Does cellphone provider stores our text messages ? - AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III

I found something today.
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/tech...ide-how-much-data-phone-companies-keep/43059/
Im curious to know how long Rogers and Telus save our informations. Fell free to post your knowledges about this
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yungboss22 said:
I found something today.
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/tech...ide-how-much-data-phone-companies-keep/43059/
Im curious to know how long Rogers and Telus save our informations. Fell free to post your knowledges about this
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There was a TED talk in the UK where a guy sued to get the data his carrier was holding onto. They had a literal map of his life, everywhere he went, his msgs and everything....and was logged so well he was able to create a visual map of his life based on that data.

Its illegal for the provider to keep our informations , right?
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yungboss22 said:
Its illegal for the provider to keep our informations , right?
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A lot of things are "illegal," but unfortunately a lot of companies don't care. We'll find out for sure when somebody sues someday and somebody else gets caught with their pants down.

they could inspire a reality show with my data. ok, at least a divorce attorney.

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Can you find your telephone # in here ?

Can you find your telephone # in here ?
http://tndb.us
If yes, make a case with your provider/carrier because it violation of your privacy, and can be used by scamers and telemarketing companies. I found this and my number and name on it by coincidence...
Main directory numbers are AREA codes, second directory is 3 digit middle number and last directory is 4 last diggits of your phone (etc 707/662/8955)
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Can you find your telephone # in here ?
http://tndb.us
If yes, make a case with your provider/carrier because it violation of your privacy, and can be used by scamers and telemarketing companies. I found this and my number and name on it by coincidence...
Main directory numbers are AREA codes, second directory is 3 digit middle number and last directory is 4 last diggits of your phone (etc 707/662/8955)
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Luckily my number wasn't in the database, but still this is crazy. But then again any reverse lookup would give you the same information.
jasone4gt said:
Luckily my number wasn't in the database, but still this is crazy. But then again any reverse lookup would give you the same information.
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It does, that is how I found this page
What is this....?
Epic 4G Touch perfected by Tiff and Calk!
It's a site that collects user info (name, phone #) from US customers, and there is big chanses that those information are realised by our carriers (no guarantee)
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Is this only for sprint?
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I don't think so. I found mine there but I have no idea about rest of them. Anyway if you click some of them it will shows there.
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found my wife and mine, and both my parents on there....
I opened case with sprint as privacy related issue, and I will suggest you same thing. Even beter if then can open separated cases
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Interesting site, none of my numbers were on there.
Mine's there: (Both my numbers actually)....
So, what do I win again?
["hip", "hip"]
Totally interesting. I always thought you couldnt reverse lookup cell phone numbers. And I wonder why some peoples numbers are listed and others arent. Interested what sprint has to say about this.
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Thankfully mine isn't in there.
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jasone4gt said:
Totally interesting. I always thought you couldnt reverse lookup cell phone numbers. And I wonder why some peoples numbers are listed and others arent. Interested what sprint has to say about this.
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First guy said "we might release them" other 3 act suprised and said "sprint respect your privacy and don't sell our customer info"
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Both of mine aren't there.
erik077 said:
First guy said "we might release them" other 3 act suprised and said "sprint respect your privacy and don't sell our customer info"
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Oh you called Erik, figures sprint would play dumb. They're probably trained to say that BS about respecting your privacy. I would be pissed if my number was in there.
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My number isn't on there but dammmmm that's more than enough info...its practically a beginners d0x
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An online phonebook? I am outraged!
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My numbers on there...**** -__-
locoboi187 said:
My numbers on there...**** -__-
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LMAO... Seriously, what does this mean? What do you do now?
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My data usege

