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I just got my att htc tilt in today, im going to unlock it to work with tmobile, but thing is, i left the phone out in my room and my douche bag 14 yr old brother decided to play with it, and apparently the guy who i bought the phone from had a code on it to get into it.and knowing the 14 yr old douche bag, he went ahead and tried all the attempts, and now the phone is locked and only does emergency calls.. any help would be great i want to start using this phone ASAP!
Somekid said:
I just got my att htc tilt in today, im going to unlock it to work with tmobile, but thing is, i left the phone out in my room and my douche bag 14 yr old brother decided to play with it, and apparently the guy who i bought the phone from had a code on it to get into it.and knowing the 14 yr old douche bag, he went ahead and tried all the attempts, and now the phone is locked and only does emergency calls.. any help would be great i want to start using this phone ASAP!
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get in contact with that guy you purchased the device from. nobody here is going to tell you how to bypass a code just in case the device was stolen.
Ummm... Obvious answer, call the guy you got the phone from and ask for the password...
redbandana said:
get in contact with that guy you purchased the device from. nobody here is going to tell you how to bypass a code just in case the device was stolen.
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ah yeah i bought it off from some guy on my car forum i messaged him and it still shows he is online and he hasnt replied back, if i dont hear from him in a day or 2 im calling him out on forums... i ended up paying 155 for phone only, cause the charger and usb didnt matter becuase i work at a cell phone store..but man i hope i didnt scandaled im hoping if i end up using my friends sim card from att, that att will end up helping me out.
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Ummm... Obvious answer, call the guy you got the phone from and ask for the password...
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i cant put the password in anymore, it only does emergency calls and when i try to put a password in, it automatically goes back to the emergency call only.. ive already messaged the guy asking for password.
Somekid said:
ah yeah i bought it off from some guy on my car forum i messaged him and it still shows he is online and he hasnt replied back, if i dont hear from him in a day or 2 im calling him out on forums... i ended up paying 155 for phone only, cause the charger and usb didnt matter becuase i work at a cell phone store..but man i hope i didnt scandaled im hoping if i end up using my friends sim card from att, that att will end up helping me out.
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so is the device locked? or is it asking you for a code?
If its asking you for a code and you have a T-Mobile sim card on the phone then it may not be unlocked.
edit: nevermind forgot about the first post. ok im tired now.
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so is the device locked? or is it asking you for a code?
If its asking you for a code and you have a T-Mobile sim card on the phone then it may not be unlocked.
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device is locked, and it has a phone lock on it, which my brother attempted (w/o sim card) and this is what it exactly says "Several incorrect passwords have been entered. To continue a1b2c3. In case of emergency, enter an emergency phone number.".... now that i read it closely i can see i can enter the password again...i guess i have to wait for the guy to reply back...or is there a way to get around that? man i feel like a dumba$$ FAIL!
Somekid said:
i cant put the password in anymore, it only does emergency calls and when i try to put a password in, it automatically goes back to the emergency call only.. ive already messaged the guy asking for password.
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Somekid said:
ah yeah i bought it off from some guy on my car forum i messaged him and it still shows he is online and he hasnt replied back, if i dont hear from him in a day or 2 im calling him out on forums... i ended up paying 155 for phone only, cause the charger and usb didnt matter becuase i work at a cell phone store..but man i hope i didnt scandaled im hoping if i end up using my friends sim card from att, that att will end up helping me out.
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And you work at a cell phone store? That must be the store that I keep calling for support!
Somekid said:
man i feel like a dumba$$ FAIL!
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Yea, I would too!
Hopefully a mod will lock or delete this thread soon.
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Hopefully a mod will lock or delete this thread soon.
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haha prob. okay so now i have to wait for his reply >.< i set up a new password but i need a recovery password which im guessing the guy before me knew.. so ugh!!! more delays on using the tilt!!
Somekid said:
haha prob. okay so now i have to wait for his reply >.< i set up a new password but i need a recovery password which im guessing the guy before me knew.. so ugh!!! more delays on using the tilt!!
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Okay, dumb question, you can't just hard reset it and start over?
lets say you have all you stuff all pass worded with the apps you got the lock screen up. even the contact owner app to tell you call or email some one. so you think ur fone is fully protected right. oh and you have your wheres my droid app....i find your fone and just wipe it. i got a new fone fresh os ready for me to sign up and use your service.
thats what i think if i lost my fone. so is there an app out dere that can prevent/password home+power my fone and so no one can sell/use it?
