What is a burner phone?

BURNER phones have been used by people around the world in order to avoid being tracked or overheard.

Besides being hard to track, burner phones have been used by people who want to avoid having a contract with a phone company and cut costs.

What is a burner phone?

A burner phone is defined as a cheap or prepaid cell phone that is able to be discarded at any point in time, used to conceal one's identity or purpose.

Burner phones can be used for many different reasons.

When privacy is of concern, a burner phone can be used to hinder the ability to trace one's identity. Many burner phones are purchased with cash, so there's no possibility of a paper trail in someone's name.

Popularized in television and movies, burner phones in media are often used by criminals in order to communicate without a trace.

With the invention of smart phones, burner phones are often older models, such as flip phones.

What is a burner sim?

Smart phones make it possible for burner sims to be available.

A burner sim is a sim card that can be disposed of at any given time, or switched between multiple phones.

Some smart phone models make it possible to switch between sim cards or operate on more than one sim at once. This makes it easier to keep certain information on a different sim card than the one linked to someone's personal account.

Where does one buy a burner phone?

Most convenience stores, like 7-11, sell prepaid cell phones and prepaid sim cards.

Electronic stores and phone stores also offer a variety of cheaper cell phone models, some with prepaid sim options.

One should expect to pay around $50 for a burner phone.