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Hi all,
I have a SPV3000 from my work and I lost it for a while so I mentionned it to my manager who is going to state it to Orange to get it blacklisted.
The thing is, after a couple of weeks, I have just found my phone again!
I am not feeling I should mention it again to my boss as it sounds really ridiculous and he was kind enough not to argue on the loss. But well, now I have a phone fully working which IMEI code will soon be blacklisted by the 3 main operators in France running a common database on the subject (in case of phones stolen). I may send my phone to a friend abroad who will certainly be able to use it there but is there any tricky solution to be able to use it in France?
What is this IMEI code exactly and how does it work?
BE SURE I AGREE WITH THE IDEA OF BLACK LISTS TO AVOID SO COMMON AGGRESSIONS JUST FOR PHONES...
You may send me private posts in case you are reluctant to have this kind of information largely communicated.
Hi marcel06!
IMEI is kind of like a serial number which your cell company sees.
If you haven't noticed, there is a wiki link under the word for details.
There are no tricks when it comes to IMEI. There are ways of changing it, but that is illegal in most countries.
Because IMEI identifies your phone, thieves could change their phone IMEI to match yours so you would pay for calls made from other phone.
If you really want to use the phone again, you should report that it was found so they won't blacklist you.
levenum said:
Because IMEI identifies your phone, thieves could change their phone IMEI to match yours so you would pay for calls made from other phone.
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Oh.. no. I'm not sure about those pre-SIM period phone. But I'm definately sure that now, for phones that are using SIM cards, you are not able to charge to others account using IMEI. The controlling mech is the SIM card, the billing information is in the card, not the phone. But the operator will have the power (as I've heard) to disable/track phone by IMEI.
Anyone know how to find cell phone stolen, please!
HTC HD7
IMEI:
Nº DE SERIE: HT0BGRG01671
With Live is not possible because the thief has changed the sim card.
Thanks
Did not know it used the sim card to find the phone?
you could try this?
http://www.traceamobile.co.uk/how.php
note this is about the same as windows live in other words it will get you down to the street...
o0MattE0o said:
Did not know it used the sim card to find the phone?
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Doesn't it use text messages to pinpoint the phone's location if using live? I read that somewhere...
(sorry if this doesn't help op... hope you find it!)
Call your provider and police. Don't spend money for "find-it-yourself" services... (btw, if you be able to locate your phone with couple of blocks accuracy what you will do? )
Maniakmp said:
Anyone know how to find cell phone stolen, please!
HTC HD7
IMEI:
Nº DE SERIE: HT0BGRG01671
With Live is not possible because the thief has changed the sim card.
Thanks
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why don't you just call your provider and report is stolen? You shouldn't post your IMEI on public forums
No, it uses the internet connection of the device. It is unrelated to the SIM card.
If you check on the site regularly you may see an update to the location which would have happened if the phone had internet access (through WiFi or something).
Have you tried remotely locking your phone?
I do believe Windows Live can find your phone even the thief has changed the simcard.
I hope you have already registered it with Windows Live Service and have something like this:
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Strike_Eagle said:
I do believe Windows Live can find your phone even the thief has changed the simcard.
I hope you have already registered it with Windows Live Service and have something like this:
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Any of these services work by sending an SMS to the device. This will of course only work if you know the correct number. Which won't be the case if the thiev replaced the SIM card.
The only legitimate answer is to go to the authorities, but there's a 99% chance they will tell you there is nothing they can do. Do you know how many cell phones are lost/stolen every day?
Go to your operator and lock that IMEI... if you can't use it, neither will they.
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Go to your operator and lock that IMEI... if you can't use it, neither will they.
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Unfortunately blocking the IMEI is not implemented in all country's most stolen phones probably end up in a non blocked country.
Its a shame the phone could not be wiped using the IMEI number as well.
I knew straight away I was not getting my phone back as the scumbag that took mine switched it off when I called, The phone number was never live again.
agp64 said:
Unfortunately blocking the IMEI is not implemented in all country's most stolen phones probably end up in a non blocked country.
Its a shame the phone could not be wiped using the IMEI number as well.
I knew straight away I was not getting my phone back as the scumbag that took mine switched it off when I called, The phone number was never live again.
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so what cool phone r u getting next ?
