Performing a Roaming Lookup
The roaming status of a cell phone number (MSISDN) is extracted from the MSC and compared against the original network and phone number country code.
You can obtain the the roaming status of a cell phone subscriber by performing an HLR lookup. Roaming lookups are possible using the following routes.
Routes
Route | Status | Live Signal | MCCMNC | IMSI* | MSC* | Ported | Roaming* | Sync API | Async API |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IP1 | UP | Live HLR + MNP (Hybrid) ** | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
SV3 | UP | Live HLR | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
DV8 | UP | Live HLR | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
MS9 | UP | Live HLR | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
E10 (Default) | UP | Live HLR | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
V11 | UP | Live HLR | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
* Availability depends on target network operator.
Speed & Performance
Route | Status | 10 Lookups | 100 Lookups | 1,000 Lookups | 10,000 Lookups |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
IP1 | UP | 3.33 / sec | 33.33 / sec | 45.36 / sec | 41.12 / sec |
ST2 | RETIRED | 3.02 / sec | 1.51 / sec | 3.44 / sec | 4.22 / sec |
SV3 | UP | 0.43 / sec | 2.96 / sec | 4.22 / sec | 11.29 / sec |
XT5 | RETIRED | 0.52 / sec | 1.12 / sec | 3.51 / sec | 3.53 / sec |
XT6 | RETIRED | 1.31 / sec | 2.67 / sec | 9.20 / sec | 11.31 / sec |
NT7 | RETIRED | 0.59 / sec | 2.50 / sec | 3.13 / sec | 3.32 / sec |
DV8 | UP | 3.43 / sec | 34.27 / sec | 46.28 / sec | 42.71 / sec |
MS9 | UP | 1.21 / sec | 2.42 / sec | 7.83 / sec | 11.31 / sec |
E10 (Default) | UP | 3.11 / sec | 24.75 / sec | 27.51 / sec | 31.90 / sec |
V11 | UP | 2.09 / sec | 21.01 / sec | 24.27 / sec | 29.88 / sec |