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I want to know which country the person is sending me messages from. How can I do that?

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You can go onto country codes lookup site, and look at the number, or the number should have a country code and you can look for it on the site.

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Is there anyway to track a deactivated pre-paid Android phone?

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If the phone is "deactivated", that is no longer in service, then probably not. If the phone is stolen, and the battery is dead, you can still get the last known whereabouts by using Google: "Google find my phone." As long as you made a search while logged into a Gmail account, it will work. As long as the phone is charged, you can get real time location of said phone. That's why thieves leave the phone off, until they get a new sim card.

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How do I find a stolen phone?

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You could contact the local police station to see if are they able to help you with it. There is likely a database in which they or your cell carrier hold your number. They might be able to use such a database to locate your phone, if it's on and connected to a cell tower. Using a phone-finding app is more efficient, but it also requires that your phone have the app installed and be connected to mobile data or WiFi.

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When I track a phone number, do I hear everything from that tracking period or before?

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Only after your track. You won't see any info before it using an app, because your phone doesn't save that data. Although, you can know everything before when using a Google account or your carrier.

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Can I monitor a phone without having the phone if I am the owner and I have the IMEI number?

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Yes, if you own the phone. The IMEI doesn’t help with much except for identifying the phone, though. In most cases you will need physical access to the phone at least once to download the monitoring app or program.

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Is there a way or an app to simply find out who is calling me from an unknown without a caller ID number?

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There isn't such an app yet. But you can check what the person sounds like by letting the call go through to the answering machine. If they don't say who they are, think about who has your number and ask your friends and family.

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How do I trace an unknown number?

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You cannot trace *67 or hidden numbers.

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How do I find out the name of a person who owns a phone number?

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You can use the white pages website but you have to pay $2.00 for it.

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Even though my phone number is unlisted, I get calls from all over. How do they get my number and how do I stop the calls?

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They pick numbers from a list. If different numbers call, then you sign up for the donotcall.gov list.

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