In Europe you may be able to get the IMEI locked. If they sell it on ebay to someone in the USA or elsewhere, they'd just be able to put a SIM Card in the phone and use it.
Part of what sucks about GSM is that if you get a phone stolen, it isn't your phone anymore - it seriously isn't, becasue everythign is tied to the SIM card.
Becasue of the way Live Services work on WP7, it basically forces whoever stole the phone to factory reset it.
And no one who steals a phone will keep the old SIM in it unless they're retarded.
The only place the phone should ever be, that is not your hand, is in your pocket. It's pretty simple.
Sorry for your loss, but no one here can help you adn the authorities won't waste time on a smartphone. The best you can hope for is to get the IMEI blocked in Europe, but that won't matter if the phone is sold to someone this side of the pond.
And anyways, WP7 devices make nice Zune HDs so it's a big win for the theif whether or not it can be used as a phone, IMO...
Also, posting the IMEI on a public forum is beyond dumb... A mod or something shoult remove that from the OP and quotes, or just delete the thread since it serves no purpose...
Hope you had insurance on your phone, though... Lots of people think it's a waste of money until they lose a phone, drop it, or have it stolen...
N8ter said:
In Europe you may be able to get the IMEI locked. If they sell it on ebay to someone in the USA or elsewhere, they'd just be able to put a SIM Card in the phone and use it.
Part of what sucks about GSM is that if you get a phone stolen, it isn't your phone anymore - it seriously isn't, becasue everythign is tied to the SIM card.
Becasue of the way Live Services work on WP7, it basically forces whoever stole the phone to factory reset it.
And no one who steals a phone will keep the old SIM in it unless they're retarded.
The only place the phone should ever be, that is not your hand, is in your pocket. It's pretty simple.
Sorry for your loss, but no one here can help you adn the authorities won't waste time on a smartphone. The best you can hope for is to get the IMEI blocked in Europe, but that won't matter if the phone is sold to someone this side of the pond.
And anyways, WP7 devices make nice Zune HDs so it's a big win for the theif whether or not it can be used as a phone, IMO...
Also, posting the IMEI on a public forum is beyond dumb... A mod or something shoult remove that from the OP and quotes, or just delete the thread since it serves no purpose...
Hope you had insurance on your phone, though... Lots of people think it's a waste of money until they lose a phone, drop it, or have it stolen...
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you are talking nonsense bro
The blacklist is published in the europe official
Whosoever person that can look
you can not find the phone if SIM changed, I know
I put in all forums I know because the phone is not my more
is stolen man!
forums offered for sale, no?
in this way I can warn people, you or another buyer checks the IMEI
is clear, if the phone is my I will not publish IMEI
stolen is stolen man
I posted in many forums but only in this have removed IMEI
publish IMEI official is a protection for buyers man
the phone is locked in my country, now I'm trying to publish in the European blacklist
and this list is official helping people to not buy a stolen cell phone
Thanks to everyone for the tips
if the admin see this post not considered it gets deleted please
Maniakmp said:
you are talking nonsense bro
The blacklist is published in the europe official
Whosoever person that can look
you can not find the phone if SIM changed, I know
I put in all forums I know because the phone is not my more
is stolen man!
forums offered for sale, no?
in this way I can warn people, you or another buyer checks the IMEI
is clear, if the phone is my I will not publish IMEI
stolen is stolen man
I posted in many forums but only in this have removed IMEI
publish IMEI official is a protection for buyers man
the phone is locked in my country, now I'm trying to publish in the European blacklist
and this list is official helping people to not buy a stolen cell phone
Thanks to everyone for the tips
if the admin see this post not considered it gets deleted please
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If you don't know why that's a bad idea, then I dunno what to say.
And you say I'm talking nonsense because you disagree with one statement in my rather comprehensive post.
In the end, it doesn't matter. The OP isn't getting the phone back, and no one who buys this phone on eBay or any other site will be dumb enough to throw their money down the drain and send it back to him.
I sure wouldn't.
Posting the ESN of a CDMA phone makes sense (if you report it stolen, the phone is blocked and cannot be used, anyways). Posting the IMEI can be dangerous. People can use it to commit insurance fraud, among other things... HTC checks your warranty (date of manufacture, etc.) by asking for your IMEI number (I had to get an HD2 repaired, so I know). They don't pair it up with a name (i.e. if you registered on their site) because phones can be sold easily and often multiple times...
