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Take does not always mean steal. Some one else would have taken it off of the plane. I highly doubt it would travel the skies on that plane forever.
The OP already said the airline's L&F wouldn't take the iPad. The flight attendants wouldn't take it (likely so they aren't held liable for it). If the attendants wont take it, and the airline's L&F at the terminal wont take it, what else was the OP to do? He can't put it back on the plane once he exited the craft. Should he have just left it in the seat? He was trying to be helpful... I would likely have done the same thing (taken it to the lost & found). And when they wouldn't take it, then what?
How much more of his own time and effort should he have given?
There's a lot of holier-than-thou people here on MR. Guess this board is filled with the most upstanding, honest, caring people on the planet. Except when it comes to advising someone asking for help in returning a lost iPad. 3 pages of posts and at least 50% are blaming the OP for handling the situation improperly (for which he is not responsible, by the way).
How much more of his own time and effort should he have given?
There's a lot of holier-than-thou people here on MR. Guess this board is filled with the most upstanding, honest, caring people on the planet. Except when it comes to advising someone asking for help in returning a lost iPad. 3 pages of posts and at least 50% are blaming the OP for handling the situation improperly (for which he is not responsible, by the way).
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I guess using twitter may be a good call.
I would have expected the airline could trace the owner especially if you can confirm the seat number ( or at least the seat row)
it does seem odd that the apple store wouldn't be interested in sending a message if they know who it belongs to
I would have thought that it would be a public relations coup for them and a good news story to boot !!
I guess using twitter may be a good call.
I would have expected the airline could trace the owner especially if you can confirm the seat number ( or at least the seat row)
it does seem odd that the apple store wouldn't be interested in sending a message if they know who it belongs to
I would have thought that it would be a public relations coup for them and a good news story to boot !!
I wouldn't have disclosed the engraving. It would have been a great way for the original owner to prove it's theirs.
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please don't misunderstand me, I was not criticizing the original OP just expressing my dismay at the lack of help he has encountered in trying to do the right thing.
not sure what it's like on your side of the pond but in the uk it's customary to hand in "found items" to the relevant organisation like the transport company/airline etc or alternatively any police station.
also here any items not claimed after a set period of time become the property of the finder.
what a shame the organisations involved cannot see what a good PR move it would be to go the extra mile for their customer.
please don't misunderstand me, I was not criticizing the original OP just expressing my dismay at the lack of help he has encountered in trying to do the right thing.
not sure what it's like on your side of the pond but in the uk it's customary to hand in "found items" to the relevant organisation like the transport company/airline etc or alternatively any police station.
also here any items not claimed after a set period of time become the property of the finder.
what a shame the organisations involved cannot see what a good PR move it would be to go the extra mile for their customer.
This thread is full of ridiculous conspiracies and people who never want to trust that OP is just trying to do the right thing. There's no faith in humanity... OP, just keep at it with the airline. Make the take it. The owner is going to be looking for it there over anything else.
Also, if it doesn't connect to Starbucks wifi, it will most definitely connect to an Apple store wifi. Try that and see if the Siri "who am I" thing works.
Also, if it doesn't connect to Starbucks wifi, it will most definitely connect to an Apple store wifi. Try that and see if the Siri "who am I" thing works.
It will not automatically connect to Starbucks...they have the pop up check box to connect each time you want to start a new session..
Twitter directly to the airline is the best bet. Ask for executive care or something and they will get it to the owner IF the owner has reported it.
Twitter directly to the airline is the best bet. Ask for executive care or something and they will get it to the owner IF the owner has reported it.
This is not my experience. Whenever I get near an AT&T hotspot, it automatically connects to it. I'm pretty sure they have an agreement to let them do this.
It's only because you've connected to it at least once before. If the iPad's owner has never connected it to anything but their own personal wifi or a hotel wifi, it wont connect to a Starbucks automatically (not without an "I agree to TOS" type screen).
An Apple store is a thought, though if the iPad's owner turned off the auto-scan feature (as I have), it wont connect unless it's been connected once before.
The OP can try, but honestly that's asking him to spend more of his own time on this venture, especially if he has to drive around to Starbucks, an Apple store, etc. He can try to open his personal wifi and see what happens (see if Siri works at that point, presuming the iPad has Siri - I don't think he said what model it is).
Agreed that it should automatically connect to an Apple Store wifi.
OP is it running iOS 7? If so, it might be worth restoring the device. Someone correct me if I am wrong but if Find my Phone (iPad) is active when this happens... the OP will be given the opportunity to connect the device to wifi before they have to enter the iCloud information of the owner. Does that connection then update the location (and lost mode status) iCloud?
OP is it running iOS 7? If so, it might be worth restoring the device. Someone correct me if I am wrong but if Find my Phone (iPad) is active when this happens... the OP will be given the opportunity to connect the device to wifi before they have to enter the iCloud information of the owner. Does that connection then update the location (and lost mode status) iCloud?
