ive found something very odd. im not really looking for an answer,just sharing.unless you know whats going on.for the past few weeks my wife has told me that when she goes to walmart on sunday morning,her time jumps ahead on her nexus.this is an unrooted device running 2.2.1.naturally i was skeptic.until this morning.i went with her.when we started our grocery shopping she asked to see my nexus.then she asked to see my watch.then she showed me her nexus and it was ahead by one hour.when we got the groceries loaded in car i checked it again and all was back to normal.i then checked all settings and nothing is abnormal.i havent a clue on this.
Bermuda triangle!?
The N1 has determined that it takes approximately one hour to shop at Wal Mart, therefore it is trying within its limit of influence to make you exit the horrid place.
i was thinking twilight zone
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Bermuda triange!?
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Send the phone back; the Flux Capacitor is acting up.
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The N1 has determined that it takes approximately one hour to shop at Wal Mart, therefore it is trying within its limit of influence to make you exit the horrid place.
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i like this one i hate going
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Send the phone back; the Flux Capacitor is acting up.
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i was thinking maybe just eject the core before it self implodes
It is the Wall Mart 'Always rolling back' effort. In the real world, your wife did not go shopping, she did not spend one hour there. These are not the droids you are looking for.
since i know where you are located... you are located near a diff time zone. your wifes nexus probably picks up the other timezone, in walmart, and switches accordingly. thats my 2 cents.
Wal-Mart is so big it has dual time zone?
crap man! You are supposed to use a space after a period.
I have to copy and paste and fix your damn post, just to be able to read it.
I've found something very odd. I'm not really looking for an answer, just sharing. Unless you know whats going on. For the past few weeks, my wife has told me that when she goes to walmart on sunday morning, her time jumps ahead on her nexus. This is an unrooted device running 2.2.1. Naturally I was skeptical. Until this morning. I went with her. When we started our grocery shopping she asked to see my nexus. Then she asked to see my watch. Then she showed me her nexus and it was ahead by one hour. When we got the groceries loaded in car, I checked it again and all was back to normal. I then checked all settings and nothing is abnormal. I haven't a clue on this.
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Ok, now that we have something readable... it sounds like you are connecting to a tower that has it's clock wrong. I believe each tower has it's own clock that updates your device. That way each device isn't going out over the main network to get time and other things.
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crap man! You are supposed to use a space after a period.
I have to copy and paste and fix your damn post, just to be able to read it.
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Obsessive compulsive much?
I had to dot your "i's", cross your "t's", and fix your damn post, just to be able to read it.
I hope you don't waste too much of your time quoting many members, cause that's a sure way to go crazy.
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Wal-Mart is so big it has dual time zone?
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I believe that there is a WIFI box or Cell tower that was moved from a different timezone. Nothing you can do about it.
Eh there is being picky about grammer, there is being lazy with grammer, and then there is writing so awful that a simple sentence makes my head hurt.
probly nvm w/e are understandable for most people, and get the point across, but writing a full paragraph without the absolute basics like capitalization, commas, breaks, and what not, make me personally not want to read what you took the time to say.
this is the funniest sh** i've read today!
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Eh there is being picky about grammer, there is being lazy with grammer, and then there is writing so awful that a simple sentence makes my head hurt.
probly nvm w/e are understandable for most people, and get the point across, but writing a full paragraph without the absolute basics like capitalization, commas, breaks, and what not, make me personally not want to read what you took the time to say.
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It's spelled "grammar," just so you're aware.
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Cell tower that was moved from a different timezone. Nothing you can do about it.
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+1, or something similar (network time is wrong). If you don't travel much try turning off the automatic time zone
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It's spelled "grammar," just so you're aware.
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Lollerskates
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Haha I like this one. It's funny how most the people here are not solving anything instead being sarcastic lol
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I'm so close to running this moment over with a truck and getting a Hero. THIS PHONE SUCKS
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I'm so close to running this moment over with a truck and getting a Hero. THIS PHONE SUCKS
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Hey, we won't tell anyone if it happens to fall in-front of that truck tire...
What don't you like about the Moment? I've heard good things...with exception to the horrible placement of the space bar on the physical keyboard.
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I'm so close to running this moment over with a truck and getting a Hero. THIS PHONE SUCKS
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Please, Please, Please make a thread about how you want to purposely brick your moment so you can make the switch.
I love love love! watching the brick police come in and throw hissy fit temper tantrums claiming you're ruining modern society by making false phone insurance claims.
When man has bricked the last cell phone only then will we realize we cannot eat refurbs
Well, if you decide to break it, please think up something creative and video it for us to see. Do something cool like the guy who got angry at his lawn mower and shot it in public with a shotgun. Please
I just my hero in February and I want to get the Evo. My phone is prestine I have the invisible shield on it and the otter box shield on it and its rooted also running the 2.08 Damagecontrol Rom. What would be a good price to sale it for. I was offered 85.00. I feel that's to low.
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I hear thermite bricks phone pretty easily.
My main problem with the moment is this: Radom Airplane mode and EVDO lockups for no apparent reason. Only way to fix is to reboot the phone. Other than that the thing ways a freakin ton. I like the keyboard and the AMOLED screen though. Also, I miss you guys and installing a new ROM or theme every day
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My main problem with the moment is this: Radom Airplane mode and EVDO lockups for no apparent reason. Only way to fix is to reboot the phone. Other than that the thing ways a freakin ton. I like the keyboard and the AMOLED screen though. Also, I miss you guys and installing a new ROM or theme every day
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yeah my buddy just got the moment the other day, had it for less than a day and it was stuck in airplane mode lol if you have insurance then just tell them you lost it???
