Yesterday, at school, my beloved Wildfire S was stolen by a b*****d. I won't say the full story, it's too long and irrelevant. But anyway, I'm extremely angry, I didn't see this bloody mother f**k and I don't have a clue where he is. All I want to do is find him and let me and my mates give him hell. Call me sadistic, but no one steals what matters to me and gets away clean, or alive, with it. Moving on.
The first time I called my WFS from another mobile, it rang, but obviously the ***** didn't pick it up. He was probably trying to crack my pattern password. When I got home, I rang it again, but he turned it off. Since then, I've been phoning and phoning and phoning but it's off now. I can't track it or anything. The school are just picking on me for putting it in my pocket, and they're being absolutely f***ing useless. They won't check the CCTV properly, they're putting all the blame on me, they're not bothering to search people's bags (on the day it was stolen). They're just being a bunch of f**ks. Normally I don't swear so much, but I'm angry.
Anyway, I pushed PlanB to it, so if he puts a SIM with a data connection on it I can get a location and kill him personally. But right now that's just a dream. Because the school aren't helping, I'm filing a police report.
So yeah, this thread is rather pointless, but I gotta deal with the rage somehow, and XDA is a place full of helpful and understanding (in most cases) people.
Is there absolutely anything more I can do to get my phone back. I'm in the UK. Any suggestions? I really need my phone back, my dad will kill me because we're in a financial situation and things just aren't working out. BTW, the ****er also stole my Oyster card, my gum, and my Smints. *****.
That's messed up, sorry to here that mate, hope you get it back, good luck to you.
I'd kill him just for the smints.
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"You can overclock as much as you want, your phone will always seem too slow."
Ouch, bad luck mate... the wfs & oyster especially...
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That's why I keep androidlost installed on my phone.
It has root privilegies, so I can fully control my phone from their website in case it's stolen.Even if he/she changes SIM card, it will automatically send me a new number.
It's a smart phone, you should have had some kind of security on it.
They cannot search bags, they have no right to. So they're not being a "bunch of f**ks", they're just following the law. Also death threats are a very serious thing indeed, I'd remove that if I were you.
The oyster card is traceable if used. Good luck!
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Thrawed said:
They cannot search bags, they have no right to. So they're not being a "bunch of f**ks", they're just following the law. Also death threats are a very serious thing indeed, I'd remove that if I were you.
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DUDE WTF?
P.S. Sorry to hear that mate. Find that asshole and kill him!
Long story, big problem.
Kill him. And if you find him, give him two from my side too. Nobody steals a wildfire s and gets away with it. Good luck buddy.
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Htcsense.com has a built-in tracking feature, but it is under construction now.
If you got it back, root it! Then flash this file: http://www.cerberusapp.com/cerberus.zip this is the best hard reset proof anti theft solution!
Kill those STEALERS!
ps im dutch, sorry for my english
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Thrawed said:
They cannot search bags, they have no right to. So they're not being a "bunch of f**ks", they're just following the law. Also death threats are a very serious thing indeed, I'd remove that if I were you.
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DUDE WTF?
P.S. Sorry to hear that mate. Find that asshole and kill him!
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Exactly. WTF? You know it's not a real death threat. It's just anger. If someone cheated on you, killed a friend, stole a possession, wouldn't you be angry? It's human nature. If something that makes generate a strong feeling of annoyance, or despair, then that would be anger. And it's a school, it's they're job to make sure everything is working out. And they are allowed to check bags if something has been stolen. Just like at a shop, or airport. If the victim of a bag search is reluctant to have their bag searched, than it just gives the searcher more of a reason to mark them as a suspect. Whereas if the person is OK with a bag search, it means they have nothing to hide, and they want to be in the clear.
Thanks for the good luck comments guys. Today I filed a police report on it. I'm having some officers come round tomorrow, so they can get enough information for the report. The school claimed that they checked the CCTV, but they had no luck finding it. On the field there are plenty of places to put cameras, so they should of. It's in their budget, and technically part of their duty to protect students. The police said thet'd also go round to the school, to do things themselves, properly.
