Have you ever wondered if you are dialing a Digicel, or a FLOW mobile phone when using your mobile phone?

Here are some of the first three numbers of popular mobile phones in Barbados and their respective carriers.

Digicel

256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 289, 820, 821, 822, 823, 824, 825, 826, 827, 828, 829, 830, 831, 832, 833, 834, 835, 836, 837, 838, 839, 840, 841, 842, 843, 844, 845, 846, 847, 848, 849, 850, 851, 852, 853, 854, 855, 856, 857, 858, 859, 883

FLOW

230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289

These three numbers found at the start of local mobile numbers are called Central Office Codes and fall in the position of NXX as shown in the NANP telephone format of +1-NPA-NXX-xxxx.