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I work at a AT&T retailer and I have a customer who bought one for his ~14 year old son Friday night. I set up his Google account and wrote down the credentials for him to remember.
He came in today and was stuck at the lock screen you get after too many login attempts. It asked for either the secret question or Google account information. I used the paper I wrote with his login info and entered it in, it didn't work. I go to the secret question part and it asks for his mothers maiden name which I don't recall ever setting up...in either case the answer didn't work. I believe a factory reset will work but I don't know how without being able to go into settings. Is there a button combo I can hold down when booting to boot into some sort of system manager that would allow a reset?
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I work at a AT&T retailer and I have a customer who bought one for his ~14 year old son Friday night. I set up his Google account and wrote down the credentials for him to remember.
He came in today and was stuck at the lock screen you get after too many login attempts. It asked for either the secret question or Google account information. I used the paper I wrote with his login info and entered it in, it didn't work. I go to the secret question part and it asks for his mothers maiden name which I don't recall ever setting up...in either case the answer didn't work. I believe a factory reset will work but I don't know how without being able to go into settings. Is there a button combo I can hold down when booting to boot into some sort of system manager that would allow a reset?
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What phone are you trying for?
Usually a combo of volume down and power till recovery opens then factory reset from there.
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Your best bet is flashtool over in the dev forum followed up by flashing the stock rom again... I don't know if they have the R800at rom, tho... Otherwise wontanserver.com might be able to help, or alejandrissimo in the general forum might be able to help...
(the bootloader is locked, because it is a provider phone)
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Xperia play
How do I get into recovery mode on this phone?
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You work for AT&T and you can't recover the phone? CRAP!! Do you think were stupid. No1 help this guy the phone is clearly stolen.
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AndroHero said:
You work for AT&T and you can't recover the phone? CRAP!! Do you think were stupid. No1 help this guy the phone is clearly stolen.
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Yea, I'm getting this vibe also.....
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You work for [insert carrier name] and you can't recover the phone?
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Welcome to the mode!
No the phone is not stolen. If it was stolen I would just hook it up to a PC and wipe it that way but I can't wipe it via my computers at work which is why I am asking how to wipe it from the handset. I myself have a galaxy s2. If you guys don't want to help me because you think its stolen then fine I respect that, I was just trying to save the customer some headache and money cause I don't want to charge him a restocking fee because the phones not defective his son just messed it up.
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This is also the first xperia play I've sold and I've tried different combos while booting to get into recovery but nothing works.
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Jonnyredcorn said:
This is also the first xperia play I've sold and I've tried different combos while booting to get into recovery but nothing works.
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Do you not have computer software for this? when i worked at o2 uk we had software called Carex (o2 customer care exchange). This had online manuals, Faq's and troubleshooting guides.. Either way you can just use flashtool to flash it back to stock
wotanserver.com might be your best bet, you'll have to find the right firmware though. Here's the site:
http://www.wotanserver.com/en/sony-ericsson/se/xperia-play-r800/debranding-flash
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No we don't. We aren't a COR store, our computers are ****, and the way they are set up we cannot install anything on them. I don't work today, but I'll just bring my laptop in Monday and wipe it that way if he doesn't just say f it and return it today.
I myself am personally still new to android, and I've been looking up some stuff on rooting my sgs2 but am not quite there. So I don't want to get into flashing roms and all that because I'm not anywhere near being able to do that comfortably.
Any of ya'll would be lucky to get me as your salesperson, when I walk into other stores, I cannot believe how dumb and clueless the sales reps are. I know my ****, but even I don't know everything...but I have the decency to go look up the correct answer instead of flat-out lying & bs'ing.
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No we don't. We aren't a COR store, our computers are ****, and the way they are set up we cannot install anything on them. I don't work today, but I'll just bring my laptop in Monday and wipe it that way if he doesn't just say f it and return it today.
I myself am personally still new to android, and I've been looking up some stuff on rooting my sgs2 but am not quite there. So I don't want to get into flashing roms and all that because I'm not anywhere near being able to do that comfortably.
