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It doesn't seem like most people completely disable their camera (especially given how popular the camera feature is when it comes to people with mobile phones).
Interesting way to classify down someone on a forum who has been here 5 years. I've been here 15 years and only have about 100 posts. I'm a regular reader here and post when the occasion fits. I would definitely consider myself more a regular than you for the fact that I have been on this forum for so long.
What is so hard to understand? I had never seen the forum member post. I had never had any dealings with him. As such, I knew nothing of him. I also explained my reasoning, which follows MR protocol. I wasn't rude to the forum member.
I have no problem with you or anyone else bringing something to my attention that is worthy of a second look and an apology. In this instance, I don't believe I did anything wrong. In my opinion, you made more out of the posts in the thread than was warranted.
Its just you were quick to judge that he was a new poster trying to scam his way into an iphone without at least fully reading his post and looking that it wasn't his first post on the forum.
I said nothing about scam. I didn't accuse him of any such thing. I merely relayed the general MR policy, in regards to people seeking, or appearing to be seeking ways to bypass the security (for wherever reason). While some others in the thread basically said his opening post was garbage, (in not so many words) I never once said such to him.
I hope this clears things up for you.
Maybe because 99% that's usually the case with people.
We all fully read his posts. Even himself said that his story sounded funny.
Oh well, hope the story has a happy ending with a big reunion.
Maybe because 99% that's usually the case with people.
We all fully read his posts. Even himself said that his story sounded funny.
Oh well, hope the story has a happy ending with a big reunion.
Not looking like it lol I haven't had any spare time but Saturday I will bring it to a TMobile store and see if they can attempt to contact again by the info from the SIM card.
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Also, to be fair, I worded my initial post poorly. I wasn't trying to find a way to bypass the security to get into the phone and then be able to disable iCloud and restore. I was trying to see if there was a way to find the iCloud email WITHOUT getting into the phone, whether by plugging into iTunes or some other way so I could send an email to the owner.
As someone in law enforcement I know we would definitely try to reunite the phone with it's owner. Good job trying to find the rightful owner and drop it off at the police department as soon as you can. I am sure they will do all they can to get it back to their rightful owner.
The effort expended by the police (to reunite the phone with owner) will vary from place to place.
I live in NYC and my guess would be here the effort will be sorta low, but anything can happen.
I don't know what your department policy/procedure is, but when a cell phone is turned in for found property, it's logged/documented into evidence and stays there until it's claimed. We don't turn on cell phones, run serial numbers or attempt to rummage through the device to locate the owner per privacy regulations, which can back fire on law enforcement without a search warrant where applicable.
And as another form member already stated, some departments don't have the time and the resources to be proactive enough in locating the owner, as other pertinent issues take place. If the owner wants to know where their cell phone is, they should be aware enough to check their local agency for lost property, which will be released upon identitying the device.
my observation.....
if TMobile phoned the customer/owner...
what did they phone?
I mean OP has the owners phone without signal.
How is owner going to get the message?
if TMobile phoned the customer/owner...
what did they phone?
I mean OP has the owners phone without signal.
How is owner going to get the message?
Generally if a serial number or imei number is retrievable we will post it on GCIC as lost/recovered. We may also post on social media items found if we think that could help where an owner may be identified. Sometimes the phone will have a message on it for times when the phone is lost etc. Also we may call a carrier if we can determine which one it is and let them know we have the phone and provide the imei number to them. Many times they can call the owner and let them know. As far as search warrants, on lost and or abandoned property there are exceptions to that rule as we are acting in a community caretaker role.
Could be multiple lines on the account and they called one of them. And/or they may have a home phone on file. Or, depending on how long it's been missing, they may already have a replacement phone.
Since the sim inside the lost phone is disabled/deactivated my guess is the owner might have went to a Tmobile store and got a new sim with his number or something similar to that.
There's also like mentioned above if there's other lines in the account they could be notified or the email address can also be utilized to send a message to from Tmobile.
Wonder why he hasnt ran to get his iphone though. Weird....
I am not sure about the first customer service rep I spoke with over the phone but I physically went to a TMobile store last Friday and they called and left a voicemail on the account holders phone number. He said it was a family plan with multiple lines. However, that was Friday and still no return call.
The TMobile rep at the store also said that if he had TMobiles insurance on the phone and received a replacement device then the lost phone is useless as TMobile blacklists the phone and the owner cant get it unblacklisted since they received a replacement. I dont have TMobile so I have no idea about the validity of that.
This story doesn't make much sense. I can't imagine not caring enough to call back. Maybe they are just rich and bought another? Or maybe it was stolen so they don't want to go there?
The Tmobile rep will be able to tell if he had insurance on that device and if he got a replacement though
Or it's some test type of device that is part of many devices that some company owns or something like that and some company employee would need to follow up on it if they even get word it was found.
Maybe they have not reactivated a new phone on the line, since not everyone has a backup?
Nowadays people usually do not go a full week without getting another replacement device weather that's used, new, borrowed etc...
This phone was lost about a week ago so chances are they are using another device and should have been able to receive the calls or voice messages.
People who can afford it, that is. Hopefully that's the case with this person, but you just never know.
True, but nowadays smartphones are pretty affordable and people cant be unplugged for longer than a day or so. They start losing their minds