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I wanted to thank everyone who offered kind words and support during this crappy situation I was pulled through. I really really appreciate all the nice things everyone said and offered for me. I also want to thank everyone who contributed towards me getting a new phone, I absolutely honestly would not have been able to buy a replacement phone without the additional funds raised here on XDA by the community. Thank you all so very much.
I wanted to thank kennyglass123 especially for his kind PM he sent me and his suggestion for me to link my PayPal account in case anybody was interested in lending me a hand. If it was not for his suggestion, I would not have had the opportunity to reach out to the community for help and to have my phone replaced.
Thanks in part to your donations, T-Mobiles willingness to give me an early full upgrade and credit of one free month and my wife for being cool enough to let me buy a $400 in less then a month of having another $400 phone stolen from me, I was able to upgrade to the Samsung Galaxy SIII today.
Thank you all so much, I'll be forever grateful to this community
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I work at a propane facility and I'm unable to keep my electronics on me while working.
I had my phone in my drawer and we had a temp labor worker here. He left, I came inside to grab my phone and it was gone.
I contacted T-Mobile who said because I don't have the insurance they cannot use GPS to track my phone. They said my window is past for insurance and due to that, they cannot add the feature to track my phone.
Is there ANY way at all I can possibly track this phone if I don't have an app on there? Any way at all? I just got this phone like a month ago as a gift that my wife somehow managed to save for and now its gone. I need ANY advice at all.
Please.
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Per the request of Kennyglass123 I have linked my PayPal account to XDA. I have received a few small donations since doing so and I wanted to thank anyone who decides or who has already decided to donate towards the replacement of my phone. Thank you all so much from the bottom of my heart. My wife was truly moved when I told her what Kenny had suggested I do
Donation Amount To Date: $125.28
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lookout.labs.planb
Go to the play store and download the app linked above to your phone. You can then track it from the my lookout website, assuming the phone is turned on. Damn office temps!
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lrs421 said:
Go to the play store and download the app linked above to your phone. You can then track it from the my lookout website, assuming the phone is turned on. Damn office temps!
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How do I search from their website?
It's asking me to login which I don't have a login...
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How do I search from their website?
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Once you have the app downloaded to your phone and are registered you can log in on there website and track your phone.
1. Install Plan B to the phone that you are trying to find from the Android Market website: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lookout.labs.planb.
2. Plan B will start automatically and send your phone’s location to your Gmail address.
3. To locate again after 10 minutes, borrow a friend’s phone and text the word “locate” to your lost phone.
You might want to try out the 3rd option mate. Some person commented that he found his lost phone.
Best of luck and keep your hopes up!
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1. Install Plan B to the phone that you are trying to find from the Android Market website: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lookout.labs.planb.
2. Plan B will start automatically and send your phone’s location to your Gmail address.
3. To locate again after 10 minutes, borrow a friend’s phone and text the word “locate” to your lost phone.
You might want to try out the 3rd option mate. Some person commented that he found his lost phone.
Best of luck and keep your hopes up!
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I tried and I'm getting nothing. I have a bad feeling because I unchecked the "allow apps to use GPS to track my location" that it won't work. I always disable that and enable it only when I'm using Maps so it doesn't drain battery (Facebook and such).
I've tried texting it several times with no luck.
If the guy was smart and shut data off or factory reset, then there's no way to track it. It's GSM, so you can't blacklist the ESN even. Sorry. I don't think there's much you can do but keep texting "locate".
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If the guy was smart and shut data off or factory reset, then there's no way to track it. It's GSM, so you can't blacklist the ESN even. Sorry. I don't think there's much you can do but keep texting "locate".
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Cops just left. I filed a report. I have to call and give them the IMEI number tomorrow so if it gets pawned, they can find it. I'm sure he's smarter then that though and he'll just sell it to a friend.
Pretty much just lost my phone and there's nothing I can do. Sucks so bad, I can't afford a new phone. God, this is so horrible. Just got the phone, wife doesn't work because our son, and now I can't afford to replace it. This is the worst feeling in the world.
temp labor is not that smart, from my experience those are people that cant hold jobs due to drug problems, or freshly out of jail.
Call and the agency let them know that you will be filing charges as your office has CCTV set up and has it all on camera, state you will not press charges if the phone gets returned.....
Then feel really bad when you find out tomm, you left it in the bathroom at work
I wouldn't really know but if he is/was working at your workplace wouldn't you guys have some info on him?
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Don't know what your situation is but most homeowners insurance policies might still cover it.
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Don't know what your situation is but most homeowners insurance policies might still cover it.
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His company's insurance should cover it. They don't allow him to bring his phone with him, they should provide a safe place for him to keep it in. Stolen on company property, so it should be their insurance any way.
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His company's insurance should cover it. They don't allow him to bring his phone with him, they should provide a safe place for him to keep it in. Stolen on company property, so it should be their insurance any way.
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I agree in theory, but I'd be willing to bet there's some clause in his job contract saying they're not responsible.