Any of ya'll would be lucky to get me as your salesperson, when I walk into other stores, I cannot believe how dumb and clueless the sales reps are. I know my ****, but even I don't know everything...but I have the decency to go look up the correct answer instead of flat-out lying & bs'ing.
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All android phones are diffrent, every make HTC/Samsung/Sony/etc have there own partition structure, so although rooting/modding diffrent models of the same brand of phone is simlar, going from one make to another is quite diffrent By the way, sorry i called you a thief before. But you can never be too sure on the internet, people will say anything to get what they want
You could try this link: http://matthewhollander.com/locked-out-of-your-android-phone/
Also, I agree with jonnyredcorn, in my experience, customer service in the US normally consists of trained monkeys who parrot corporate lines without actually knowing what it means. I'm pretty sure I could walk into a verizon store (my provider) and ask anybody working there what adb is, or what a script is and be met with only blank stares.
So in short, thank AT&T guy for actually caring about what you do, you're one of few.
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Any luck?
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No, the customer returned the phone on my day off. I gotta wipe it via my laptop per at&T's policy of returned devices for customer privacy. So hopefully that goes smoothly. Still would rather wipe it via recovery
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Can't access recovery on a bootlocked phone... Trust me, I tried almost everything imaginable...
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Flashtool wipes the data partition (with your customer's data including the screen lock) just like recovery does.
Isn't just there a way to disable this annoying feature!?!?
My kids/friends often play with my phone and lock it, I'm using two-step verification, and have to regenerate an app-specific pwd.
I don't mind ppl trying to hack my pattern zillion times and it shouldn't lock down.
This feature sucks my soul out! Hell I hate it!
Any way to disable this nasty "feature" will be appreciate.
Working in W1 recently with my son
Both our Nexus were swiped from the second floor boardroom of an office in Gresse St. London W1
PlanB & android lost did nothing to get a location .. just a heads up to all you peeps - keep it about yourself!!
If anyone should happen to be offered two, both locked to 3UK (one with a belkin clear shell) I can provide IMEI numbers for a covert check, and will have the police on the scene in a jiffy! (I can only hope)
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Sad to hear :crying:
hope you get your both Nexus back!
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Sad to hear :crying:
hope you get your both Nexus back!
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Thanks E_P .. not holding out much hope, I think it could be possible if the scumbag tries to sell them quickly, but I think they might look into a method of changing the IMEI and then sell them on.
I think I just have to accept it and move on
Omg...am goin to die..
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sorry that u lost two nexus devices .....
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avast in the play store. Great anti theft
Not having your phone in your trousers anywhere in London = phone gone.
I include my own home in this, bloody kids. Sorry about your phones mate.
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avast in the play store. Great anti theft
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not best than cerberus.but who took the phones,if has a little conoscence about android,in a minute can take down also cerberus or other app with a factory reset and flashin via fastboot.
i purchased the license of cerberus and always have the 3 options enabled in gps settings to have cerberus fully working,but Despite this, however, do not feel comfortable and I always try to hold it below the most possibile.i'msorry for the theft, not one but 2,the worst scenario, I hope you rediscover them.
someone stoled me a tablet (gtab p1000,the first tablet from sammy)and the police did nothing to help.I'll never ever call them if it were to happen again.
wouldn't turning off the phones prevent all these *security measures*?
Thanks for all your replies peeps .. I was just a bit too slack with security, I used Lookout for a while, but it was playing up so I binned it . when the devices went missing I think we discovered them within 30-40 mins and pushed AndroidLost to both devices, but it took ages to register, then sent nothing back, just wish I had replaced Lookout, and above all that I had simply moved them from the Boardroom to the Office I was working in, then this would not have happened - a little good news - the police are reviewing some CCTV footage from the Foyer, there is no way the scumbag could have avoided the main entrance, so it might lead to something (everything crossed) :-\
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Working in W1 recently with my son
Both our Nexus were swiped from the second floor boardroom of an office in Gresse St. London W1
PlanB & android lost did nothing to get a location .. just a heads up to all you peeps - keep it about yourself!!
