Hi,
recently my brand new atrix 2 mobile was pickpocketed .unfortunatly i did not have insurance..i have given my imei no to the cops but i dont expect them to help me..as usual..so is there any way i can fine my mobile back..and one more question is the gmail sync going to get deleted once he(theif)formats the mobile..(will i be unable to see the apps installed in my mobile on google play)as of now he has kept the mobile switched off PLEASE HELP.//
go on the play store on your computer then send the app "plan b" to your phone. Unless the phone is off or the theif took out the sim card, the app will install and run then it will send the location of your phone to your e-mail. Good luck!
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go on the play store on your computer then send the app "plan b" to your phone. Unless the phone is off or the theif took out the sim card, the app will install and run then it will send the location of your phone to your e-mail. Good luck!
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Yep, "Plan B" is your best option. You can only hope that the thief hasn't factory reset it. If he has, then your phone will stop syncing with your Google Account and you won't be able to install Plan B.
That sucks to here your phone got stolen. Let us know what the outcome of this is. If it was me, i would be on a revengeful man hunt.
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My friend had his iPhone stolen once (I was happy because I could convince him to get an android phone after). We used an app that could make i make a ton of noise to alert people it was stolen. the location showed inside a house at the time, so we drove there and started the noise. The phone then came flying out the window and on to the pavement right in front of our car. It still worked. I would not recommend this approach, but it was funny as hell to see.
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My friend had his iPhone stolen once (I was happy because I could convince him to get an android phone after). We used an app that could make i make a ton of noise to alert people it was stolen. the location showed inside a house at the time, so we drove there and started the noise. The phone then came flying out the window and on to the pavement right in front of our car. It still worked. I would not recommend this approach, but it was funny as hell to see.
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LOL epic win
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Does At&t not have the option of finding your phone through your online account? With T-Mobile there was an option for that and it even told you the last location the phone was before turned off. Also call At&t and ask them if they can monitor the phones usage and if they can automatically log when the phone is connected to their towers. Once this happens they can tell you about where the phone was last logged. Could help a little.
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Anyone getting an account? They are giving away lifetime membership for those who download and register.
It is basically like mobile defense (which is also great and free) but it give the option to wipe the phone & the SD card. a few months ago I lost a G1 and I would have love to be able to wipe everything.
I figured it is a must for my Nexus.
Just wanted to put it out there for those who didn't know.
Were you able to log in into their website?
I'm using it, and I'm very impressed. This is a must download app. However, the site is very slow and you often have trouble connecting to it.
Haven't tried logging into their website yet, just downloaded it today. Still at work and no access to that site. I know mobile defense was fairly simple and I figure it shouldn't be much different.
Dled , installed , and tried it out the other day. GPS was off by alot but the other stuff seemed to work.
I've tried it a few times over the past 2 days and am very impressed. The website worked great... no problems connecting for me. Also, the GPS was right on!
I've been using it for about a week and a half now its pretty awesome i think, i had some problems backing up my contacts but got that fixed, other than that it works flawlessly for me.
Ok I see what I did wrong, you have to put +15556667777 (+1 for state side) to log in.
As for tracking, it worked really good for me.. only off by like 7 feet. Had no problems backing up contacts, sms, etc. Works good for me. hopefully i'll never really have to use it but if I do I have trust i'll find my phone in no time.
wow that's pretty nice. free even.
Tortri said:
Ok I see what I did wrong, you have to put +15556667777 (+1 for state side) to log in.
As for tracking, it worked really good for me.. only off by like 7 feet. Had no problems backing up contacts, sms, etc. Works good for me. hopefully i'll never really have to use it but if I do I have trust i'll find my phone in no time.
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Yep. And When you get the country code or number wrong, they charge it as an international text, which you have to pay for. So be careful when inputting those numbers!
I also found that the app works extremely well, downloaded it the first night I had the phone.
has anyone compared wave secure, mobile defense, or lookout mobile? Do they all do the same thing?
Seems like a pretty good app from using it for a bit. Only problem I have is that the GPS can only be updated 4 times a day. Would seem pretty hard to track someone down if you cant update the position that often.
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Seems like a pretty good app from using it for a bit. Only problem I have is that the GPS can only be updated 4 times a day. Would seem pretty hard to track someone down if you cant update the position that often.
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that is where mobile defense comes in. You can pretty much stream an active location through mobile defense. getting better the longer it stays on.
Un-Installing?
Would the remote wipe and location features work if the "thief" removed the application from their phone?
