[zog]

--doesn't some of this new ultra tracking tech have to be built directly into the phone? If so, just use an older model phone and pop for new batteries once in awhile. Or use the throw away pre paid phones.

[Travis McGee]

Or use the throw away pre paid phones.

Bingo, but be careful at the point of sale. The phone's internal ID codes can be correlated to the store and time of sale and then to you, if due caution is not exercised.

(This comes up a lot in the plot of my novel, where some folks try to communicate without sharing Pablo's fate.)