If anyone should happen to be offered two, both locked to 3UK (one with a belkin clear shell) I can provide IMEI numbers for a covert check, and will have the police on the scene in a jiffy! (I can only hope)
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Even with Cerberus installed police still won't do anything about it but at least you know who has it, its a lot more fun taking the law into your own hands an fu#king with these kinds of people personally, you just have to be smart about how you want to get your revenge.
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wouldn't turning off the phones prevent all these *security measures*?
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have to turn it on sometime
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FatherD said:
Thanks for all your replies peeps .. I was just a bit too slack with security, I used Lookout for a while, but it was playing up so I binned it . when the devices went missing I think we discovered them within 30-40 mins and pushed AndroidLost to both devices, but it took ages to register, then sent nothing back, just wish I had replaced Lookout, and above all that I had simply moved them from the Boardroom to the Office I was working in, then this would not have happened - a little good news - the police are reviewing some CCTV footage from the Foyer, there is no way the scumbag could have avoided the main entrance, so it might lead to something (everything crossed) :-\
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the avast is awesome. Can even install to system and is cyanogenmod flash proof. Can remotely turn off usb so can't flash your stuff out.
Damn man that sucks. I wouldn't know how to act if my Gnex got stolen. Hope you can get them back.
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Damn man that sucks. I wouldn't know how to act if my Gnex got stolen. Hope you can get them back.
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I'd cry like a little girl and run to my mommy
I think theres an app called Plan B i dont know if its too late but...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lookout.labs.planb
Hope you get them back
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I'm so sorry about what happened.
My friend also got his new galaxy s3 stolen the next day he got it... and I also got my galaxy s stolen before, but that wouldn't compare to getting your device stolen twice, would it?
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FatherD said:
Working in W1 recently with my son
Both our Nexus were swiped from the second floor boardroom of an office in Gresse St. London W1
PlanB & android lost did nothing to get a location .. just a heads up to all you peeps - keep it about yourself!!
If anyone should happen to be offered two, both locked to 3UK (one with a belkin clear shell) I can provide IMEI numbers for a covert check, and will have the police on the scene in a jiffy! (I can only hope)
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What is [gutted] is that a new rom or something?
I am on stock JB rom and its rooted now when i install avast anti theft feature then it gives me two type of root installation.
1. Direct Write Method - Will directly try to write to the system partition. DOES NOT WORK ON NAND PROTECTED DEVICES.
2. Recovery Image Method - Will generate an UPDATE.ZIP file. Only needed for NAND protected devices REQUIRES CUSTOM RECOVERY IMAGE.
Now anyone explain me what is mean by both type of installation and which one is best ?
amit.meena05 said:
I am on stock JB rom and its rooted now when i install avast anti theft feature then it gives me two type of root installation.
1. Direct Write Method - Will directly try to write to the system partition. DOES NOT WORK ON NAND PROTECTED DEVICES.
2. Recovery Image Method - Will generate an UPDATE.ZIP file. Only needed for NAND protected devices REQUIRES CUSTOM RECOVERY IMAGE.
Now anyone explain me what is mean by both type of installation and which one is best ?
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nand protected means that you aren't able to change e.g. system apps etc. although you have root
try first one......if your device is nand protected you will get directly an error message.
regards,
Lars
Hope you get them back buddy.
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so yesterday i lost my phone and i gave my imei number to the police for tracking but i'm confused if my imei number is the same or not
i have flashed many different android versions so just want to be sure if flashing changes the imei number as well
:i tried searching other threads but still i'm confused so opened a new thread:
IMEI stays the same regardless of firmware or ROM,once it's reported stolen I think it can be blocked rendering it a real brick.
Install android lost from the play store, read the instructions and try to activate it via sms, see if you can track it like that.