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Are you serious?
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How did you manage to use 77gb? I used 10gb and thought it was a lot of data usage.
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Tethering and torrenting I would assume.
77GB lot of porn lol
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jpeps said:
77GB lot of porn lol
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No its not.
Ive heard.
don't they slow you down after 5GB?
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don't they slow you down after 5GB?
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Not if you get their new truly unlimited 4G plan.
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If I recall, someone else used like 1 tb of data. So although this is quite a lot, others have done worse.
007shinobi said:
If I recall, someone else used like 1 tb of data. So although this is quite a lot, others have done worse.
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Yeah was just gonna say that
But seriously OP why would you post a thread for your data? You know you don't get a cookie for that
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If I recall, someone else used like 1 tb of data. So although this is quite a lot, others have done worse.
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Wow 1TB. Did anyone know if tmobile will suspect the account for this much usage? Thinking if I can replace my home internet with this. I am getting 3mb internet only
Just let people know the new unlimited data.
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Can you still wireless tether if you have the new 4g plan and your phone is rooted?
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Yes, i am on cm10 rom, and wifi tethering work fine , that is why use that much data
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9 TB. Outrageous!
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OP: are you proud of yourself?
That kind is usage on a mobile device is why some carriers don't have unlimited anymore....
That"s just excessive.
(I don't really care if you don't agree with me, it's my opinion and I'm entitled to it...thank you)
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OP: are you proud of yourself?
That kind is usage on a mobile device is why some carriers don't have unlimited anymore....
That"s just excessive.
(I don't really care if you don't agree with me, is my opinion and I'm entitled to it...thank you)
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I think he post just for fun nothing to do with proud thing
Cause I use more data than he does and not even one month.two more weeks left
I was pretty surprised that I've used close to amount (last I checked a few days ago, 50GB). No tethering no Torrenting. But it seems that the Gallery likes to use nearly 2GB of data in the background every time I set up a new ROM or Reflash. That plus all the Roms and re downloading of apps from the Store. And more recently, the purchase of a couple HD movies and a hand full of re downloads of the Avengers movie.
77Gb on HSPA+? Come to my area Whole brooklyn gets like 0-0.20Mbit, Loading Netflix or Youtube is virtually impossible here. Called T-mobile they said they're fixing tower, well 4 Months and still fixing it? Good thing I have pre-paid I can cancel any time
Babydoll25 said:
OP: are you proud of yourself?
That kind is usage on a mobile device is why some carriers don't have unlimited anymore....
That"s just excessive.
(I don't really care if you don't agree with me, is my opinion and I'm entitled to it...thank you)
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Agree
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IMEI Unlock