Again,thanks for the nice comments guys. I hope I get my phone back. Like I said, XDA is full of helpful and understanding people (most of the time). LOL.
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Exactly. WTF? You know it's not a real death threat. It's just anger. If someone cheated on you, killed a friend, stole a possession, wouldn't you be angry? It's human nature. If something that makes generate a strong feeling of annoyance, or despair, then that would be anger. And it's a school, it's they're job to make sure everything is working out. And they are allowed to check bags if something has been stolen. Just like at a shop, or airport. If the victim of a bag search is reluctant to have their bag searched, than it just gives the searcher more of a reason to mark them as a suspect. Whereas if the person is OK with a bag search, it means they have nothing to hide, and they want to be in the clear.
Thanks for the good luck comments guys. Today I filed a police report on it. I'm having some officers come round tomorrow, so they can get enough information for the report. The school claimed that they checked the CCTV, but they had no luck finding it. On the field there are plenty of places to put cameras, so they should of. It's in their budget, and technically part of their duty to protect students. The police said thet'd also go round to the school, to do things themselves, properly.
Again,thanks for the nice comments guys. I hope I get my phone back. Like I said, XDA is full of helpful and understanding people (most of the time). LOL.
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If you have nothing to hide then you should be okay with a search? That is utter bull****.
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If you have nothing to hide then you should be okay with a search? That is utter bull****.
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Do you just troll around forums seeking haters or it just comes naturally to you?
He is right actually, they have no right to touch bags, unless they have some kind of evidence that you stole something.
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He is right actually, they have no right to touch bags, unless they have some kind of evidence that you stole something.
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This is true. But, I can see where bad wolf is coming from.
Plan b is your best bet man. You could try push cerberus to the phone but you would not be able to set it up remotely. If I was you I would watch plan b like a hawk and hope it comes up with something. Also, start to think constructively about who would have had the oppertunity to take the device. Is it possible that your pocket has just emptied and your phone is sitting out of charge somewhere?
Retrace your classes, think of who you sit beside, who bumped into you, who knows your password or sits close enough to you to sus it out. Worst case scenario is if someone has it has android experience. Then they could flash a new rom and not even cerberus could help. But, you should call your phone carrier. Worst case scenario they should be able to black list the imei and then it cannot to my knowledge be used as a phone.
Next time get cerberus and some zipped pockets man. I know the hurt your feeling, theft is not cool. Espically when its something you've poured part of your life into.
Chin up lad. Your better than murder
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Only if htcsense.com was still open, then you could have tracked it down...... Sorry about that. Look at the bright side you can get something better than this cheap a•• phone
Exactly what ^ said, retrace your steps. Do what I do...
Go into a quiet room, sit on the floor and think of what you did. If that doesn't help say random words, you'll eventually say a word that triggers something and remember.
Once you find s/he. Kill the bastard.
And thrawrd is kinda right. Its illegal to go through peoples bags, the school can't do it. But technically you can.
Oh and before you kill the little thieving smut, tell em this.
"My phone tracker says hi." *punch*
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Exactly what ^ said, retrace your steps. Do what I do...
Go into a quiet room, sit on the floor and think of what you did. If that doesn't help say random words, you'll eventually say a word that triggers something and remember.
Once you find s/he. Kill the bastard.
And thrawrd is kinda right. Its illegal to go through peoples bags, the school can't do it. But technically you can.
Oh and before you kill the little thieving smut, tell em this.
"My phone tracker says hi." *punch*
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Nice technique bud. I tend to go a tad OCD with a pen and paper, writing down every variable and ruling them out systematically by a process of checking and logical outcome
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How dare him/her!
I lost my phone months ago too. I had Prey installed on it, but I never enabled the option to alert a friend when the SIM is switched (biggest mistake I made on this phone :crying.
You can still push apps to your phone with the Android Market website.
I think I read somewhere there is an app that can send you the GPS location if you send a specific SMS to the phone and if Data Mobile and GPS are enabled. I forgot the name of this one... (I'm not sure of this)
In my case, I was already screwed because the SIM card was switched just after I lost it and I still don't know the phone number of the guy who is actually using it. >_<
The police isn't helpful in this case (at least in France...). They won't do a thing without the thief phone number. They don't care of GPS location because it's too difficult to find the right guy.