I hqve had some form or another of tracking software installed to all my nexus devices, but the best one is cerberus. Even after a factory reset it remains installed. You may try pushing it to the phone and then log in via the website. It should give you info if it is connecting to a tower, it also will email you a photo when the phone is unlocked. Brilliant stuff.
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I hqve had some form or another of tracking software installed to all my nexus devices, but the best one is cerberus. Even after a factory reset it remains installed. You may try pushing it to the phone and then log in via the website. It should give you info if it is connecting to a tower, it also will email you a photo when the phone is unlocked. Brilliant stuff.
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+1 on the app Cerberus I have it installed in my nexus its the best out there bro so when u get ur phone back or get it replaced make sure u install it bro .
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uoY_redruM said:
Cops just left. I filed a report. I have to call and give them the IMEI number tomorrow so if it gets pawned, they can find it. I'm sure he's smarter then that though and he'll just sell it to a friend.
Pretty much just lost my phone and there's nothing I can do. Sucks so bad, I can't afford a new phone. God, this is so horrible. Just got the phone, wife doesn't work because our son, and now I can't afford to replace it. This is the worst feeling in the world.
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Damn man I feel for u bro I hope everything works out for u .
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uoY_redruM said:
I work at a propane facility and I'm unable to keep my electronics on me while working.
I had my phone in my drawer and we had a temp labor worker here. He left, I came inside to grab my phone and it was gone.
I contacted T-Mobile who said because I don't have the insurance they cannot use GPS to track my phone. They said my window is past for insurance and due to that, they cannot add the feature to track my phone.
Is there ANY way at all I can possibly track this phone if I don't have an app on there? Any way at all? I just got this phone like a month ago as a gift that my wife somehow managed to save for and now its gone. I need ANY advice at all.
Please.
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Yeah, get the temps name and agency give it to the cops and track it the normal way don't play detective lmao
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I hope you find the thief and he gets what he deserves.
That's why I installed Cerberus.
Sorry for your loss.
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I just had the best conversation ever with a sprint rep. This was an in-store tech person, mind you, so all of my facial expressions were more than obvious.
The conversation went like this:
Hi, my E4GT is having some wifi connectivity issues. When I try to connect, it says connected but then keeps scanning, and in fact, it's not connected at all because I can't get a webpage to...
(Interrupting me) WAIT RIGHT THERE...let me see the front of your phone, turn it around! (I do so.) Yup, that's the problem...you downloaded something to make your ANDROID phone look like a WINDOWS phone.
You mean a launcher?
Yes, it's an unapproved app, and you corrupted your whole system. You need to delete that and hard reset. Don't make it look like it's not an Android phone...otherwise you corrupt the system.
(My face has a wtf are you serious look on it at this point.) Oooooh-kay. Um, are you sure?
YES! ABSOLUTELY! Also, I bet you have checked off install apps from unknown sources, don't you?
Yes...so?
THERE YOU GO AGAIN --- COMPLETELY CORRUPTED YOUR ENTIRE SYSTEM. Now, anyone anywhere can just go into your phone and access everything. That's why you can't get online.
(Now my face has the wtf look on it as well as a little bit of anger from this rep having somehow survived this long in her life, and in doing so, disproved darwinism.) So, you're telling me installing the amazon appstore breaks our phones?
YES, it's an unapproved app, just like that one that made your phone look like a windows phone!
But, that app's from the google market...??
I BET YOU'RE TETHERING TOO, AREN'T YOU?
(Damn, she got me there.) No! What is tethering?
Someone will come up and tell you to tether...go right ahead and do it if you want, but you'll be corrupting your entire phone again and it won't work.
Ok, thanks, this has been a big help.
You bet! Thanks for coming in!
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I just had the best conversation ever with a sprint rep. This was an in-store tech person, mind you, so all of my facial expressions were more than obvious.
The conversation went like this:
Hi, my E4GT is having some wifi connectivity issues. When I try to connect, it says connected but then keeps scanning, and in fact, it's not connected at all because I can't get a webpage to...
(Interrupting me) WAIT RIGHT THERE...let me see the front of your phone, turn it around! (I do so.) Yup, that's the problem...you downloaded something to make your ANDROID phone look like a WINDOWS phone.
You mean a launcher?
Yes, it's an unapproved app, and you corrupted your whole system. You need to delete that and hard reset. Don't make it look like it's not an Android phone...otherwise you corrupt the system.
(My face has a wtf are you serious look on it at this point.) Oooooh-kay. Um, are you sure?
YES! ABSOLUTELY! Also, I bet you have checked off install apps from unknown sources, don't you?
Yes...so?
THERE YOU GO AGAIN --- COMPLETELY CORRUPTED YOUR ENTIRE SYSTEM. Now, anyone anywhere can just go into your phone and access everything. That's why you can't get online.
(Now my face has the wtf look on it as well as a little bit of anger from this rep having somehow survived this long in her life, and in doing so, disproved darwinism.) So, you're telling me installing the amazon appstore breaks our phones?
YES, it's an unapproved app, just like that one that made your phone look like a windows phone!
But, that app's from the google market...??
