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Title: traceability of cell phones
Post by: gimmegimmegimme on March 07, 2008, 09:27:37 AM

I was just wondering the relative traceability of those no contract phones. I mean I know GPS phones would be no question to track. However what if one were to use a prepaid phone have it receive a couple of incoming calls (no outgoing calls) for say a week then get rid of it. I understand how cellulars work but was just wondering if it would be possible to check logs of where the phone's esn had been bouncing off of towers in order to get a general idea of it's location.

Title: Re: traceability of cell phones
Post by: Lestan Gregor on March 07, 2008, 09:31:50 AM

I have heard of the police using cell towers as a way of finding the originating signal...but as long as you're not swatting or prank calling 911 you should be fine.

While not directly relating to your question, you may find this article interesting: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_phone_tracking

Title: Re: traceability of cell phones
Post by: gimmegimmegimme on March 07, 2008, 09:51:06 AM

thanks I'd read the wikipedia entry but was hoping for something a little more technical. So I imagine say if you were using the phone to get confirmations from a company you didn't want to ever contact you again your chances of being found would be slim to none?

Title: Re: traceability of cell phones
Post by: Tachyon on March 07, 2008, 03:22:37 PM

Use a prepaid phone registered with cash to a fake name, then throw it out the window of a moving car.

Title: Re: traceability of cell phones
Post by: m0rdekai on March 18, 2008, 04:02:16 PM

Quote from: Tachyon on March 07, 2008, 03:22:37 PM

Use a prepaid phone registered with cash to a fake name, then throw it out the window of a moving car.

very Jason Bourne tachyon.  im gonna try that now.

Title: Re: traceability of cell phones
Post by: Tachyon on March 18, 2008, 06:33:02 PM

I was watching No Country for Old Men, and I realized that if I ever found a case full of money, I'd search it for a transponder immediately (70s drug dealers were a lot more sophisticated than I figured), and put it on a cross-country bus if I found one.

Title: Re: traceability of cell phones
Post by: m0rdekai on March 18, 2008, 09:52:07 PM

Quote from: Tachyon on March 18, 2008, 06:33:02 PM

I was watching No Country for Old Men, and I realized that if I ever found a case full of money, I'd search it for a transponder immediately (70s drug dealers were a lot more sophisticated than I figured), and put it on a cross-country bus if I found one.

I would attach it to someones I didnt likes car. Two birds with one transponder.