@N8ter
Maybe you're right...
But I'm the one who has lost this phone
And I'm pretty pissed...
I need time to forget, especially the pictures of my daughter don´t synchronized with PC
THX
Hey mate, keep trying with windowsphone.live.
It almost definitely doesn't work with JUST text messages. I was messing around with mapping/locking the other day and got the error message "We are having a problem sending Push Notifications to your windows phone, we will attempt to map the phone by sending a text message instead".
So it uses Push Notifications over data first, Text messages if that doesn't work.
The reason why it probably isn't working is because the phone is off or not connected to any 3G/Wifi. I would recommend you keep trying just incase the phone is sold and someone else starts using the phone and/or the thief turns it on himself with his own sim card.
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Hey mate, keep trying with windowsphone.live.
It almost definitely doesn't work with JUST text messages. I was messing around with mapping/locking the other day and got the error message "We are having a problem sending Push Notifications to your windows phone, we will attempt to map the phone by sending a text message instead".
So it uses Push Notifications over data first, Text messages if that doesn't work.
The reason why it probably isn't working is because the phone is off or not connected to any 3G/Wifi. I would recommend you keep trying just incase the phone is sold and someone else starts using the phone and/or the thief turns it on himself with his own sim card.
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thanks for the advice
but this does not work if the thief changes the SIM card
there is no possibility of finding by IMEI or serial number
all messages coming to a duplicate of this card that I have in my new phone
a possibility to find any phone by a serial number would be wonderful
but this should never happen
things of privacy rights in the world
I know perfectly well that the mobile network providers if they need
can find my phone by IMEI, but no one will do
if the phone is not a evidence of a crime nobody will do anything
as one user said above
Daily thousands of phones is stolen in the world
for now I'll stick with my iPhone and Android Cell
I think the admin can close this post because they do not bring anything
Thanks for All and monitor your phone because thieves never sleep…
Maniakmp said:
thanks for the advice
but this does not work if the thief changes the SIM card
there is no possibility of finding by IMEI or serial number
all messages coming to a duplicate of this card that I have in my new phone
a possibility to find any phone by a serial number would be wonderful
but this should never happen
things of privacy rights in the world
I know perfectly well that the mobile network providers if they need
can find my phone by IMEI, but no one will do
if the phone is not a evidence of a crime nobody will do anything
as one user said above
Daily thousands of phones is stolen in the world
for now I'll stick with my iPhone and Android Cell
I think the admin can close this post because they do not bring anything
Thanks for All and monitor your phone because thieves never sleep…
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i have tried with and without SIM card to find my phone and for me work pretty good just lock it and push in code without Sim card work perfect it wil send one email to your live account..
People need to stop blurting out BS like "you can't do anything once the SIM's been replaced". Whoever came up with this crap is lucky that the people he told this to are ridiculously gullible.
It's the most retarded statement I've heard in a long time. What use would phone mapping services like the Live services be if they didn't work once you did something as simple as replace the SIM? There's various other ID's that are unique to each phone (IMEI for eg) that these types of services use instead of a bloody phone number!
So as my friend, his ex, and I were leaving the club last night, we got jumped. Is there any way to track my phone? Multiple friends have tried calling my phone but the thugs who jumped us already turned off the phone. I have to locate it with the t-mobile security feature but it can't get a lock on the phone because it is off. Is it pretty safe to say that i'm without a phone now?
EPgoat said:
So as my friend, his ex, and I were leaving the club last night, we got jumped. Is there any way to track my phone? Multiple friends have tried calling my phone but the thugs who jumped us already turned off the phone. I have to locate it with the t-mobile security feature but it can't get a lock on the phone because it is off. Is it pretty safe to say that i'm without a phone now?
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Did you create a HTC Sense account by any chance? If you did, once it is on you can go on www.htcsense.com and get its current location. Unless it is on I don't think there is any other way to track it.
major bummer, have you asked your service provider, they are able to triangulate the location of the phone if in use...or report it stolen and get the police to do it for you
or do the HTC sense thing
here try this
http://blog.mylookout.com/2011/02/planb/
destructionb said:
here try this
http://blog.mylookout.com/2011/02/planb/
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This is a great tool
Forget it. Get a new one from Asurion.
