Burner phone

[greatbod123]

Hi guys

I am thinking of getting a burner phone. What are my options, particularly if I don’t want to use my id?

Thanks

 

[mrhumbug]

Hi guys

I am thinking of getting a burner phone. What are my options, particularly if I don’t want to use my id?

Thanks

To begin with use search function on right top corner of your screen. Use keyword "Burner"

 

[greatbod123]

To begin with use search function on right top corner of your screen. Use keyword "Burner"

I did sir. I couldn’t find info on which source does not require an id.

 

[massman]

I believe the pay and go phones from 7-11 will fit your needs.

 

[Nickelodeon]

Can we separate phones from the service plan? Over the years I have de-activated an iPhone5 and an iPhone 6...they served well for many years and they still function in a limited capacity, but they're sitting on a shelf. Many people have old phones sitting on a shelf or you can buy one cheap on FB marketplace.

7-11 has basic text/phone Sim cards for as low as $25 that expire after one year. You can pay with cash...no ID required, and you set up on the account on line with a dummy email address.

For me, the above is the best "burner phone" option.

 

[james t kirk]

Can we separate phones from the service plan? Over the years I have de-activated an iPhone5 and an iPhone 6...they served well for many years and they still function in a limited capacity, but they're sitting on a shelf. Many people have old phones sitting on a shelf or you can buy one cheap on FB marketplace.

7-11 has basic text/phone Sim cards for as low as $25 that expire after one year. You can pay with cash...no ID required, and you set up on the account on line with a dummy email address.

For me, the above is the best "burner phone" option.

Another vote for 7-11.

All cash. What I like about it is that the time only expires after 1 year. You just buy time as you need it. It's not a monthly bill.

But that said, a burner offers you some anonymity, but don't think that if you do something that attracts the attention of LE that they won't find you. I'm sure that the phone will have some sort of serial number which will be known to the telecom compnay every time you use the phone and it it's an "old phone" that used to be your day to day driver, well, that phone and all of it's numbers all tie you to the phone.. When you use your old phone, the teleco will track the phone number, the sim card number, the phone ID number and probably 5 other numbers all at the same time with every call. And if so if you're using a phone that was somehow linked to you, well, so much for anonymity. In addition, if they have the numbers, they can locate the phone (easily) and therefore, locate you. Probably don't even need a battery in it and they will be able to locate the phone. Like a glorified air tag and they will even know where you've been and where you've used in the past.

At best, a burner phone is great for when you want to send or receive calls where you aren't doing anything illegal (shall we say), but you just don't want whoever to be able to have your day to day phone number.

 

[bestseller87]

I found petro-mobile similar to what you guys describe from 711.

 

[Nickelodeon]

uhh....WHY would LE be interested in me seeing MPs/Escorts? They are not. This is not the US. The concern here is for spouses or girlfriends.

If you're concerned about LE going through the effort to track you down via your phone, I think you're on the wrong website or seeing people that you shouldn't be.....

Shoot...just as I was going turn into a gang banger. I'll have to stay a dodgy old man.

 

[Jubee]

I found petro-mobile similar to what you guys describe from 711.

Better than 7/11 since there are a lot more locations than 7/11s. I'll take that back since it's monthly, nevermind. 7/11 is better. lol

 

[black booty lover]

uhh....WHY would LE be interested in me seeing MPs/Escorts? They are not. This is not the US. The concern here is for spouses or girlfriends.

If you're concerned about LE going through the effort to track you down via your phone, I think you're on the wrong website or seeing people that you shouldn't be.....

I don't think he was necessarily talking about SW's. I think he meant drug dealing or whatever. I think he's just saying in general it's not like LE can't trace them.

 

[black booty lover]

Why do a phone when you can just get Sideline and use it online (on a laptop) or install only when you need it?

God I must be getting old. Never even heard of sideline and no idea what it is.

 

[black booty lover]

EXACTLY! Creature of habit. Although many places want a real phone number to book appointments and thus burner phone. I'm sure there is a way to somehow tell (?).

Yes, they somehow know when it's an app.

 

[shakenbake]

Better than 7/11 since there are a lot more locations than 7/11s. I'll take that back since it's monthly, nevermind. 7/11 is better. lol

Recharge the account on the web, no need to visit a 7/11 after you get a SIM card.

 

[Mrboobs]

Hi guys

I am thinking of getting a burner phone. What are my options, particularly if I don’t want to use my id?

Thanks

Bring and old phone and visit a keyos

Hi guys

I am thinking of getting a burner phone. What are my options, particularly if I don’t want to use my id?

Thanks

take an old phone to a chattr kiosk and sign up.
they will ask for a name, give them any name.