Not yet...but you could ask cyanogen to implement a password-protected wipe feature? Plus just call your carrier and tell them to disable your IMEI number...phone will become useless
It doesnt really matter if the person uses the stolen phone, if they cant they'll just chuck it. Either way you're left without a phone...
AdrianK said:
It doesnt really matter if the person uses the stolen phone, if they cant they'll just chuck it. Either way you're left without a phone...
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If i found a g1 that doesnt seem damaged, i would never just throw it away. I would either sell it to some idiot or if i feel like i want maybe return it.
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Not yet...but you could ask cyanogen to implement a password-protected wipe feature?
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If this was implemented and the hard-spl was still on the device then the recovery image could be replaced allowing password-free flashing again
there is app that allerts you if someone puts another SIM card in you phone and it does work I tried it. SIM card checker
madunix said:
If i found a g1 that doesnt seem damaged, i would never just throw it away. I would either sell it to some idiot or if i feel like i want maybe return it.
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Yeah, my point was that password protecting the phone so it can't be reflashed doesn't help the victim, they are still without a phone. Tbh it sounds like more trouble than good to password protect the SPL and recovery. What if you forgot the password yourself?
SIM card checker sounds good, but again that's useless unless it gives you some kind of information that could help you recovery the phone.
sorry to bump. but i wasnt home. okay so yeah we should have something to protect the recovery. also i would be happy, if a person went thru all that trouble to take my fone. thinking alright i can wipe it and sell it. then boom the recovery is pass worded. the sim checker app would not work. because they can just wipe your fone.
to the person. can i really call tmo and tell them my imei # to disable my fone?
so lets see, out of the million or so G1 owners in the US alone, how many of them actually know how to download, rename, and flash a rom? judging by the number of people who post ridiculous questions like "OMG I just renamed the rom i downloaded update.zip.zip and now it wont install! IS MY PHONE BRICKED?!", I'd venture to guess that not many people are going to go through all the trouble.
besides, this is why you have the 5.99/mo insurance on your 400 dollar cell phone, you know, in case you do something stupid, like losing it. that way, all you do is call up your provide, have it put into a lost/stolen suspension, and then talk to the insurance carrier and get a new one. I think the $50 deductible is a low price to pay for being an idiot if you happen to lose your phone.
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besides, this is why you have the 5.99/mo insurance on your 400 dollar cell phone, you know, in case you do something stupid, like losing it. that way, all you do is call up your provide, have it put into a lost/stolen suspension, and then talk to the insurance carrier and get a new one. I think the $50 deductible is a low price to pay for being an idiot if you happen to lose your phone.
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$50?!?!?!? WTF?
My girl dropped her first G1 in the toilet and lost her replacement. Each time Asurion charged her $150 deductable.
Whos your insurance provider? Maybe we need to move to Colorado...
kusotare said:
so lets see, out of the million or so G1 owners in the US alone, how many of them actually know how to download, rename, and flash a rom? judging by the number of people who post ridiculous questions like "OMG I just renamed the rom i downloaded update.zip.zip and now it wont install! IS MY PHONE BRICKED?!", I'd venture to guess that not many people are going to go through all the trouble.
besides, this is why you have the 5.99/mo insurance on your 400 dollar cell phone, you know, in case you do something stupid, like losing it. that way, all you do is call up your provide, have it put into a lost/stolen suspension, and then talk to the insurance carrier and get a new one. I think the $50 deductible is a low price to pay for being an idiot if you happen to lose your phone.
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Agree 100%.
oneG said:
$50?!?!?!? WTF?
My girl dropped her first G1 in the toilet and lost her replacement. Each time Asurion charged her $150 deductable.
Whos your insurance provider? Maybe we need to move to Colorado...
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What would you say if I got my replacement for free after dropping it.
supremeteam256 said:
What would you say if I got my replacement for free after dropping it.
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i got a free replacement also. my first g1 was dropped twice and i bricked it.
supremeteam256 said:
What would you say if I got my replacement for free after dropping it.
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i would say...great minds think alike or at least know how to cook up a good story.
I also dropped...er...threw it across the street in my drunken rage ignited by said lady...
