How do you get a burner phone that is not connected to you.
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any thoughts about loblaws? they carry prepaid for bell, rogers, virigin and PC. was thinking of picking one up there/Three nice things about 7-11.
- no name or address required when getting a number.
- a $25 voucher lasts a year and rolls over into the next year so long as you add more minutes prior to the end of the year.
- a quick code typed in gives you your balance.
I pay $25 for 120 days. The amount is added to your balance if you renew before the 120 days are up.
http://mobility.petro-canada.ca/en/features/401.aspx
http://mobility.petro-canada.ca/en/features/401.aspx
No 7-11s in Ottawa by the looks of it. Will look into Petro-Canada.
Seems like for most of these plans/providers, the balance will eventually expire if not used?
I don't know what the sign up rules are for them. The 7-11 terms were perfect for me so I stopped there.any thoughts about loblaws? they carry prepaid for bell, rogers, virigin and PC. was thinking of picking one up there/
What's the $25 voucher for?Three nice things about 7-11.
- no name or address required when getting a number.
- a $25 voucher lasts a year and rolls over into the next year so long as you add more minutes prior to the end of the year.
- a quick code typed in gives you your balance.
Edit: Okay. How much time is that?
Yeah, I heard that. Is there a special thread on this issue?Apparently, the SCC has just released its judgment on LE's rights to search your phone.
And unless you committed a murder the police aren't going to do the huge amount of legwork to trace your IMEI to a manufacturer to a wholesaler to a 7eleven corporate order to delivery to a particular store then find the cash register receipt and then pore over the video just to find out that it is probably a low quality image without a clear picture of your face.
Seriously, stop watching CSI. Yes the police can quickly get your phone records because that is a simple search of the mobile company computers, and even that requires a warrant. If that leads to the police needing to go all CSI to track you down they aren't going to bother unless they think you are the mastermind of a terrorist network.
Now you're talking common sense Fuji!
The $25 'voucher' is the amount in dollars you are topping up your balance. With 7-11 your balance will last a year before you have to top up if you don't use it. Their per minute talk/ text rate are on their site. I think it's ¢10 per text and ¢25 per minute talking. You can top up in $25,$50,$100 amounts depending on your usage. You just ask to buy a Speakout top up for $xx amount and you will get a receipt with a code on it. Just punch in the code on your phone to top up your balance.What's the $25 voucher for?
Edit: Okay. How much time is that?
They have a promo on now with a couple of their phones selling for $30 if you buy $50 in speakout ' minutes'. I believe a sim card is provided if you purchase the phone. You can buy a sim as well and use an old rogers or unlocked phone.
Their best deal now is buying $100 speakout minutes and receiving an additional $25 free. If you combine that with the $30 phone deal you're essentially get the phone for $5. To activate an account you can call from another phone or online and only need to create a pin. No other personal info required.
The $25 'voucher' is the amount in dollars you are topping up your balance. With 7-11 your balance will last a year before you have to top up if you don't use it. Their per minute talk/ text rate are on their site. I think it's ¢10 per text and ¢25 per minute talking. You can top up in $25,$50,$100 amounts depending on your usage. You just ask to buy a Speakout top up for $xx amount and you will get a receipt with a code on it. Just punch in the code on your phone to top up your balance.
They have a promo on now with a couple of their phones selling for $30 if you buy $50 in speakout ' minutes'. I believe a sim card is provided if you purchase the phone. You can buy a sim as well and use an old rogers or unlocked phone.
Their best deal now is buying $100 speakout minutes and receiving an additional $25 free. If you combine that with the $30 phone deal you're essentially get the phone for $5. To activate an account you can call from another phone or online and only need to create a pin. No other personal info required.
Say I use my mom's old, discontinued flip phone. Will they provide me with a Speakout SIM? What's the cost of a phone from them? I see that the Petro Canada phones are basic smartphones that include WIFI, but does one really need all that?
BTW, thanks for the info!
At the end of the day, a burner phone only makes sense if you need to hide it from your S.O. or perhaps, to comply with corporate policy, because what are the chances that LE is tapping into your cellular communications?
The risk is not LE tapping your phone. It is LE seeing the texts and call logs on the SP/agency phone and looking up whose number that is.
Once they find your phone number they can easily get a log of who you called, and probably a lot of your text messages.
Once they find your phone number they can easily get a log of who you called, and probably a lot of your text messages.
If the old phone was used on rogers network or unlocked then it should work with speakout SIM. Depends on you if you want a wifi or smartphone.Say I use my mom's old, discontinued flip phone. Will they provide me with a Speakout SIM? What's the cost of a phone from them? I see that the Petro Canada phones are basic smartphones that include WIFI, but does one really need all that?
BTW, thanks for the info!
At the end of the day, a burner phone only makes sense if you need to hide it from your S.O. or perhaps, to comply with corporate policy, because what are the chances that LE is tapping into your cellular communications?
Here's a link to their site and their current phone promos:
http://www.speakout7eleven.ca/prepaid-cellphones
Their data plans suck though.
Here is the only foolproof solution. Buy two burner phones at Petro Can or 7/11. Use the first one of them to call the other one, then call the first one with your regular phone. Then, use the second one to call an agency. Hold the mouthpiece of the first one to the speaker of the second one while using your regular phone to talk to the first one. Make the arrangements. When you arrive at the appointment, trash the first burner phone. After the appointment, stomp on and trash the second burner phone. Oh shit, your regular subscription phone has registered a call to a burner number that may have been used to procure some illegal services. Best trash that too, just to be safe.
Soon you will find yourself unable to afford hobbying and will no longer need to worry about how to get a phone. You're welcome.
Soon you will find yourself unable to afford hobbying and will no longer need to worry about how to get a phone. You're welcome.
