Good 'ol Tiger had his wife search his cell phone. In a panic he called his girlfriend to have her delete her name from the call answer announcement. Now the voicemail is all over the news.
I never keep numbers for SPs and MPs in my cell phone for just such a reason.
Its almost a requirement to have a cell phone for an incall. When you arrive at the location you need the cell to get the buzz code, get the room number etc. There are probably ways around this but not nearly as convenient.
When I set up a meeting I normally dial and then delete the call from the phone's memory. It happened a few times that I forgot to do this and had a bit of a panic a few days later. Also, the cell phone bill lists all the calls - not good - had to go on a shredding spree. Thats when I decided I needed another phone... a hobby phone.
I didn't want a monthly bill - tracability. Pay as you go seemed the best bet. What I learned is that most of the minutes that you buy expire in anywhere from one to three months. If you don't keep them updated then the phone number expires not just the minutes. Kind of a hassle for a once a month hobby guy. Then I came across a phone at, of all places, a 7-eleven convenience store. Its called Speak-out and your minutes last for a full year plus it has voicemail (I used the defaults I didn't want to record my voice) and call display for those call backs.
official site
http://speakout7eleven.ca/
unofficial site
http://www.speakoutwireless.ca/
25 bucks worth of minutes plus the cost of the phone ($59) ...paid cash (explain 7-11 on your credit/debit statement?). I'm now set for the year. Refills - cash at the 7-11, no problem.
No bills, no records, no way of tying it to me... everything was selfserve to set it up. I keep the phone/charger at the office. I still delete the numbers just in case I bring it home in the car. If found, I can always claim I found it on the street (someone lost their phone!).
Paranoia... maybe. Then again, maybe Tiger needed a hobby phone...
Elise
