Re: phones upgrades

[Phil and Judy Rose <pjrose@servtech.com>]

>Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 14:15:55 -0400
>From: Chris Woodward <cwoodwar@bellsouth.net>
>Subject: Re: phones upgrades
>
>Jeff LaBombard wrote:
>
>> If you have the Motorola unit that is voice activated that is a nice phone,
>> good quality, clear, and  great range.
>>
>> If you want something portable, purchase a hand held unit and pay an extra
>> $20 bucks or so a  month and you have one number on two phones.  This is
>> with Cell One here in Boston, and I think it is nationwide.
>
>
>
>Hmmm....   that's called "cloning".   Illegal and prohibited by all cellular
>carriers I know of.  And I own a cellular dealership, so I sort of keep up
>with this stuff  =)
>
>If you clone a phone to another's ESN, other that violating FCC regulations,
>your account will probably be shut off by the carrier.  A "digital
>fingerprinting" technology is in place which takes the "phoneprint" from the
>phone usually used on your account.  If another "phoneprint" suddenly shows up
>with the same ESN, they can tell.
>
>Chris
>'97 A4t
>'90 80

Chris,
My local carrier (Frontier Tel. in western NY) is happy to take an extra
$20/ month for me to have the "privilege" of a second phone with the same
number. Probably the biggest profit-margin deal they sell. I don't do it,
btw. This has only become available here in recent months (a year?), so
maybe it's just not available in your area.

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