Lonelygirl15

kristenjane wrote:"Conventional cellphone records are tied to customer accounts that can be reviewed by law enforcement, while prepaid phones can simply be purchased off a store shelf with no registration requirements.

Law enforcement officials can trace ordinary cellphone numbers and learn critical information about the users, including who they called, who called them, where they called and where they called from. They can also use wiretaps to record cellphone conversations. Often, that information is used to build a case against a suspected criminal, Sills said.

"It's becoming more important than the ability to know what vehicle the individual has," he said. "There's constant communication on those things."

But prepaid cellphones —- which account for about 14 percent of the U.S. market —- can thwart the investigative process, Sills said. The phones appeal to many innocent users —- teenagers, people who lack stable credit, light users of mobile phone services and others looking to control their monthly bills. But would-be wrongdoers have also found them useful because they require no contracts and no registration. Prepaid phones come with a fixed amount of minutes. When the minutes are exhausted, users can either throw the phones away or buy more minutes.

When law enforcement officials find a prepaid cellphone during the investigation of a crime, there is no record of a phone number or an account to trace.

"We have no way of finding out whose phone it is," Sills said."


From the Atlanta Journal Constitiution.

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/printe ... 0210a.html

I knew I read it somewhere

trainer101 wrote:

kristenjane wrote:"Conventional cellphone records are tied to customer accounts that can be reviewed by law enforcement, while prepaid phones can simply be purchased off a store shelf with no registration requirements.

Law enforcement officials can trace ordinary cellphone numbers and learn critical information about the users, including who they called, who called them, where they called and where they called from. They can also use wiretaps to record cellphone conversations. Often, that information is used to build a case against a suspected criminal, Sills said.

"It's becoming more important than the ability to know what vehicle the individual has," he said. "There's constant communication on those things."

But prepaid cellphones —- which account for about 14 percent of the U.S. market —- can thwart the investigative process, Sills said. The phones appeal to many innocent users —- teenagers, people who lack stable credit, light users of mobile phone services and others looking to control their monthly bills. But would-be wrongdoers have also found them useful because they require no contracts and no registration. Prepaid phones come with a fixed amount of minutes. When the minutes are exhausted, users can either throw the phones away or buy more minutes.

When law enforcement officials find a prepaid cellphone during the investigation of a crime, there is no record of a phone number or an account to trace.

"We have no way of finding out whose phone it is," Sills said."


From the Atlanta Journal Constitiution.

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/printe ... 0210a.html

I knew I read it somewhere

This is partially correct. (Never trust the AJC for completely accurate info)
A prepaid phone can be tracked just like any other cell phone as long as you know who the user is. The reason they are so popular among criminals is because they will use them then dispose of them every couple of days. If you continue to use it like a regular cell phone you can, in fact, be tracked - it uses the same exact system as any other cell phone, only the billing platform is different.

That being said - if Tachyon could find them, so can the Order.

PinkoLady wrote:So are we supposed to understand that Tachyon just left that package there a little before Daniel found it, or that she put it there earlier and they never saw it?

longlostposter wrote:

PinkoLady wrote:So are we supposed to understand that Tachyon just left that package there a little before Daniel found it, or that she put it there earlier and they never saw it?

Pinklady, I'm thinking it's possible that Jonas planted it, and that something in the Drew books is going to trigger him.

EDIT: Oops, trigger Daniel.

longlostposter wrote:Pinklady, I'm thinking it's possible that Jonas planted it, and that something in the Drew books is going to trigger him.

EDIT: Oops, trigger Daniel.

daydream183 wrote:Yay! A tachy clue! And Daniel's still moping. Wonder what the trigger will be that will make him go Op on them.

Also, he said Jonas is still using his cell phone. Who's he calling? I didn't really think he had many friends.

Incognito wrote:i just found this on tachy's youtube account, has it been there long?

"Apparently I just can't leave you guys for a little while without all hell breaking loose in my absence.

xoxox,

T"

is this why she sent the package?

longlostposter wrote:

PinkoLady wrote:So are we supposed to understand that Tachyon just left that package there a little before Daniel found it, or that she put it there earlier and they never saw it?

Pinklady, I'm thinking it's possible that Jonas planted it, and that something in the Drew books is going to trigger him.

EDIT: Oops, trigger Daniel.

PinkoLady wrote:Haha, oddly enough, Luzduz, that came to my mind too... I was thinking, Nancy Drew = Queen of Hearts?

So LLP, you're convinced Jonas is not to be trusted?

love_leslie wrote:"where it all started
the answer is before you
a subtle clue i drew"

"just noticed that it's not actually a haiku. the last line has 6 syllables.

which i'm sure isn't even remotely important, but still jumps out at me enough to bother me."

Actually, "a subtle clue I drew" can have either five or six syllables, depending on how you pronounce it. (subtle can be one or two syllables)

I don't think it's important, but good looking out~

abcdefg wrote:

love_leslie wrote:"where it all started
the answer is before you
a subtle clue i drew"

"just noticed that it's not actually a haiku. the last line has 6 syllables.

which i'm sure isn't even remotely important, but still jumps out at me enough to bother me."

Actually, "a subtle clue I drew" can have either five or six syllables, depending on how you pronounce it. (subtle can be one or two syllables)

I don't think it's important, but good looking out~

i really don't want to harp on this cause i don't think it's important, but i can't imagine how you could pronounce subtle with just one syllable.

anyway, back to your regularly scheduled posting...