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slimshaddy. said:
so yesterday i lost my phone and i gave my imei number to the police for tracking but i'm confused if my imei number is the same or not
i have flashed many different android versions so just want to be sure if flashing changes the imei number as well
:i tried searching other threads but still i'm confused so opened a new thread:
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The only devices that can have IMEI changes through flashing ROMs is Samsung devices. A lot of Nexus S devices had that problem.
But in short....
No your IMEI will be the same unless you illegally changed it yourself or they have. Which IMO is massively highly unlikely
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IMEI stays the same regardless of firmware or ROM,once it's reported stolen I think it can be blocked rendering it a real brick.
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The only devices that can have IMEI changes through flashing ROMs is Samsung devices. A lot of Nexus S devices had that problem.
But in short....
No your IMEI will be the same unless you illegally changed it yourself or they have. Which IMO is massively highly unlikely
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wow this is good news thanks to both of you and i hope i get my phone. actually there were 3 culprits and each one of them has been caught in the cctv camera's. so i wish the police catches them before they block my phone :fingers-crossed:
so another question , just curious , what of i find my phone after they have blocked the emie number ? is this reversible ?
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Install android lost from the play store, read the instructions and try to activate it via sms, see if you can track it like that.
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mate how can i install the app when i don't have my phone.
ps: i had avast , and i send some messages but don't know if it really did something or not. was thinking of contacting the developer.
if someone have knowledge of avast anti-theft features , i have some queries:silly:
My Xperia Ray was also stolen on 28 th may during my exams, And I got back my phone bcoz of avast anti theft, My phone was rooted at that time, and I never tested it before, on 2nd and 3rd July I started getting msgs, from that no. Which thief was using, like location, SIM Id etc which was useful, I got 3 phone numbers.. Then I gave it to the police, they were very helpful,as I already lodged the FIR of stolen phone that day!! They found my phone on 14th July!!
Avast is best anti theft for rooted phone.. Don't worry ur phone will come back 2 u...
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You can install any program on your phone from computer as long as it's still on and using ur Gmail account.
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If you get the phone back and it is blocked due to the fact it was reported stolen,don't worry! There is software that can reverse it, but it will only be used if you can prove the phone is definitely yours i.e receipt,box etc.Anybody caught using this software knowingly unblocking stolen phones will be heavily fined/prison,but in your case I'm sure they will be happy to.
Ashu1307 said:
My Xperia Ray was also stolen on 28 th may during my exams, And I got back my phone bcoz of avast anti theft, My phone was rooted at that time, and I never tested it before, on 2nd and 3rd July I started getting msgs, from that no. Which thief was using, like location, SIM Id etc which was useful, I got 3 phone numbers.. Then I gave it to the police, they were very helpful,as I already lodged the FIR of stolen phone that day!! They found my phone on 14th July!!
Avast is best anti theft for rooted phone.. Don't worry ur phone will come back 2 u...
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it just keeps getting better and better you really made me happy. my phone was rooted and i activated the same thing in avast. but one thing. avast was present in phone memory because i made it hard reset proof via rooting but i didn't have the application installed ( i reset the software but it was present in phone memory for sure ). so does this mean avast is still activated ?
and i'm hoping the same:fingers-crossed: cheers mate.
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You can install any program on your phone from computer as long as it's still on and using ur Gmail account.
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how can i do this ? i think the phone's needs to be connected via pc to do the same or am i missing something ?
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If you get the phone back and it is blocked due to the fact it was reported stolen,don't worry! There is software that can reverse it, but it will only be used if you can prove the phone is definitely yours i.e receipt,box etc.Anybody caught using this software knowingly unblocking stolen phones will be heavily fined/prison,but in your case I'm sure they will be happy to.
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so another good news i have the bill and the FIR with me so if what you say is true then i should not worry.
how can i do this ? i think the phone's needs to be connected via pc to do the same or am i missing something ?
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You can launch an app to be installed on your phone from your googleplay. When the thief uses wi-fi or any kind of internet data the app will install itself...
