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Article #154Re: Roaming question: When do the charges start?
From: Jeremy Quirke
Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2003 12:56
Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2003 12:56
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Well like I said, the thief would have had to have a contact at the network operator side of things. A GSM connection cannot be hijacked over the 'air' interface (MS-BSS) without knowledge of both the Ki and IMSI. "[BnH]" <b18@iprimus.com.australia> wrote in message news:3e147785$0$171$5a62ac22@freenews.iinet.net.au... > err I was saying .. she does not know those destination numbers dialled from > her cell .. hence I think GSM jacking is possible ;) > + she was there on holiday .. so all inbound call was listed as roaming call > fee from Carrier to her .. hence carrier numbers show .. .not destination ;) > > =bob= > > > "Geoff Winkless" <geoff-at-farmline-dot-com@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message > news:3e147132$0$233$ed9e5944@reading.news.pipex.net... > > "[BnH]" <b18@iprimus.com.australia> wrote in message > > news:3e146c3c$0$188$5a62ac22@freenews.iinet.net.au... > > > It was on 1999 , but still ... she does not know what number she dialed > to > > > China. as she roam the phone to receive call from business partner and > > > staff back home. > > > > Isn't that entirely the point? > > > > When you have a roaming charge it actually comes up as a call from the > > subscriber's network to a foreign number - ie the number of your phone on > > the host network. So it looks as though you've been calling china, but > > actually that's the charge for the roaming call -inbound- to you. > > > > All AIUI, of course :) > > > > Geoff > > > > > >
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10db0e,f7f8226ea74f3c31 X-Google-Attributes: gid10db0e,public X-Google-Thread: fb718,f7f8226ea74f3c31 X-Google-Attributes: gidfb718,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-01-03 05:09:43 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!news.mel.connect.com.au!news.netspace.net.au!newsfeed.iinet.net.au!news.iinet.net.au!not-for-mail From: "Jeremy Quirke" <jquirke@iNOprimSPAMus.com.au> Newsgroups: uk.telecom.mobile,aus.comms.mobile References: <35718be1.0301020424.6ce8fe78@posting.google.com> <3e1444a2$0$190$5a62ac22@freenews.iinet.net.au> <3e145a6d$0$3788@echo-01.iinet.net.au> <3e146721$0$175$5a62ac22@freenews.iinet.net.au> <3e1464a3.14097270@news.claranews.com> <3e146c3c$0$188$5a62ac22@freenews.iinet.net.au> <3e147132$0$233$ed9e5944@reading.news.pipex.net> <3e147785$0$171$5a62ac22@freenews.iinet.net.au> Subject: Re: Roaming question: When do the charges start? Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2003 23:56:26 +1100 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Lines: 44 Message-ID: <3e158874$0$5120@echo-01.iinet.net.au> NNTP-Posting-Host: m026-075.nv.iinet.net.au X-Trace: news.iinet.net.au 1041598580 5120 203.217.26.75