Not as easy as postpaid that's for sure. But we'd know all the movements when the phone

Was on so if they had any suspects at all it wouldn't be too hard.

Posted By: Steve in Holland on August 26th 2012 at 22:11:47

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Woah there... (NCFC) - Yellalee, Aug 26, 21:19:58
- "And I will get to the bottom of it" (NCFC) - Alan, Aug 26, 21:29:39
  - I've seen the list of suspects (NCFC) - inutero, Aug 26, 21:37:59
  - Bit late now. Had she kept the number and got the police involved then it is a piece of (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Aug 26, 21:30:59
    - Although I'm not saying its the case but . . . (NCFC) - Alan, Aug 26, 21:36:34
    - Up to 6 months. Depends upon the amount of memory space dedicated by an operator. (NCFC) - mike_the_sphinx, Aug 26, 21:35:52
      - No. Six months. After which it must be deleted. (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Aug 26, 21:41:46
        
        You are assuming who's jurasdiction? The ITU standard says "up to 6 months" (NCFC) - mike_the_sphinx, Aug 26, 21:47:30
        
        And yes, all incoming and outgoing calls on the network. (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Aug 26, 22:13:12
        
        EU. I had to build the functionality at my company. I work for a major telco (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Aug 26, 22:12:34
        
        Good for you SIH, me too and they aren't much bigger than the one I work for in legal :) (n/m) (NCFC) - mike_the_sphinx, Aug 26, 22:16:02
        
        Can't be much smaller (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Aug 26, 22:19:23
        
        Had to adjust from previous (2 years?) a year or two ago. In any case long enough for (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Aug 26, 22:21:06
        
        For sure, that info is almost certanly still available. If they send me her SP and number (NCFC) - mike_the_sphinx, Aug 26, 22:23:31
    - DC Schteve (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 26, 21:32:46
      - Of course not. It still has a number (or MSISDN) and we can then trace at least which (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Aug 26, 21:43:12
        
        But we are not allowed to look at the info. Only the police and secret service are allowed (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Aug 26, 21:43:59
        
        But I can get a sim card for a fiver in hackney (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 26, 21:55:22
        
        Not as easy as postpaid that's for sure. But we'd know all the movements when the phone (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Aug 26, 22:11:47
        
        If no details are taken by the seller it can't. But... (NCFC) - mike_the_sphinx, Aug 26, 21:59:03
        
        Indeed. Handset has an IMEI but we'd only know it if sim locked to us (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Aug 26, 22:15:11
        
        UK law requires at least a UK phone number when purchasing a SIM. (n/m) (NCFC) - mike_the_sphinx, Aug 26, 22:18:05
        
        What fixed ? Good rule. I saw Mexico required ID. Good law. Biggest prepaid users are (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Aug 26, 22:26:06
        
        Nope although they are a customer, or at least were until they sold out to France Telecom. (NCFC) - mike_the_sphinx, Aug 26, 22:29:53
        
        I used to work for France telecom. Until we got invaded by the usual suspects. (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Aug 26, 22:31:17
        
        I'm not even a coms guy by career history, God knows how I ended up doing this. (NCFC) - mike_the_sphinx, Aug 26, 22:36:10
        
        Oh and SIM's are recorded so if it's sold by a flybe and he takes no details then (NCFC) - mike_the_sphinx, Aug 26, 22:00:13
      - The SIMS not, but depends upon what info the seller takes. (n/m) (NCFC) - mike_the_sphinx, Aug 26, 21:37:01
      - Probably used burners 'The Wire' style (n/m) (NCFC) - inutero, Aug 26, 21:35:09
        
        ROLF (n/m) (NCFC) - Huge Small, Aug 26, 21:38:45
- very wrong if it came from us. (NCFC) - earlydoors, Aug 26, 21:26:41
  - How many of 'us' knew her moby number? (n/m) (NCFC) - harry boulders, Aug 26, 21:35:40
  - it was SCC doing a bit of banter (n/m) (NCFC) - Jumbo1, Aug 26, 21:27:24
    - Epic bants. (n/m) (NCFC) - Alan, Aug 26, 21:32:19
- I thought his marriage broke up the year before last (NCFC) - Waddockhunt, Aug 26, 21:24:44
  - out of order. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 26, 21:29:49
  - Yep, thought so (NCFC) - Waddockhunt, Aug 26, 21:28:36
    - That's last year (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Aug 26, 21:31:48
      - Yes (NCFC) - Waddockhunt, Aug 26, 21:41:39

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