iPhone 5 stolen

hybridblues · 11:04 AM

Hi, I recently got my iPhone 5 stolen. I highly doubt my carrier will do anything about this, but if I have the IMEI of the iphone, will I be able to track it? Also, the phone does not have Find My Phone installed on it, so it's a trouble. Much help needed, thanks!
P.S the phone has a 4-digit number lock on it.

Knowlege Bomb · Nov 8, 2012, 11:04 AM

Not sure who your carrier is but I know AT&T doesn't offer any sort of tracking/disabling of stolen devices.

Just curious; why did you not have Find My iPhone installed? It pretty much does it for you when you're setting up the phone for the first time.

hybridblues · Nov 8, 2012, 11:06 AM

I guess I was getting a bit cocky on security about phones, seeing as the past 5 years I've never had a phone stolen from me

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JayLenochiniMac · Nov 8, 2012, 11:06 AM

Find My iPhone would have been your only hope, but I hope you used a credit card with 90-day protection against theft/loss/accidental damage when purchasing it so you can get your money back.

Knowlege Bomb · Nov 8, 2012, 11:08 AM

I've been pretty lucky too but I've always had it installed (since it was released). No reason not to have one more useless icon sitting in a folder hidden away on the second page.

How did it get stolen?

travis.hansen · Nov 8, 2012, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by hybridblues

Hi, I recently got my iPhone 5 stolen. I highly doubt my carrier will do anything about this, but if I have the IMEI of the iphone, will I be able to track it? Also, the phone does not have Find My Phone installed on it, so it's a trouble. Much help needed, thanks!
P.S the phone has a 4-digit number lock on it.

Unfortunately most people willing to steal phones know that phones can't be tracked if they are turned off so they'll shut them off immediately. It is possible you had a dumb person steal it and they left it on. Do you have the find my iPhone app?

ritmomundo · Nov 8, 2012, 11:21 AM

Do you mean you don't have Find My iPhone activated (during the setup process)? Or that you don't have the FMiP app installed? Because you don't need the app to be installed to find your phone. Just go to the icloud.com website.

Knowlege Bomb · Nov 8, 2012, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by travis.hansen

Unfortunately most people willing to steal phones know that phones can't be tracked if they are turned off so they'll shut them off immediately. It is possible you had a dumb person steal it and they left it on. Do you have the find my iPhone app?

You quoted the answer to you question.

Adutrumque · Nov 8, 2012, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by ritmomundo

Do you mean you don't have Find My iPhone activated (during the setup process)? Or that you don't have the FMiP app installed? Because you don't need the app to be installed to find your phone. Just go to the icloud.com website.

They made it a free service now?

sevendust · Nov 8, 2012, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Adutrumque

They made it a free service now?

you will see it at Settings>iCloud and scroll down the bottom

BFizzzle · Nov 8, 2012, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Adutrumque

They made it a free service now?

find my iphone has always been free?!

boshii · Nov 8, 2012, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by BFizzzle

find my iphone has always been free?!

No it hasn't. It initially was only included with a MobileMe subscription.

Adutrumque · Nov 8, 2012, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by boshii

No it hasn't. It initially was only included with a MobileMe subscription.

Yes! Thats right!

BFizzzle · Nov 8, 2012, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by boshii

No it hasn't. It initially was only included with a MobileMe subscription.

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Originally Posted by Adutrumque

Yes! Thats right!

oh damn thats crazy! thanks

braddick · Nov 8, 2012, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by lostprophet894

I've been pretty lucky too but I've always had it installed (since it was released). No reason not to have one more useless icon sitting in a folder hidden away on the second page.

How did it get stolen?

You don't need the app installed on your iPhone unless you wanted to use that same iPhone to track another lost iPhone.
That's all the app does.
Simply having your iCloud activated and Find My Phone on is enough.

henryonapple · Nov 8, 2012, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by lostprophet894

Not sure who your carrier is but I know AT&T doesn't offer any sort of tracking/disabling of stolen devices.

Just curious; why did you not have Find My iPhone installed? It pretty much does it for you when you're setting up the phone for the first time.

i think they do offer disabling of stolen devices since spring of this year

IMDeus · Nov 8, 2012, 01:26 PM

First, check this out http://www.slashgear.com/stolen-cell...e-us-31255124/

also

For your next one, I would also install Prey and Lookout Signal Flare in addition to Find My iPhone

Oh! And if you have dropbox installed and autosyncing. You can get the ip if it connects to wifi

pnoyblazed · Nov 8, 2012, 01:45 PM

if that person who stole it is a little tech savvy, he will put the phone into DFU mode and basically wipe the phone

good luck getting your phone back

braddick · Nov 8, 2012, 05:18 PM

^
I wish there was a way Apple would allow us to place a four digit code lock that would prevent anyone from turning the iPhone off in any fashion.

mattroman246 · Nov 8, 2012, 05:47 PM

uh oh

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hybridblues macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2012	iPhone 5 stolen Hi, I recently got my iPhone 5 stolen. I highly doubt my carrier will do anything about this, but if I have the IMEI of the iphone, will I be able to track it? Also, the phone does not have Find My Phone installed on it, so it's a trouble. Much help needed, thanks! P.S the phone has a 4-digit number lock on it. Last edited by hybridblues; Nov 8, 2012 at 11:04 AM. Reason: added ps
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IMDeus macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2010	Another good app First, check this out http://www.slashgear.com/stolen-cell...e-us-31255124/ also For your next one, I would also install Prey and Lookout Signal Flare in addition to Find My iPhone Oh! And if you have dropbox installed and autosyncing. You can get the ip if it connects to wifi
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Nov 8, 2012, 11:04 AM	#2
Knowlege Bomb macrumors 68040 Join Date: Feb 2008	Not sure who your carrier is but I know AT&T doesn't offer any sort of tracking/disabling of stolen devices. Just curious; why did you not have Find My iPhone installed? It pretty much does it for you when you're setting up the phone for the first time.
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Nov 8, 2012, 11:06 AM	#3
hybridblues Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2012	I guess I was getting a bit cocky on security about phones, seeing as the past 5 years I've never had a phone stolen from me .
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Nov 8, 2012, 11:08 AM	#5
Knowlege Bomb macrumors 68040 Join Date: Feb 2008	I've been pretty lucky too but I've always had it installed (since it was released). No reason not to have one more useless icon sitting in a folder hidden away on the second page. How did it get stolen?
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Nov 8, 2012, 11:21 AM	#7
ritmomundo macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bel Air, CA	Do you mean you don't have Find My iPhone activated (during the setup process)? Or that you don't have the FMiP app installed? Because you don't need the app to be installed to find your phone. Just go to the icloud.com website.
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Nov 8, 2012, 01:45 PM	#18
pnoyblazed macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Manhattan	if that person who stole it is a little tech savvy, he will put the phone into DFU mode and basically wipe the phone good luck getting your phone back
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Nov 8, 2012, 05:18 PM	#19
braddick Contributor Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Encinitas, CA	^ I wish there was a way Apple would allow us to place a four digit code lock that would prevent anyone from turning the iPhone off in any fashion.
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