Programmatically confirm the existence of a mobile number

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Published on 2010-04-30T07:13:19Z Indexed on 2010/04/30 7:17 UTC
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How do I confirm that a phone number is legit, or that it is connected? I want to prevent users signing up with bogus numbers.

Is there a way to programmatically make a call or something? Or find out if the phone is alive, connected?

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