I called TMO on her phone and told em it was a hardware issue: g1 just stop working....They had me troubleshoot, found i was still in warranty and sent me my replacement, absolutly free.
The warranty however doesnt cover water damage and she admited it was self inflicted thus, she was ineligible for warranty replacement and insurance was the only life saver.
oneG said:
i would say...great minds think alike or at least know how to cook up a good story.
I also dropped...er...threw it across the street in my drunken rage ignited by said lady...
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lol...........................
OKay so heres the story phone is missing idk how but i set it down on this table in the foodcourt at the mall..i was getting my food..and as soon as i got back to my table it was gone!!!IT SUCKS!I NEED MY PHONE!!
But idk i have something i pay for insurance its 6$$ a month i know i have it cuz i pay for it on my bill and it says can be fixed ...theft,stole,broke,etc.
so theres it it got stolen!
What should i do?can someone help i really want it back!but its hard to find in a mall with billions of people!
Is T-mobile going to recover this?
Can somebody tell me what i need to do?because im not fixing to pay another 400 dollars for the phone.
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-Lilray979
OKAY IM ANGRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
why would you post this in the forum? this has nothing to do with XDA nor the dream nor q&a.
call t-mobile. if you pay for insurance..you need to call the insurance provider.
korndub said:
why would you post this in the forum? this has nothing to do with XDA nor the dream nor q&a.
call t-mobile. if you pay for insurance..you need to call the insurance provider.
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this has everything to do with the dream
n i only did because it saids questions and answers
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OKay so heres the story phone is missing idk how but i set it down on this table in the foodcourt at the mall..i was getting my food..and as soon as i got back to my table it was gone!!!IT SUCKS!I NEED MY PHONE!!
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I guess hindsight is 20/20, but don't leave your personal belongings unattended if you don't want them to get stolen.
You could always try calling your phone. You could have tried calling a security guard to assist you if the thief turned up in the vicinity.
But since this occurred a while ago the best you can do now is just to file an insurance claim with Asurion.
Personally, I would be more worried about identity theft rather than the cost of replacing a phone. I suggest you immediately go change your Google Account password.
Did you have GPS and your "My Location" enabled? If so, track yourself down. lol
Find your IME and have your phone permanently disabled. Should be on the box.
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OKay so heres the story phone is missing idk how but i set it down on this table in the foodcourt at the mall..i was getting my food..and as soon as i got back to my table it was gone!!!IT SUCKS!I NEED MY PHONE!!
But idk i have something i pay for insurance its 6$$ a month i know i have it cuz i pay for it on my bill and it says can be fixed ...theft,stole,broke,etc.
so theres it it got stolen!
What should i do?can someone help i really want it back!but its hard to find in a mall with billions of people!
Is T-mobile going to recover this?
Can somebody tell me what i need to do?because im not fixing to pay another 400 dollars for the phone.
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-Lilray979
OKAY IM ANGRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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really??? you put your very exspensive phone down in plain sight and walked away from it in a crowded area and when you got back it was gone?? wow i never would have though people could be so cruel, with the economy kicking ass the way it is there should be no reason for anyone to steal anything, we all have enough money to just go out and buy whatever it is that we want. prices are down on everything and my wages are up so i have loads of money in the bank and plenty in cash too.........
oh wait nvm that was all a dream, you screwed up and should have known better than to leave your phone on a table at the mall, no offense but you made a stupid mistake, change all your passwords and call t-mo/asurion
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this has everything to do with the dream
n i only did because it saids questions and answers
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Come on guys..give the kid a break. Lilray, u asked what u should do, so I'll answer.
Kick ur self in the ass for leaving ur phone on a table in a food court at a mall with hundreds of people. I hope ur insurance laughs at u and refuses to cover on grounds of stupidity.
Oh, and before u unleash a childish and enraged response at me... remember, it won't make u smarter.
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Come on guys..give the kid a break. Lilray, u asked what u should do, so I'll answer.
Kick ur self in the ass for leaving ur phone on a table in a food court at a mall with hundreds of people. I hope ur insurance laughs at u and refuses to cover on grounds of stupidity.
Oh, and before u unleash a childish and enraged response at me... remember, it won't make u smarter.
