When you send a text message to a cell phone can the message be traced back to the computer?
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when you send a text message to a cell phone can the message be traced back to the computer or the computers telephone number by the person recieving the message
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Answer:
Everything that originates from a computer can be traced. Whether you have the resources/authority to access required resources is another thing. Law Enforcement can assist you if you are being threatened or harrased.
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Other answers
If you use a webpage to send the text message, then the owner of the website (such as T-Mobile, Sprint, Cingular) would keep a log of what you send and could cooperate with law enforcement or might share the info with the owner of the cell phone if they open a complaint. If you send the message to the cell phone via e-mail, those are logged too (on T-Mobile, Sprint, Cingular's e-mail server) but probably more difficult to trace.
rygelski
depends on the network. keep in mind that if you send a message that is deemed inappropriate or harrassing in any way, the cell provider can trace it back to your computer using their in-house software. Also, if the person receiving the message gets the police involved, it takes a subpeonna from the authorities to get the information from the cell company and then you may be pinched. just a heads up.
punchline67
if it's a violation of national security, then yes. otherwise the process is too tedious that you're probably on the safe side to assume the answer is 'no' in most cases.
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