Just report it to the police so the serial number can be entered in as stolen. Best you can do.
Call T-Mobile and get them to stop the aim and block the imei. That will make the phone not able to work as a phone
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get a chl
and start packing.
htcsense.com ftw
Than you for your responses. I already tried htcsense.com, and through t-mobile and no luck. I have filed a police report already and they will be looking for the suspects.
Bummer! Hope they get caught.
Unfortunately, it has been my experience that T-Mobile will not blacklist an imei. They will block the sim, thus preventing unauthorized use and charges to your account. But, they claim that they cannot block an imei which is bull. The truth is that they won't block an imei. In Europe they have multinational blacklists that would prevent the phone from being activated on any carrier in many countries. So, it's bull that they claim that they "can't" do it. They're banking on the fact that you'll use the insurance that they push so heavily and that whoever "finds" your phone will become their customer too.
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Dear forum,
let me just go straight to the point:
My Galaxy Nexus was stolen at work last friday. I tried to use some tracking software like Plan B but without succes, the SIM card had been changed allready.
Now here comes the part that gave me some hope.
When I went to My (Gmail) Account at the Android Market today (using my desktop), I noticed 2 things:
- First thing is that the record from the column "Carrier" has been changed from "Vodafone" to "KPN', so I think I can assume here that someone put another SIM card in it.
- Also at the column "Last Used" I see "February 13, 2012", which is yesterday (monday).
I was really wondering if there is a workaround or something to get more information (like the phone number of that SIM card?) than just the carrier of that SIM card and when it was last used?
Thanks in advance~
Anthony Elbers
During the night push a remote lock app to the device, if they haven't changed the google user login by then. Then just lock the device. If the app shows it set a screen message offering reward for return. Better still make it scream while at work tomorrow.
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ForgetfulGuru said:
During the night push a remote lock app to the device, if they haven't changed the google user login by then. Then just lock the device. If the app shows it set a screen message offering reward for return. Better still make it scream while at work tomorrow.
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The thing is, I only work at fridays and saturdays. I also think that the person is smart enought to not bring the phone to work when I'm around.
I thought maybe if I could get some more information with a workaround, I could catch the thief myself instead of waiting for him/ her to give it back (which probably isn't going to happen).
I hope you informed your managers.
You could have a look through the available apps in the market see if there is anything you can use to lock the phone remotely and or push some really nasty messages to it. If you ain't using why should they get the use of it think there may be some way of remotely wiping the phone aswell. Then at least it would be of no use to the thief anyway. Sorry I can't be of more help. I allways make sure I activate any built in phone finder and instal lookout, so never really had to deal with the issue
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Prey worked for me before.
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Android_Monsters said:
Prey worked for me before.
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Note that the phone is stolen and SIM card has been changed allready. As far as I know you need to configure Prey on the phone itself, so not really remote like Plan B.
I'm still curious if there is a workaround to get more information about the SIM card than just the "Carrier" and "Last Used"?
Like.. are those the only two things that get stored or is there more information about the SIM card that I could get without having the phone itself?
If you have the IMEI you can contact your network and ask they put a block on the phone, a lot of the time it also blocks it off other networks as well.
i think the info about the sim like its number is by far more important than map location because if you got the thief's number then you can report that number to the police and mobile network .
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If you have the IMEI you can contact your network and ask they put a block on the phone, a lot of the time it also blocks it off other networks as well.
the_metal said:
i think the info about the sim like its number is by far more important than map location because if you got the thief's number then you can report that number to the police and mobile network .
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This is pretty much what I'm aiming for since I allready have contacted the police and gave them the IMEI of the phone. They said like something like "We'll see what we can do", but I thought there would be some workaround (yeah I'm using this word alot) to get more information of that SIM card.
I think I can assume that the column "Carrier" which is shown on the screen, is read of the SIM card?
