• Mettled@reddthat.com
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    3 months ago

    Switch phone service to VoIP, cancel cell service, all tracking capabilities is gone.

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        3 months ago

        It is possible to get a real cell number from a big name carrier and then port the number to VoIP company to use VoIP service with an original cell number.

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            3 months ago

            If you get a cell number with a SIM, then port that number to a VoIP, how does KYC matter since you are going.to have to give that number to people with your name, so businesses or offices can call you through VoIP service?

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      Iirc any cell phone is still capable of dialing 911(or equivalent) even without a sim. So id imagine carrier towers and gps could still find it. You’d basically have to keep the device in a ferriday bag. Which complicates actually using it.

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        Why does a phone need to be in a ferriday bag when phone does not have a SIM card because it uses web-based VoIP service? The phone only needs an internet connection, like wi-fi, and can’t talk to cell towers. Remove SIM from phone, connect phone to wi-fi to get online to access phone service through the internet, GPS can’t function. If a phone without SIM calls 911, it will go through, but dispatch sees no number, no location, no name.

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      3 months ago

      You’re just shifting trust though - may be good in some cases, but not universal. Aldo does nothing about the cell tower connections tracking the location.

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        3 months ago

        How can cell towers track your location if phone does not have a SIM due to using web-based VoIP service?

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            3 months ago

            I think you’re mainly speaking from a place of percieved opinion than tech knowledge but I would suggest for you that you only use a landline for phone service. Have you ever had a job working with various network services for random customers and speak to customers to answer questions?