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kfree's avatar
kfree
Network Novice
26 days ago

I need to find out who the carrier is for a phone number.

This is going to be a bizarre story.  And sad.  My sister is a little "off".  She lives 4 states away from me and we haven't talked in 10 years.  I found out last week she was in a horrible apartment fire and in intensive care since early December! She has no friends, and no one knew how to contact us until now. She will recover, but likely spend at least the next 4-12 months in the hospital or nursing home. Her hands got the worst of it.  She will have many more surgeries. She will not be able to use them for a long time.  She is "there" mentally, but her face has had grafts, and are so new and tight she cannot talk well enough to be understood, and it hurts terribly to move. She is "there" mentally, but it's impossible for her to communicate.  EVERYTHING she owned is gone.  Obviously the furnishings, etc., but more importantly her birth certificate, social security card, banking information, etc.  Other than her address and phone number, we no nothing of her life; we have no idea where she worked, if she did.  

So, I will be flying down there with my other sister so we can start to piece her life back together as best we can.  I'll try and figure out where her car is, and how to get mail forwarded to me.  I have no idea where the mail has been going for the past 7 weeks. She wears glasses and has hearing aids, and those perished too.   I'm hoping I can get some resources at the hospital to have her eyes checked for a new prescription, and I Googled that I can get hearing aids at Costco!!   Anyway, I'm getting off topic.  

Although she cannot talk or communicate at this point, she did have a cell phone. I have no idea who the carrier is... and perhaps by now, the phone has been shut off for non-payment. If we could figure out the carrier and get a new phone, at least she could have part of her life back.  (As it is right now, the nurse talks to me and yells what we say to my sister).  I know TMobile (or any other carrier) won't tell me if they are the carrier (at least not until I get a copy of the police/fire report and letter from the hospital) but hoping maybe some of you might know how I could find out...  It would be one less thing taking time to figure out.   TIA.    

  • syaoran's avatar
    syaoran
    Transmission Titan

    Remove the SIM cars to see who the carrier is on it.  Even if the number isn't active, you should still be able to call 611 from it and reach the carrier.