Question is, if anything else is shown somewhere in my Gmail (since it's linked to my Galaxy Nexus) or at the Android Market or something that might be of help?
do you know that mobile carriers can identify everything to a handset with just an IMEI
i don't know what is the procedures in your country but i think you should call that carrier and ask for directions especially if you have a proof of purchase or something similar
i wish you could luck friend
the_metal said:
do you know that mobile carriers can identify everything to a handset with just an IMEI
i don't know what is the procedures in your country but i think you should call that carrier and ask for directions especially if you have a proof of purchase or something similar
i wish you could luck friend
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My question is, did you inform your carrier? Here, when that happened to my friend who wasn't too tech saavy, I called his carrier, had the phone blocked right away, and told them what network it was on via the same information that you received via email. The actually contact the manufacturer and the police and were able to track it down on their network, find the phone and press charges. That IMEI number is huge as it tells the carrier what exact tower the phone is connected to. In densely populated areas, that's 1-2km max. Cross reference the people at work that live in that area and boom. Done like dinner.
Did you try Samsung Dive website??
www.samsungdive.com
the_metal said:
do you know that mobile carriers can identify everything to a handset with just an IMEI
i don't know what is the procedures in your country but i think you should call that carrier and ask for directions especially if you have a proof of purchase or something similar
i wish you could luck friend
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My question is, did you inform your carrier? Here, when that happened to my friend who wasn't too tech saavy, I called his carrier, had the phone blocked right away, and told them what network it was on via the same information that you received via email. The actually contact the manufacturer and the police and were able to track it down on their network, find the phone and press charges. That IMEI number is huge as it tells the carrier what exact tower the phone is connected to. In densely populated areas, that's 1-2km max. Cross reference the people at work that live in that area and boom. Done like dinner.
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Yeah I know that, but I called both the police and my carrier and gave them my IMEI and asked if they could do such thing.. and both said that they can't do such a thing, ONLY if the phone has the original SIM card... I think they just don't want to help me at all.
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Did you try Samsung Dive website??
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Tried that one. But I need to set it up on my phone first. Keep in mind that the phone is allready stolen and the SIM card has been changed.
My wife's phone was stolen yesterday. We didn't have insurance or that silly lookout security on it. I bought it on Craiglist last december for her Christmas gift. It was already unlocked and rooted. So the person who stole it can just through any sim in there and use it (we disabled the sim on it through tmobile immediately.) Tmobile is happy, they got a new phone sale and a 2 year contract extension out of it.
But they refuse to block/blacklist the IMEI!
I've called customer support *multiple* times and get the same answer every time - company policy is to not block IMEIs on lost or stolen phones. WTF? The only time they block IMEIs is if you buy a phone and don't pay for it, or if you have insurance (and even that part is not clear, it sounds like they just use the Lookout security program to lock it, which any savvy user can disable in minutes).
I've filed a police report, and when I finally told them that by not blocking the IMEI they are aiding and abbetting a felony theft. They said to write to the legal department.
The police report they gave my wife doesn't even say phone or the IMEI. I asked her to go back and get the full report or get the officer to write the phone model and make on the little slip as well as the IMEI, and I'm going to take it in person to every carrier and see if they'll block the IMEI from their system, just in case this person has another carrier (since it's unlocked).
Does anyone have advice on what to do? I know I won't be tracking or recovering the phone I just want to make sure it's unusable.
Well until you blocked the sim you could have used lookout's plan b to attempt to find the phone. You are pretty much screwed unless the phone shows up in a pawn shop. Did t-mo give a reason for not blacklisting the imei?
You can install androidlost remotely from a computer or another handset. Go to wwwDOTplayDOTgoogle.com sign into the account email that is on the phone that was taken and search for (androidlost) and click install. It will install the on the device when it connected to a data network via wifi or GSM. Then go to wwwDOTandroidlostDOTcom and follow the instructions on their site. I hope this helps. "Since this is my first post I am unable to put web links so Dot is used in place of (.)
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The phone's sim has been disabled. My wife already has a new sim and new phone. I don't think I can remotely install apps anymore. And before blocking the sim, lookout hadn't been installed. I suppose I could've tried to push lookout, but it still has to be run and activated before it can be used. And I doubt the thief would've done that.
The reason they gave was A) they don't disable IMEIs on stolen and lost phones and B) they have no way to do it (which I called BS on and said connect me to someone who can, they wouldn't)
Ok I was able to install androidlost apparently. At least it said it could send it to the phone. However I go to the website and it says the program needs to be run on the phone first. Like I said, doubt the person will do that. And I can't send an SMS to it to start it, since the sim has been disabled. Now if I knew the phone number of the SIM they plugged into it then maybe I could do something. I also put lookout plan b on. Again I can't send it a text and I don't know if it will really even install. If they've thrown a new SIM, MAYBE plan B will work and send an email to my wife's gmail and MAYBE it'll have the phone number in it, from which I can text to start androidlost.
