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Phone help please.
floyd1039 10 Reviews 1206 reads
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It looks like I lost my phone. So now is a good time to correct some mistakes I made with it. What service is pay as you go that does not require another phone number that you use to activate it. With Trac phone I had to have my other phone to call my hobby phone number to get it activated. I need to act soon, an important event is coming.  
Thanks all

KinkyKerri214 reads

You can use Google Voice to make that call. It won't show on your main phone, it is an app and you can uninstall or log out.  
Good luck  
KK

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Durhamdrew195 reads

So I need a phone to get a phone? If I had a phone I wouldn't need a fuckin phone would I?!

But seriously, I Googled the topic of "burner phones" and the days of getting one without registering it with another number,or ID are coming to an end. Blame the terrorists.

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1743906165 reads

Fuck that, I say terrorize the terrorists and then kill them. Bastards are ruining everything these days.

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TriFitness122 reads

I blame the TV show the wire, as that brough the burner phone concept to the masses.

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floyd1039205 reads

of cutting to the chase. That is my dilemma, how to stay disconnected.  
Thanks for the smile

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BigBlkBear191 reads

Plus if you order the phone online, there are some that are free.

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plainjoe175 reads

I recommend getting a burner phone from Walmart, 7-11, CVS, etc. using cash.  Make it a dumb phone where you can take the batteries out.  I would not use Google Voice.  There are many that swear by it...but remember, Google sucks up every piece of data and information about you and will somehow identify you and will associate your hobby life with your real life.  Best to avoid uncomfortable discussions by keeping your devices separate.

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floyd1039136 reads

There is the problem. I go to the mart and buy a phone. To activate said phone I have to make a call to and a return call from a number I have access to. not safe.

-- Modified on 6/10/2017 10:02:12 AM

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gracehadley124 reads

Could not make and return the call form your own phone, and then simply delete those calls from the call history? Not sure how anything would be linked to you that way?

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yamster126 reads

PREFACE/DISCLAIMER:
A bit convoluted/complicated/technical, but it worked. Things may have changed since this was successful.

Purchase brand-new, unlocked phone off of the interwebs (ebay, amazon, walmart, etc.) and then acquire a mobile virtual network operator (Consumer Cellular, Simple Mobile, etc.) SIM card through their "bring your own phone" plan. Install the SIM card into the phone to activate the service and work through the instructions to get a new number with no prior number needed.  

Enjoy!

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