I BET YOU'RE TETHERING TOO, AREN'T YOU?
(Damn, she got me there.) No! What is tethering?
Someone will come up and tell you to tether...go right ahead and do it if you want, but you'll be corrupting your entire phone again and it won't work.
Ok, thanks, this has been a big help.
You bet! Thanks for coming in!
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Lol, now that's funny
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Damn that guy is hilarius
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Ha ha ha, it's to funny! How incompetent.
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so...did it work?
Lol... I thought she was joking but shes serious... It anoys me that i know more about my phone and other phones then a sales rep(no offense to the sales reps that know what there talking about ).
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I once had a verizon droid incredible with a screen that literally moved when you touched it (this screen hardware itself physically moved, not anything on the screen). Took it into a Verizon store and the rep seriously asked me "did you try doing a battery pull?" I was just like wtf does a loose screen have to do with a battery pull.
I don't know where they find these people. When I apply for jobs there I never even get an interview, I think I fail their personality testing during the application.
I don't even understand how people like that can get hired. You would think they would require at least some basic knowledge of the industry and products. I am actually looking to change careers and would like to get a position managing a sprint store but I can't seem to find an opening in my area because they keep hiring people like this. I have been to four stores in my area and every single one has not one person who seems to know much of anything. Maybe its just the central florida area.
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Normally, I would say this story seems too far out there, and that there is no way someone is that clueless as an employee at the Sprint store.
However, I have dealt with some of the Sprint store employees and I guess it is feasible.
Either way, thanks for posting as it was an entertaining post.
Thanks op that was classic, I seem to run into these people all the time. Awesome
I had a similar thing happen at Radio Shack. I had bought the Photon there and before my 30 days were up I wanted to trade it for our SII...on launch day they didn't have any so I told them I wanted to return it and go to Sprint to get the phone. The salesman said why...the Photon is dual core and a much better phone...I immediately told him it was none of his business and then proceeded to rattle off the specs of the SII..he went into the back room. These people are clueless!
Haha I purchased an app called HVAC Buddy for work and a sprint tech told me it broke the gps in my Moment. Wtf
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I don't even understand how people like that can get hired. You would think they would require at least some basic knowledge of the industry and products. I am actually looking to change careers and would like to get a position managing a sprint store but I can't seem to find an opening in my area because they keep hiring people like this. I have been to four stores in my area and every single one has not one person who seems to know much of anything. Maybe its just the central florida area.
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All of FL, bro...I'm in the ft laud area myself, and it's harder to find a glimmer of intelligence in the general population than it is to find a guy who doesn't shave his chest here.
anyway, just fyi, it's an absolutely true story. the worst part, which I forgot to mention in the OP, is that a couple minutes before this dolt began "helping" me, I was talking with another customer who had an E4GT with some crazy problems (phone with a mind of it's own...would just randomly open up apps and close them and restart...) and I was telling her about this forum and how her problems were atypical and how she should just get a new E4GT...and then every time this stupid, stupid customer service rep talked, I had to just look over at this lady and hope she knew how completely retarded the rep was.
I hate that I am associated with these types of employees ...
-J
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zonacats23 said:
I hate that I am associated with these types of employees ...
-J
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I know there has to be some knowledgeable reps, I just haven't encountered any myself.
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In my defense, not all of us are idiots.
And a 2nd thought, ive met such people. I sometimes feel ashamed that theyre one of my own.
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zonacats23 said:
I hate that I am associated with these types of employees ...
-J
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Yeah, this. I'm sorry guys.
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squshy 7 said:
Yeah, this. I'm sorry guys.
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No need to apologize on their behalf...it's the same at every job and every profession. It's just a shame that people don't say, "sorry, I don't know," when they don't know. But, on the bright side, it does sometimes make for some funny ish when they talk out their ass
Walked into my local repair center and showed the Guy my OG Evo, told him that I was having some issues with the fact that my $400+ phone had a crack in the casing near the volume and power buttons. He immediately told me "you dropped your phone and it cracked. that's not covered sorry." and proceeded to the next customer. I walked up, showed him again my phone was in an otterbox defender case, had NO signs of damage... mind you I kept the case on since day 1 and I had never dropped the phone....
He looks at me with the straightest face and says "it is because you are using a Facebook IM application which causes the problem." at this point I laughed in his face, left the store and proceeded down the block to the next repair center.
This Guy still works there....
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Oh and here's another one.
Took another OG Evo 4G to another local repair center to have the dust cleaned out from behind the screen (there was a **** ton) and the service tech puts my phone back together and broke the power button, camera, and screen and then tells me "Uhhhh it came like that sorry"
.... fail of sprint repair centers. I'm better off fixing the phones myseld
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Whose going go root their device? Im thinking about it just for google wallet but im hearing its unsecure. Any inputs
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Soldi3rxx said:
Whose going go root their device? Im thinking about it just for google wallet but im hearing its unsecure. Any inputs
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if the root process is available for the vzw galaxy nexus by the time i get home, i will root it instantly. like you said, google wallet is the biggest reason followed by the fact i need to tether. google wallet isn't unsecure, i use it on my nexus s daily and wouldn't give it up for the world.