Doubt it, unless you password your screen so they can't get access to do that. But then they might try a different sim card at which point they will see the screen about returning it. But if this person knows anything about the android system, couldn't they just unlock it, replace the bootloader and format the phone, regardless if its locked or not??
Guess you better hope that last couple GPS locations is his house or work..
How would this work?
Say someone straight up steals my phone, i put it down, turn to grab something, turn back and its gone. ok, GPS... i know where the SOB lives. Then what, call the cops? Wouldn't I need a IMEI and serial to prove its mine? Wouldn't the cops need a search warrant to look in his house to find your phone?? Or should I just bust down his door and beat the crap out of him?
How would it go down to get it back?
Beware of the hidden cost
BTW unless they have changed it but every time you receive a txt from wavesure you will get charged.
I know they have stop it for the US, can't confirm for the rest of the world.
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BTW unless they have changed it but every time you receive a txt from wavesure you will get charged.
I know they have stop it for the US, can't confirm for the rest of the world.
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charged by wavesecure or standard sms rates from the carrier?
I believe it is a foreign received txt. you were getting charged like 20 cents.
It was on a forum where wavesecure was participating.
They changed it in the US but I am unsure for the rest of the world.
I will find the forum once I am back home.
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I believe it is a foreign received txt. you were getting charged like 20 cents.
It was on a forum where wavesecure was participating.
They changed it in the US but I am unsure for the rest of the world.
I will find the forum once I am back home.
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yeah it is free
Tonight I lost my beloved ThunderBolt. In the process I learned some valuable information that may help some of you out.
Last week I customized my splash screen following a tutorial here but I went one step further and edited it to include my name, address, e-mail address, website, business name and phone numbers as well as that there would be a $100 reward if found in case it was ever lost or stolen.
Tonight I went to see the fireworks at Stone Mountain. To conserve battery I turned my mobile data and GPS off. In the middle of the show a thunderstorm came and the rain started coming down heavily. I got up off the grass and ran for cover. In the process I lost my phone.
The other day I found out about an app called Plan B made by Lookout that you push to your phone AFTER it is lost or stolen via the Market. It uses GPS, Wi-Fi, or your mobile network coordinates to locate your phone and e-mails you this info every few minutes. I tested it out and it worked perfectly! There is also an app called SMS GPS Enabler that can be pushed to your phone the same way and can be used to turn GPS and Wi-Fi on remotely via SMS. Unfortunately for me mobile data has to be enabled in order to receive either push from the Market.
Once I realized my phone was missing out of my pocket I started calling it from my girlfriend's phone and texting it. Another app I use is called Backup to Gmail. It backs up all my SMS, MMS and Call Logs to my Gmail account under their own headings. It uses mobile data to do so.
At this time none of the text messages being sent to the phone are showing up in my e-mail, which leads me to believe the mobile data is still turned off, the phone is off, or it received water damage.
Since I run a business from my phone I decided to go ahead and call Asurion. I've only had my phone 18 days so I expected them to tell me it wasn't covered yet but they were able to process a claim quite painlessly. I was off the call in under 5 minutes with a new phone, SD Card, LTE SIM, battery and back cover being overnighted for a total cost of $100. They didn't ask me to call Verizon or file a police report so I did neither.
As of this moment calls to my phone are still going through to voicemail since I never called Verizon to have it shut off. For voicemail I use the PhoneFusion Visual Voicemail app and service. With it all of my missed calls instantly show as e-mails in my inbox so for the next 36 hours while I don't have a phone I will still be able to see who called me and return their calls. It is free and a must-have for any business owner. Your phone doesn't have to be turned on or even in a coverage area for it to work! I also found out that Asurion has a free app to remotely wipe your phone or locate it in the event that is lost or stolen and that you can file 2 claims per year. Lookout also has a similar app for a few bucks.
So that's it. Sucks but all I'm really out is $100 and 4 hours or so customizing the replacement. I should have kept a copy of my Rom Manager Backup on my laptop.
You run a business with a cell phone?
Loling aside, some pretty decent programs I might have to check out
Not exactly but I own a very busy computer store. All my vendors and top customers as well as employees equals non-stop ringing.
Plan B is amazing. Wheres My Droid is something I used to use on my DInc and worked well for losing my phone around the house/friends. Same thing happened to me, check my last thread. Although, it allowed me to recover more than just my phone
Ever hear of a phone case pretty cheap now a days compared to time down,stress,$$$$$.....plan a decent case @#$% flea market 7 bucks....
