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Re: Roaming question: When do the charges start?

#154
From: Jeremy Quirke
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
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> 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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