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if the root process is available for the vzw galaxy nexus by the time i get home, i will root it instantly. like you said, google wallet is the biggest reason followed by the fact i need to tether. google wallet isn't unsecure, i use it on my nexus s daily and wouldn't give it up for the world.
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all you phone junkies should play with your phone at least a week or so stock. just in case there are any hardware problems. methinks with all the people "renting" phones and the nexus having a high profile for modding i wouldn't chance voiding the warranty straight out of the box.
i dont need to use google wallet,i think root is better.
Ya google wallet is a musy have in my opinion, and i heard the.rooting process was easy
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You guys go ahead.... Google Wallet has a security flaw, so good luck with that!
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You guys go ahead.... Google Wallet has a security flaw, so good luck with that!
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You mean the same Google wallet that sprint and Google say is fine? Or the same Google wallet I use every single day? Please tell me about this flaw?
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You guys go ahead.... Google Wallet has a security flaw, so good luck with that!
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the flaw that verizon, atnt and tmobile made up about google using a hardware chip? that flaw? the one that won't go through their servers so they can keep an even closer eye on the things you do with your phone? that one?
pukemon said:
the flaw that verizon, atnt and tmobile made up about google using a hardware chip? that flaw? the one that won't go through their servers so they can keep an even closer eye on the things you do with your phone? that one?
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lol ok gotcha
I rooted mine and had a custom rom on it within 20 minutes of unboxing it.
Glad I did!
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all you phone junkies should play with your phone at least a week or so stock. just in case there are any hardware problems. methinks with all the people "renting" phones and the nexus having a high profile for modding i wouldn't chance voiding the warranty straight out of the box.
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That is an extrmely good point. I left part of me behind when I left my 3vo, and this is the first thing that came to mind when I get home with it from work tomorrow. Not now. Def gonna leave it the way it is for a week or so.....but we'll have to see how that goes haha
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The big security flaw is using your phone on ANY cell phone service. They track who you call, how long your calls are, who you txt, what the txt is, what cell towers you're connected to, when you pay your bill, with what credit card or check, also your name, address, oh and they know your phone number!
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I plan to use a lot of time exploring the phone on stock for about 10 days and then root.
Won't be rooting, see no need for it.
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i rooted mine on the first day, mostly becouse i want a recovery backup on the stock rom from day 1 with clockwork recovery.
I guess there is some consumer appeal, but really, why buy a Nexus if you have no interest in an unlocked phone? My decision to buy a Nexus was far less about firmware updates than it was about my right to own the hardware that I paid for.
To be honest, I didn't read the thread (shame on me), but these topics puzzle me. To each his own.
Google Wallet has some security risks in general for any device. Recently read the following from droidforums..... http://www.droidforums.net/forum/dr...s-news+(DroidForums.net+News+::+Android+News)
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I'll root when CM9 hits beta or if a good stable nightly.
Yes, but so far only to be able to restore app data (ie Angry Birds) from my old phone. I'm totally cool with the built-in ICS disable/freeze feature for the apps I don't want, I think that's an extremely fair compromise over rooting and deleting the apk/so files.
Not too concerned about Wallet yet, we'll see how that pans out if it's something we'll need to root for or just something we can head to the Market and install without any issue. I would like to try it out and have zero confidence that the competing ISIS thing won't completely suck in comparison, so if root is needed, root it is!
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The big security flaw is using your phone on ANY cell phone service. They track who you call, how long your calls are, who you txt, what the txt is, what cell towers you're connected to, when you pay your bill, with what credit card or check, also your name, address, oh and they know your phone number!
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If you want a private conversation phones are not the way to go. Back in the day we had to hard tap your line for LE with warrant. Now with CALEA and digital switches they can monitor traffic anywhere anytime w/o warrant.
Sometimes we put lines on speaker all day to monitor for noise. If your neighbor had wet line issue or cross talk we might monitor your line for noise. I worked in a 900 number telephone switch in California we have to check lines for "traffic" or people talking before working on them. It was awkward. Now I can monitor phone calls from my computer. Of coarse I don't unless it is for work I don't want to end up in Guantanamo.
Wow how off topic WTF happened?
Figured this might be a long shot but lost my phone at a target in Beaverton Oregon. Any xda members out there in that area that might of found it?
Epic touch 4g extended battery with case all black rocking the Blue Kuben Rom.
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Figured this might be a long shot but lost my phone at a target in Beaverton Oregon. Any xda members out there in that area that might of found it?
Epic touch 4g extended battery with case all black rocking the Blue Kuben Rom.
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That sucks man! But there are a few Targets in the Beaverton area. Was it the one off Farmington down the way from Fred Meyer?
Did you check with customer service? Where in the Target do you last remember having it?
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That sucks man! But there are a few Targets in the Beaverton area. Was it the one off Farmington down the way from Fred Meyer?
Did you check with customer service? Where in the Target do you last remember having it?
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cs said no one turned it in, turned on family locator from sprint no luck, Target on Beaverton Hillside by 217, Tried plan b off market no luck, lost it Sunday night
Have you checked craigslist?
