From: Pearson Shane <Shane.Pearson@tafensw.edu.au>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 09:26:05 +0800
To: "'Nightmare'" <jkwilli2@unity.ncsu.edu
Subject: RE: bugged?
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> Hi,
> 
> Although the phone number will not be traceable to you. The system
> knows your phones IMEI number, which is hardware/firmware bound
> to GSM digital phones. They can put 2 and 2 together and find that
> the IMEI number usually corresponds to your number.
> Unless you can reprogram the IMEI, I wouldn't trust a pre paid card.
> I think the IMEI number is also used as part of the encryption key.
> 
> >or buying the optus card package, aus only, for about $70-00, which
> gives
> >you a simm card and sixty dollars worth of calls.. phone is not
> supplied.
> >
> >hurry though, as the feds want these cards to be name registered, as
> they >can 
> >presently be bought with no ID.. great for those untraceable
> dealings...
> >
>