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LOL!!my bad its just...i was really hungry n i thought i had my phone in my pocket until i realized it wasnt in there when i got the money out my pocket!LOL
but thanks everybody i will change my password and file that repport on phoneclaim.com
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Did you have GPS and your "My Location" enabled? If so, track yourself down. lol
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and no by the way i never did because i read on a forum people said it kills the battery
lilray979 said:
and no by the way i never did because i read on a forum people said it kills the battery
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Do you have any other type of tracking program like Mobile Defense or something? Do you know your IME(or w/e it's called) #?
ThR1LL said:
Do you have any other type of tracking program like Mobile Defense or something? Do you know your IME(or w/e it's called) #?
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I use an app called Pinpoint or something like that. You send a text to your number (you would use someone elses phone or e-mail or something obviously) with just the word "Locate" and it bounces back with the exact location. Unfortunatly the thief will likely notice the text and shut off the phone. However if you keep your phone LOCKED then you won't have to worry about it. Another unfortunate possibility is that the thief will also more then likely pull out your sim.
In regards to the "keeping the gps locate off to conserve battery" do this.
Download and install Locale. Set up a rule with a high priority (move it to the top) that when you recieve a call from a specific number it will turn on your GPS. Then track it down that way. There is also Latitude with Google, Loopt, etc that can give you an idea of where your phone is as long as they didn't clear or wipe your data. But as I said... if you keep your phone LOCKED they can't do that in the first place. Which buys you some time because they will have to research to find out how to wipe the phone. Since most people would use a computer at HOME... you might be lucky enough to track him down there. Just make sure you have a 'black and white' with you and be prepared to give evidence that it's your property. The G1 box has the IMEI and if you don't have that call T-Mobile (if you got it from them) and they can give you the IMEI over the phone.
Hind sight is always 20/20, but you will get a new phone and being careless is a bad habit. And bad habits are hard to break. So you'll likely do it again even though you say that you've learned your lesson. So take precautions next time (if there is a next time).
1) NEVER LEAVE YOUR STUFF UNATTENDED.
2) Have security preventions (such as system lock) on your device.
3) Have some software to recover your device should you not do #1 and/or #2.
I've been doing the theft and investigations line of work for about 6 years and I have caught 8 people and helped recover about 20 lost/stolen equipment. I'm so confident in recovery (as long as the preventions are already in place) that I've risked my Tilt by setting it out as bait just to see if anyone would take it WHERE I WORK. It turned up missing in less then an hour! I tracked it down the next day with the coordinates that it sent me.
It turned out that one of my supervisors found it and took it home. BUSTED! The next day he resigned. So... trust no one. Keep your **** locked, backed up and on you at all times! Even at home! (Caught my girl sneaking through it a couple of times ).
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Another unfortunate possibility is that the thief will also more then likely pull out your sim.
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Sim Checker
I love this lil program and it's free, every time i even flash a new rom, it sends me the alerts
lilray979 said:
and no by the way i never did because i read on a forum people said it kills the battery
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next time have your own mind and make a better decision. android gets stolen and you need to locate it, Yes theres an app for that....
It is always nice to see so many helpful people who never make mistakes.
Anyway call your provider and tell them your phone got stolen. That way they can put a freeze on the SIM (and IMEI if you are in Europe). Then deal with insurance and get it replaced. Not a big deal.
Personally I have locale running but would not bother trying to recover a stolen phone. It is not precise enough to track down the phone in realtime. Sim Checker could prove useful but I am not sure it would be worth the effort if the phone is insured. Remote Wipe would be the direction I would go. The hardware can be replaced but the personal info on the phone I would just as soon not get into a stranger's hands.
You still have to pay even if the insurance covers for your stolen phone. That's what i heard? Not entirely sure though. Next time be more careful.. I never leave my phone out of my sight .
If I can get one quick answer for how many times I might be torn apart for asking that would be great. Friday I added a new line to my family plan to get the evo. I am trying to put my hero running fresh 2.1.2 on another line that is one my account. I got it at Radio Shack and they had no idea what they were doing and screwed up my account. After a day and a half I finally got the accounts switched and when I activated the 3g wont come on the hero. I have all needed codes and have spent about 7 hours total trying to get it working. I am thinking about flashing back to stock but don't want to if not needed. Any help or at least a direction to be pointed. All else fails, I'm going to the sprint store.
