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No change there then :P
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No porn, no jewellery, nothing. Software and sheet music!!
:laughabove:
Obviously planning to create his own ringtones on the mobile he was about to buy just before he got busted
Sex God
Quote by Scott_bolton:evil: :evil:
I got my bank statement this morning, to find that some thieving bastard has used my bank details to purchase themselves a Virgin Mobile Phone to the value of
You had that much left in the bank, you lucky devil!
Scott
Well yeah, I'm not short of a few bob (yeah right) hehehehehehehehehehe, so the sad fuck really missed out on the good phone he could have got instead of the shite Virgin waste of space hehehehehehehehehehehehe
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Numptie
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Quote by naughtynymphos1
If Virgin had their act together, they could trace the phone by using it's IMEI number and tell the police fairly accurately where it is next time it's used. Sadly, I don't think Virgin do have thier act together.
the problem with mobile phones is...ermmm...well they mobile
Well yes, but if they're turned on with a SIM card in them then they're communicating with at least one cell, often two or three. The technology used can give an indication of the signal strength (so it knows when to change cells as you move around) which tells you roughly how far the 'phone is from the cell it's communicating with. If you've got data from two or three cells then finding the 'phone is a simple matter of drawing a few circles on a map and seeing where they intersect.
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Quote by Deviated Prevert
The technology used can give an indication of the signal strength
No chance of tracing the phone then.... Virgin = no signal hehehehehehehehehehehehe
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Quote by JudyTV
The technology used can give an indication of the signal strength
No chance of tracing the phone then.... Virgin = no signal hehehehehehehehehehehehe
I'm getting the distinct impression here that you are not a great fan of the Virgin network blue :P . Virgins and I have never been great bedfellows, mainly due to the fact that I have never knowingly met one in a intimate way
.Judy
I shagged a virgin once..... not the phone, obviously... or the cola, or the train, or the airline
:lol: :lol: :lol: Nah, nothing against virgin mobiles really.... just that when I've ever rung one, I've never got through without having to go.... "yer what.... yer what........... I can't 'ear ya" :lol: :lol: :lol:
Orgasminator
Quote by bluexxx
The technology used can give an indication of the signal strength
No chance of tracing the phone then.... Virgin = no signal hehehehehehehehehehehehe
Actually I've had one for several years now and whilst occasionally the signal's not great, most of the time it seems to work for me. I suspect part of the problem is the crappy 'phones that they sell at the cheaper end of the spectrum - my first one had terrible reception, but when I bit the bullet and paid out for a Nokia I stopped having anything like so many problems.
Sex God
all virgin mobile do is piggy back the T-mobile network......
actually that says it all...... anyway if it was done ont t'internet...wouldn't they have an address for where it was sent, and a signee for it???unless they are silly enough to send a phone thru the normal 1st class post......
therefore they could then be done for handling stolen goods.....
and i am sure they would just zap the imei on the phone and blacklist it.....
actually that says it all...... anyway if it was done ont t'internet...wouldn't they have an address for where it was sent, and a signee for it???unless they are silly enough to send a phone thru the normal 1st class post......
therefore they could then be done for handling stolen goods.....
and i am sure they would just zap the imei on the phone and blacklist it.....
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Quote by Deviated Prevert
The technology used can give an indication of the signal strength
No chance of tracing the phone then.... Virgin = no signal hehehehehehehehehehehehe
Actually I've had one for several years now and whilst occasionally the signal's not great, most of the time it seems to work for me. I suspect part of the problem is the crappy 'phones that they sell at the cheaper end of the spectrum - my first one had terrible reception, but when I bit the bullet and paid out for a Nokia I stopped having anything like so many problems.