Long story short, need help getting my note 2 unblocked. TMobile blocked it because they thought they lost it during shipping. Well I got the phone, used it for 4 days and then got blocked. Any help?
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dsd424 said:
Long story short, need help getting my note 2 unblocked. TMobile blocked it because they thought they lost it during shipping. Well I got the phone, used it for 4 days and then got blocked. Any help?
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Yea call T mobile
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I'd recommend getting help from T-Mobile via their live chat service.
http://support.t-mobile.com/community/chat
More efficient than calling.
Been on the phone with tmobile for the whole week. They wont help out. They basically sent me another Note 2 for free without me even asking them and now im stuck. I want to get rid of it, but its still blocked. Got TWO Note 2s for FREE in the same week. But neither work because of the block and bad storms knocking out towers in my area. FRUSTRATED!!!!
That just doesnt sound right to me. Tmobile isnt in the business of sending out free note2 with blocked imei number
...what are you really trying to do?
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Didnt ask for the other note, they sent it to me because they tech support guy simply said, "its a paperweight" Now I have an extra note that blocked by tmobile
Are you asking us to help you scam someone else? The guy was right, its a paperweight.
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mdt73 said:
Are you asking us to help you scam someone else? The guy was right, its a paperweight.
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Dsd424 you can scam me! Im not joking! I can use that deadweight t889 u have! Let me know! Pm me! Thanks! .)
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Use it for parts or do a tear down...ibl
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blchff04 said:
Use it for parts or do a tear down...ibl
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No! Why do that?! When the phone is still good! Send it to me! .)
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haha yea guys. well after many conversations with tmob, i basically am stuck with an extra note 2. they wont unblock the imei for me. and to whoever said i am scamming someone, please dont make up any stories. They sent the second note 2 because they wanted to, not me. I just wanted my first note2 fixed. Story over.
Since they sent you another note, shouldn't you return the first note back?
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kissmegoodbye said:
Since they sent you another note, shouldn't you return the first note back?
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Thats the honest thing to do.
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mdt73 said:
Thats the honest thing to do.
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If T-mobile did not tell me to send the phone back than I would NOT send it back.... It sounds to me like they already know he has the extra phone but don't care, so sell it to someone for parts or whatever they want to do with it..... If you want to keep it then you have no options with T-mobile but you can get it activated on Straight Talk or Simple Mobile cause they don't tend to care or even know if it's disabled by T-mobile... I am NOT promoting fraud but if you are being honest I am giving you an honest answer...
"When you ASSUME you make an ass out of u and me" so let's not assume he is being fraudulent when he just asked a question...
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If T-mobile did not tell me to send the phone back than I would NOT send it back.... It sounds to me like they already know he has the extra phone but don't care, so sell it to someone for parts or whatever they want to do with it..... If you want to keep it then you have no options with T-mobile but you can get it activated on Straight Talk or Simple Mobile cause they don't tend to care or even know if it's disabled by T-mobile... I am NOT promoting fraud but if you are being honest I am giving you an honest answer...
"When you ASSUME you make an ass out of u and me" so let's not assume he is being fraudulent when he just asked a question...
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I love this guy
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ive been with T mobile for six years they never just sent me a phone and i was allowed to keep the other considering how much this one cost.. They were real anole about me sending back my vibrant a few years back and my sg3 a few months ago... this phone cost about as much as those two combined.. Be careful bro.. you may get a repackaging fee...
Yea to those who feel I'm being dishonest, please read the whole story and don't judge. I never asked for the second phone. Tmobile told me to keep it, quote "its basically a paperweight" they said that not me. Been on the phone with them all week long. They just want me to keep it, trash it, whatever I wanted to do to it.
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send first phone back, upon receipt of first phone, it will prove that you are legit. Sorry dude, but your story is really really hard to believe, you most likely will get a bill for that first one.
deviusdragger said:
send first phone back, upon receipt of first phone, it will prove that you are legit. Sorry dude, but your story is really really hard to believe, you most likely will get a bill for that first one.
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I actually think the person he sells the phone to will find out its blacklisted, regardless of what carrier its on. At that point the new owner will do one of two things; call the police, or show back up with friends and ensure they get their money back. You have one working note, and an extra one that should be sent back because thats the honest thing to do. Why do you think otherwise. Go troll some of the lesser sites, I dont believe xda is the proper place for you to try and learn how to reprogram an IMEI in order to circumvent t-mobile block on your phone, as its concidered stolen at this point.
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If your story is true, I wouldn't send it back... t-mobiles mistake, not yours... if you want to throw it to a dev for dev use shoot me a pm (not for me, but a dev on gsIII that wants one to dev on)

