If the phone had been given to a shelter (which, considering the asshole STOLE the phone, I highly doubt it) most places know enough to de-program the phone before allowing someone to use it. I did confirm that if a stolen phone is used, the Caller ID that gets transmitted is what is programmed in the phone, regardless if it is an active number or not. The problem with that (and it is an industrywide issue) is if 911 calls back, they get the person whose number it really belongs to, not the person with the stolen phone. The only solution if it continues to be a problem: do a number change. I know it's not the option you wanted to hear, but it's the way it is. And if that happens, most carriers will do the number change at no cost.
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Date: 2005-07-24 06:25 pm (UTC)