What I did on my new phone :
Install Prey
Install Avast with the Anti-Theft module
And enable the fu***ng option to alert a friend if the SIM card is switched, in these two apps, to get the phone number of the person who switched it.
(There are several others cool settings if your phone is rooted)
I won't do the same mistake twice. :good:
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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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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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I hate that I am associated with these types of employees ...
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Yeah, this. I'm sorry guys.
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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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Reason im asking is i met a guy today to check out a white s3 and he was straight up in his craigslist ad and said it had a bad esn. He bought it off CL and got burned. He was asking $300. The reason im considering it is bc my daughter has a galaxy player 4.0 and wants a 5.0. There $220 new. A girl in her summer camp mother offered her $160 for it plus she has $100 left from her bday. Do you think its worth it if i sell her galaxy player and giver $40 more bucks for the s3? I have a blue my gf has a white one and shes always playin on my gfs phone wants one bad lol
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It all depends on what you think it's worth
To me, it would be worth zero. It's a phone and you can't activate it on Sprint, does me no good
Now perhaps you can flash it to a different carrier that won't care about the phone itself..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1794544
Knock it off. You stole it. Stop wasting our time.
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No i did not steal it you dumbass idiot. If you look this thread was posted same time as the one you put the link to. Just when i was tryin to post it in this general the xda app kept closing so i closed the app and reopened it then posted in the sprint general not knowing the original threas posted. I make 80K a year I DONT NEED TO STEAL ****! Others were tellin me to do illegal stuff and i made it clear i just wanted it for wifi only. And if dude wouldnt of sold it id a bought it but since my daughter got her hopes up i got her one anyway!!!
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No i did not steal it you dumbass idiot. If you look this thread was posted same time as the one you put the link to. Just when i was tryin to post it in this general the xda app kept closing so i closed the app and reopened it then posted in the sprint general not knowing the original threas posted. I make 80K a year I DONT NEED TO STEAL ****! Others were tellin me to do illegal stuff and i made it clear i just wanted it for wifi only. And if dude wouldnt of sold it id a bought it but since my daughter got her hopes up i got her one anyway!!!
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Your dialect and grammar sounds like it comes from someone who makes $80k a year.
State of Md licensed and cerified fire protection installer. Look on HUDs website what were making in the dc md va area which has almost twice as much new commercial construction as any other part of the country. And oh yea me and the guys that work for me curse each other out about 30 times a day. Dont have to sit behind a desk to make good money. So like i said i dont need yo steal a god damn thing.
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State of Md licensed and cerified fire protection installer. Look on HUDs website what were making in the dc md va area which has almost twice as much new commercial construction as any other part of the country. And oh yea me and the guys that work for me curse each other out about 30 times a day. Dont have to sit behind a desk to make good money. So like i said i dont need yo steal a god damn thing.
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Fire stop? $80k? lol
Fire sprinkler systems. 2nd highest paid construction trade next to elevators. We come out of apprentiship school makin $30 hr. Thats just an apprentice makin that.....and as far as fhe fire stoppers go we sub contract that out pay them per whole. I wouldnt be surprised if they make close to 80k in a busy year
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Anyway im done with this pissin contest point is i wanted to make sure if she didnt like it i would be able to resell it. She loves the one i got her. I dont appreciate being called s thief when lookin for something for my daughter sorry if i turned into a crybaby lol
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Knock it off. You stole it. Stop wasting our time.
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Really? that's your way of helping prople that ask questions?
Bmore you don't have to explain yourself to anyone.
There are lots of ways to end up with a phone with a bad ESN.
Someone else could have lost it, got a new one with the insurance then found the old one. Stop wasting post space with unfounded accusations.
Thank you for your cooperation
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Sweet bro, who cares how much ppl make that shouldn't determine anything here on xda. And don't worry there's all kinds of uptight guys on here that have never seen a vagina in real life before. An ways, glad you got her one because 300 is a rip off with a bad ESN, I would have offered him 100 and sold it for parts.
