Undocumented Feature

[Punkwaffle]

When an iPhone is reported stolen AT&T network will send out a signal, and as soon as stolen iPhone receives it, it will lock up as well as report the area it was used last.
Will be announced sometime this weekend.

 

[janey]

AT&T already prevents all incoming/outgoing calls for reported stolen phones...

 

[Punkwaffle]

Yes, but this will shut off every feature the iPhone has. Not just the radio.

 

[TheAnswer]

Yes, but this will shut off every feature the iPhone has. Not just the radio.

There's a radio? Now that's an unannounced feature.

Still, I would hope that this is how it would work. It would discourage a lot of theft (although we still have to protect our little regular iPods ).

 

[Punkwaffle]

There's a radio? Now that's an unannounced feature.

Yes. Every cell phone has an RF signal, some refer to it as a radio.
But yeah, this thing won't be worth stealing with that feature.
I'm sure we'll all start to see the hacks in a few days.

Here's one someone smarter than me should attempt:

Create a hack that lets iPhone work with existing account WITHOUT having to go through the activation process in iTunes and extend contract. So the result will still be a working iPhone with wifi, ipod, and widget capability with no cell service.
Or...make the phone portion of the phone use Skype.

 

[EvilDoc]

Create a hack that lets iPhone work with existing account WITHOUT having to go through the activation process in iTunes and extend contract. So the result will still be a working iPhone with wifi, ipod, and widget capability with no cell service.
Or...make the phone portion of the phone use Skype.

What? Yea that would be awesome, but i am willing to bet it never EVER happens...