iPhone 4 Theft

[JTA60288]

I know you guys must read a lot of these but I'm desperate. My iPhone 4 was stolen at this party I was at the night before last and I was wondering if there is anyway to track it without iCloud. Is there anyway to track it using the device's serial number? Also would AT&T be able to track it using GPS? I appreciate any responses and I understand there's probably not much I can do without iCloud, but I figure it wouldn't hurt to make a thread.

 

[Applejuiced]

Nope, unfortunately there isn't anything else you can do besides try calling the phone and see if anyone answers and is willing to return it to you.

 

[Nyy8]

Call the police, that's about all you can do.

Just a question, why no icloud?

 

[JTA60288]

Thanks for the responses! Unfortunately it seems the chances of getting the phone back are slim to none. The thief bought something on iTunes so I changed all my passwords so nothing else can be purchased on my account. How often do police recover stolen iPhones?
BTW: Apparently I do have iCloud but unfortunately, I didn't have the app installed on my phone before the incident (I definitely should have installed it).

 

[irDigital0l]

If you can, try to track it using Find My iPhone.

 

[Rajani Isa]

If you can, try to track it using Find My iPhone.

Yeah, the app doesn't hav eto be installed for this ( the app is used for finding OTHER devices...). If you have Location Services enabled, you can possibly still find it.

And if you have the serial and IMEI -you can report it for the block list - but it won't necessarily help you get it back.

 

[JTA60288]

Update: I did not find the phone but I had an upgrade available and bought a new phone (installing iCloud was the first thing I did LOL). The situation made me wonder, why isn't Find My iPhone turned on by default? Also I found that a thief could easily turn it off in the settings so that the owner would never find his device. Maybe the app should be running in the background 24/7 with no way for a thief to turn it off? Anyway thanks for all the responses, I appreciate the help.

 

[maliu]

I'd suggest password protecting your phone. Makes it much harder to get into your stuff. That's worse than losing the phone.