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How do wireless companies know when you are using a Smartphone?
Question : How do wireless companies know when you are using a Smartphone?
My husband gave me his old phone — a Smartphone. I have a very basic plan, but I liked the QWERTY keyboard and GPS. Somehow our wireless provider “knew” that I switched to a Smartphone and automatically billed me more for a data plan. How did they know? I assume the phone sends out some kind of signal. Do “quick messaging” phones (like the LG neon) do the same thing? Thanks
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Best answer:
Answer by fmmerritt
When the phone is registered to have service,they know by the serial number what kind of phone you have.Usually,like my phone with sprint if i go online and into my account on sprint.com then i see a picture of my phone next to my phone number.It doesnt send out a signal.
AT&T periodically sweeps the network to detect what phones are being used. If the network detects that you’re using a smart phone without a data plan, the data plan is added to your account.