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Though it has probably been sold by now. Report it stolen to sprint so that it can't be activated. Then check craigslist. A lot of people sell stolen stuff of there. If you find it, call the police and tell them you will pretend to buy it and they should ambush the guy
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I found it but ended up turning it in for in store credit towards a new phone, sorry mate. I'm just kidding. I've never heard of Beaverton, OR. I had enough with Methford (Medford), OR.
That's really funny. I'm in Texas and I have the epic 4g touch with Kuan romantic and extended battery which I'm actually selling
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Have you checked craigslist?
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Though it has probably been sold by now. Report it stolen to sprint so that it can't be activated. Then check craigslist. A lot of people sell stolen stuff of there. If you find it, call the police and tell them you will pretend to buy it and they should ambush the guy
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reported it stolen the next day, been checking Craigslist every day, checked out locale pawn shops as well however they do not deal with sprint phones they say because its to hard for them not to get ripped off. I believe it is gone forever.
You try installing plan B from the market
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HAHAAAA thx for the free phone bro!
Bummer man. If I hear of a cheap phone down here in methford I'll post it. On a non related note, I love this phone. Dropped mine in a toilet last night...didn't even turn it off or anything and its working perfectly lol. I got lucky.
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Wait why can't Sprint locater work? Call customer service if you haven't already done so and ask them to do that for you. It should work man.
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t4d73 said:
Wait why can't Sprint locater work? Call customer service if you haven't already done so and ask them to do that for you. It should work man.
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If the phone is turned off, there is no way to find it. Either its been sold and flashed to something else or the battery is dead or pulled.
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Ill be honest if I ever found a phone ( worth keeping s2 s3 ) I would keep it , keep it off , pull battery , put away for couple months , let any heat cool down then sell and I would check see if its rooted if so I would unroot , master reset , reset binary then follow the above steps
Depending on phone easy $125-300 depending on phone and condition
But sorry for you loss , be more anal with your phones lol
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Ill be honest if I ever found a phone ( worth keeping s2 s3 ) I would keep it , keep it off , pull battery , put away for couple months , let any heat cool down then sell and I would check see if its rooted if so I would unroot , master reset , reset binary then follow the above steps
Depending on phone easy $125-300 depending on phone and condition
But sorry for you loss , be more anal with your phones lol
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Or you could not be an a** hole and return it and possibly get a reward. I have had my phone stolen in a robbery and I have lost my phones before. Obviously you have never lost a phone because you seem to not know what it's like to lose such a valuable and important thing.When I got robbed, I felt so violated that they had my phone. I have had one person return my phone to me and gave them $100 for it and thanked them a million times. You are the reason people have to take such crazy measures for protecting their sh*t.
bluedevils2003 said:
Ill be honest if I ever found a phone ( worth keeping s2 s3 ) I would keep it , keep it off , pull battery , put away for couple months , let any heat cool down then sell and I would check see if its rooted if so I would unroot , master reset , reset binary then follow the above steps
Depending on phone easy $125-300 depending on phone and condition
But sorry for you loss , be more anal with your phones lol
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people wont admit it but this is probably what the majority of us would do, myself included
Umm when I play professional trumpet and my trumpet costs 4500 my s3 and s2 is with me me as well lookin at about 5000 5500 total I have one me during rehearsals or gigs and ive never lost anything 1.im super anal with everything I own even cheap stuff for example my trumpet say I go into burger king I wont leave it in the car I take It in with me I always have my stuff near by where I have a eye on it but as far as being a a hole ive returned plenty of things ive found , cash , ring , a kids backpack and theres plenty of other things ive returned and personally seen get tossed after two weeks to a month of a store holding it so why let a store toss it when I can make a fast dollar on it
Im mean at least its still being used
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It isn't hard (especially for us) to get into a phone and find out the owner's address and contact info. If I was cold hearted I would have done the same thing as previously stated. Although I would much rather give it back. Unless its an iPhone. Then I'll sell it, buy a nexus, and return THAT to them.
Also, if you have sprint insurance you just pay $100 and you get another one.
Still curiously how you lost a phone in target. Did you set it down on a shelf or something??
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Umm when I play professional trumpet and my trumpet costs 4500 my s3 and s2 is with me me as well lookin at about 5000 5500 total I have one me during rehearsals or gigs and ive never lost anything 1.im super anal with everything I own even cheap stuff for example my trumpet say I go into burger king I wont leave it in the car I take It in with me I always have my stuff near by where I have a eye on it but as far as being a a hole ive returned plenty of things ive found , cash , ring , a kids backpack and theres plenty of other things ive returned and personally seen get tossed after two weeks to a month of a store holding it so why let a store toss it when I can make a fast dollar on it
Im mean at least its still being used
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What kinda of lame excuse is that? Who would "toss" their phone after losing it and then having it returned? Especially if it was a S2? A phone is a very personal item for most ppl. Contains photos, contacts, text msgs, etc... At very least, losing a phone is a huge inconvenience. For most people, it's a sickly feeling know someone else has your personal details in their hands.