NOTE! This will happen ONLY if your phone is still linked to your google account. If the thief removed your account and put his, then there is nothing you can do in that respect...
Best regards,
Manu
Yes, Avast anti theft Part of app will still be present on your phone, it behaves like a system app on rooted phone, so it can't be easily uninstalled.. And it also disables the usb debugging automatically when SIM changes,..So it Can't be updated via PC comp..... Just wait whenever somebody puts Any SIM card u will be notify...
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a good update i received 2 messages from avast just now. there was a sim card change and avast sent me a message :good: of the new sim card number. just gave the number to the police and they will check whose number is it
i received 2 messages gave the number to police just now. and the SI will call me tomorrow with more updates.
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a good update i received 2 messages from avast just now. there was a sim card change and avast sent me a message :good: of the new sim card number. just gave the number to the police and they will check whose number is it
i received 2 messages gave the number to police just now. and the SI will call me tomorrow with more updates.
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Oh.. Great news now u will definitely get back ur phone.. I m sure, I think Police will check the ID of those no.'s ..
When my phone was stolen, thief was using those no's on fake id's.... Don't worry.. They will trace ur phone in a week..!! & I think the police will ask for some money..frm u ..For their work ! As a bribe....
BTw where u live??
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Oh.. Great news now u will definitely get back ur phone.. I m sure, I think Police will check the ID of those no.'s ..
When my phone was stolen, thief was using those no's on fake id's.... Don't worry.. They will trace ur phone in a week..!! & I think the police will ask for some money..frm u ..For their work ! As a bribe....
BTw where u live??
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mate don;t say that , i don't want the number to be a fake number :cyclops: and i will update the thread when i get more info. and check your messages. and no they won't take any kind of bribe from me :fingers-crossed:
To bad that carriers rarely lock down reported IMEI's. Usually has to involve request by the police. They figure that as long as its an active sim in the phone, theyre making money anyways.. and we all know they love selling new phones to extend contracts (here in canada anyways). I used to work for rogers, seen it all to many times (saying they dont have the ability to ban the IMEI when the actually do). Here they reserve the capability of banning IMEI's for phones that are stolen during shipment to one of the carriers stores.
Yes unfortunately my note 2 got stolen at a party and even if I had some kind of tracking app installed it would be useless because they pulled the battery as soon as they took it.
This gave me an idea that some smart developer might take advantage of.
I propose we cook something into the rom's (like carrier IQ) that has the ability to track the location of that phone. Not tied to the mobile number or the sim card but to the phone itself. This way if somebody puts in a different sim the phone can still be tracked and controlled remotely. Also if they do a wipe of the phone, this will still be in there unless they switch roms.
Now this would be a service that is always available but is pay per use.
So if you never have to use it you never have to pay for it, but if your phone gets stolen you pay like $3-$5 to get the location of your phone emailed to you.
Just a thought.
I lost all hope on my phone coming back but I would really like not to experience this again in the future and I don't want anybody else to have to go through this either.
They already have this
Avast security with root features does just about everything
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Cerberus does this too. Doesn't need root, and it even survives factory resets. Alerts you if somebody puts in an unauthorized sim.
Whether or not it would survive a custom rom flash, I don't know (probably wouldn't if the rom wipes /system maybe - I don't know where Cerberus stores itself).
BTW, that sucks that somebody stole your N2. =\
Iirc there's also the Plan B app that's meant to be installed from Google Play in those situations.
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krayzielilsmoki said:
Yes unfortunately my note 2 got stolen at a party and even if I had some kind of tracking app installed it would be useless because they pulled the battery as soon as they took it.
This gave me an idea that some smart developer might take advantage of.
I propose we cook something into the rom's (like carrier IQ) that has the ability to track the location of that phone. Not tied to the mobile number or the sim card but to the phone itself. This way if somebody puts in a different sim the phone can still be tracked and controlled remotely. Also if they do a wipe of the phone, this will still be in there unless they switch roms.
Now this would be a service that is always available but is pay per use.
