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Re: Burner Phone 101

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Post by hypercube33 »

mikeytown2 wrote: post #60
supersour wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

These look pretty fun, have you played with them much? What kind of range can you get?

Range is line of sight. If you can see it, even if 100 miles away, odds are it'll work. Seattle area has one of the better networks for MeshCore. Tacoma to Vancouver BC is the range for semi reliable messaging

Don't the different frequency bands change that a lot? iirc these are all lower frequency so they can cut through foliage better than say 5ghz wi-fi

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Post by apt-apt-apt-apt »

> Buy phone & service in cash

Movies make it seem anyone can walk into any store in a trenchcoat and walk out with a burner phone ready to go. I get the service part (you can buy prepaid SIMs in cash). What about the phone?

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Post by firesteelrain »

mikeytown2 wrote: post #34

If you need to communicate with people in your area and not be tracked; MeshCore software with LoRa hardware like the this https://lilygo.cc/en-ca/products/t-lora-pager is something to consider. Text only, completely offline

Or just ham radio (not anonymous though)

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Post by lilsoso »

kuon wrote: post #74

Is there any sim you can buy internationally without an ID? Here you need an ID.

In Mexico you can buy prepaid SIM cards with cash, and without an ID, at convenience stores such as 7-11 or Oxxo.

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Post by downrightmike »

Eisenstein wrote: post #67
mikeytown2 wrote: post #34

If you need to communicate with people in your area and not be tracked; MeshCore software with LoRa hardware like the this https://lilygo.cc/en-ca/products/t-lora-pager is something to consider. Text only, completely offline

Except that your texts go out to everyone on the mesh network.

Almost like ethernet, if only there were a way to fix that

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Post by aftbit »

apt-apt-apt-apt wrote: post #72

> Buy phone & service in cash Movies make it seem anyone can walk into any store in a trenchcoat and walk out with a burner phone ready to go. I get the service part (you can buy prepaid SIMs in cash). What about the phone?

The phone part is easier in many places. I've personally bought both a phone and SIM card in cash from a corner store in SF. I was asked to provide some legal information for the SIM, but they pointedly did not look at my ID or anything, so I was free to write whatever I wanted on the order form. They told me only the SIM required the info, not the phone.

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Post by kuon »

lilsoso wrote: post #76
kuon wrote: post #74

Is there any sim you can buy internationally without an ID? Here you need an ID.

In Mexico you can buy prepaid SIM cards with cash, and without an ID, at convenience stores such as 7-11 or Oxxo.

That's far, but good to know.

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Post by groby_b »

I feel like any article on burner phones that glosses over acquisition with "buy phone and service in cash" misses the point.

Buying a phone anonymously is much harder than "just cash". Most places demand name & address for sign-up, and if you're unlucky want to see an ID.

You really should think through where and how you buy, how to find the "off the back of a truck" places, where to get SIMs, how to pay for renewal in untraceable money and without a CC, etc.

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