Path: utzoo!telecom-request Date: Sun, 19 May 91 0:21:41 EDT From: Macy Hallock Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Cellphone Billing Security Reply-To: macy@ncoast.org Message-ID: Organization: TELECOM Digest Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 378, Message 7 of 8 Lines: 29 Bought a used cellphone Saturday from an individual who had originally purchased the unit at Fretter's (a regional electronics discount chain). This was at a swap meet. The deal was cash, no names exchanged. The guy looked very honest (this was an IEEE sponsored event, not sleazy at all ...) ... maybe he was too honest. He told me that he had dropped service a few months ago due to lack of use and general cheapness on his part. I asked and was assured the phone worked just fine. So I bought it and on the way home I fire it up and ... he was not kidding: I found the phone is currently still activated and working on power up. Local calls complete just fine. GTE Mobilnet never pulled the plug on the account? Real smart, GTE. Since my company is a Mobilnet agent, I will call them on Monday and find out the real story on this. Nice service: buy a used phone a make all the phone calls you want for free ... [grin]. Maybe I should go roaming this weekend ... Macy M. Hallock, Jr. N8OBG 216-725-4764 Home macy@fmsystm.UUCP macy@NCoast.ORG uunet!aablue!fmsystm!macy Please use only these three reply addresses. [No disclaimer, but I have no real idea what I'm saying or why I'm telling you.]