iPhone stolen, what steps to take?

Noni Juice · 23 Mar 2013 at 13:27

Hi there,

Unfortunately last night someone stole my iPhone 4S. While I was pretty wasted sitting in a cab he tried to snatch it out of my hand, after some struggle and my hand bloodied (I guess from his nails digging into my hand) he managed to get away with it.

I've contacted Orange, who know its stolen and have sent out a replacement sim card and barred the old sim.

I've told the police.

What about the phone though? It has a password lock on it but how can I barr the phone?

Can I even do that?

I know the phone is gone, but I just don't want my personal stuff in the hands of someone else.

Thanks for any help!

cm1179 · 23 Mar 2013 at 13:30

so you're sat in a cab and someone opens the door and steals it?

my mate lost his abroad. he got another iphone user to remote lock it and bombard it with messages.

i think they shutdown after 5 password attempts anyway.

DIABLO · 23 Mar 2013 at 13:31

Orange will blacklist the phone as well.

elbulus · 23 Mar 2013 at 13:34

Use find iPhone hoping they haven't wiped it yet, get GPS location then go and assume boxing stance !

Mark3h · 23 Mar 2013 at 13:35

Dont some cabs normally have some sort of video for the drivers protection?

Noni Juice · 23 Mar 2013 at 13:35

I was sat in the back seat with the door open while I was waiting for a mate.

Ah ok, just checked iCloud, should have registered on there too.

Thanks for your help guys.

edit: I was not registered on iCloud so can't use Find my iPhone or etc.

Was a minicab so no camera mate.

ince · 23 Mar 2013 at 13:45

track it and make an epic thread

Resident · 23 Mar 2013 at 13:57

Thank your lucky stars and go an buy a decent phone rather than a pretentious brick masquerading as a phone.

thep02 · 23 Mar 2013 at 14:20

I take it you weren't insured?

G-MAN2004 · 23 Mar 2013 at 14:21

Resident said:
Thank your lucky stars and go an buy a decent phone rather than a pretentious brick masquerading as a phone.

This. Get a GS4 and install Cerberus.

Morba · 23 Mar 2013 at 14:34

Noni Juice said:
I was sat in the back seat with the door open while I was waiting for a mate.

Ah ok, just checked iCloud, should have registered on there too.

Thanks for your help guys.

edit: I was not registered on iCloud so can't use Find my iPhone or etc.

Was a minicab so no camera mate.

Don't need to be registered to iCloud, I'm not and I can use findmyiphone. Get on it and see where your Phone is or last registered as active.

Robbo · 23 Mar 2013 at 16:12

Resident said:
Thank your lucky stars and go an buy a decent phone rather than a pretentious brick masquerading as a phone.

Wow, the haters are getting even worse.

randal · 23 Mar 2013 at 16:16

Indeed, because that's the kind of advice you really need after losing any phone.

Noni Juice · 23 Mar 2013 at 17:04

Well we called up our insurers and hopefully we can get a replacement, waiting for the police to give me a referral number.

Orange say the sim and Phone is barred now, whats the point in stealing phones now? Sigh.

Ah well, could have been much worse, at least all I have is scratches. Be careful out there people! Learned my lesson.

Thanks for all the help

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andy_mk3 · 23 Mar 2013 at 17:11

Time to fire up Cerebus.. oh wait..

KIA · 23 Mar 2013 at 17:29

Noni Juice said:
Orange say the sim and Phone is barred now, whats the point in stealing phones now? Sigh.

It can probably be used in some other countries.

Next time, enable find my iPhone as well as delete data after 10 incorrect PIN attempts.

Yas786 · 23 Mar 2013 at 18:16

Resident said:
Thank your lucky stars and go an buy a decent phone rather than a pretentious brick masquerading as a phone.

Sorry to hear of your loss OP, if you havent registered with icloud then its pretty much gone now.

Yas786 · 23 Mar 2013 at 18:17

Robbo said:
Wow, the haters are getting even worse.

Awwww dont take it so personal eh??

/me gives Robbo a cuddle

Robbo · 23 Mar 2013 at 18:18

Yas786 said:
Awwww dont take it so personal eh??

/me gives Robbo a cuddle

I'm not fussed, I just get embarrassed on behalf of other people when they post such dumb things.

Caged · 24 Mar 2013 at 00:08

I love this forum. A chap gets his phone nicked and the answer for what to do next is to be grateful and buy whatever skinned to hell POS Android the manufacturers are deciding to support this week.