Hah....do a reverse lookup on that number, or call that number under the pretense of being someone else to try to get more info from them about who just called.
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Never thought it would happen to me..........but it did
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Hah....do a reverse lookup on that number, or call that number under the pretense of being someone else to try to get more info from them about who just called.
Dude, RIGHT THERE! USE THAT. Get the cops on that number....Make them call and state who they are and just in general sound threatening and they'll easily give out the info. The theif just made the mistake of personally contacting someone using your phone. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT.
BTW it sucks cause i just handbroke transformers to put on to my phone which took 12 hours, and now i have no phone to put it on
it took you 12 hours to rip a 2 hour movie? What settings/hardward are you using?
Or even better yet, spoof your cell phone number and call that number the thief called. Act like you are a thief who just stole the phone from the thief who stole it from you, and start laughing at the person from that number saying that you stole that guys phone. Make him give you personal info about the original thief. There is a phone spoofer on the 3rd or 4th page of this site: http://iphoneapplicationlist.com/ . Its supposed to be for iPhones but I think it'll work with anythin.
Call that number and say you are an AT&T rep. Say something like, "My name is (random name.) I work for AT&T. Our records show that you have (dialed or received) a call and/or message from (your number.) We must know who that recipient was. Failure to give us this information may result in cancelation of your wireless or landline account whether or not you are on our network." Or, narrow it down to a few suspects, and call them. Like every few days, try a new suspect. Call and be like, "Yo (suspect's name)?" and they'll be like, "Yeah?" and you'll be like, "Gotcha bitch!" or something like that. If I was in you situation, I'd do that, but, I'd NEVER give it to anyone again if I were you..
Someone should create a iphone app that allows you to lock/destroy the phone with a simple text message to the phone. I actually have this feature on my Sanyo phone which allows me to text a secret message to my phone rendering it completely useless.. Nice! Sorry to hear about your loss
I know how you feel...well, kind of. I have TWO video iPods stolen from me. After the second one I said eff it, and I bought a 4 generation off of ebay for 100 bucks. I was reading about the new i-mate ultimate and how it can be traced through the built in GPS. To bad google maps doesn't offer that.
Can't the police trace a call? I don't know if they would go through the effort for just a phone, but hell, it's worth a try. Good luck man.
Can't the police trace a call? I don't know if they would go through the effort for just a phone, but hell, it's worth a try. Good luck man.
yeah tomorrow im going to talk to our police on campus, give him a copy of the call log and see what he can do from there
yea, i used handbrake and i chose iphone/ipod touch format.
then just waited, and waited, and waited....
because its a phone and i need it to comunicate with my friends and family
cause shes a good friend and i trust her, its just the fact the ppl out there dont care and will take anything they can while they can
i have some, why not you get some
does it worry anybody else that there are actually police on campus....
I know its common, but I find it creepy
Campus police are on campus to protect the students, not to investigate petty theft. I would suggest if you are planning on giving that information over to the police, that you turn it into the PD, not some high school security. Even if they are sworn officers, their duty is to monitor the school.
If you haven't canceled the line yet, or reported the phone stolen, you have a few options. Cancel it, the thief will have nothing to show for it other than a useless iphone, and that's probably the end of the story. Or keep the line open and monitor it for new calls. Track the calls with reverse look up, and with a little social engineering, you should be able to get it back with no problem. Or keep tracking them and finally turn it over to the police and hope they don't have enough to do, so that they can spend some time finding your phone. I'm a fan of the second option.
If you haven't canceled the line yet, or reported the phone stolen, you have a few options. Cancel it, the thief will have nothing to show for it other than a useless iphone, and that's probably the end of the story. Or keep the line open and monitor it for new calls. Track the calls with reverse look up, and with a little social engineering, you should be able to get it back with no problem. Or keep tracking them and finally turn it over to the police and hope they don't have enough to do, so that they can spend some time finding your phone. I'm a fan of the second option.
If your parents have homeowner's insurance (or renter's insurance), you should check with that insurance company. Often, they cover things like this - even when it wasn't in the home when it was stolen.
If you were responding to me, thanks.... but I'll check on my homeowner's policy and not my parents... I don't think they'd like it.
Use state farm for insurance. It is $15 a year to cover it for pretty much anything. (Lost, damaged, stolen, etc).
You have the right to use the campus police to help out.
To the moron that said (or that made it sound like that campus police are there to protect the students) is bull. If someone steals your backpack with all your books and belongings, who are you going to go to? The lost and found? The police can help, especially with a $400 item. (In some cases $600).
Remember, if you have passcode on the iphone, chances are the person that took it won't know, until it locked itself, then there is nothing to worry about. They also probably don't know if they keep getting, the iPhone gets disabled for longer and longer. Plus, the battery will eventually die, so the person that took it will have no use for it, unless they of course have a charger.
Let us know how it turns out today.
You have the right to use the campus police to help out.
To the moron that said (or that made it sound like that campus police are there to protect the students) is bull. If someone steals your backpack with all your books and belongings, who are you going to go to? The lost and found? The police can help, especially with a $400 item. (In some cases $600).
Remember, if you have passcode on the iphone, chances are the person that took it won't know, until it locked itself, then there is nothing to worry about. They also probably don't know if they keep getting, the iPhone gets disabled for longer and longer. Plus, the battery will eventually die, so the person that took it will have no use for it, unless they of course have a charger.
Let us know how it turns out today.
of-course... many people respond very poorly to threats and realize in that situation there is no good in snitching.
My advice:
Ask as many people as you can, that are in that class, about it. Someone in that class saw something and will help you. Also, consider offering a small reward for it, say $25-$50, and someone will likely turn honest to get the cash and rat the thief out...
Sorry bro, hope you get your isht back.
Ask as many people as you can, that are in that class, about it. Someone in that class saw something and will help you. Also, consider offering a small reward for it, say $25-$50, and someone will likely turn honest to get the cash and rat the thief out...
Sorry bro, hope you get your isht back.
Didn't mean to sound like an ass there, my bad. Im far from being on a fast machine though.