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Well, i am screwed!
I picked up an S3 from CL today, called sprint from there and confirmed that ESN is clean. came home and begun the activation process only to learn that although the ESN is clean, the phone is locked to the other account. suffice to say the phone has been wiped and no information on it to connect to previous owner. i did the ##786# to retrieve the phone number, called the owner and said i have your phone, only to learn that the phone was stolen. i asked DO YOU WANT IT? upon their response i said, i live about 1 hr away, would you be willing to compensate me for my travel, thats when it got nasty. the lady started to threaten me by telling me she will sue, and that she will report me to the police as if i was the one who stole the phone. long story short, i drove to sprint only to find that they have nothing to do with lost/ stolen phone, they directed me to the police.
as of right now, i wasted an entire day just figuring stuff out, spent 10$ in tolls + 10$ in gas money to get the phone + one day of no work ( As a Business Analyst for Gov contractor you can imagine is a lot of money) and tonight driving to the police station to turn myself and the 'stolen' phone in!
Like i said, I AM SCREWED!!!
Point the police to the person you got it from. That's about all you can do. Get a report number from the police if you can. That way when the owner won't stop harassing you since they probably have your number, give her the report number.
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galexandr said:
Well, i am screwed!
I picked up an S3 from CL today, called sprint from there and confirmed that ESN is clean. came home and begun the activation process only to learn that although the ESN is clean, the phone is locked to the other account. suffice to say the phone has been wiped and no information on it to connect to previous owner. i did the ##786# to retrieve the phone number, called the owner and said i have your phone, only to learn that the phone was stolen. i asked DO YOU WANT IT? upon their response i said, i live about 1 hr away, would you be willing to compensate me for my travel, thats when it got nasty. the lady started to threaten me by telling me she will sue, and that she will report me to the police as if i was the one who stole the phone. long story short, i drove to sprint only to find that they have nothing to do with lost/ stolen phone, they directed me to the police.
as of right now, i wasted an entire day just figuring stuff out, spent 10$ in tolls + 10$ in gas money to get the phone + one day of no work ( As a Business Analyst for Gov contractor you can imagine is a lot of money) and tonight driving to the police station to turn myself and the 'stolen' phone in!
Like i said, I AM SCREWED!!!
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That's lame that she was so hostile, you should have reminded her that you weren't informed it was stolen and you could easily just smash it on the ground if she preferred. Dunno why people have to be so nasty when it looks you did all the right things. Hope it all works out man.
Thats the idea! im heading there right now ( well in a few minutes) and return the stolen goods, so i no longer am found in possession of them, then will call/txt her say, you want your phone? u drive there and u get your phone!
Thanks for the advice.
galexandr said:
Thats the idea! im heading there right now ( well in a few minutes) and return the stolen goods, so i no longer am found in possession of them, then will call/txt her say, you want your phone? u drive there and u get your phone!
Thanks for the advice.
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How much did you end up paying for it?
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i would put a nice a little crack in her screen for her ****ty attitude.
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i would put a nice a little crack in her screen for her ****ty attitude.
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Put a password lock in it and charge her whatever you paid for the password lol
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LOL, good suggestions, but in fact i turn it to the police,
She threaten to turn this into a major investigation, and although she did not have anything on me, i did not want to associate myself with such uneducated woman. on top of all i want to apply for clearance, and i dont know how this may come to bite me in the a$$, considering i have spotless record thus far.
as for my search for Galaxy S3, its still on, if you guys know anyone who's selling i'll pay good money,
@bmoreboy02 how is Baltimore? i live in DMV area, if u know anyone selling S3, do tell please,
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i would put a nice a little crack in her screen for her ****ty attitude.
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agreed..you should have just smashed it and made a nice youtube video of it
I want to find out who did this, among the things stolen was a rooted Nexus 7 with Lookout. Any suggestions of how to find my stuff would be greatly appreciated. Also a PS3 was taken I know this kind of doesn't have anything to do with the S3 but I'm always on this thread and trust the people here and know you are helpful.