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scottthreet32 said:
Ever hear of a phone case pretty cheap now a days compared to time down,stress,$$$$$.....plan a decent case @#$% flea market 7 bucks
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what are you trying to say here?
how is a phone case going to keep a person from losing a phone, please explain.
thanks for the info! i will definitely remember plan b if i ever lose my phone
I think he's saying that if the phone is THAT important then the OP should do a better job of securing it ... the idea being that a dedicated case is perhaps more secure than sticking the phone in a pocket.
phonelocator pro also is a good app to have it will turn your gps on even when phone is off if ur rooted,has remote wipe,lockout and can continuously ring untill found,unregistered sim detect,know whos calling it and the app can be hidden so it cant be turned off.http://phonelocatorpro.com/
hmmm phone case on belt belt on person, phone in case on person ...see where im going with this.hence phone in case on person phone not lost. wanna get truely out there put safety chain on case in the event case comes off person ah like chain on wallet. DUDE NO INSURANCE PHONE IS $569.00 +- FULL RETAIL PRICE NO K-Y,NO SPIT, NO KISS THATS JUST STRAIGHT UP BENT OVER!!!!....other threads i lost my phone boohoo hundred bucks ..PAY IT ...PHONE CASE PRICELESS ANYTHING AROUND ON PHONE PRICELESS PHONE IS PLASTIC GROUND IS HARD tell me the out come if ya drop PHONES DONT SWIM NOT WATER TIGHT.
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Last night I got a call from a lady that found my phone while jogging and thanks to my custom splash screen called me for the reward. I went and picked it up and it is still turned on and functioning correctly. This morning I received the brand new replacement. I don't know whether to call Asurion because in reading other people's posts I read that if I do call they'll want the new one back and to keep my hundred dollars.
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Last night I got a call from a lady that found my phone while jogging and thanks to my custom splash screen called me for the reward. I went and picked it up and it is still turned on and functioning correctly. This morning I received the brand new replacement. I don't know whether to call Asurion because in reading other people's posts I read that if I do call they'll want the new one back and to keep my hundred dollars.
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I believe in honesty, but i would personally keep it.
But i wouldnt try and activate it. Most likely it would be reported by asurion as lost/stolen. Just keep it as a at home backup imo.
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hmmm phone case on belt belt on person, phone in case on person ...
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then who was phone?
I have lookout security installed as well as Prey which can be activated by SMS. Not to mention HTC Sense has the phone finder.
I'm sure one is bound to work. If not I'll push Plan B if ever needed.
Htcsense does have a phone finder but someone can turn that feature off easily if they were to find your phone. Anyone know of an app that will let you password protect uninstalling or disabling it.
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altimax98 said:
I believe in honesty, but i would personally keep it.
But i wouldnt try and activate it. Most likely it would be reported by asurion as lost/stolen. Just keep it as a at home backup imo.
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So would the phone now have a bad esn number and therefore can never be activated again?
Most likely yes. Typicly that's what they should do
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Htcsense does have a phone finder but someone can turn that feature off easily if they were to find your phone. Anyone know of an app that will let you password protect uninstalling or disabling it.
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I use App Protector that requires a numeric pin to access any app including settings or package installer to prevent uninstall. I use it for things like this
GMoGoody said:
I use App Protector that requires a numeric pin to access any app including settings or package installer to prevent uninstall. I use it for things like this
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Thank you, good tip.
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Anyone know if a lost G2X can be tracked down if T-Mobile Security had not been downloaded yet?
Not unless you have some other app like SeekDroid or Lookout installed. If you report the IMEI as stolen there technically may be a way for T-Mobile to track it but it's probably not worth their time/money, and I think the IMEI can be spoofed anyways.
Sorry
Thanks, I didn't even know about the T-mobile security and that I was eligible until I called this afternoon. What really sucks is I had a pretty good phone with the only issue being the wifi connection. I hope this next one doesn't blow.
You could try out Plan B from Android Market. I would post a link but I don't have enough posts yet to be allowed to do so.
Thanks for the rec, just reactivated the line and am going to try this in a couple of hours. Fingers crossed. Here's the link in case anyone else is interested:
https://market.android.com/details?...lanb&rdid=com.lookout.labs.planb&rdot=1&pli=1
Good luck.
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In the future, download WheresMyDroid and make it a system app with Titanium.
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I still recommend SeekDroid but to each their own.
Interesting that Plan B can be installed and activated remotely though...
A guy at my work sold me a droid x for 30$ and when I charged it, and turned it on, lookout kept sending me a text message saying it was broadcasting the gps location. Of course its only accurate up to 500 or something, so it could be difficult to pinpoint the theif. Knowing what I know, I could have rooted it, flashed cwm and a rom possibly faked the imei but im a nice guy lol. So I answered every call that came in until I found the owner, and got my 30$ back. Turns out the guy at my work stole it...
