Investigators need only a court order or a subpoena, not a warrant, to get text messages that are at least 180 days old from a cell provider — the same standard as emails. … The Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Wednesday that police needed a warrant to search the phones of people who had been arrested.
When you call a dead phone does it ring?
Answer: A: With a dead battery it should not ring but it should go to voicemail directly.