Try it. Use the 2.1 ruu .exe in the 2.1 root guide. DONT DONT DONT accept the OTA when you boot or you can't reroot. Use the UNREVOKED.apk to one click root again.
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Try it. Use the 2.1 ruu .exe in the 2.1 root guide. DONT DONT DONT accept the OTA when you boot or you can't reroot. Use the UNREVOKED.apk to one click root again.
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Good looking out. Going to do it right now. Just out of curiosity, has anyone else had trouble switching accounts on a rooted phone
Not that IV heard.
feefeeboomboom said:
Not that IV heard.
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Yeah, I'm thinking i was cause where I bought it. The people I got it from RadioShack had no idea what they were doing. They thought I was crazy when I asked them to switch some esn's around. When I talked to sprint they said radioshack had been screwing up alot of accounts. So if are buying from there, have them do nothing but sale you the phone and activate it. Heading to sprint, quick question, if I go in there with a rooted hero will they trip?
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Yeah, I'm thinking i was cause where I bought it. The people I got it from RadioShack had no idea what they were doing. They thought I was crazy when I asked them to switch some esn's around. When I talked to sprint they said radioshack had been screwing up alot of accounts. So if are buying from there, have them do nothing but sale you the phone and activate it. Heading to sprint, quick question, if I go in there with a rooted hero will they trip?
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Depends on who's working and how obvious it is.
Usually they're dumb enough to believe you when you say "Oh, it's an app I found"
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Yeah, I'm thinking i was cause where I bought it. The people I got it from RadioShack had no idea what they were doing. They thought I was crazy when I asked them to switch some esn's around. When I talked to sprint they said radioshack had been screwing up alot of accounts. So if are buying from there, have them do nothing but sale you the phone and activate it. Heading to sprint, quick question, if I go in there with a rooted hero will they trip?
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This has nothing to do with the phone being rooted.
FYI indirect dealers like radio shack don't have the full ability to switch around esns among lines on an account.
Basically three things have to happen:
first you have to free up existing phones on existing lines. (only sprint can really do this, save for doing an upgrade)
second you have to change the account to reflect the new phones on the new lines. (indirect dealers CAN do this once the line is freed up)
third: you have to initiate either an auto ota programming, or use unlock codes to edit the mobile identification number and your mobile directory number (these are both usually your phone number, but sometimes the MDN is not) Again, only sprint can do this as they have the unlock codes.
Your RS rep probably didn't realize this, and only changed around your account as needed. Now, true, they should have just called Sprint and made sure, or had you make a call on the hero to make sure it was working right... but let's be fair, I'll bet at some point in your life you made a mistake where you thought you knew what you were doing and it turns out you didn't.
Line switches like this aren't common requests at indirect dealers. They mainly handle new account and upgrades.
I work at a Radio Shack and we regularly switch lines around like that, we do have to call it in to Sprint though. As with anywhere it's rarely the company and more the person working that's stupid.
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This has nothing to do with the phone being rooted.
FYI indirect dealers like radio shack don't have the full ability to switch around esns among lines on an account.
Basically three things have to happen:
first you have to free up existing phones on existing lines. (only sprint can really do this, save for doing an upgrade)
second you have to change the account to reflect the new phones on the new lines. (indirect dealers CAN do this once the line is freed up)
third: you have to initiate either an auto ota programming, or use unlock codes to edit the mobile identification number and your mobile directory number (these are both usually your phone number, but sometimes the MDN is not) Again, only sprint can do this as they have the unlock codes.
Your RS rep probably didn't realize this, and only changed around your account as needed. Now, true, they should have just called Sprint and made sure, or had you make a call on the hero to make sure it was working right... but let's be fair, I'll bet at some point in your life you made a mistake where you thought you knew what you were doing and it turns out you didn't.
Line switches like this aren't common requests at indirect dealers. They mainly handle new account and upgrades.[/QUOT
I sell att, verizon and tmobile for costco. I sell a lot of phones, but I've never sold a phone and sent the customer away with out the phone working and them to figure it out themselves. I usually reward salesman that overachieve and work for their commission by buying as much as i can. On the other hand I don't like to give credit that doubt know about what their selling. In other words, know what your selling, I always do and I've sold just about everything.
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Hi,
Last night my Note 8 was stolen. I had it tracked and locked using Google but I believe the guy removed the sim or it died after noticing me locking it. I went on to erase the data on Googles "Find your Android".