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I still recommend SeekDroid but to each their own.
Interesting that Plan B can be installed and activated remotely though...
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As long as the phone is on, which mine isn't. Either the battery died or someone was smart enough to turn it off or take out the sim card. Lesson learned.
Hey I need some advice I have a HTC One V CDMA 4.0.3 rooted none of the OTA patches through Cricket,
Last 2 months 3 or 4 times a week I dial someone's number from my phone book and it will ring like normal but all of a sudden I will start hearing a lady's voice she will say random stuff then she will pause and like usual I will ask who she is and why she is doing this to me she will start laughing and then state "I know you better than you know your self" she will then pause and wait then start talking about things that have gone on in my house that only me my wife and my children know about... I'm really upset and cricket isn't helping me and I am at the point where I am really concerned.
If anyone has any ideas please share I am at wits end and my computer is down so I can't access anything online except for on my phone.
Thanks
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When did this start occuring? Was it after you downloaded a specific application? Have you ever left your phone unattended? Since you have a CDMA phone, it is extremely difficult to clone your phone compared to a GSM phone, since you do not have a SIM card in your device. If you can find the suspect app and remove it, it should take care of your problems, however, I would recommend getting a new device since it sounds like your device has already been compromised.
I would contact the authorities immediately. If you're in the US, it's probable the FBI will get involved as that would probably fall under the category of wiretapping, which holds serious federal penalties.
I've never left my phone unattended I always keep it with me even at night I'm disabled and have to be able to get to a phone at all times.
I agree I should get a new handset I was hoping to be able to ride this out until the end of the month.
I've tried contacting local authorities they didn't seem to understand or grasp the concept of what was going on.
As for the app idea I may get try that and see if it does it any more I do have a packet tracer app I might run it and see if it shows any weird activity from certain apps.
If worse comes to worse I'll contact a friend of mine who I went to school with he is a fbi agent and see what he says... I'm a old school hacker of sorts if I had stable wifi and a working pc and could VPN through my pc and run a sniffer the whole time I am sure I would be able to figure this out in a snap.
Thanks for the replies.
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Just got my Phone jacked I have full protection on it from T-Mobile which comes with Lookout Premium, but for some reason even tho I had it installed, I can't access it on Google Maps, from the Lookout website. It's not showing the location, not allowing me to issue commands, anything. So I think I am basically screwed. I didn't have a password on it. Tho some of my files are Encrypted. And I had just cleaned out my Call log and SMS log, so that's a plus.
So does Anyone know of anyway to get this Lookout "Find My Droid" feature working? Or am I just gonna have to suck it up and go pay the deductible to get myself my nexus back before i go through SNWS (sudden Nexus Withdrawal Symptoms)
Silicon Knight said:
Just got my Phone jacked I have full protection on it from T-Mobile which comes with Lookout Premium, but for some reason even tho I had it installed, I can't access it on Google Maps, from the Lookout website. It's not showing the location, not allowing me to issue commands, anything. So I think I am basically screwed. I didn't have a password on it. Tho some of my files are Encrypted. And I had just cleaned out my Call log and SMS log, so that's a plus.
So does Anyone know of anyway to get this Lookout "Find My Droid" feature working? Or am I just gonna have to suck it up and go pay the deductible to get myself my nexus back before i go through SNWS (sudden Nexus Withdrawal Symptoms)
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Whats the point of security software without the first line of defense a password!
Look up the android device manager app on Google play.
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Dragn4rce said:
Look up the android device manager app on Google play.
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Visit https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager?u=0 while logged into your Google Account, if you see the location, don't go try retrieve yourself, contact the police for help.
Good luck!
Silicon Knight said:
Just got my Phone jacked I have full protection on it from T-Mobile which comes with Lookout Premium, but for some reason even tho I had it installed, I can't access it on Google Maps, from the Lookout website. It's not showing the location, not allowing me to issue commands, anything. So I think I am basically screwed. I didn't have a password on it. Tho some of my files are Encrypted. And I had just cleaned out my Call log and SMS log, so that's a plus.
So does Anyone know of anyway to get this Lookout "Find My Droid" feature working? Or am I just gonna have to suck it up and go pay the deductible to get myself my nexus back before i go through SNWS (sudden Nexus Withdrawal Symptoms)
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I just tried to Find My Device from LookOut's webpage. Surprisingly, even though my phone was right next to me, connected to WIFI and LTE, it kept saying locating. I then opened the LookOut app and BAM, my phone was found right then and there. For some reason, it seems that LookOut, even with the "Better Missing Device" option checked in under Device Administrators, closes itself and cannot work properly. I just have the regular free version though.
