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Stolen iPhone 7+
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I think I'm missing something. Do you disable that to prevent someone from putting the phone in airplane mode?
Settings > Control Center > Access on Lock Screen
This thread just made me add the verizon insurance to my monthly plan. Took it off after a while when I had my 6+ but my 7+ is the first phone I've had on a device payment plan so for now I'd just like peace of mind. Even on drunk nights out with friends I'm careful with my things but you never know lol. Will probably remove it again eventually.
Does it cover repairs or complete loss like when it is stolen?
Yes. So they can't try to work with the phone without it communicating with the network. A lot of thieves will turn on airplane mode and try to guess the password or play around to see how locked down the phone is. If they can't put your phone into airplane mode they will have to turn it off to prevent being tracked.
Once they shut the phone down they have to deal with a password versus Touch ID. Also, a lot of apps lock themselves when the phone is powered down and require a password.
Yes. It's the equipment protection plan on Verizon. Covers loss, theft, accidental damage, etc. for $11/month.
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Awesome! Thanks for that explanation. I have taken the advice and have disabled this as well.
i dont understand why you would erase it. facepalm now the thief just got a free iphone...
Yes. An expensive lesson indeed. Why don't. international carriers cooperate with the blacklist?
Yep, Applejuiced does this as well, but the vast majority of users stick to the default settings.
I didn't read the entire thread, but if it was purchased with a credit card, most companies offer a 90 damage/theft protection.
As explained previously, they can only cover you up to what you charged to the card and given that the OP's brother is with the IUP program, the most he can get reimbursed is tax plus first month payment.
Thanks, my bad. Like I said, didn't read the whole thread; didn't comb through 5 pages.
They do in Europe, well they have their own blacklist... would be nice to have a global one, but unfortunately it is not in the carriers interests to push the issue.
I hate to sound like an [ass]... but this is why the Asurion insurance through your carrier is a really good option. It covers a stolen or lost device. Apple care doesn't.
People don't want to pay a monthly fee for their phone, but I bet right now, your brother wishes he would have had Asurion on it. 7 bucks a month is a small price to pay compared to buying 2 seven pluses outright.
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Possibly because of a higher level of concern for the actual data than the monetary loss of the physical device. Only anguess here.
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Disable control center from lock screen.
Edit: already been mentioned. I need to read better. I literally quoted the post that answered this lol.
He didn't brick nothing.
And wether the iPhone is usable or not it doesn't really matter in the end. He lost the phone and the money.
My iPad Pro and MacBook Pro where stolen last week. I turned on the locate feature in iCloud and gave the location to police. They have since recovered both items. I'm just now awaiting the return of them from the police.
For one, how many forum members on here actually have the knowledge to report the IMEI number to their carrier when the iPhone is stolen? Yeah, Not many.
I worked for a carrier for for ten years and maybe a few at the most knew how to handle the situation and when the IMEI number is blacklisted, it does pursue outside US carriers in some respects, it also depended on the GSM variant. The cases I handled were actually successful in bricking the iPhone. You can debate all you want, but you don't know that iPhone is or is not active. Point is the OP handled it effectively from the start, as I stated from my first post.
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What does that have to do with anything? Wow, he knew how to report it stolen. So what?
Imei blacklisting doesn't work internationally. It does not go any further than a few US carrier networks. That's a fact.
Blacklisting an imei does not brick a device.
What are you arguing about again? You're clueless about the process but yes he handled it great. He got scammed
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They are usually shared databases within the same country with certain carriers that agree, cooperate and maintain access to who enters and removes serial numbers. You ship that stolen or lost device to some other place and those restrictions are gone and as long as it's unlocked it will work at some other country with no problems.
Maybe in the future we will see an international blacklisting database but iCloud lock is easier and you don't have to rely on a carrier and the device is locked for good
What does that have to do with anything? Wow, he knew how to report it stolen. So what?
Imei blacklisting doesn't work internationally. It does not go any further than a few US carrier networks. That's a fact.
Blacklisting an imei does not brick a device.
What are you arguing about again? You're clueless about the process but yes he handled it great. He got scammed
Then you didn't read what I posted before. And your incorrect again for a third time. He reported it stolen to his carrier, which most don't think to report the IMEI number. It can be blacklisted, if the iPhone is a GSM variant pending the carrier, it's possible. For ten years, I handled these situations with fraud and stolen devices. I have followed up on hundreds of these cases by law, being its criminal, In some respects, it does blacklist it. I have had law enforcement even contact me a year later with these devices showing up and they could not be activated out of the country!
This agenda is clear I'm not going to agree with your anecdotal responses. No sense in talking to a wall.