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I want to find out who did this, among the things stolen was a rooted Nexus 7 with Lookout. Any suggestions of how to find my stuff would be greatly appreciated. Also a PS3 was taken I know this kind of doesn't have anything to do with the S3 but I'm always on this thread and trust the people here and know you are helpful.
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I would think time is a factor... Since you have Lookout installed, you can find out the general vicinity (depends on accuracy of the GPS) of where the tablet is currently located.
You can go to the police with that information, and maybe they'll do something (not extremely likely).
If you want some delicious justice, order a pizza for that house every night for a month and watch as they answer the door and get increasingly frustrated. Once you've fattened them up on grease and pepperoni, they won't be able to outrun you as you chase them down. Of course, they might have sold your stuff in that time, but you have efficiently reduced their ability to steal again (floorboards creak a lot more when you're 275 than when you're 175).
In all seriousness, though, I think it sucks that this stuff was stolen. If you have home (or renter's) insurance, they'll cover the loss. Otherwise, Lookout GPS information and reporting to the police might be the best bet.
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I would think time is a factor... Since you have Lookout installed, you can find out the general vicinity (depends on accuracy of the GPS) of where the tablet is currently located.
You can go to the police with that information, and maybe they'll do something (not extremely likely).
If you want some delicious justice, order a pizza for that house every night for a month and watch as they answer the door and get increasingly frustrated. Once you've fattened them up on grease and pepperoni, they won't be able to outrun you as you chase them down. Of course, they might have sold your stuff in that time, but you have efficiently reduced their ability to steal again (floorboards creak a lot more when you're 275 than when you're 175).
In all seriousness, though, I think it sucks that this stuff was stolen. If you have home (or renter's) insurance, they'll cover the loss. Otherwise, Lookout GPS information and reporting to the police might be the best bet.
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Yes. My revenge will be swift and fierce if I find them. I will have the police arresting them the second I find them. I can track them through the PS3 also. So one way or another I hope to find them. My brother is a State Investigator, so I can contact the right people when this stuff pops up through GPS.
Bummer dude, I hate thieves. ...I'm in the sacto area to, should we set up a perimeter? I hope you get your stuff back or at least some justice, vigilante or other wise.
I hope you find out who did this Thief's disappoint me. Keep us updated!
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Sorry to hear this Giant. I wish I could do something to help. I hope you get your stuff or them or hopefully both.
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Something similar happened to my I did a remote install of plan b it tracked my phone found out where it was called then ops and they wouldn't do a god damn thing. Hope you have better luck. I live in Vegas and most locals roll around strapped and considering my phone was in the hood I didn't feel the risk was worth the reward. And that's where assurion comes in!
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Sorry to hear this man. Faced a similar issue except I had the Gotya app installed and thanks to that app I was able to not only track him down but also get loads of snapshots of the dudes face and got my phone back. Been using Gotya ever since. would recommend it in case this ever happens to you again. Hope you find him. Good luck.
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More a "actions to take" reply, but you can remotely install Where's my Droid then text it "WMD GPS" to get its GPS location
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.
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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
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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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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 $600? The lawyer will charge you 50x that just to get you out of the slammer. Give the guy the phone and go home and hug your kids, your wife, your mother or all of the above. Use the gun for target practice.
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The minute someone draws a weapon on you, your life is gravely in danger. You respond according by handing over your belongings and tucking your tail then ending up in the paper because they raped your girlfriend in front of you, stole your phone and executed you. I prefer just to end the altercation with my 45. I'll take court over that.
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The minute someone draws a weapon on you, your life is gravely in danger. You respond according by handing over your belongings and tucking your tail then ending up in the paper because they raped your girlfriend in front of you, stole your phone and executed you. I prefer just to end the altercation with my 45. I'll take court over that.
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but if he already has his gun pulled and he sees you going for something like a gun, he shoots, then claims self-defense.
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Or you call self-defense.
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Or you call self-defense.
