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The investigation into the possible use of a burner phone by former US president Donald Trump during the Capitol Building incident is still ongoing. After a 7 hour 37 minute pause from Donald Trump's cell phone on the day of the incident, January 6, 2021, a number of parties want to know the truth: whether Donald Trump uses a personal cell phone or a disposable cell phone.
Burner phones are prepaid phones that are used only once before being thrown away or destroyed. Reported by Know Your Mobile, here are the facts about the burner phone.
1. Is the burner phone untraceable?
Most people have burner phones to keep them anonymous. But does that mean they are untraceable? Unfortunately, the burner phone can still be tracked.
User identity can be tracked through call logs, data usage, approximate location, and text messages. This means that even if the phone is a burner, it can still be tracked by the authorities.
2. Where can I buy a burner phone?
Most burner phones start at USD 10-50, so they're cheap. Don't forget, you have to buy a SIM card to use it.
3. Can you surf the internet with a burner phone?
You can't run the app on the burner phone, nor is there an internet connection. These phones are basically the ones that most people used in the 1990s, before the advent of smartphones.
However, the burner phone has excellent battery life. Most can last weeks.