can at&t track my iphone 5s if the locations services is turned off?!?!?!?! 
and it has no service
and it has no service
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Can AT&T track my iPhone 5s?
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yes it was brand new i had the sim in it but have not called yet to start my service i was useing it as an ipod until then and i fell asleep in my morning classes it was on my book by my hand and when i woke up everyone was leaving and it was gone some ass walked out with it
Sorry to hear this happened, I guess there is no low that a fellow human won't stoop to. File a police report and call the carrier.
Next phone you get: lock it securely, activate it and turn on find my iphone.
Next phone you get: lock it securely, activate it and turn on find my iphone.
They'd be foolish to help ...
I mean why help find a lost/stolen phone when you can SELL ANOTHER PHONE to the customer?
If you had Find my iPhone enabled, your life is about to get better. If not, well, lets just say your day can't get much worse.
If the phone has no service, it's not on the network. If it's not on the network, AT&T can't track it, sorry to say.
And unfortunately, even if it had service, it's unlikely AT&T would track it anyway, unless you got a warrant or something. They're kinda peculiar that way.
This guy canceled his order but still received the iPhone and he's worried that AT&T is going to catch him.
They will.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1684035/
They will.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1684035/
They'd be foolish to help ...
I mean why help find a lost/stolen phone when you can SELL ANOTHER PHONE to the customer?
your ****ing right there actuallly trying to sell me another one wtf acting like they care it got stolen
your ****ing right there actuallly trying to sell me another one wtf acting like they care it got stolen
How do they know though? Honestly. It was never activated on their network and until it is, they dont have any connection to the device and they arent responsible for it. They may have sold you the device, but that is a different relationship and one that ended when you got the physical device. AT&T is not a law enforcement agent though, and its not their job to act like them. You need to contact the police. However unless the phone was activated, you might not get far.
Sadly you're just out of luck. NEVER leave your iPhone out in the open unattended or in a vulnerable position. People know they are worth money and the will steal them. Lesson learned.
actually i called them they charged me for it but not full price my contract price
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actually i called them they charged me for it but not full price my contract price
Strange that they didn't activate it when you called them and paid for the phone.
they gave me a separate number to call i was transfering over from t-obile and brining my number with me i had to wait for t-mobile to hand over the number its not something that happens right away
with t-mobile i was using a iphone 4. the iphone 5s is with at&t
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pretty sure it doesnt iv transferred a number through carriers 2 times already this is the third
