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Burner phones are cheap but bad advice as stated above is expensive
JenericJohn 156 reads
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Thanks for posting this advice.  It answers some of the burning question "why are you so angry?"  The answer lies in that if this advice is an example of you trying to think clearly, you're just not capable of thinking things through.

ATTENTION EVERYONE: If you buy a phone from Amazon, it is by definition no longer a burner phone.  There is now a traceable form of payment and an address.

Your crude and poorly written rants were more of a community service than this.

ATTENTION EVERYONE: Whatever you're buying, pay in cash (including your prepaid refill cards).  If you're really paranoid, don't use your phone or prepaid card for at least 14 days after you buy it to maximize the likelihood that any security camera footage will have been discarded.

B4Slim1852 reads

I called a friend who had lost his phone.  

His new replacement phone didn't have his previous contacts info.

When I called him, his caller ID showed "my handle TER".

This is really worrisome. So much so that I'm using an alias to post this.

Don't want a burner phone, by the way.

Any idea how to remove what is linking my cell number to my TER handle?

B4Slim

Posted By: B4Slim

I called a friend who had lost his phone.  
   
 His new replacement phone didn't have his previous contacts info.  
   
 When I called him, his caller ID showed "my handle TER".  
   
 This is really worrisome. So much so that I'm using an alias to post this.  
   
 Don't want a burner phone, by the way.  
   
 Any idea how to remove what is linking my cell number to my TER handle?  
   
 B4Slim

Being hacked by the Russians.  Call Hillary or the White House and ask what to do.

Crisis25241 reads

It's like the roach motel or receiving mail at an address. One your name checks into a database it doesn't check out.

You were using your actual phone number to hobby? Because yeah, that's a terrible idea.

 
Best thing to do in this case is to get a new number. Your phone carrier can likely facilitate this, just say that you're getting a ton of marketing calls after signing up for stuff online. Piece of cake.

 
Then, after that's done, get a burner phone, or at minimum a burner app on your phone.

It's the cloud. I still have people randomly show up in my phone from years ago and I even have a totally different number. lol!

-- Modified on 5/1/2017 5:17:27 PM

Posted By: TheNudeOpera
Re: It's his iCloud account, and in his contacts, he had you under  
It's the cloud. I still have people randomly show up in my phone from years ago and I even have a totally different number. lol!

-- Modified on 5/1/2017 5:17:27 PM

Sad to say it's true of any non-burner phone you use. Your phone is no different than your computer. You are tracked every step of the way.

Posted By: B4Slim

I called a friend who had lost his phone.  
   
 His new replacement phone didn't have his previous contacts info.  
   
 When I called him, his caller ID showed "my handle TER".  
   
 This is really worrisome. So much so that I'm using an alias to post this.  
   
 Don't want a burner phone, by the way.  
   
 Any idea how to remove what is linking my cell number to my TER handle?  
   
 B4Slim

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