It's as simple as that. This seems like he wants it but will try to find the owner first. This is actually a bit disturbing to me
But then again, I'm probably just suspicious .
Tried it and it came up with all my info. on my own iPhone. So if the iPad has Siri it should work (if it is set up right).
We just found an iPad at work today, but it was an older generation. So no Siri. I was thinking maybe people should at least tape a business card on the back of their iPads. Doesn't look cool I know. But if an honest person finds on then at least they know who to contact.
It is probably in airplane mode.
I can't believe the gate attendant didn't take it...did you try them? The reason I say this is I have many times heard a message in the airport for whoever left such and such on flight # please return to gate #. Makes me want to know the airline...but don't give it out here, as that will help you identify the owner, should they contact you.
OP not sure, short of taking it to either the police station or a reporter, what you could do, with airplane mode on.
Too bad it wasn't someone from here. This thread is a great idea.
I can't believe the gate attendant didn't take it...did you try them? The reason I say this is I have many times heard a message in the airport for whoever left such and such on flight # please return to gate #. Makes me want to know the airline...but don't give it out here, as that will help you identify the owner, should they contact you.
OP not sure, short of taking it to either the police station or a reporter, what you could do, with airplane mode on.
Too bad it wasn't someone from here. This thread is a great idea.
ok just brainstorming here...
I assume you found the iPad as you were deplaning? If so, there's a good chance the person who lost it lives either in the same place you departed from, or in the place you landed. As far as posting an ad on Craigslist, those 2 cities would be a good place to start.
If you found it in the pocket of an empty seat during the flight, it was probably there since at least the previous flight. If you can google the flight and see where it came from, if it's not a closed round trip flyer, you can add the earlier flight's departure city/cities to the craigslist ad list.
As far as the craigslist ad itself is concerned, if you should go that route, you can protect yourself reasonably well from spending hours reading spam replies from scammers by requiring that any reply to the ad MUST contain the exact words LOST IPAD, followed by the date of the loss of the iPad in DD/MM format. 99% of scammers are too lazy to read the entire ad and will just click the reply button. You can then make a smart mailbox or a filter for the subject LOST IPAD. That will seriously reduce the amount of reading you have to do to weed through the fake replies.
I assume you found the iPad as you were deplaning? If so, there's a good chance the person who lost it lives either in the same place you departed from, or in the place you landed. As far as posting an ad on Craigslist, those 2 cities would be a good place to start.
If you found it in the pocket of an empty seat during the flight, it was probably there since at least the previous flight. If you can google the flight and see where it came from, if it's not a closed round trip flyer, you can add the earlier flight's departure city/cities to the craigslist ad list.
As far as the craigslist ad itself is concerned, if you should go that route, you can protect yourself reasonably well from spending hours reading spam replies from scammers by requiring that any reply to the ad MUST contain the exact words LOST IPAD, followed by the date of the loss of the iPad in DD/MM format. 99% of scammers are too lazy to read the entire ad and will just click the reply button. You can then make a smart mailbox or a filter for the subject LOST IPAD. That will seriously reduce the amount of reading you have to do to weed through the fake replies.
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This is a lost cause. Don't strain yourself trying so hard, it's a wild goose chase. Give it to Johnny since he lost his, circle of karma will complete.
Why would they have to take it, you could of said i found this on the plane put it on the counter and walked off, even if they wouldn't take it why would you take it away its not your's and not your job to track down the owner, i would of said its not mine and left it on the counter. Lesson learnt.
Wow. That's just crazy the Airline's Lost and Found wouldn't take it. It's be the first place the owner would check. And why couldn't they look up the seat it was found on? The airlines deal with "tons" of lost luggage everyday, and surly this is not uncommon. Weirdness, I tell ya, weirdness.
Liability. You see, WE may trust this scenario but others may not. Let's say that I stalk a
Rich looking person and then steal their ipad. I then take it to my accomplice at the Apple store so he can look up their contact info...
Not really. If Apple takes it from the person and doesn't give the info to the person who found it then there is no liability. Sorry.
Apple could and should take the iPad and contact the registered owner. Based on prior experiences people seem to have when trying to do the right thing, Apple takes a more hands-off approach.
At some point the due diligence that has been performed by the OP has to stop. There is some great advice in this thread that the OP seems to be following best he/she can. It is a shame that the iPad is no longer with its owner, but there is only so much a person can do.
Lotta posts here.
At this point keep it charged if you can. A savy user will use "find my iPad" and send a message. I'd give them at least a couple of weeks to try this. That seems more than fair and would cover the amount of time an unused iPad would keep its charge.
They may remote wipe it.
After that it would appear that you have a new iPad. If this bothers you then give it to someone who truly needs it. Restore it and give it a good home.
At this point keep it charged if you can. A savy user will use "find my iPad" and send a message. I'd give them at least a couple of weeks to try this. That seems more than fair and would cover the amount of time an unused iPad would keep its charge.
They may remote wipe it.
After that it would appear that you have a new iPad. If this bothers you then give it to someone who truly needs it. Restore it and give it a good home.