Burner phone options
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7-11 has worked great for me with one exception. I don't get to Canada regularly. If the minutes expire you lose the number and have to start over with a new SIM card (correct me if i'm wrong).
The phone doesn't get service in the US so I cant top off minutes that way. Anyone know if you can buy a top off minutes card and save it for say 6-10 months and then top off on the website while out of Canada? or do you need to have the phone on with service? I'm trying to find a way to keep the phone active without having to start over...
The phone doesn't get service in the US so I cant top off minutes that way. Anyone know if you can buy a top off minutes card and save it for say 6-10 months and then top off on the website while out of Canada? or do you need to have the phone on with service? I'm trying to find a way to keep the phone active without having to start over...
I have a second phone through a business plan with my phone company, all you have to do is bring a phone in and add a second line on your existing cell phone plan. They even come in separate bills.
You can also download TextNow and have a burner through the app. You'd have to hide the app on your phone if you're worried about discretion, and you can use TextNow from your desktop as well.
I'm thirding 7/11, they're great for that if you want a cheap flip phone to set up dates with and stash when you're not using it. The minutes expire 1 year after loading them on, and if you haven't been using your number, you'll need to reactivate it.
You can also download TextNow and have a burner through the app. You'd have to hide the app on your phone if you're worried about discretion, and you can use TextNow from your desktop as well.
I'm thirding 7/11, they're great for that if you want a cheap flip phone to set up dates with and stash when you're not using it. The minutes expire 1 year after loading them on, and if you haven't been using your number, you'll need to reactivate it.
Thanks Shake and Jane
My problem is that it is sometimes more than a year between visits (yes that sucks). And I always need to start over with a new SIM/phone and new phone number. Can I buy a top off card and say 11 months after my last visit top off from the US where the phone doesn't receive service? or does the phone need active service for the top off to work? I'm assuming that when I add new minutes the clock gets reset and I have another year before the minutes expire. Does anyone know if I can use a card 11 months after purchase? and do I need the phone to be working (in Canada) or do I just need internet access to topoff?
Hope this makes sense. I always lose an afternoon running around getting a phone so I can confirm appointments... I'm intrigued with the text app and will have to look into it. I have always preferred to keep my electronics completely separate...
My problem is that it is sometimes more than a year between visits (yes that sucks). And I always need to start over with a new SIM/phone and new phone number. Can I buy a top off card and say 11 months after my last visit top off from the US where the phone doesn't receive service? or does the phone need active service for the top off to work? I'm assuming that when I add new minutes the clock gets reset and I have another year before the minutes expire. Does anyone know if I can use a card 11 months after purchase? and do I need the phone to be working (in Canada) or do I just need internet access to topoff?
Hope this makes sense. I always lose an afternoon running around getting a phone so I can confirm appointments... I'm intrigued with the text app and will have to look into it. I have always preferred to keep my electronics completely separate...
Going on the internet to top up would kind of create a digital trail back to the phone, which would kind of defeat the whole purpose. no?
Hmmm.. the same can be said for outcalls... It seems so many ladies' preferred method of contact is "text only". So, to book an appointment defeats the purpose of having a burner phone since you need to provide your name and address, which is then associated with your number. To make matters worse, this info is now on someone else's phone, which you have no control over. How do you get around that?
Got that covered. Use a pay phone with a calling card. Fuck em under a bridge somewhere.
Avoid text only calls or a hybrid, use a birner a few times ditch the burnet . Text only are also the favs of bait and switch and criminal types
This is bad advice deleting still has a permenent record on the server... not bad advice for sps under the new law however