The fact of the matter is, if you find someone's phone and don't make any attempt to return it, you're a heartless asshole. And what for? To make a quick buck? Apparently your integrity is only worth a few bucks. Just call a spade a spade. If you're a heartless asshole and you're ok with it, then just say, I'm a heartless asshole. Don't try and masquerade your assholeness with some lame excuse about making sure the loss item is "still being used." That's just bull**** and you, as well as everyone else knows it.
Censura_Umbra said:
Although I would much rather give it back. Unless its an iPhone. Then I'll sell it, buy a nexus, and return THAT to them.
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This!! Lol
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CoppertoneSPF15 said:
What kinda of lame excuse is that? Who would "toss" their phone after losing it and then having it returned? Especially if it was a S2? A phone is a very personal item for most ppl. Contains photos, contacts, text msgs, etc... At very least, losing a phone is a huge inconvenience. For most people, it's a sickly feeling know someone else has your personal details in their hands.
The fact of the matter is, if you find someone's phone and don't make any attempt to return it, you're a heartless asshole. And what for? To make a quick buck? Apparently your integrity is only worth a few bucks. Just call a spade a spade. If you're a heartless asshole and you're ok with it, then just say, I'm a heartless asshole. Don't try and masquerade your assholeness with some lame excuse about making sure the loss item is "still being used." That's just bull**** and you, as well as everyone else knows it.
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I think he was saying that when a good person turns in lost items to customer service they can only hold those items legally for a certain period of time. Then they legally own that item if it is not claimed.
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Are there some app's I can remotely install from my computer and then access it find out where it is etc?
My phone was stolen today. I have it sim locked, so I guess if they try to take the sim out or turn the phone off and back on they're S.O.L.!!
I had GoSMS Find Phone plug-in installed but gah forgot to turn it on after my fresh install of JDevil's rom.
Filed a police report, have the sim card number, hopefully the ebay seller will still have the esn handy.
That sux I have ceberus installed on mine. Don't know if u can install remotely.
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If u still have the imei number u can give it to the company and block the phone remotely it may not get u the phone but it will be useless for the one that stole it.
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If u still have the imei number u can give it to the company and block the phone remotely it may not get u the phone but it will be useless for the one that stole it.
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That's the funny and odd thing, T-Mobile asked for the esn when I activated it on their network with the micro sim. When I called them up they didn't know what I was talking about. LoL
SMH If a kid is abducted or whatever and they have a phone they can gps track it, but if your phone is simply stolen. Ohh sorry we can't help you but would you like to buy this nice new replacement??? LoL
From computer install
Androidlost app
And
Androidlostjumpstart.
And see if it helps.
Goodluck
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From computer install
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Androidlostjumpstart.
And see if it helps.
Goodluck
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Nothing yet and everytime I call my phone now it rings a few times and says "The Subscriber you've dialed is not available or has traveled outside the coverage area" so either it's still turned on (Since it still rings a few times like normally or it's roaming and has no signal wherever it is.
Well I'm happy knowing the battery finally died on the thief, it goes straight the t-mo error message now even on *67 dialed calls, I don't think they were smart enough to know how to block calls. Also I'm kinda pleased cause my sim card lock has probably gotten the best of him now whenever he tries to power the phone back on and gets prompted to enter a pin. Plus I know no cellphone repair store will touch a sim card pin lock issue, especially if the person bringing in the phone has no information to give to them about my account. Plus even if he attempts to take the sim card out he'll still be prompted to enter a pin.
Today I'll be off to get a cheapo slider phone so I can text people easier until my replacement gets here.
Going with a ZoPo ZP950+, over at their forums it has a root guide, twrp and cwm support as well as LeWa and other custom rom's made for it even an internal sd card mod to increase the storage space to 2.95gb's and has pretty much the same spec's as the note 2, except it's a chinandroid.
Phone: http://www.zopomobileshop.com/en/85-zopo-zp950-phablet-quad-core-phone.html
Offical Rom D/L: http://www.zopomobileshop.com/en/content/9-download
Forum D/L's CWM/TWRP and Custom Rom's: http://forum.zopomobileshop.com/forum.php?mod=forumdisplay&fid=37&filter=typeid&typeid=1
That sucks brother. ..
But you got the last laugh. ..
I use lookout mobile security.
Best $29.00 I've ever spent.
Device tracking, improper unlock protection, it even takes a picture of the person trying to hack it and emails it to you. .
Not to mention GPS tracking of the device and geolocation if GPS is off.
Remote wipe of data also.
Check it out. ....cheers. ...and again very sorry. .g
lookout security FTW....had it for a long time now...
Aegis is awesome for Finding, locking, or wiping, your phone from another Cell.
i have done this plenty of times and even have it on my sons phone i can locate, or Turn off his or lock him out whenever i want. pretty slick little app if you ask me, Oh and its FREE. or was i dont know now.
Did you ever get this sorted out OP?
