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
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.
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!
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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
When you can go to Target and buy a burner phone for $29.99
buy a burner phone for less than $30 and plans start as low as $19.99 for 90 days of service. I use Tracfone but have used Virgin Mobile in the past. Note: I have never run out of minutes.
buy a burner phone for less than $30 and plans start as low as $19.99 for 90 days of service. I use Tracfone but have used Virgin Mobile in the past. Note: I have never run out of minutes.
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.
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
The definition of a burner phone is not that it's untraceable. Rather, it's that it's easily replaceable. You use it, "burn" it, then you're on to the next one. It'd be better if law enforcement couldn't trace it back to you, but their ability to do so isn't part of the definition of the term.
No nothing morons make me sick. I SAID UNLOCKED PHONE. Then you pay CASH for the sim card. Regardless of how you paid for the phone technically it could be traced but it's the CARRIER that has that information. Amazon has no way of knowing how or where you activated a phone if it was unlocked.
The locked status makes no difference.
Amazon (or the third party seller) has the IMEI number which can be changed that is a root hack and in some places possibly illegal. You could have at least included this piece of information with your advice. The carrier has the IMEI number as well, because it is transmitted with your phone's attempt to get on a network to counter phone theft. Amazon makes some efforts not to be a conduit for stolen goods so they participate in IMEI verification. But to give credit where the credit is due, yes, you should ALSO pay cash for the SIM card. The IMEI gets linked to whatever SIM card you are using but does not change with the SIM card.The original usage of "burner" phone was that was untraceable. That is also the context of this thread, someone who wants not to be traced. Therefore, I suggested how to make one's purchase of a phone more anonymous.
However, you are correct that today, people use "burner" to describe a disposable phone, but that's only because the original users of "burner" phones would dispose of them quickly to preserve anonymity. Ironically, I have no intention of getting rid of my anonymous phone as long as I pay for my plan in cash. So I will not burn my burner phone.
Amazon (or the third party seller) has the IMEI number which can be changed that is a root hack and in some places possibly illegal. You could have at least included this piece of information with your advice. The carrier has the IMEI number as well, because it is transmitted with your phone's attempt to get on a network to counter phone theft. Amazon makes some efforts not to be a conduit for stolen goods so they participate in IMEI verification.
But to give credit where the credit is due, yes, you should ALSO pay cash for the SIM card.
The IMEI gets linked to whatever SIM card you are using but does not change with the SIM card.