So if you never have to use it you never have to pay for it, but if your phone gets stolen you pay like $3-$5 to get the location of your phone emailed to you.
Just a thought.
I lost all hope on my phone coming back but I would really like not to experience this again in the future and I don't want anybody else to have to go through this either.
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Bet you just left it lying around at a party....
Call up T-Mobile and have them blacklist the IMEI that way they end up with an expensive paperweight.
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Call up T-Mobile and have them blacklist the IMEI that way they end up with an expensive paperweight.
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Call up T-Mobile and have them blacklist the IMEI that way they end up with an expensive paperweight.
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Yeah did that, also filed a police report. Also tried the plan b apps but those are mainly for lost phones and not stolen ones where the battery and sim is pulled right away.
I also looked into the cerberus app and I am very impressed, I wish I had this earlier
krayzielilsmoki said:
Yes unfortunately my note 2 got stolen at a party and even if I had some kind of tracking app installed it would be useless because they pulled the battery as soon as they took it.
This gave me an idea that some smart developer might take advantage of.
I propose we cook something into the rom's (like carrier IQ) that has the ability to track the location of that phone. Not tied to the mobile number or the sim card but to the phone itself. This way if somebody puts in a different sim the phone can still be tracked and controlled remotely. Also if they do a wipe of the phone, this will still be in there unless they switch roms.
Now this would be a service that is always available but is pay per use.
So if you never have to use it you never have to pay for it, but if your phone gets stolen you pay like $3-$5 to get the location of your phone emailed to you.
Just a thought.
I lost all hope on my phone coming back but I would really like not to experience this again in the future and I don't want anybody else to have to go through this either.
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That sucks dude. Did you get insurance?
That sucks man. One of the main reasons why I switched to tmo from sprint. Since I have cheaper phones laying around, I just switch them out before I go anywhere I.e a bar etc. That way if I lose (or stolen) anything, itll be something I can live with.
I know with sprint I can swap the esns online but it doesnt work half the time and have to call care to fix it. Sim cards are ingenious.
I recommend everyone have some throw away phones for reasons like this. Or insurance.
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dav1boy said:
That sucks man. One of the main reasons why I switched to tmo from sprint. Since I have cheaper phones laying around, I just switch them out before I go anywhere I.e a bar etc. That way if I lose (or stolen) anything, itll be something I can live with.
I know with sprint I can swap the esns online but it doesnt work half the time and have to call care to fix it. Sim cards are ingenious.
I recommend everyone have some throw away phones for reasons like this. Or insurance.
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Not sure about this one. So you just use your awesome phone when you are at home or at work? I would be lost if I left home without my note 2
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Frankly speaking I have already lost 2 mobile phones..
It feels very odd, n weird...
The most horrifying thoughts are that people might go through all the data, video, pics that u tried so hard to keep a secret...
Seriously v need a better technology here...
Almost every mobile has gps, n now they also have Russian + American GPS installed in our latest mobiles, that really makes me think, every mobile can b theoretically tacked down, no matter watt.. but still v are at mercy of cops n operators...
Developers really need to focus on this idea n boost a total new era...
P.S
I too use tracking apps, but still they are limited.. u can find it if it was lost.. but how do u manage to located it in real time, when u living in high density of population?
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Cerberus app is must have.
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I use aeGis(hoping I could send out the SMS in time to activate it) and on my lock screen I put a little message that says "This phone is equipped with Lojack. It is being tracked via GPS" just hoping that it deters theft.
krayzielilsmoki said:
Yes unfortunately my note 2 got stolen at a party and even if I had some kind of tracking app installed it would be useless because they pulled the battery as soon as they took it.
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Not to sound rude, but seriously how do you know that they pulled the battery and sim immediately? Did you find the battery door sitting on the ground or something? It's not exactly intuitive to pull the battery door on the Note 2.
IMHO I can't help but think that lookout and/or prey could have helped you, or at the very least a lock screen and encrypted FS to protect your data. Still I'm sorry that this happened to you. I know lookout will send a shout out when the battery gets low with its last know location. That along with a lock screen would give you a pretty decent chance of recovering the device. Maybe something to consider for the future.