I guess it depends where you live as well. My friend (yes, I do have them
) used to have a Virgin and it was shite..... then he got three-pay - say no more.... :shock: Mind you, I'm on 02 and I can only just get a signal in my house, I have to stand outside and shout :shock: .... I think that's on account of the crap handset though
Judy - so that will be zero then
:roll: :roll: Quote by Deviated Prevert
If Virgin had their act together, they could trace the phone by using it's IMEI number and tell the police fairly accurately where it is next time it's used. Sadly, I don't think Virgin do have thier act together.
the problem with mobile phones is...ermmm...well they mobile
Well yes, but if they're turned on with a SIM card in them then they're communicating with at least one cell, often two or three. The technology used can give an indication of the signal strength (so it knows when to change cells as you move around) which tells you roughly how far the 'phone is from the cell it's communicating with. If you've got data from two or three cells then finding the 'phone is a simple matter of drawing a few circles on a map and seeing where they intersect.
Don't forget the police wouldn't waste their time getting all high tech to track down a small time thief. Would still be like searching for a needle in a haystack.
The little numptie has either sold it on to some bloke in the pub/market or used the phone for intended nafarious purposes by now anyway. They know the IMEI number gets blocked... but they also know they can sell it on in the intrim... after all it took a month before you even noticed the theft... much easier than knicking phones from the pub.
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Quote by EnglishChris99
after all it took a month before you even noticed the theft..
Noooooooooooo..... I'm not that careless with money! The payment went out on the 25th Aug, so it's only a few days. I actually noticed my balance was low last Wed when I checked my balance via that automated service some banks have. Admittedly, I only followed it up when I got the statement today ----- OK, that's a bit lax of me, but I was busy.... honest
:? :? I usually check my balance every other day, since my friend was frauded a few months ago.... but I got lazy.... I won't be so lazy in future! :shock: Orgasminator
Quote by EnglishChris99
If Virgin had their act together, they could trace the phone by using it's IMEI number and tell the police fairly accurately where it is next time it's used. Sadly, I don't think Virgin do have thier act together.
the problem with mobile phones is...ermmm...well they mobile
Well yes, but if they're turned on with a SIM card in them then they're communicating with at least one cell, often two or three. The technology used can give an indication of the signal strength (so it knows when to change cells as you move around) which tells you roughly how far the 'phone is from the cell it's communicating with. If you've got data from two or three cells then finding the 'phone is a simple matter of drawing a few circles on a map and seeing where they intersect.
Don't forget the police wouldn't waste their time getting all high tech to track down a small time thief. Would still be like searching for a needle in a haystack.
The little numptie has either sold it on to some bloke in the pub/market or used the phone for intended nafarious purposes by now anyway. They know the IMEI number gets blocked... but they also know they can sell it on in the intrim... after all it took a month before you even noticed the theft... much easier than knicking phones from the pub.
The police might not want to waste much time on it but Virgin mobile have a vested interest in stopping fraud like this as they're the ones that end up out of pocket, so do the bank's anti-fraud people. The mobile network collects and stores the relevant data anyway, which is how come the police are able to access it when they need to. Working out where the phone is can be done by a computer program, and not a very complex one at that. It's not always going to lead you to the fraudster, but if a number of fraudulently obtained phones all appear on the network at the same location then it's a pretty fair bet that that's where your fraudster is living or 'working'. The police tend to take an interest then, if only because it's an easy collar if all they have to do is turn up and arrest somebody.
Quote by bluexxx
Mind you, I'm on 02 and I can only just get a signal in my house, I have to stand outside and shout :shock: .... I think that's on account of the crap handset though
Thats exactly the same as me.. Mine works superbly everywhere in the UK (including the middle of remote moors and valleys), but not in my house.. I have to leave it near the back door where it sometimes scrapes 1 bar of signal, and when it rings, I have to go and stand in my garden to actually hear and be heard.. All my mobile conversations are thus overheard by all my neighbours
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Quote by Jags
is it just me, or is just a blatant advert?
come on mods, i know its saturday nite, but talk about blatant product placement :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: and then all the inuendo, for goodness sake, get it together guys................ :twisted: :twisted:
Eh???
:? :? :? :?Eh number 2.... :?
Advert for what? Bank card fraud ? :shock: Virgin Mobiles? :shock: :shock:
:crazy:
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Quote by Caron_sw
is it just me, or is just a blatant advert?
come on mods, i know its saturday nite, but talk about blatant product placement :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: and then all the inuendo, for goodness sake, get it together guys................ :twisted: :twisted:
A joke, I think!
