[Tfug] OT: Cell phones

[keith smith]

BinL = Boot Information Negotiation Layer?

N&W = night and weekends?

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Keith Smith


--- On Tue, 1/5/10, Bexley Hall <bexley401 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Bexley Hall <bexley401 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Tfug] OT: Cell phones
> To: "Tucson Free Unix Group" <tfug at tfug.org>
> Date: Tuesday, January 5, 2010, 6:04 PM
> [apologies if multiple posts
> appear... yahoo is wonked today]
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I don't own/use a cell phone (I'll be damned if I am going
> to
> give people a way to pester me *regardless* of my
> location!  :> ).
> 
> I'm trying to "decipher" my BinL's cell phone records.
> (Hint:  don't cheat on your wife and leave a written
> trail
> in your credit card, checking and telephone
> transactions!  :> )
> 
> This is a Verizon account.
> 
> I can understand date, time, etc.  And I assume "rate"
> refers to
> how he is charged for the call (peak hours, off-peak,
> etc.)
> 
> My first gotcha is "Usage type".  I see things like:
> - PlanAllow
> - PlanAllow, CallVM
> - IN Allow
> - IN Allow, CallWait
> - N&W
> - N&W,CallVM
> - N&W,PlanAllow,Span
> 
> My *guesses* for some of these are:
> - IN ...
> "In Network"?
> - ...Plan Allow...
> covered in "basic monthly premium"?
> - ...Span
> call spans a rate change time (i.e. started at one and
> ended in another)
> - PlanAllow, CallVM
> check his voice mail?  the "phone number" is always
> the same
> - ... Call Wait
> another call while he was on the phone with an earlier
> call
> 
> So, I guess I just don't know what "N&W" might mean
> (though it
> probably isn't that important)
> 
> Next, the "Destination" appears to describe where the call
> was
> routed *to* for calls that he originated.  I.e., the
> exchange
> referenced in the number called would coincide with this
> (?).
> Is this always the case?  i.e., what if he is calling
> another
> cell phone -- does the destination reflect the current
> location
> of the receiver?
> 
> For these outgoing calls, I assume the "Origination"
> indicates
> his location at the time he placed the call.  I.e., if
> he is
> supposed to be at work at a particular time of day, this is
> a
> way of telling when he is *not* at work!
> 
> Likewise, for destinations of "Incoming CL" (what does CL
> mean?),
> I assume the phone number reflects that of the party
> *calling*
> him.  And, the "Origination" reflects where he was
> when he 
> *received* the call?  I.e., origination is a misnomer
> (?)
> 
> Sorry if this is *too* far OT.  But, it should be
> consolation to
> those tech-savvy of you that there still *are* some
> luddites here!  :>
> 
> For any of you unlucky enough to be going through
> something
> like this, I can offer pointers on how to extract
> information
> from records that you (jointly) share (conversely, which
> records you really want to destroy *before* heading into a
> divorce!  :< )
> 
> (sigh)  It is sad to peer into someone's life in this
> much detail.
> Especially someone you care about (my sister, that is... my
> BinL
> can rot in Hell!)
> 
> --don
> 
> 
>       
> 
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