Hmmm, UPS driver with a good job and good benefits from what I understand or some kid in a college mail room??? I'm assuming its a kid, that's all that worked in the dorm mail rooms when I was in school. My money's on someone in the mail room.
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Stolen iPhone on Launch Day
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I've been reading lots of people aren't having to sign for their phones, but I thought that was a requirement with the iPhones at least. Sounds to me like if nobody signed, you need to contact UPS immediately and file a claim. If someone did sign, you need to hunt them down.
More likely someone in the mail room stole it, no?
seriously, ups drivers make a decent living, too blue collared folk like myself, doubt the driver would risk a good union job, for a phone, just sayin
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Are any cameras around, in that room, near that room?
If there are cameras you can ask the security officer to see them and find who enter that room and what times, that info will help the police.
Also you can call to Apple and ask them if they can do something because you have a serial number.
To check your serial number go to the support page from apple.com and press contact apple, there you will find all your devices and see the serial number of the device.
If I were you I go with the director and explain what happen, don't tell anyone about this in your college, on the next days tell your director that any one that has an iphone 6 has to show the serial number and using that you will find who stole the iphone.
If there are cameras you can ask the security officer to see them and find who enter that room and what times, that info will help the police.
Also you can call to Apple and ask them if they can do something because you have a serial number.
To check your serial number go to the support page from apple.com and press contact apple, there you will find all your devices and see the serial number of the device.
If I were you I go with the director and explain what happen, don't tell anyone about this in your college, on the next days tell your director that any one that has an iphone 6 has to show the serial number and using that you will find who stole the iphone.
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Hope you get this figured out. If you purchased with a credit card, you should report this to them as well. They often times provide coverage for this sort of thing.
Did you call your carrier to find out if it was activated and to report stolen to them as well?
It's not activated yet according to the Support Profile page. I bought the T Mobile version + I'm on prepaid so carrier probably won't really help.
Why would the UPS guy bother to drop off the box and then cut it open and risk being seen?
He'd just make it disappear from the truck.
This is clearly either another student or some other thief trolling unattended package rooms. It's not too hard to figure out which packages to target when the from address is "Apple" on an iPhone launch day.
He'd just make it disappear from the truck.
This is clearly either another student or some other thief trolling unattended package rooms. It's not too hard to figure out which packages to target when the from address is "Apple" on an iPhone launch day.
Yeah I bought the T Mobile version. But at least I should be able to track the activation status on the Support Profile page.
You should probably edit your first post as well to remove the part about UPS stealing it, because you really don't know who stole it. Did you tell anyone that you were getting an iPhone6 delivered to you on launch day?
Well the package actually just says it's from Harrisburg, PA, and there's nothing "Apple" about the package, so it's befuddling to me as to how someone figured out that this is an iPhone.
On the side of my UPS box which held a 6 Plus it says Model No. A1522. Anyone familiar with Apple products would know that's an Apple sounding product number, and would be able to find that number online before launch day.
I just checked my box and there's really nothing that suggests it's an Apple product. But I did find something suspicious. Our school gives each package a sticker indicating the recipient and the time that the package is received.The sticker says 3:51PM. However on the UPS tracking website, it says the package was delivered on 2:48PM. Hmm...Going to check out security camera footages right now.
Ring Apple, they'll deactivate the phone and sort it out and send you a new one. Sucks though.
I've been put on hold for over 40 minutes
gonna wait for another 10 before I give up.
If you ordered it through Apple, it should already have been added to your support page on Apple.com. You can go there, login with your apple ID. There, you will be able to obtain the serial number of the phone and probably Apple can flag it and not allow it to be activated.
Here's a link:
https://idmsa.apple.com/IDMSWebAuth...URL=https://supportprofile.apple.com/homePage
Also, the S/N should be on your order (if you went through Apple.com)
yeah, there is close to zero chance a UPS driver would steal it. They make good money and have great benefits. No way they risk their job to steal an iPhone.
I once worked for a company that had some computer gear stolen by a UPS driver, so it happens. But in that case, the tracking just stopped without ever showing the final destination on it. UPS did track it down and supposedly caught the guy with it in the trunk of his car on their parking lot.
So yeah - pretty stupid of them to even try it, but stupidity has no limits!
So yeah - pretty stupid of them to even try it, but stupidity has no limits!
Since when UPS delivery guys are saints? making good money and having good benefits dont make you a good guy.... I worked as an IT and a UPS guys stole some laptops and filled the box with bricks.
pretty sure the UPS guy knows it was an iphone and since it was going to be drop in a mail room the chance of getting caught is less, because it will in the hands of other people before reaching the owner.
the iphone sells quickly on ebay for $1000+ , thats a good reason for anyone shady to steal it.