burner phone
noun
: a prepaid cell phone that is not bound to a contract with a carrier (see carrier sense 7b) and is usually intended to be disposed of after use
She said he returned a short time later, got a lot of cash, then left again with the drugs and money after talking to an unidentified person on a burner phone.—
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During this period, Avey claims in the episode that Knudson used burner phones to impersonate her and have text conversations with her friends and others close to her.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
State police allege that Robinson sold pills marked as prescription Percocets, which were actually a mix of fentanyl and Tramadol, to the two women early in the morning after arranging a deal via texts and calls to a burner phone, the warrant affidavit said.
—Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2024
Jake’s dropped his burner phone, and Misaki hasn’t been able to reach him all day.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2024
The text came from a burner phone, cops confirmed, but it was located near Stanivukovic’s business at the time of the text.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2024
The crew was reportedly given SIM cards and burner phones without data included, but many of them don’t have anyone’s contact information.
—Maxwell Zeff / Gizmodo, Quartz, 16 May 2024
In his first interview since taking up the post in 2022, US Consul General Gregory May cautioned that connectivity issues and data security concerns had prompted some American companies to use burner phones and laptops when visiting the once free-wheeling enclave.
—Alan Wong, Fortune Asia, 2 Mar. 2024
Eventually, Hudson learned that a call was made to a burner phone before the chase, confirming his suspicion that Red was tipped off.
—Henry Chandonnet, Peoplemag, 14 July 2023
The Utah investigators flagged their counterparts in New Hampshire, who circled back with Homeland Security and learned that Customs and Border Protection had uncovered payment and contact details that ultimately led the task force right to the burner phone in Clegg's pocket in Vermont.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 15 Dec. 2023
Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
State police allege that Robinson sold pills marked as prescription Percocets, which were actually a mix of fentanyl and Tramadol, to the two women early in the morning after arranging a deal via texts and calls to a burner phone, the warrant affidavit said.
—Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2024
Jake’s dropped his burner phone, and Misaki hasn’t been able to reach him all day.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2024
The text came from a burner phone, cops confirmed, but it was located near Stanivukovic’s business at the time of the text.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2024
The crew was reportedly given SIM cards and burner phones without data included, but many of them don’t have anyone’s contact information.
—Maxwell Zeff / Gizmodo, Quartz, 16 May 2024
In his first interview since taking up the post in 2022, US Consul General Gregory May cautioned that connectivity issues and data security concerns had prompted some American companies to use burner phones and laptops when visiting the once free-wheeling enclave.
—Alan Wong, Fortune Asia, 2 Mar. 2024
Eventually, Hudson learned that a call was made to a burner phone before the chase, confirming his suspicion that Red was tipped off.
—Henry Chandonnet, Peoplemag, 14 July 2023
The Utah investigators flagged their counterparts in New Hampshire, who circled back with Homeland Security and learned that Customs and Border Protection had uncovered payment and contact details that ultimately led the task force right to the burner phone in Clegg's pocket in Vermont.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 15 Dec. 2023
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