need help with locked phone

My wife lost her phone about a month ago and got a new one through insurence.while we wer moving we found her old note 2.i started using it and tmobile locked the phone.ive rooted it and romed it and cant seem to get it unlocked.i took a shoot at getting one of the unlock codes from a web site but it was a scam just like i thought it would be.what do i need to do to get it unlocked.ive also tried by inputing the *#---------- but from what ive seen everbody has a 4th option and i cant ever get it to come up.any thoughts on how to get this done
I think u have to downgrade to another version...but thats all I know...
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"Where you think she at when she ain't with you?"...
will not for T-Mobile again unless they unblock it u can unlock it for another GSM. Carrier but will not work for T-Mobile not matter what as it is THE IMEI WHICH IS BLOCKED NOT YOUR PHONE BEING LOCKED.
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Both are correct. Downgrade then unlock then get aprepaid company
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kintwofan said:
Both are correct. Downgrade then unlock then get aprepaid company
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Won't work if it's blacklisted. All gsm carriers in the u.s share blacklists now.
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GN2Rabbit said:
Won't work if it's blacklisted. All gsm carriers in the u.s share blacklists now.
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Can you link this. My understanding is att and t mobile will be with others soon. I see people all the time do this
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kintwofan said:
Can you link this. My understanding is att and t mobile will be with others soon. I see people all the time do this
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http://www.ctia.org/media/press/body.cfm/prid/2220
Here is the member list. Also these blacklists will soon apply to resellers. I had a rep from at&t and t-mobile confirm that.
http://www.ctia.org/membership/ctia_members/
Soon blacklisted phones will be paperweights.
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my suggestion is to change the imei its illegal but **** it you having a beast device
if anything message me i cant talk about that in thread
GN2Rabbit said:
http://www.ctia.org/media/press/body.cfm/prid/2220
Here is the member list. Also these blacklists will soon apply to resellers. I had a rep from at&t and t-mobile confirm that.
http://www.ctia.org/membership/ctia_members/
Soon blacklisted phones will be paperweights.
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This confirms exactly what I was saying. I know is coming, but it's not here yet. So for the time being the op can use the phone on prepay. For how long who knows.
To the guy above me. Please delete your comment. You can't discuss our recommend illegal activity on xda. That kind of thing can get xda in trouble and get this thread locked quickly.
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kintwofan said:
This confirms exactly what I was saying. I know is coming, but it's not here yet. So for the time being the op can use the phone on prepay. For how long who knows.
To the guy above me. Please delete your comment. You can't discuss our recommend illegal activity on xda. That kind of thing can get xda in trouble and get this thread locked quickly.
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+1
deeznutz1977 said:
+1
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Deeznutz you're every where my man
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kintwofan said:
Deeznutz you're every where my man
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And you kind sir
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kintwofan said:
This confirms exactly what I was saying. I know is coming, but it's not here yet. So for the time being the op can use the phone on prepay. For how long who knows.
To the guy above me. Please delete your comment. You can't discuss our recommend illegal activity on xda. That kind of thing can get xda in trouble and get this thread locked quickly.
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I called simplemobile and they said that soon they'll be checking phones against the black list. They'll do it on activation of service. They'll be doing it within 6 months. So enjoy it while it lasts.
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GN2Rabbit said:
I called simplemobile and they said that soon they'll be checking phones against the black list. They'll do it on activation of service. They'll be doing it within 6 months. So enjoy it while it lasts.
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Sure....I called too and they said as compensation if your phone ends up blocked they'll give you a new note 4 in place of it.
By the way my point still stands, for this minute he can use it on prepaid. Oh and based on what you just said
"They'll do it on activation of service."
If is activated now he'll be good when they make the switch. I'm not sure where you're trying to go with the besides start a fight you're losing and looking stupid doing at the same time.
And for the record I have at mobile account with an active note I was just trying to help the OP my start a fight not sure why you even jumped in
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kintwofan said:
Sure....I called too and they said as compensation if your phone ends up blocked they'll give you a new note 4 in place of it.
By the way my point still stands, for this minute he can use it on prepaid. Oh and based on what you just said
"They'll do it on activation of service."
If is activated now he'll be good when they make the switch. I'm not sure where you're trying to go with the besides start a fight you're losing and looking stupid doing at the same time.
And for the record I have at mobile account with an active note I was just trying to help the OP my start a fight not sure why you even jumped in
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Don't know. But it won't be an option for long. That is why I chimed in. We all knew it wouldn't last. For now yes it'll work. But after they enforce the black list who knows.
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Change imei

Ok guys I need help changing the imei of this phone to one from a HTC sensation, any takers?
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fallen00sniper said:
Ok guys I need help changing the imei of this phone to one from a HTC sensation, any takers?
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Pretty sure this topic is one of those gray areas, so I wouldn't be surprised to not get an answer to this.
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Not really, both devices are t mobile.
Maybe a little grey... however it is for a good cause, my buddy is on his parents account and they got him black listed by not paying the bill and his sensation has a bad digitizer... so figured I could help him out.
He can't afford buying another phone.
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There is nothing "a little grey" about it. What you are wanting to do is 100% illegal. Both phones being from the same carrier has nothing to do with it.
Exactly this ^^^^
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