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They have to put the battery in eventually. I use Lookout, and you can wipe all your data from the click of your computer. It also has a lot of locating features. I'm pretty sure I upgraded and paid a little for the app. But it is definitely worth it when it comes to the stuff you keep on your phones now a days. I don't like keeping a pin on mine or the pattern. Too much of a pain personally every time you want to go in your phone. On a side note, NEVER leave your note 2 lying around at a party. It should be in your hands dazzling ALL.
Just a thought, Any app will require a working internet connection before submitting any data/info to their servers.
The device can be easily switched on without sim, wiped and flashed and good to use.
But yes, these apps may help if the one who stole is not smart enough.
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OMG reading all this got me paranoid and just gone ahead and purchased Cerberus and installed it on all my devices !!
So sorry to hear that your phone got stolen. I just hope you find it or somehow claim it on your insurance !! house car work or similar !!!
A coworker had the same thing happen to him at work a couple of years ago.
My group works in a limited access area with badge scanners on the door and cameras watching the doorway.
There were about 15 of us and we were all in a meeting. My coworker had left his phone on his desk. He remembered a few minutes into the meeting and went to grab it. It was gone.
It was clear none of us had taken it since we were all in the meeting together!
Reported it to security who quickly reviewed the CCTV video. A maintenance guy walked in, saw it laying on the desk, and grabbed it. Other cameras showed he immediately (not even 10 steps away) had pulled the battery. He walked straight outside to his vehicle and on the way tossed sim card in trash. I'm sure it was headed for a pawn shop at lunch that day.
My sister had her phone taken in a mall restroom. She was helping her young daughter in the stall and sat her phone on top of the toilet paper dispenser.
Of course she walked off without the phone. She washed up her hands and her daughter and literally got three steps out the door when she realized she didn't have the phone.
It was already gone and there was nobody else in the restroom!
I called the number immediately. Whoever took it answered and simply laughed and taunted us to come find them.
We ended up calling AT&T and having them disable the IMEI number. Never got the phone back.
f4phantomii said:
A coworker had the same thing happen to him at work a couple of years ago.
My group works in a limited access area with badge scanners on the door and cameras watching the doorway.
There were about 15 of us and we were all in a meeting. My coworker had left his phone on his desk. He remembered a few minutes into the meeting and went to grab it. It was gone.
It was clear none of us had taken it since we were all in the meeting together!
Reported it to security who quickly reviewed the CCTV video. A maintenance guy walked in, saw it laying on the desk, and grabbed it. Other cameras showed he immediately (not even 10 steps away) had pulled the battery. He walked straight outside to his vehicle and on the way tossed sim card in trash. I'm sure it was headed for a pawn shop at lunch that day.
My sister had her phone taken in a mall restroom. She was helping her young daughter in the stall and sat her phone on top of the toilet paper dispenser.
Of course she walked off without the phone. She washed up her hands and her daughter and literally got three steps out the door when she realized she didn't have the phone.
It was already gone and there was nobody else in the restroom!
I called the number immediately. Whoever took it answered and simply laughed and taunted us to come find them.
We ended up calling AT&T and having them disable the IMEI number. Never got the phone back.
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That is sad!
Sorry to the OP.
As the title above says, I've misplaced my phone. Been looking for a couple days now and can't find it. I'm almost positive the phone is in the house, as I lost it the next morning. Unless a thief came in and took it...which couldn't be all that unlikely considering it's the best phone on the market
Anyways, it was off when I lost it. Unfortunately I uninstalled mylookout security because I never had a chance to use it. So, I went onto google play.com through the pc, and clicked "install to note 2." Problem is that it cannot install until the phone is on. My thought process is that if there is some way to turn on my phone through sprint or some other means, I can click scream on the mylookout website to retreive the phone. It's kind of nerve wrecking searching the entire house and not finding it, so I hope this is a legitiment question that is actually possible to get it back asap. Thanks
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Lol I just realized a vital flaw in my wonderful plan. I have to have my phone present to log onto my account so that I can make it scream. Back to the drawing boards
islandjat said:
Lol I just realized a vital flaw in my wonderful plan. I have to have my phone present to log onto my account so that I can make it scream. Back to the drawing boards
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Depending on how big the residence is there's only so many places it can be. As parents once said, start from the last time you remember having it and re-trace your steps from there. Hope you find it!