A suggestion for you though @Silicon Knight would be to log into the LookOut website, then to check previous locations. That should leave a pretty good trail up till the last point. I am also assuming that since you don't have a lock, you won't be able to benefit from receiving a picture when the password is entered wrong a few times.
As @Dragn4rce mentioned, login to Android Device Manager and try to locate your phone that way hoping that your phone hasn't already been wiped. Here are two links I'd suggest you try to report your stolen device at :
https://www.fcc.gov/guides/stolen-and-lost-wireless-devices
http://imeidetective.com/
Use android device manager.
https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager
i always install avast anti-theft it's one of the best anti-theft apps it has format protection you can sms command and it locates with gps it doesnt need wifi or 3g to work all other apps needs internet to work.
If you didn't have a password they probably have powered it off already and you are out of luck. They will probably wipe the device and your data and it will get shipped across seas for sale.
u wiped mssges and call log just before the theft? and few files were encrypted. Sounds too fishy to me!
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u wiped mssges and call log just before the theft? and few files were encrypted. Sounds too fishy to me!
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Why would that be fishy?
adio01 said:
If you didn't have a password they probably have powered it off already and you are out of luck. They will probably wipe the device and your data and it will get shipped across seas for sale.
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or eBay,
I use cerberus on my nexus, I think you need root but I may be wrong, it has loads of options on it such as:
Remote wipe via text, text your phone to enable 3g, take pictures of failed unlocks and it even hides the app so someone can't delete it.
Its similar to lookout but I like it better and it works well.
If you manage to get your phone back it may be worth looking into it, fingers crossed you do get it back :fingers-crossed:
how did they steal it??
The OP hasn't said a single thing since the 26th wth?
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Tango down - NSA
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i'm sorry about that
it happened to me too
we re not alone in this world
keep cool
I haven't said anything cause, A.) I usually post on here via my Smartphone. B.) It's the holidays and am staying at my parents until the 2nd, so I keep getting roped into lil family outings lol And I lost the phone at the bank the other day, I had my cousins dog with me, was trying to keep him in check (he's a pitbull pup and very rambunctious, i don't know why i thought that would be a good idea to bring him to the bank) and I set the phone down to fill out a deposit slip and left it there like a fool. I've never lost or had a phone stolen in my life. But I guess it happens to everyone at least once...or at least most people.
I am going down to get a new Nexus 5 tomorrow. Filed a Police Report, did all that I could. In the end someone got a mint condition nexus 5, for the 5 finger discount price of FREE !
and yea, why would it be fishy that I wipe my SMS and Call Logs lol I flash lots of custom roms and I don't ever back SMS/Call Logs, never had a need to, so they get wiped every time i switch to something new, or if I restore a nandroid, then I have old messages and call logs so I wipe them myself.
Anyways, thanks for the advice peeps. Cerberus sounds like the way to go. Lookout is pretty similar but the ability to hide the app itself so it cannot be removed except by the owner, is pretty damn cool, and wins my vote.
Please ignore this post. Replied from phone and didn't emerge last part of thread.
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Don't feel bad. I've done FAR worse. I lost my phone at a strip club before. It was in my pocket and I'm guessing the stripper popped it out when she was grinding on my pants. I tracked it, and it showed that it was still in the strip club, so I went back to look inside for it, but I couldn't find it. I'm guessing someone "found" it.
I leave my phone in the car now.
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Don't feel bad. I've done FAR worse. I lost my phone at a strip club before. It was in my pocket and I'm guessing the stripper popped it out when she was grinding on my pants. I tracked it, and it showed that it was still in the strip club, so I went back to look inside for it, but I couldn't find it. I'm guessing someone "found" it.
I leave my phone in the car now.
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haha, that's funny, that sucks of course, but yea, you know what i mean lol
This is the first Time I've ever lost a phone or had one stolen. I lost my pager once when i was like 14 my mom got me one. I wanted a cellphone but they were hella expensive back then. That's back when my mom was on Voicestream lol The prices they charged for cell service in the 90's made Verizon look like its cheaper then foodstamps haha So she got me a pager from a company (think they may still be around) called "Cook Paging" I had it for like 2 weeks, and somehow on the way home from my GF's house (who was like the only one who ever paged me, besides my mom lol) I lost it.