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Gaurav Feb,11-Wed/2009
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demouser Feb,11-Wed/2009
Carrier detection through browser
Is there any way to determine the carrier through the browser, perhaps through the user agent?  A way through any type of browser (BlackBerry browser, Internet browser, etc.) I've heard some rumblings about the vendor id but is that reliable?
 
 
                                           
 
 
demouser Feb,11-Wed/2009

Hi,

 

Try - http://handsetdetection.com

 

Cheers

Gaurav

 
 
                                           
 
 
demouser Feb,11-Wed/2009

Thank Gaurav for the link. However, I'm looking for a way to find the carrier of the device, not just the handset.  There may be the same handset on different carriers (especially in the BlackBerry world).  From the looks of it, handset detection only retrieve the handset profile throught the UA Profile.

 

Any ideas on the carrier?

 
 
                                           
 
 
GauravMathur Feb,11-Wed/2009
The vendor id in the UA string will give you the carrier that originally sold the device. However, if a user has an unlocked device or is running the device on a different carrier then it will probably give you incorrect information. I also don't know if there's a table somewhere that lists all the vendor ids. Presumably you're targeting a specific carrier and can easily figure out the corresponding vendor id, so that shouldn't be an issue though.