relax buddy — dont get tensed — search it aramse – you will surely get it ..
its just simple as track it back to when you used it last and try to search it in morning …
> luckily someone found it and emailed me on the address
That is super luck indeed, usually it is stolen. Leave it unattended for a second and its gone. You call it from another phone and no one answers it or it is already switched off.
Ah! That reminds me of two thieves (ladies as per the news) who stole a whole bunch of phones. BUT forgot to turn them off, and within minutes in front of a whole lot of people the phones in their bags start ringing. Hah! Hah!
I would like to assume that most people would like to return it out of pity for the owner. I know many people who got their phones/wallets back this way. My phone has not been reachable since last night.. so I presume mine is gone for sure 🙂
At least you can get your old number back, if not the phone. That is a saving grace these days. So you are back in Bangalore I presume after that nice outing.
I hope you have called airtel and informed them about your phone being stolen – they will disable it. If you have the IMEI number, they can block that as well (and they share such numbers with other providers, even though they dont publicise this).
Remember – you will be liable for all calls made on that phone until you report the loss of the phone.
I agree, the issue isn’t really the loss of the phone per se, but
1. The loss of the contacts stored on the phone
2. The fact that someone now has access to all those contacts
In the future, remember that services such as http://zyb.com are specifically designed to prevent loss off data when the phone is lost. More generically, that is the purpose of the SyncML initiative.
Also, since you use Linux, it is a trivial matter to have it detect and backup your phone every time you plug it into the machine’s USB port to charge.
Finally – rejoice! You now have an excuse to get yourself a nice new phone! 🙂
Send a message to your phone, and switch on delivery reports. When someone by chance switches it on you’ll know, and then call the number until someone picks. And if someone has found it you can assure him some money and he might return it. It has worked with me once.
I know how it feels, mine’s been stolen once in the bus and the guys got down from the running bus. Nothing much you can do.
Atleast its not so in your case, so you can still expect it back.
ask your service provider what was the last number dialed from your cell.
i once left my phone in a busy airport and managed to find the person who had my phone (he had called his residence with my phone. that was the last call made on my cell before it was switched off).
i wanted to have Jnaneswars No. or his mail id.. i need to speak to him regarding Music.. pls if any 1 can help me out
my mail id is: aakash@hexagonsearch.com coolestaki@gmail.com
🙂 wonders never cease. i hope you find your phone. i found mine, when i thought i’d “lost” it. it was switched off and snuggled at the bottom of the laundry hamper. 🙂
I had false alarms like this many times.. and most of the time it was buried deep in the cracks of my car… luckly mine never got wet.. did yours get wet ? 🙂
lost her Nokia 5500 about a month ago. We had given a complaint at the Cubbon Park police station and they said they will track it. Apparently the phone hasn’t been switched on since then.
Until now, I haven’t heard from anyone if cops were able to trace a lost/stolen cell phone. Anyway, if we get do the phone back, we will know for sure.
I know the mobile providers can track the cellphone’s IMEI number. But, I’ve yet to hear about any case where they tracked a lost cellphone using this. I can understand given the proliferation of cellphones and their disposable quality.
The only time the providers track the IMEI in all seriousness is when the police want a criminal or terrorist number tracked.
Cheer up!
Cheer up buddy, it is just a cell phone. Did you check it under your car seat, that is where I find it all the time. 🙂 — Kalyanv
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I did that some zillion times.. will do once more in the morning. Its not that I lost the phone, its all the contacts, messages that I had on my phone
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I hope you find it soon 🙂 get some sleep.
relax buddy — dont get tensed — search it aramse – you will surely get it ..
its just simple as track it back to when you used it last and try to search it in morning …
http://hutch.in/services/phone_backup.asp
I lost my blackberry at the mall this Sunday, luckily someone found it and emailed me on the address I display on the screen.
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Ah cmon, I thought you’re the first person to upload your address book and messages with a pgp key to your website asynchronously, everyday!
Hey kal that is terrible.I hope you are able to find it.Or atleast get your contact list back , which is going to be difficult.
Gayathri
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This time when you get a new phone, back the contents on to your PC. PC Suite for Nokia does it, and I am sure all other phones have similar s/w.
