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- Date: Sun, 15 Nov 92 17:02:46 CST
- From: srcsip!tcscs!zeta@src.honeywell.com (Gregory Youngblood)
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- Subject: Re: Two Cellular Phones on the Same Number
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- mcrware!!troyf@uunet.UU.NET (Troy Frericks) writes:
-
- >> Change "most" to ALL. There should be NO US cellular carriers that
- >> will permit more than one ESN to operate on any particular phone
- >> number. Failure to validate the ESN is a serious violation of FCC
- >> rules (EIA standards incorporated into the CFR).
-
- > I know it's not right (legal), but I have to throw it out anyway.
- > What about changing the ESN on the second phone to match that of the
- > first one that already has service. I beleave this is how some people
- > with some older Panasonic phones are stealing service -- intercept the
- > ESN as it is broadcast, then burn a PROM, and insert it into their
- > phone.
-
- > Note you would NOT be able to call each other, or both receive calls.
- > You may not even both be able to place calls at the same time when on
- > the same cell (or same area). Probably could get around that by
- > having one phone on service B, other roam on service A. Food for
- > thought. Disclaimer: Info for educational enrichment only, not to be
- > implemented.
-
- Some places are offering such services with a software update in their
- switch that allows this type (two phones/one number). The only
- drawback is these are used only locally in the local switches at this
- time(or at least the time I learned about it), and that when roaming,
- there was a 'MAIN' phone and a secondary phone. The main phone is the
- only phone authorized for roaming privileges. Everything is
- registered, everything is legal. The main phone ESN is reported to
- remote carriers when roaming.
-
- I don't know what switches are supporting this, but from what I
- understand it is a software update to several switches.
-
-
- Greg
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