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Sorted as in getting it back? Nope, all I could do is a file a report to the police, when I tried to report the esn to at&t they said they couldn't find it and that apparently the seller on ebay never updated anything. I might have to contact him to tell at&t that he sold it to me and release the esn to me then try again.
E-mailed go dev about getting the code list and never once got a reply from them, I had to load GO SMS in Bluestacks and open find phone and get the codes from there, which nothing really ever worked since either a. the thief took the sim card out before I could use the codes with lostandroid or b. lostandroid wasn't able to start up for some unknown reason, maybe the phone was turned off or my gmail account wasn't active on the phone anymore and c. I forgot to start go sms find phone feature before it being stolen (You'd really think they'd make something like this that automatically starts once installed either over the pc or android!! LoL)
So I'm haha stuck right now on a old iphone 3g got it for a lil bit of cash, jailbroke it and loaded whited00r 6 (Based on 3.1.3 made to look like and have some features of iOS 6) since 4.2.1 was constantly looking up the phone and making me lag. I'm locking for a new phone now, I might either get a Note i717 LTE model and unlock it myself or take a risk with the ChinAndroid ZoPo ZP950+ for $250 roughly with shipping.
It's more of an ouch than anything, I got a damn good deal on one hell of a good and bad ass phone, then some jersey shore looking faggity assed ***** boy comes along with his dad and bro to offer to do some repairs, so my dad with dementia foolishly lets them in and never askes them for id or any type of contact info and then while outside helping one of them with something around the house he lifts my phone because apparently he can't afford to buy his own phone otherwise he wouldn't be doing unlicensed odd jobs with his family and stealing sh¡t.
I took a gamble on ebay with a seller who had no feedback and won it for $330.00 bucks, that's where it really hurts the price I got it for.
Well Kinda Good News
Well kinda good news, I won a manufacture refurbished i317 for $300 bucks.
One of my xda/facebook buddies said "damn man you're crazy why don't ya just buy a brand new phone." LoL! I told him when something better than the samsung note 2 comes out that I can afford I would. haha
My old i317 I got for $330 plus shipping and it had a small crack on the bottom of the screen, this other one is newly refurbished, sucks that I'll be $300 in the hole again but I figured what the hell it makes sense. I was gunna pay up to around $230 to $275 for a ChinAndroid phone with a lil bit larger screen same specs and no lte, so why not chuck in an extra $25 bucks and get what I really wanted </again>...
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Well kinda good news, I won a manufacture refurbished i317 for $300 bucks.
One of my xda/facebook buddies said "damn man you're crazy why don't ya just buy a brand new phone." LoL! I told him when something better than the samsung note 2 comes out that I can afford I would. haha
My old i317 I got for $330 plus shipping and it had a small crack on the bottom of the screen, this other one is newly refurbished, sucks that I'll be $300 in the hole again but I figured what the hell it makes sense. I was gunna pay up to around $230 to $275 for a ChinAndroid phone with a lil bit larger screen same specs and no lte, so why not chuck in an extra $25 bucks and get what I really wanted </again>...
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Those China Phones are NOT the same specsd.... THey are no WHERE NEAR the same as the note 2..
hyelton said:
Those China Phones are NOT the same specsd.... THey are no WHERE NEAR the same as the note 2..
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Some are and some aren't honestly, the details are always lost in poor translation and the advantage of it being a misconception from the consumer...
I'd say the safest to follow are Lenovo, ZTE and Pantech, they're to what they say they are...
I'm really anxiously waiting for this to hit the consumer market, see how much it is and possibly get it: ZTE Nubia Z7 rumoured to sport 6.3-inch display, 8-core CPU, 16-megapixel camera
But right now, I'm just happy as hell to have a Note 2 again. LoL
But yea with ChinAndroid phones it usually tends to go claim to 13mp equals a 8mp half the time and dual-core means a cpu and a gpu some of the time and so on. LoL
I'd still eventually like to get my hands on one just to give it a real consumer user run down and play around with to see how hackable it is plus how well it holds up. Maybe I'll get the ZoPo Zp950+ and do a side-by-side youtube review and comparison to the Note 2. haha
It's odd I done a esn check on a few sites and they all report back that it had a clean esn but the seller said it has a bad esn... Guess the only way to know for sure is to take it to or call AT&T themselves. Hopefully it it's clean!
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Do yourself a favor and download android lost from the play store, it hides on the phone and theres a website where you can track it, take pictures with it, and do all kinds of other things if this ever happens again
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Do yourself a favor and download android lost from the play store, it hides on the phone and theres a website where you can track it, take pictures with it, and do all kinds of other things if this ever happens again
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I've got Ceberus, I might look into android lost again.
You can never have enough security
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So my best friends HTC one was stolen at gun point and he switched his service back over to an old iphone and we were wondering if verizon could do anything about it or there are any apps to find it. For some reason lookout wouldnt find it but it did take a picture of the guy who stole it because he put in a password wrong 5 times. If anyone has any suggestions just let me know.
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So my best friends HTC one was stolen at gun point and he switched his service back over to an old iphone and we were wondering if verizon could do anything about it or there are any apps to find it. For some reason lookout wouldnt find it but it did take a picture of the guy who stole it because he put in a password wrong 5 times. If anyone has any suggestions just let me know.
