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B4Slim 1905 reads
posted
1 / 17
TER handle shows up on caller ID.....

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

Fancy8888 See my TER Reviews 350 reads
posted
2 / 17
Hooker call client show up on client Caller ID

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
Related Link: http://twitter.com/888fancy

coeur-de-lion 400 Reviews 206 reads
posted
3 / 17
Maybe you're . . . .

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

Crisis25 258 reads
posted
4 / 17
You can't.

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

justsauce16 4 Reviews 260 reads
posted
5 / 17
Wait soo

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.

Jacque_Jenesais See my TER Reviews 221 reads
posted
6 / 17
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

Oldtimemonger 266 reads
posted
7 / 17
Re: It's his iCloud account, and in his contacts, he had you under

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.

JakeFromStateFarm 193 reads
posted
8 / 17
You are not such a Smartie if you're buying an old iPhone as a burner for $250.

When you can go to Target and buy a burner phone for $29.99

keystonekid 114 Reviews 189 reads
posted
9 / 17
Burner phones are cheap: As stated below, you can . . .

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.

Oldtimemonger 197 reads
posted
10 / 17
Re: Burner phones are cheap: As stated below, you can . . .

Posted By: keystonekid
Re: Burner phones are cheap: As stated below, you can . . .
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.
For 100 bucks you could buy an unlocked lower end Motorola from Amazon , use a pre-paid sim card and have an android phone that is usable for most smartphone uses. Really cheap ones are only good for calls and texting.

JenericJohn 160 reads
posted
11 / 17
Burner phones are cheap but bad advice as stated above is expensive

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.

Fancy8888 See my TER Reviews 212 reads
posted
12 / 17
Clients stop using personal phones to contact hookers.Stop leaving evidence.Prepaid phone.

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
Related Link: http://twitter.com/888fancy

darmody 22 Reviews 254 reads
posted
13 / 17
Re: Burner phones are cheap but bad advice as stated above is expensive

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.

Oldtimemonger 249 reads
posted
14 / 17
Re: Burner phones are cheap but bad advice as stated above is expensive

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.

Deejets1937 11 Reviews 209 reads
posted
15 / 17
Re: Burner phones are cheap but bad advice as stated above is expensive

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.

Deejets1937 11 Reviews 237 reads
posted
16 / 17
Re: Burner phones are cheap but bad advice as stated above is expensive

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.

Oldtimemonger 273 reads
posted
17 / 17
Re: Burner phones are cheap but bad advice as stated above is expensive

Posted By: Deejets1937
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.
Amazon does not keep track of IEMI numbers. They know their own phones are not stolen. The carriers belong to a central database that has that. The carriers participate in the anti-theft measures.  

It's a moot point. Burners are good for privacy not anonymity. It will protect hookers or mongers if somebody tries to get personal info from the phone number.  

It does not protect you from the police. Without knowing the owner's name any phone in service can be "pinged' by the carrier. Records of calls are kept. LE will track you down using triangulation if they are after you.

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