 

[newguy20]

I have a burner app on my phone. Hasn't bothered DD, HPL, TDL, ASB, even though they say they won't respond to texting apps. Hahaha
The icon is on a back tab and locked by passcode. SO has never found it and if she does I'll say app came with the phone and I don't know how to unlock it. Saves carrying and swapping out sim cards. App costs $7 and change per month.

If the app costs $7, I assume it is charged to your credit card.
Therefore a paper trail exists. Maybe not one you're worried about, but OP might be.

 

[newguy20]

+1 for 7/11
You can get a phone, sim and minutes.
Or just the sim and minutes, if you have an old phone.
All with cash. No paper trail. No ID.

 

[james t kirk]

I don't think he was necessarily talking about SW's. I think he meant drug dealing or whatever. I think he's just saying in general it's not like LE can't trace them.

Thank you, you are absolutely correct.

I was indeed referring to ANYTHING, whatever that might be, that attracted the attention of LE. A burner is not untraceable. The telecoms will be able to locate it through triangulation, even if its shut off. If you're using an "old phone" that was your day to day driver in the past, it will have ID numbers associated with it (I'm sure) those numbers will be linked to you when you bought the phone back when. (Though you could get around that by buying a new burner phone with CASH.)

BUT there's no way to get around the locate. (Unless you use it once in the middle of the Eaton Centre and throw it in the garbage. Better yet, the middle of High Park. )

Recall that episode of Breaking Bad. /s

 

[drlove]

4 days ago, got a simcard from The Dollar Store for $4, activated, had a choice between $15/month (100 minutes) and $25/month (unlimited minutes). Provided fake name, fake addresses, provided VISA gift card # for renewal. Similar process from TELUS (assigned koodoo), didn't have to provide ID. All this assumes you already have a phone of course.

I used to be with Petrocan and do my top ups online. They had an issue with their backend server and refused to fix it, so I left. Presently looking for a new burner phone, but no 7/11 in my area unfortunately. I was thinking about Chtr, but the guy at the kiosk was adamant on activating everything himself instead of letting me do it at home online. I didn’t want to give him my info, so I balked. So you know if they sell SIM cards there? That way I could just buy one and put it into one of my old iPhones and use that. Lucky mobile looks pretty good too, but I don’t want to get roped into a monthly plan. I prefer pay as you go. Does Koo doo and Telus sell sims for prepaid phones too without you having to divulge any personal details? Failing that, I could also order a Chtr sim on Amazon or something… Not sure what the best move is…

 

[jimieboe]

I used to be with Petrocan and do my top ups online. They had an issue with their backend server and refused to fix it, so I left. Presently looking for a new burner phone, but no 7/11 in my area unfortunately. I was thinking about Chtr, but the guy at the kiosk was adamant on activating everything himself instead of letting me do it at home online. I didn’t want to give him my info, so I balked. So you know if they sell SIM cards there? That way I could just buy one and put it into one of my old iPhones and use that. Lucky mobile looks pretty good too, but I don’t want to get roped into a monthly plan. I prefer pay as you go. Does Koo doo and Telus sell sims for prepaid phones too without you having to divulge any personal details? Failing that, I could also order a Chtr sim on Amazon or something… Not sure what the best move is…

What do you think would be the safest burner phone or old phone with sim? Not to tech savvy but heard something about old phone and same IP address?

 

[Jami77]

Everything here depends on how you want to use it.

If you want extreme privacy then buy a new pay as you go phone with cash at Best Buy and use 7-11 or whatever as stated above. This way the phones EMEI number is fresh.

If you just want a burner phone to leave in your car so the SO doesnt see i you can use an old phone - the SO isnt going to be linking the EMEI and stuff like that. Tell her the phone in the car is unregistered and just used for 911 calls if she ever find it.

Another option is to use a separate app like My Sudo to use as your second number. My sudo lets you have separate personalities with different numbers you can can delete and change at will.

Best thing I think is to hide it in plain site. I have a family plan with the SO and decided I didnt want to pay for 2 phones - so I cancelled my phone line and bought a Data only SIM - told the call centre it was for my tablet but it works great in my phone. So now I have an old phone with data only with MySudo as my main number and have multiple number options as and when I need them. And I only pay $10 a month for the 50gb of data and $10 a month for mySudo for 3 phone numbers. My phone is old so to save battery I never have Location services on. Again hiding in plain site. Genuine reasons for using mySudo and not having GPS tracking on my phone. Also "as my phone is a POS" the battery dies at the worst moments so she knows that sometimes I'm just not available...

Only issue with mySudo is it needs Android8 or above. I bough an old phone at Value Village thinking it would be great. Works nice - way better than my current phone but its Android 6. So currently not using it. But I might if I find another phone app I like - I will just switch the sim and presto.