Found an iPhone 4S

Captain · 13 Jun 2012 at 12:48

As title says, found the phone lastnight while using the cash machine, it has no pass code lock, no contacts, pictures texts etc, has no apple ID.

Basically a brand new phone, I've rang my own number from the phone and it has a working connection, so what can I do to return it?

I don't have a day off until next Friday so can't get to an apple store either.

tribz · 13 Jun 2012 at 12:57

Hand it in to your local police station, get a receipt for it.

It might have been remote wiped if there is no history on it but I would have expected someone to be in the area looking for it as it would have also shown the approx location of it.

[Damien] · 13 Jun 2012 at 13:07

Hand it in at the cop shop and wait however long it takes for them to not be contacted and it defaults to being yours.

tribz · 13 Jun 2012 at 13:08

Another thing to keep in mind if you do keep it is that it may shortly be IMEI blocked

randal · 13 Jun 2012 at 13:14

In addition to police, you could call the network it's on and report it found.

Dewotter · 13 Jun 2012 at 13:15

Derp. Ignore.

Vonhelmet · 13 Jun 2012 at 13:17

Yeah, that's mine. Email in trust.

Dark Kyon · 13 Jun 2012 at 14:28

Do a quick IMEI check to check thats its not stolen

Deleted member 77746 · 13 Jun 2012 at 14:38

Captain · 13 Jun 2012 at 17:00

Ok I'll contact the network, are they likely to give me an address over the phone to send the phone to?

randal · 13 Jun 2012 at 17:03

Unlikely, due to data protection. They may however contact the owner.

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 13 Jun 2012 at 17:24

You'd be quite a fellow to hand it in and call the operator. You'd really really make someone feel soo good.

4T5 · 13 Jun 2012 at 17:26

Go to Mum or Mother in contacts & ring them, If no Mum or Mother then check the call history & ring the most recent number/numbers to find the owner.
If you did this for me I'd give you some Beer tokens.

rsatd · 13 Jun 2012 at 17:28

To the above

Clov!s said:
As title says, found the phone lastnight while using the cash machine, it has no pass code lock, no contacts, pictures texts etc, has no apple ID.

4T5 · 13 Jun 2012 at 17:34

Doh!

Excuse me.

Vita · 13 Jun 2012 at 18:37

Could open Maps and see if he had any locations stored such as postcodes etc? Probability of it being remote wiped are high if it's clean.

uniQ · 13 Jun 2012 at 18:43

Sounds like it was remote wiped. I handed the last iPhone 4s I found in to the police.

Vertigo · 13 Jun 2012 at 20:17

4T5 said:
Go to Mum or Mother in contacts & ring them, If no Mum or Mother then check the call history & ring the most recent number/numbers to find the owner.
If you did this for me I'd give you some Beer tokens.

This happened to me years ago when my gf borrowed my phone and lost it on the tube in London. Someone found it and rang my mum, who then rang me to tell me what had happened. Shortly afterward the gf rang me from a pay phone to let me know she'd lost my phone and was obviously upset. When I told her I already knew she was totally confused

Detroit_Waves · 13 Jun 2012 at 20:39

Take it to whoever the service provider is, local store. They will be able to instantly check the imei against their records, and see who's phone it is, and hopefully, they should have alternative contact method for them on there.

evohicks · 13 Jun 2012 at 22:17

uniQ said:
Sounds like it was remote wiped. I handed the last iPhone 4s I found in to the police.

The last iphone 4s, how many have you found? Never realised it was such a common practice Lol