Edit: God I wish I'd known about plan B before we disabled it
Edit2: Anyone know if the person plugs another sim card in, will Google Play still be able to download to it?
If they dont change the google account then yes it will install. Otherwise mate your screwed. But as a aside you now know about things that can be done to help find the device. I suggest looking into cerabus for your current phones. You can set it up to remain through a factory reset/data wipe on rooted phones. Im sorry this happened and we cant offer much more help.
That's sucks man! There is a way to track a phone via imei and what tower they are connected to but i think that software is only available to certain agencies (the feds...lol). No matter what SIM is in the phone, or if there is even a sin in it, when you send an app to it via play store, it installs as long as your Google account hasn't been removed from the device.
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Well I installed both Plan B and Lookout but no emails from plan B At least I know if they do put a SIM card in, even for another carrier, I can still install stuff to it as long as the google account isn't changed. Of course I have no way of knowing if the google account is changed. Actually...if the google account is changed, will it disappear from the list of devices I can install to on the Google Play store? Does the fact it's still listed as one of my devices I can install things to mean the google account hasn't been changed?
Cerberus looks awesome. Actually, what if I just go ahead and buy and install Cerberus to it remotely? Does it need to be configured/enabled on the device itself before it starts being able to be tracked by the cerabus web site and give me the new phone number of a changed SIM?
Edit: Aw nuts. Cerberus DOES have to be configured on the phone itself and granted permissions. DAMN I wish I'd thought about this issue before. Also wish she'd at least put the PIN or pattern lock on her phone. I put it on mine but she didn't put it on hers. That would've prevented someone from getting into the phone unless they wiped the ROM, right?
Edit2: I went ahead and put Cerberus on my own phone and bought a license I was so impressed.. This is way better than Lookout. I hid if from my app drawer, but how do you make it so a person can't uninstall it? It still shows up on the list of installed programs.
I think you need to be rooted for that. I would ask the support for cerebus Im not real sure I just know people on reddit speak very highly of it.
All they have to do is factory reset it.....all gone.....and if its got a security lock when you wake the device all they have to do is the 3 button combo into recovery and do factory reset.....either way....your phone is gone and tmobile dont care cuz most likely it will be of use to someone else hoping with thier service....plus hey they just made a few more bucks from you
With celebrus it will persist through a factory reset/data wipe. The only way it will be removed is if they wipe system.
I guess they will do that too.
I always neglected these anti theft apps, since they appeared too heavy and RAM consuming..
I decided to take the chance, but I agree - it's a real bummer, our entire lives are in these devices.
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I'm pretty impressed with Cerberus. It consumes <1mb RAM, it has a disguised version, if your phone is rooted it will survive a factory reset, if the person change SIMs it will send you a message with the new # (which you can then send secret cerberus commands to), if the person changes the gmail account on the phone it will still work -- it's a SLICK program. It has an SMS command method and a web dashboard and you can do all sorts of stuff - track location, lock, display a message, sound an alarm, wipe SD, record video or audio, all sorts of stuff. It has a disguised version too (need root though) and the person can't uninstall it.
God I wish I'd installed this on my wife's phone. It's only $3 too, one time fee and you can install it on 5 devices with that license. No monthly fee. Just for comparison, Lookout has a 21MB RAM footprint.
I've not tried the Avast anti theft program but it sounds nice too. I'm not trying to shill for Cerberus here, I'm just really impressed. And damn I wish I'd put it on there before it got stolen...
Unfortunately no carrier will be willing to block a stolen phones imei
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New info only way to block imei is if your on a payment plan for the device.
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New info. Look at the dates before pulling up dead threads.
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disabling sim is one of the worst things you can do to it, cause you block communication to it unless the other person puts a sim card with a data plan in it.
airfluip1 said:
disabling sim is one of the worst things you can do to it, cause you block communication to it unless the other person puts a sim card with a data plan in it.
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Indeed very true. I learned that the hard way.
To elaborate - you can remotely install tracking software from the play store to give you a chance to recover it, wipe it and other useful tools.