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Found iPhone in taxi - help me return it to its owner

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AWShuttleworth

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Jul 1, 2007
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I've just found an iPhone in a New York City taxicab (I picked it up off the floor thinking it was mine and was surprised, after I left the cab, to discover I had two phones). I'd like to return it to its owner, having endured the unpleasant experience of losing mine in a cab a few months ago.

I thought I'd be able to look through the phone book to find a name I could call, but no luck; the phone is locked with a passcode, so I'm not able to get into it. All I get is a first name.

Is there any way I can figure out who this phone belongs to and return it to them? The phone says it's running on T-Mobile, so I'm not sure who could help.
 
My apologies for not having a useful answer here as a reply, but I did want to mention how refreshing it is to have one of these threads start with someone trying to do the right thing, as opposed to the "hey i found an iphone and finders keepers losers weepers how do i unlock it" threads that seem to flood this forum.

So thank you, and good luck :)
 
Take it to an apple store? They should be able to use the serial number to trace the owner? Or enter the 7864 passcode :D
 
Threads like this make me wonder what can I do to make it easy for someone to find me if I was the one who last the phone. I know it's probably a pipe dream that whoever found the phone would do the right thing like the OP...

Short of putting a sticker on the outside that says e-mail me here or call me here if you find this phone, what should you do to make it easier for someone to find you?

Do you add a contact titled "Me"? Is there some convention like the "ICE" (in case of emergency" contacts?
 
aross99 said:
Threads like this make me wonder what can I do to make it easy for someone to find me if I was the one who last the phone. I know it's probably a pipe dream that whoever found the phone would do the right thing like the OP...

Short of putting a sticker on the outside that says e-mail me here or call me here if you find this phone, what should you do to make it easier for someone to find you?

Do you add a contact titled "Me"? Is there some convention like the "ICE" (in case of emergency" contacts?
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I use an app called ifoundplus. The program allow you to put ur contact information in the lock screen.
 
aross99 said:
Threads like this make me wonder what can I do to make it easy for someone to find me if I was the one who last the phone. I know it's probably a pipe dream that whoever found the phone would do the right thing like the OP...

Short of putting a sticker on the outside that says e-mail me here or call me here if you find this phone, what should you do to make it easier for someone to find you?

Do you add a contact titled "Me"? Is there some convention like the "ICE" (in case of emergency" contacts?
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1. Change your wallpaper to your contact details: If lost, please return to...
2. Send a message to the phone via 'find my iphone' on Mobile me
3. Add a protective case with a 'note' in it, that tell them to give your phone back

:)
 
Lost iphone

This was suggested in previous thread.... Take the sim card out of the iphone and stick in in another phone. Use it to call a line with caller display (caller ID). Note the phone number, and call it and leave a message. Of course it might already be barred in which case you are back to square 1, but if he hasn't cancelled it yet when he gets a replacement sim card and phone, or checks his messages, he'll find your happy news.
 
CylonGlitch said:
I would also contact the taxi company, someone may have already called them looking for it.

Good Luck.
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agreed, but don't hand it over ( can't trust people these days)

I would call the cab company, take it to an apple store, but after that I think you've done well beyond the call of duty

even posting it here might help find the owner


good luck and God Bless
 
Thanks for the suggestions and help, everyone. It turned out to be easier than I figured. I called T-Mobile, read the SIM card number to them, and they were only too happy to get in touch with their customer for me and give her my phone number. She called me a few minutes later and we set up a time for her to come pick the phone up at my house.

The T-Mobile people were disappointed I was an AT&T subscriber, they said, because they wanted to give me a month of free service, which I thought was sweet.

Anyway , a happy ending! Thanks again.
 
Oh wow, kudos to you for going to the effort to find the owner of the phone. I bet you really made her day.
 
AWShuttleworth said:
Thanks for the suggestions and help, everyone. It turned out to be easier than I figured. I called T-Mobile, read the SIM card number to them, and they were only too happy to get in touch with their customer for me and give her my phone number. She called me a few minutes later and we set up a time for her to come pick the phone up at my house.

The T-Mobile people were disappointed I was an AT&T subscriber, they said, because they wanted to give me a month of free service, which I thought was sweet.

Anyway , a happy ending! Thanks again.
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Thanks for the feedback.

Nice story with a nice ending. :)
 
AWShuttleworth said:
Thanks for the suggestions and help, everyone. It turned out to be easier than I figured. I called T-Mobile, read the SIM card number to them, and they were only too happy to get in touch with their customer for me and give her my phone number. She called me a few minutes later and we set up a time for her to come pick the phone up at my house.

The T-Mobile people were disappointed I was an AT&T subscriber, they said, because they wanted to give me a month of free service, which I thought was sweet.

Anyway , a happy ending! Thanks again.
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So you didn't offer to hand the phone back over lunch/dinner? :cool:
 
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