> luckily someone found it and emailed me on the address
That is super luck indeed, usually it is stolen. Leave it unattended for a second and its gone. You call it from another phone and no one answers it or it is already switched off.
Ah! That reminds me of two thieves (ladies as per the news) who stole a whole bunch of phones. BUT forgot to turn them off, and within minutes in front of a whole lot of people the phones in their bags start ringing. Hah! Hah!
I would like to assume that most people would like to return it out of pity for the owner. I know many people who got their phones/wallets back this way. My phone has not been reachable since last night.. so I presume mine is gone for sure 🙂
At least you can get your old number back, if not the phone. That is a saving grace these days. So you are back in Bangalore I presume after that nice outing.
Get back the old number, will you? Let me know, once you get a phone,will SMS my number.
That reminds me, I need to run a backup update of my contacts, its been ages since I have done that.
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You should be able to get the contact nos which were stored in the SIM from Airtel.
Possible the battery must have died out. Hope you find it .
I hope you have called airtel and informed them about your phone being stolen – they will disable it. If you have the IMEI number, they can block that as well (and they share such numbers with other providers, even though they dont publicise this).
Remember – you will be liable for all calls made on that phone until you report the loss of the phone.
I agree, the issue isn’t really the loss of the phone per se, but
1. The loss of the contacts stored on the phone
2. The fact that someone now has access to all those contacts
In the future, remember that services such as http://zyb.com are specifically designed to prevent loss off data when the phone is lost. More generically, that is the purpose of the SyncML initiative.
Also, since you use Linux, it is a trivial matter to have it detect and backup your phone every time you plug it into the machine’s USB port to charge.
Finally – rejoice! You now have an excuse to get yourself a nice new phone! 🙂
Send a message to your phone, and switch on delivery reports. When someone by chance switches it on you’ll know, and then call the number until someone picks. And if someone has found it you can assure him some money and he might return it. It has worked with me once.
That sucks man… 🙁 But hope you get to keep the old number without much trouble…
The phones been down since last night 🙁
Finally – rejoice! You now have an excuse to get yourself a nice new phone! 🙂
Super.. coming over today to pick up the Openmoko phone. You aint using it and I have spare time to hack on it 🙂
Nnnnnnice try. 🙂
Am actually sitting at home right now maing it jump through hoops. Having way too much fun to even let you near it 😉
I know how it feels, mine’s been stolen once in the bus and the guys got down from the running bus. Nothing much you can do.
Atleast its not so in your case, so you can still expect it back.
ask your service provider what was the last number dialed from your cell.
i once left my phone in a busy airport and managed to find the person who had my phone (he had called his residence with my phone. that was the last call made on my cell before it was switched off).
If its stolen,they’ll replace the SIM for sure,with the fear of being tracked.Amogh,should say u were very lucky then.
bummer! 🙁 hope you’ve backed up your numbers.
i need jnaneshwar’s Cell no.
i wanted to have Jnaneswars No. or his mail id.. i need to speak to him regarding Music.. pls if any 1 can help me out
my mail id is:
aakash@hexagonsearch.com
coolestaki@gmail.com
Old backup yeah..but anyway a reboot might be nice at times 🙂
🙂 wonders never cease. i hope you find your phone. i found mine, when i thought i’d “lost” it. it was switched off and snuggled at the bottom of the laundry hamper. 🙂
Well no news yet.. so time for me to hunt for a new phone 🙂
I had false alarms like this many times.. and most of the time it was buried deep in the cracks of my car… luckly mine never got wet.. did yours get wet ? 🙂
🙂 nope. but if it got entangled in the layers of clothes, it might have gone for a spin in the washing machine 🙂
Until now, I haven’t heard from anyone if cops were able to trace a lost/stolen cell phone. Anyway, if we get do the phone back, we will know for sure.
I know the mobile providers can track the cellphone’s IMEI number. But, I’ve yet to hear about any case where they tracked a lost cellphone using this. I can understand given the proliferation of cellphones and their disposable quality.
The only time the providers track the IMEI in all seriousness is when the police want a criminal or terrorist number tracked.
The sub-inspector claimed they had done it before – even for stolen phones, so we are hopeful.
aaah the impsct of technology – don feel it till its gone…
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