The Mirror being sensationalist ?
Or are they onto something ?
Thing is, the telecoms operators are more than capable of discovering and telling the police either which GSM mast, or which UMTS cell the phone was on when that message was sent, which would place the whereabouts at the time of sending it within a few hundred yards radius.
It takes a few hours to trace through the packets to find it out exactly, but it is not only possible but the ability to do so and provide police the information is a legal requirement for telecoms operators.
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Posted By: Steve in Holland on December 14th 2006 at 09:20:35
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- The Mirror being sensationalist ? (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Dec 14, 09:20:35
- Intreaguing angle... (NCFC) - Jim Nasium, Dec 14, 09:25:04
- Yeah another desperate attempt to come up with something new no doubt, but (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Dec 14, 09:31:29
- Can the plod shut down mobile access completely (n/m) (NCFC) - Tomblander, Dec 14, 09:41:16
- yes, they did so on 7/7 (n/m) (NCFC) - shoddy, Dec 14, 09:43:27
- Plod can't but the telecoms operators can. Except for special numbers used (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Dec 14, 09:46:21
- am I correct in thinking that plod can make the operators do it? (NCFC) - Tomblander, Dec 14, 09:49:53
- yup (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Dec 14, 09:51:26
- EdaMI5? (n/m) (NCFC) - Tomblander, Dec 14, 09:59:45
- No. AIVD (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Dec 14, 10:00:36
- Oh sorry. Just got that. Duh! (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Dec 14, 10:00:55
- No. AIVD (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Dec 14, 10:00:36
- EdaMI5? (n/m) (NCFC) - Tomblander, Dec 14, 09:59:45
- yup (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Dec 14, 09:51:26
- am I correct in thinking that plod can make the operators do it? (NCFC) - Tomblander, Dec 14, 09:49:53
- cheers (n/m) (NCFC) - Tomblander, Dec 14, 09:46:04
- Plod can't but the telecoms operators can. Except for special numbers used (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Dec 14, 09:46:21
- yes, they did so on 7/7 (n/m) (NCFC) - shoddy, Dec 14, 09:43:27
- Can the plod shut down mobile access completely (n/m) (NCFC) - Tomblander, Dec 14, 09:41:16
- Yeah another desperate attempt to come up with something new no doubt, but (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Dec 14, 09:31:29
- Are they onto something? (NCFC) - Kelly Monteith, Dec 14, 09:24:21
- what message? (n/m) (NCFC) - shoddy, Dec 14, 09:21:37
- the text message (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Dec 14, 09:28:34
- what text message? (n/m) (NCFC) - shoddy, Dec 14, 09:36:48
- Read the link in his original post and you'll know. (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim Nasium, Dec 14, 09:38:54
- ok. its early! soz. (n/m) (NCFC) - shoddy, Dec 14, 09:43:42
- Read the link in his original post and you'll know. (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim Nasium, Dec 14, 09:38:54
- what text message? (n/m) (NCFC) - shoddy, Dec 14, 09:36:48
- the text message (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Dec 14, 09:28:34
- Intreaguing angle... (NCFC) - Jim Nasium, Dec 14, 09:25:04
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