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really the only thing that can be done at this point is report it stolen to kill the IMEI.
That sucks so bad.
amazing what this world is coming to.
I remember people getting show in Fl. walking out with their PS3
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really the only thing that can be done at this point is report it stolen to kill the IMEI.
That sucks so bad.
amazing what this world is coming to.
I remember people getting show in Fl. walking out with their PS3
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Would it be worth letting the imei live and find out if someone activates by working with verizon. idk if they would do that. Yea it is crazy. What is even crazier is the phone caughta picture of the thief but they havent had luck finding him
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Would it be worth letting the imei live and find out if someone activates by working with verizon. idk if they would do that. Yea it is crazy. What is even crazier is the phone caughta picture of the thief but they havent had luck finding him
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There is that new app that Google has on all their phones I can't remember what it's called but if he set it up he can remote wipe... If he carries insurance I think its covered.
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Would it be worth letting the imei live and find out if someone activates by working with verizon. idk if they would do that. Yea it is crazy. What is even crazier is the phone caughta picture of the thief but they havent had luck finding him
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wow man that is just horrible, so sorry to your friend.
I would possibly yea give that a try!
but he may sell it, and the guy who bought it had no idea, then hopefully can track back to the thief.
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There is that new app that Google has on all their phones I can't remember what it's called but if he set it up he can remote wipe... If he carries insurance I think its covered.
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he already switched the service over. idk if that matters.
Android device manager? It can only remotely swipe if you have given it Admin permission in your google settings, but it can and will locate the phone.
https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager
Sign into the google you set the phone up with.
find this scum of the earth!!
Thief would have to get it unlocked and on WiFi to locate now. Cell data went back to the old iPhone he said. So the op's friend is likely screwed.
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Thief would have to get it unlocked and on WiFi to locate now. Cell data went back to the old iPhone he said. So the op's friend is likely screwed.
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unless you dont secure your device. I dont have a passcode unlock on my phone, but I've been trying to get tasker set up to turn it on when I leave my house, or some nfc tag to lock it when I leave
If it was still active there is an app in play store called Plan B where you could push app to the phone and get GPS location from it but as stated, if service was disconnected this won't work.
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That's horrible.
Android Device Manager works pretty much just like Apples Find My iPhone. It allows you to locate the device on a map and remotely wipe it.
However, with the One you have to actually go into the settings and enable it.
Unfortunately, as others have said, even if it were enabled, your friend has already turned the service to the One off, so the only way I can see would be if the One connects to a WiFi network.
Sucks... this is why I am so glad I live in Virginia and can carry a handgun anywhere I go.
Thieves... Scum of the earth.
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+1 on the carry permit. My 1911 goes where I go. 45ACP makes sure my belongings stay with me. But on the plus side... I'm glad you're alive.
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But don't you guys know we need stricter gun control?
I wish I was 21 and could get a conceal-carry. Thief pulls a gun, I pull mine.
crazyg0od33 said:
unless you dont secure your device. I dont have a passcode unlock on my phone, but I've been trying to get tasker set up to turn it on when I leave my house, or some nfc tag to lock it when I leave
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Yeah...my post was in reference to this specific case. If you really intend to track down your phone....leave data active until you find it.
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GrayTheWolf said:
But don't you guys know we need stricter gun control?
I wish I was 21 and could get a conceal-carry. Thief pulls a gun, I pull mine.
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but if he already has his gun pulled and he sees you going for something like a gun, he shoots, then claims self-defense.
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+1 on the carry permit. My 1911 goes where I go. 45ACP makes sure my belongings stay with me. But on the plus side... I'm glad you're alive.
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So instead of giving him the phone and going home to your family you will try to draw your weapon and either kill someone or be killed? All for $600? The lawyer will charge you 50x that just to get you out of the slammer. Give the guy the phone and go home and hug your kids, your wife, your mother or all of the above. Use the gun for target practice.
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So instead of giving him the phone and going home to your family you will try to draw your weapon and either kill someone or be killed? All for $600? The lawyer will charge you 50x that just to get you out of the slammer. Give the guy the phone and go home and hug your kids, your wife, your mother or all of the above. Use the gun for target practice.
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The minute someone draws a weapon on you, your life is gravely in danger. You respond according by handing over your belongings and tucking your tail then ending up in the paper because they raped your girlfriend in front of you, stole your phone and executed you. I prefer just to end the altercation with my 45. I'll take court over that.
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The minute someone draws a weapon on you, your life is gravely in danger. You respond according by handing over your belongings and tucking your tail then ending up in the paper because they raped your girlfriend in front of you, stole your phone and executed you. I prefer just to end the altercation with my 45. I'll take court over that.
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but if he already has his gun pulled and he sees you going for something like a gun, he shoots, then claims self-defense.
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Or you call self-defense.
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+1
Or you call self-defense.
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oh no for sure. I'm just saying his gun is already out... ok I'm done I hate these kind of discussion