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iPhone robbery
- Thread starter DerekRod
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Good god. I'm glad you're alright. I'm sure Apple would transfer the ACare over given your situation.
Providing the OP is not lying, I can't understand what lowlife would down vote this -_-
OP that sounds really scary. Apple generally has really good customer service so I am sure that they would transfer it. Be sure to give apple the SN also so they can tell the police its stolen if they come to return it.
OP that sounds really scary. Apple generally has really good customer service so I am sure that they would transfer it. Be sure to give apple the SN also so they can tell the police its stolen if they come to return it.
Yeah I did ended up in Brooklyn Bensonhurst area it was late(3AM)got a cop at the ferry terminal filed a report phone went offline in Bensonhurst after I sent a message offering a reward and number.Could've been worse there was a man thrown knocked onto the tracks for his iPhone.
happened right by the Staten Island Ferry terminal in manhattan when I got home the phone ended up in Bensonhurst according to Find My iPhone
Be careful of your surroundings guy mustve followed me.Took the 5 train from 68th street to bowling green got off and out of the station.They guy ran up on me on state street asked for my phone and my wallet told him to **** off then he pulled the knife out so I gave it to him not getting stabbed over a phone
What a splendid human being. I hope he tries that again on someone and gets hit by a train.
Yeah, in bad areas stash your wallet some other place-sock, shoe, etc. Carry a dummy wallet with a couple of bucks and some old gift cards. Throw that at him next time.
I've read that you should keep at least 25 dollars in your wallet. You're less inclined to be <insert badness here> if there's a decent amount in the wallet.
It's also easier to cancel your cards and get new ones than it is to be stabbed or shot to death and resurrect from the dead.
Wasn't a bad area though I've made that walk 100s of times to get home.wish NYC didn't have such stupid laws law abiding citizens can't have any locking knives but all the criminals do I guess I need to find a new way home.Sad thing I was worried my iPhone battery wasn't gonna last all night....
What a breath of fresh air
So many guys leave their iphone lying about, in bars, restaurants, etc, then call them "stolen".
It's so nice to read a post about an actual "stolen" phone, and at kniifepoint no less! (how cool is that!)
Hope Apple get's u set up nicely OP, glad ur OK
(I woulda kicked him in the walnuts and ran)
NOPE!AT&T -___- no sim is a good thing for a phone when stolen alot harder to hide it
to be honest im quite sad and disgusted what has been going on in the city lately due to thefts over iphones. i havent heard of this happening until recently. im about to carry around my old flip phone as dummy phone, its getting ridiculous.
i am glad you are OK!
i am glad you are OK!
That sucks op, good thing you're oaky though. Did you do a remote lock/wipe of the phone in addition to sending the message offering a reward for return? If not make sure you change your apple id, email passwords, etc.
Sucks, but better than getting stabbed over a phone.
Sucks, but better than getting stabbed over a phone.