So my Q is, can the thief just reflash the software and use the phone? Is there anything preventing this from happening?
He can't. When he reflashes the phone it will ask for the last Google account connected to the phone. Without that login the phone is useless
its the worst thing, even if he cant use the phone, he can still sell battery, camera,speakers, screen anything with hardware except motherboard. whatever you do, if you have an expensive phone keep it with you even when you are going to sleep
gsser said:
its the worst thing, even if he cant use the phone, he can still sell battery, camera,speakers, screen anything with hardware except motherboard. whatever you do, if you have an expensive phone keep it with you even when you are going to sleep
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so the thief could technically speaking buy a broken phone and use the motherboard from that and have a cheap phone?
at least the original poster had the sense to erase everything via the Google account.
Make sure you report the theft to appropriate authorities so that the emei will be blacklisted/blocked.
Report the imei as stole.
Problem is with carriers even if blocked will work in some other countries eg here in UK wen a phone stolen and emei blocked can b used in Africa and States, don't make sence to me
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so the thief could technically speaking buy a broken phone and use the motherboard from that and have a cheap phone?
at least the original poster had the sense to erase everything via the Google account.
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no thats not it, even if imei is blocked, he can pry back glass cover and take small HW devices like fingerprint, nfc, cameras, speakers, battery, and many pieces that connects to the mother board. he wont be able to use motherboard otherwise he will be caught as soon as he turns on the device(imei).
point is stealing a phone for using yourself is a silly idea, you can make profit from HW pieces cause you dont pay for anything, its like stealing cars. you dont find the car but when police finds it in scrapyard by looking at chasis number, you will see the car as naked. this is like it
You can report the IMEI as stolen here http://imeipro.info/report-stolen-lost-phone.html
In this way, you make sure that they won't be able to use it with any other network.
RossTeagan said:
You can report the IMEI as stolen here ...... with any other network.
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I am a noob, but is this safe? I have seen cautions against disclosing the IMEI no in the internet.
Buildwell said:
I am a noob, but is this safe? I have seen cautions against disclosing the IMEI no in the internet.
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Don't worry, you only report the emei when phone is stolen ...
Buildwell said:
I am a noob, but is this safe? I have seen cautions against disclosing the IMEI no in the internet.
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You are right to be cautious and not disclose your IMEI. And a lot more users should do the same.
However, as your phone is stolen, at the moment, you will need to report it, so the only thing to do is register the IMEI with a service that updates the Blacklist database.
You don't need to use the first IMEI reporting service, just check any service you find trustworthy.
frp lock would prevent the thief activating the phone. unfortunately there are ways to bypass this.
thuglife said:
frp lock would prevent the thief activating the phone. unfortunately there are ways to bypass this.
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Like what?
I think Cricket can flash the phone for use on its network, even if its been stolen.
myechophone said:
Like what?
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That will not be disclosed here.
Op asked what to do now that his note 8 has been stolen, the only choices are:
Lock/erase itwith google
Lock it with samsung find my mobile
Report the imei to carrier/vendor
Report to authority
And that is pretty much it, worrying about what the thief will do, is useless, just accept your loss and go on, feel sorry for you, anybody can be robbed, it has happened 2 times to me, a SE xperia S, and a Note 4
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Like what?
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Like Mr. Orange 645 said its not allowed to discuss that here.
My Note 8 was dropped out of the car in front of a restaurant. The person who found it took it home with him/her (I know this because I tracked it). The police said they don't visit peoples homes anymore because the tracking isn't always 100% accurate. I reported the phone stolen to my carrier, erased all of the data via Samsung's website, and the only thing that concerns me is the photo's and documents that were kept on the SD card. Certainly sucks. I'm devastated over this.
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My Note 8 was dropped out of the car in front of a restaurant. The person who found it took it home with him/her (I know this because I tracked it). The police said they don't visit peoples homes anymore because the tracking isn't always 100% accurate. I reported the phone stolen to my carrier, erased all of the data via Samsung's website, and the only thing that concerns me is the photo's and documents that were kept on the SD card. Certainly sucks. I'm devastated over this.
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That certainly sucks, sorry to hear about it. Too late now of course, but I suggest encrypting the SD card in the future to limit the "damage" in a case like this.