How to catch an iPhone thief

Kyle009 · 27 Jan 2010 at 19:19

Looks like that mobile me is an impressive piece of software then!

tankskun · 27 Jan 2010 at 19:27

MobileMe is great. Whats the WinMo equivelent then?

Rroff · 27 Jan 2010 at 19:40

I don't get it... he said he'd locked the phone remotely - and then someone was making calls on it? does mobileme not let you lockout calls, etc.?

utajoker · 27 Jan 2010 at 19:43

was gonna get mobileme till i saw that its £60 a year.

Mr.Fantastic · 27 Jan 2010 at 19:44

Rroff said:
I don't get it... he said he'd locked the phone remotely - and then someone was making calls on it? does mobileme not let you lockout calls, etc.?

They where made after the thief got of the plane in LAX, he locked the phone once he got on a pc.

Ekim · 27 Jan 2010 at 19:45

tankskun said:
MobileMe is great. Whats the WinMo equivelent then?

https://www.wavesecure.com/

Azagoth · 27 Jan 2010 at 19:47

Why didn't he just ask to borrow a phone at the airport and call his phone?

cheechm · 27 Jan 2010 at 19:50

Azagoth said:
Why didn't he just ask to borrow a phone at the airport and call his phone?

No connection in custom halls at LAX.

platinum87 · 27 Jan 2010 at 19:52

Jack Bauer stuff right there

MagicBoy · 27 Jan 2010 at 19:52

tankskun said:
MobileMe is great. Whats the WinMo equivelent then?

LOL

utajoker said:
was gonna get mobileme till i saw that its £60 a year.

Check around and you can get it for a lot less. I paid under half that.

Tingtangmakadingdong · 27 Jan 2010 at 19:53

good story but cant justify the £60 per year for mobileme

Skyfall said:
pppppppppowerbook owns this.

should get Cameron to do a film of this, in 3D

Vampire · 27 Jan 2010 at 19:54

Good story, would be much better if you could remote detonate the phone though.

Russinating · 27 Jan 2010 at 20:06

tankskun said:
MobileMe is great. Whats the WinMo equivelent then?

Microsoft My Phone tracks calls, texts and syncs your phone's content to your online account, but it doesn't have GPS tracking as of yet afaik. Oh, but it is free.

Ciphon · 27 Jan 2010 at 20:17

Haha, long read, but a good one! Well played that man!

NathanE · 27 Jan 2010 at 20:21

Only in America does a 25 year old adult still get disciplined by his mother

Locke · 27 Jan 2010 at 20:23

Great story, enjoyed reading that.

Shame he didn't go in with any "force" or something

Cosimo · 27 Jan 2010 at 20:24

NathanE said:
Only in America does a 25 year old adult still get disciplined by his mother

You will find that Italian mothers do the same.

NathanE · 27 Jan 2010 at 20:25

simulatorman said:
You will find that Italian mothers do the same.

Bah. I got tired of keeping track of all the bizarre names

xGBHxPegasus · 27 Jan 2010 at 20:34

Good read, although the ending was a bit of a let down

Housey · 27 Jan 2010 at 20:45

Would have been better if the Mexican got taken out with sponges and angry badgers.