Alltel to Verizon our plans stayed the same an phone No. stayed the same an as far as i know the Min stayed the same as well. an Bearone i thought you new the insides an outside of your X just kidding i get that way too. I think i know were something is on birtha an get lost trying to find it. or some one will say i found this on there X but don't give the little clues how get there an your left scratching your head an wondering how do i get there. But i guess sooner or later it can be found".

that's why i put many of these "how to's" in a word doc but then i have to remember where i saved the word doc.

with me it's an age thing, i'll be 65 this month.

[B33]

Hey Bearone your a young pup yet    Your the same age as my pop i just wished dad liked these phones he says there to Darn Complicated he stuck in the old Fart Generation He's likes those old style flips phones if  Rings an he can make a Call is all he wants it to Do 

[dirkbonn]

My phone, in which the MIN is the same as my phone number, was a number I got from Verizon many years ago. (back in the 1990's)

Now my wife, who got her number at the same time I did (back in the '90's) later ported the number over to AT&T to get the iPhone, and then recently ported the number back to Verizon when they got the iPhone.  She is is Sacramento this week, and I will check her phone when she returns and report my findings here.

My daughter who got an iPhone from AT&T (a few years back), along with a new number, also switched to Verizon in Feb and ported her number over.  I'll let you now about her MIN and number also.

[bearone21]

i just noticed honoruru, i lived on maui for 11 years, returning to phx in june '09.

fwiw:

3 of us use a share plan with 700 min and generally only use 3-400.