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Yoshi:
but then it might be possible when you read this extract from another source;


--- Quote ---Kaplan's opinion said that the eavesdropping technique "functioned whether the phone was powered on or off." Some handsets can't be fully powered down without removing the battery; for instance, some Nokia models will wake up when turned off if an alarm is set.
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Evilgoat:

--- Quote from: "BadgersRover" ---but then it might be possible when you read this extract from another source;


--- Quote ---Kaplan's opinion said that the eavesdropping technique "functioned whether the phone was powered on or off." Some handsets can't be fully powered down without removing the battery; for instance, some Nokia models will wake up when turned off if an alarm is set.
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1:
When you look at the way the phones work there are a lot of obsticles to this. Quite a few phones DO permanantly go off when you turn them off. Also most that do simply set a wtachdog that then turns the phone on again, its just the realtime clock thats running.

2:
Its also illegal in the us and UK to evesdrop like this

3:
Its assuming that every CDMA phone ever made supports this, No, its unlikeley the manufacturers would co-operate, as shown when the FBI asked about back doors into Win XP

4:
TACS, ETACS, GSM, GPRS and EDGE *CERTAINLY* dont support it

5:
An active phone can be traced in terms of location and its doen by tri-angulation from the cell masts, accuracy isnt great and it does not work if the phone is off.

I could go on :)

rollazuki:
erm cough cough   bul*&hit

Cant be done, used to work in the mobile phone industry, I dont believe its possible.

A 'turned on' phone can be tracked as it moves through 'cells' but has been pointed out its not that accurate.  I once tracked a phone that progressed up the M1 from London to Leeds when the cust tried to refuse to pay for calls made(that made him feel big broth really was watching him), but as for remote turning on/off


Nah

att:
Be happy in your ignorance.

You guys have no idea of .....Nah....I really can`t be bothered explaining myself....It is tedious.

Lord Shagg-Pyle:
It can be done with the Tetra system.

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