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oh no for sure. I'm just saying his gun is already out... ok I'm done I hate these kind of discussion
Hey guy, so my mom is super protective and all this junk and im 16 years old and a guy im not that bad of a kid so theres no need for this plus a total invasion of privacy. They bought this thing its called guarddad for 70$ ! and they dont know i know about it. but it sees all text incoming and out, if i take a pic from my camera they can see it all call logs internet and all this crazy ****. i want it off or blocked, i want my phone on total lockdown with full privacy i have a sprint Samsung Galaxy S3 rooted. Please help
I had to Google it to find it, it's an interesting program. This isn't going to be what you want to hear, but it seems she is looking out for you. Moms do that, all through life. With all of the horrible things online she is worried about you. My suggestion, instead of going behind her back, is to talk with her about it. I don't think you will get the help you were expecting from this place. XDA is for development, not hacking.
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I had to Google it to find it, it's an interesting program. This isn't going to be what you want to hear, but it seems she is looking out for you. Moms do that, all through life. With all of the horrible things online she is worried about you. My suggestion, instead of going behind her back, is to talk with her about it. I'm don't think you will get the help you were expecting from this place. XDA is for development, not hacking.
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metalfan78 said:
I had to Google it to find it, it's an interesting program. This isn't going to be what you want to hear, but it seems she is looking out for you. Moms do that, all through life. With all of the horrible things online she is worried about you. My suggestion, instead of going behind her back, is to talk with her about it. I don't think you will get the help you were expecting from this place. XDA is for development, not hacking.
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That's sounds a little over-protective to me. Even texts I understand but pictures? That's a little invasive. Anyway, think u could provide a link? I couldn't find what he was referring to.
It's actually called DadGuard. It is invasive, that's why I suggested he needs to talk to them about it.
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Hey guy, so my mom is super protective and all this junk and im 16 years old and a guy im not that bad of a kid so theres no need for this plus a total invasion of privacy. They bought this thing its called guarddad for 70$ ! and they dont know i know about it. but it sees all text incoming and out, if i take a pic from my camera they can see it all call logs internet and all this crazy ****. i want it off or blocked, i want my phone on total lockdown with full privacy i have a sprint Samsung Galaxy S3 rooted. Please help
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Not saying talking to your parents is a bad idea. But if you want to go the behind their back route download this and flash in custom recovery. Dadguard will be nonexistent after
If I found out my kid removed whatever tracker I put on her phone, that would be the end of that device.
You work fast billard, lol.
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If I found out my kid removed whatever tracker I put on her phone, that would be the end of that device.
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As a parent worried about his kids I agree completely. My kids know I look. My bill my device. I let you use it.
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shes way to protective as you like to call it. im 16 i can take care of myself. is she wants to see my phone fine, but going through it like that behind my back is way to much. she has my passwords as well for most things. i cant change it or my phone is taken away. she wouldnt want me doing that to her same for me. i really need some help with this
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shes way to protective as you like to call it. im 16 i can take care of myself. is she wants to see my phone fine, but going through it like that behind my back is way to much. she has my passwords as well for most things. i cant change it or my phone is taken away. she wouldnt want me doing that to her same for me. i really need some help with this
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Download the file I posted above and flash it. Problem solved
Wow. This app extremely blurs the line between overprotectiveness and outright 24/7 monitoring.
But won't they notice when they stop receiving the logs of everything you do? I mean, even antivirus programs will notify you once the online service detects that you haven't used the app in several days and such. I'm fairly sure this app would have some sort of safeguard like that.
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Wow. This app extremely blurs the line between overprotectiveness and outright 24/7 monitoring.
But won't they notice when they stop receiving the logs of everything you do? I mean, even antivirus programs will notify you once the online service detects that you haven't used the app in several days and such. I'm fairly sure this app would have some sort of safeguard like that.
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I was thinking the same thing with regards to both parts of this post. However, I hope this brat teenager does flash this "fix" and get in trouble. If he thinks he is so wise to the ways of the world and is so capable of taking care of himself, he can feel free to move out/get kicked out and then:
Pay rent/mortgage
Pay utilities/electric/water/etc.
Pay for groceries
Pay for car/insurance
Pay for TV/internet/etc.
Cook/clean/do laundry for himself
And oh yeah, presumably attend high school every day.
What an ungrateful little punk. He needs to understand that parents have the best interests of their kids at heart, and parents have already gone through teenage life themselves.