do texts hold up in court?
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The answer is yes. . . and no. Text messages aren't automatically admissible in court. Steps must be taken to properly preserve the texts as evidence or they won't be allowed to be presented in your case. In this week's two-minute tip Tisha explains how you can preserve your texts so they can be used in a court of law.
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Text messages can be stored in the user's Google Account as parts of device backups. ... Unlike call logs, text messages don't get the nearly real-time syncing across devices; instead, they are included into cloud backups that are updated daily at most.
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NO but there's a caveat! An iMessage will only show up as "Delivered" if it has been successfully delivered to at least one of the recipient's devices that are​ enabled for iMessage. ... So in this situation, an iMessage can say delivered, but the text recipient's iPhone may actually just have a dead battery.
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Some cell phone carriers keep records of text messages and phone records. Sprint, for instance, will keep them for two weeks, AT&T for about 48 hours, and Verizon not at all.
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It looks just the same as it always was. They'll be told the message was delivered. That does not equate to it having been read, just like if they sent you a message when the phone wasn't on DND and you didn't open messages and read it. As for phone calls, they should go immediately to voice mail.
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Text messages can also be admitted, for instance, as circumstantial evidence under the documents in possession rule,for the non-hearsay purpose of connecting the accused to a location, transactions, or people, or demonstrating knowledge, state of mind and so on.
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Probably not—although there are exceptions. Most cell phone carriers don't permanently save the enormous amount of text-message data that is sent between users every day. AT&T Wireless, for example, says it keeps sent text messages for 48 hours only—after that, they are wiped off the system.
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Probably not—although there are exceptions. Most cell phone carriers don't permanently save the enormous amount of text-message data that is sent between users every day. ... But even if your deleted text messages are off your carrier's server, they may not be gone forever.
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Yes they can, so if you've been having an affair or doing something dodgy at work, beware! Messages are laid out on the SIM card as data files. When you move messages around or delete them, the data actually stays put. All you're doing is telling the phone to point at the files in different ways.
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Deleted SMS messages are stored in the iPhone itself, as well as on the network. But this isn't permanent. Time is of the essence when retrieving deleted SMS messages on the iPhone. If you're missing an important text, don't panic.
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There's no need to take your message being “seen” and not responded to as a personal insult or to automatically assume it means something negative. If the person you've been texting is normally responsive, maybe they got busy, distracted or simply forgot. It happens.
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iMessages are different than actual text messages. ... So it will not show up on your bill and neither will the number texting.
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If you used a SIM card to store your text messages before you erased them, then there might be space for the remains of 30 or so deleted messages; if the messages are downloaded directly to your phone, several hundred deleted messages could stick around on your device.
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Retrieve deleted texts by contacting your phone provider If you've had no luck finding an old copy of the texts in your backups, the next port of call should be your phone provider. Some companies - although not all - will keep a record of your text messages, and you're entitled to access them.
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Email can be by all means submitted as evidence in court in the same way as you would any other form of documentary evidence. However, the reliability of e-mail evidence will be subject to scrutiny. ... Printed email is definitely not admissible at court as the other side can simply challenge email's authenticity.
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Debt collectors must tell you who they are by law. ... So debt collectors have been able to send text messages. However, it's illegal for them to send texts or emails that trick or harass people into contacting them to collect money, according to the Federal Trade Commission.
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SMS (short message service) messages are more commonly known as text messages. Even though you may think that deleted text messages are gone for good, this isn't necessarily so. Deleted SMS messages are stored in the iPhone itself, as well as on the network. But this isn't permanent.