garwynn said:
Depending on how big the residence is there's only so many places it can be. As parents once said, start from the last time you remember having it and re-trace your steps from there. Hope you find it!
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Will do! I'll probably find it sooner or later. Thanks:highfive:
I hate when I loose something like phone or keys, it always turns out to be in the most obvious spots
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As good as the battery is in the Note 2, I doubt it's still alive after several days. If it is, you can install Plan B which will email you it's GPS location:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...GwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5sb29rb3V0LmxhYnMucGxhbmIiXQ..
Hope it helps!
aramova said:
As good as the battery is in the Note 2, I doubt it's still alive after several days. If it is, you can install Plan B which will email you it's GPS location:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...GwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5sb29rb3V0LmxhYnMucGxhbmIiXQ..
Hope it helps!
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Great idea! Forgot that you can push an app from Google Play website so long as the phone is on! :highfive:
aramova said:
As good as the battery is in the Note 2, I doubt it's still alive after several days. If it is, you can install Plan B which will email you it's GPS location:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...GwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5sb29rb3V0LmxhYnMucGxhbmIiXQ..
Hope it helps!
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The phone was off so I unfortunately can't do that.
islandjat said:
Thought about plan b and installed it on my old phone, but I don't quite understand the concept of the whole thing. If the point is to find your missing phone, why send a pointless email to yourself letting you know where your device is that installed plan b. For instance, if I go to starbucks and download plan b, it'll start sending me emails that I'm at starbacks, obviously. That doesn't solve where the missing device is though. I think I'm missing something though
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1 ) My note2 is missing, I have no idea where it is.
2 ) I goto a computer, install Plan B onto my missing note via the Google Play Store web site.
3 ) my missing note 2 will now email me it's GPS location.
4 ) Oh snap, it's GPS location is at my friend's house/work/bar I was at last night.
5 ) I drive there and get my note 2.
6 ) ??????
7 ) Profit!
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islandjat said:
The phone was off so I unfortunately can't do that.
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aramova said:
1 ) My note2 is missing, I have no idea where it is.
2 ) I goto a computer, install Plan B onto my missing note via the Google Play Store web site.
3 ) my missing note 2 will now email me it's GPS location.
4 ) Oh snap, it's GPS location is at my friend's house/work/bar I was at last night.
5 ) I drive there and get my note 2.
6 ) ??????
7 ) Profit!
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Didnt know that was possible.
Check your coat pockets...
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Found mine a while back lodged between my car seat and middle console, also found a brand new pack smokes. The coins I left for a rainy day lol
This actually happened to me a few days ago, luckily my phone was still on. I had an idea it was in the house somewhere but wasn't positive (went out the night before and just remember having it when i got back). I tried installing a few phone locator apps but none of them could turn GPS on. I finally found and remotely installed Android Lost.
You can go to the Android Lost website and login with your Google account and control the phone from there. My phone was on silent but i was able to send an alarm locator to my phone and heard the ring going off in another room and voila!
Hope this helps people in the future.
The best phone locator I've used is Avast Mobile Security. Allows you to issue location commands via Web or via SMS. Also has a bunch of other GPS location and anti theft features you can play with. Best of all, it's free.
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AlpineMan said:
The best phone locator I've used is Avast Mobile Security. Allows you to issue location commands via Web or via SMS. Also has a bunch of other GPS location and anti theft features you can play with. Best of all, it's free.
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Found it in a very unusual place, but thank God I found it. Took your advice on Avast. First thing I did