Resolved

[afellowlinguist]

Resolved. Thank you!

 

[mikelegacy]

They aren't gonna do a search for your iPhone man, sorry.

Try the "Find my iPhone, maybe who took it is an idiot and didn't restore.

 

[saving107]

Can AT&T or Apple help me find out who stole my iPhone? I know that even if you reset the iPhone completely, you'll still need a SIM card and iTunes to "activate" the phone. Is there really no way for AT&T or Apple to find out who might have wiped my phone and then activated yet?

1. Yes, Apple gave you the option/opportunity to activate "Find My iPhone"

2. I'm sure their is a way, but they won't.

 

[afellowlinguist]

Thank you for your help!

 

[reclusive46]

First thing is to tell the police. Afterwards you can tell Apple and the next time that phone is activated with the new owners name and address. They will tell the police.

 

[saving107]

The only advice I can come up with is to search Craigslist.

I read a story once were a guy had his iPhone stolen and within a few hours found it on Craigslist (he recognized it because the person selling didn't remove the case).

Since he had the original receipt and box with the serial number and phones IMEI number, he notified the policy that he suspected that this was his phone for sale and (I don't remember the entire story) he was able to get his phone back.

EDIT: Found the story here in Macrumors Forum

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/446909/

well after a few day I checked on craigslist for my "Stolen 8gb" iPhone... well guess what? IT WAS THERE, MY IPHONE WITH THE DENT & NO BOX AND HE PROVIDED THE SAME CASE AS MINE A "HOLSTER", we emailed him but he said it had been sold, he removed the ad, & well we found out where he lives his ISP provider his cell # all that, & gave him a call & told him we know that you have sold a "STOLEN" iPhone, he said no i bought it 7 months ago & blah blah blah... its mine i know my baby when I see it. Well ill post screen shots of the ad, because he removed it...

 

[wordoflife]

Honestly, you are probably not going to be able to find it if 'Find my iPhone' didn't work. AT&T won't do anything, neither will Apple. They'll be happy to ring you up $400-700 for a replacement iPhone though.

 

[Applejuiced]

You're not going to find it so best to move on.
Apple and AT&T are not in the business of recovering stolen goods.
With a gsm iPhone all they gotta do is restore it and sell it, use it on any other AT&T prepaid or postpaid plan or unlock it and use it on Tmobile.

. Afterwards you can tell Apple and the next time that phone is activated with the new owners name and address. They will tell the police.

That's false.
Apple doesn't care if your phone is lost or stolen.