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Eugene's Mac

Eugene's Mac

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My friend just lost his Desire at an airport. The pattern lock is active, but that does nothing but protect the data on the phone - Not SD. The first thing they would do is to switch the phone off and replace the sim.

Now here is my question : Is there an app that will send an sms to a preallocated number if the phone is booted up with a different sim? I know some Samsung phones can do this. But having an app that requires your own sim to be able to find it if stolen is quite pointless.
 
Eugene's Mac said:
My friend just lost his Desire at an airport. The pattern lock is active, but that does nothing but protect the data on the phone - Not SD. The first thing they would do is to switch the phone off and replace the sim.

Now here is my question : Is there an app that will send an sms to a preallocated number if the phone is booted up with a different sim? I know some Samsung phones can do this. But having an app that requires your own sim to be able to find it if stolen is quite pointless.
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wave secure or lookout would both tell you location of phone, remote lock the phone and also tell you if the sim is changed
 
Thanks. I found a few apps out there. Now it would be awesome if it could automatically activate my GPS as well, since I don't keep it on the whole time.
 
Thanks. Just gave it a try. It cannot switch on your GPS, but does get a reasonable GSM Tower triangulation of your location based on the sms it sends from your phone. I would say this is pretty cool.
 
have been using 'lookout'. its ok. locates ur mobile using gps or something. remote alarm n all. dont know how much all these works in time of need
 
nx1977 said:
Wave secure can, and you can remotely wipe phone and men card
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People have told me this before, but it does not. It will use mast triangulation.

I now keep my gps on all the time. Its not really draining much battery if it's not actively seeking a position.
 
first thing i do if i lose my handset is contact network provider and give them imie number so as to block phone and render it useless,nowhere will unblock the phone as its highly illegal.still a pain in the tonsills when you lose it but at least its of no use to the theiving git who pinched it...
 
I have had my desire stolen last night out, I have contacted my network and they have put a ban on the IMEI

Can someone tell me what that prevents the person who as my phone from seeing? Will they still get onto the homescreen/messages/contacts?

Im stupid and should have put Lookout or Wave Secure on

Just looking for some advise really

Cheers
 
I wouldn't have thought your average phone thief (scum of the earth that they are) would be interested in your texts, emails or apps.
That's the way I see it anyway.
Chances are your phone will be factory reset and have a payg sim then sold to some random in a pub for
 
Kibbster said:
I wouldn't have thought your average phone thief (scum of the earth that they are) would be interested in your texts, emails or apps.
That's the way I see it anyway.
Chances are your phone will be factory reset and have a payg sim then sold to some random in a pub for £20 for drugs :(
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Not sure I agree. I think we have a new breed of scum now.

For example,, when I was burgled they stole my usb stick out of my desktop
 
They will rob anything for drugs money etc. Basically all i want to know what happens to the phone when the IMEI is blocked
 
Blocking the imei prevents the phone from connecting to a network. It essentially stops it being a phone.
 
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