Gunny, do you not have 30 days to return it?
(rant)this is why I posted a straight trade for my hero from that buggy ass hardware in the moment...some sucker took the bait and did a trade for that pos..
been loving my hero ever since..things to hate about the moment..no matter what rooted rom you use that phone always locks up into airplane mode or random reboots..samsung should be ashamed of that phone they put the android name on
if you blow the phone up or anything make sure you youtube it and post a link..my buddy is going to make a video of what a moment looks like after getting blown up by a 50 caliber round by his service spier riffle at 300 meters....it will be an epic video lol.well when he gets back state side...almost makes me want to buy another moment just to annihilate one...that phone pissed me off so bad...(/end rant)
I'm so close to running this moment over with a truck and getting a Hero. THIS PHONE SUCKS
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Gunny, do you not have 30 days to return it?
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since it was a replacement, I don't know. I'm ching into my options today.
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my buddy is going to make a video of what a moment looks like after getting blown up by a 50 caliber round by his service spier riffle at 300 meters....it will be an epic video lol
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There will be nothing left to video. I wonder if the tiny bits and pieces will even be identifiable as a Samsung Moment..
Hell they been doing trades on Craigslist for those for the last couple months if you lived near I'd give you my girlfriends. Don't know why but she wants one. Good luck.
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Hell yes it does
The Moment really sucks. Check the Sprint community forums at their official website, there's a known issue with the Moment experiencing fake-airplane/CDMA modem lock ups. The only way to get the connection back when it happens is to shut the phone down and turn it back on. I went through six Moments. The last time I swapped it, I just hung out at the bookstore next door until the data connection would break, then take it back over there so they could vainly try to fix it, then replace it with another Moment; rinse and repeat until they finally agreed to give me a Hero like I asked when I first walked into the store. When I went in last time, they said that if I had came in in May, and not June (the third in this case), they could've swapped it then with the hero (said something about swapping for a different device if there are so many swaps within a 6 month period). PITFA.
Anyway, I have my Hero now, and it works wonderfully, and has way better battery life than the moment. -AND- multitouch works on the Hero, which it won't on the Moment, even with the 2.1 update... I'm never buying Samsung ever again.
yeah you should definitely just go back to the Hero
Found someone who wants to trade back to the Hero for me
Found someone who wants to trade back to the Hero for me
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if you blow the phone up or anything make sure you youtube it and post a link..my buddy is going to make a video of what a moment looks like after getting blown up by a 50 caliber round by his service spier riffle at 300 meters....it will be an epic video lol.well when he gets back state side.
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only 300 meters? better be open sights
Excuse my typing below but its 4:15AM...I've been drinking..
So I went out with a few "car forum" buddies out today. We decided to head to local bowling alley which honestly ****ing hate. So we're playing there and I decide to leave my phone at a chair in the area we're in. So I see an old ex co-worker, he's 2 buddies and some girl. I say what's up, etc. After they dip...within a minute I'm looking for my phone and I'm like ****...looking everywhere..nothing. I don't forget my phone ever so I know I left it on the chair next to my friend's keys, etc. So I tell my buddy to go outside with me cause I just had a feeling that one of these guys might've taken them.... So as I'm walking outside they look over and I call my ex co-worker over to ask him if he's seen my phone which looks like an iPhone (Samsung Vibrant Galaxy S..lol). And he's like nah man sorry. At the same time I notice one of his friends step over a few feet and get next to some beige looking Crown Vic and acts like he's looking at the tire...I paid no attention to that. And I'm thinking to myself..damn I left the phone on vibrate. But then I remembered I purchased an app called "Where's my droid" and set special "words" that if I text it it can switch off vibrate and turn the ringer to the highest volume and even turn on the GPS so I can track it. So I text it with my friend's phone. Within 30 seconds I hear the phone ringing....I'm looking and looking...and I see it at the Crown Vics rear passenger tire. Then one of them which wasn't the one starts to get all defensive...."That isn't my car"...."I drive that car there"....and at the same time Im telling him that I don't think the Vibrant grew legs and walked over by this tire. He's buddy was the one who stole it. My ex coworker and his girl were in shock that their 2 friends just did that ****. Before even a fight could break out in the parking lot my buddy calm me down.
In this stories current state...its pretty much the worst.story.evar.
I cant wait to read the sobered up version. Glad you took drunken notes. Kinda fun to read.
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shoulda ripped him a new one.
Finish Him
People these days. Why let your buddy talk you out of a fight. My screen name says it all. Smash punks. You let him get away with it, he will try again. I'd kill that fool.
A clever ploy for an advertisement! Glad you got your phone back mate
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zaduma said:
Finish Him
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Lol...time for some Mortal Kombat!
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Finish Him
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I'll admit I laughed out loud at this comment. Ouch, just noticed I spelled thief incorrectly in the title block.
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I'll admit I laughed out loud at this comment. Ouch, just noticed I spelled thief incorrectly in the title block.
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Haha, good to know. Anyways please don't change your story now that you're awake and sober. It is a - mazing.
I put that app on every android I get to play with. It works very well. I guess Latitude would be just as effective, well maybe not.
10/10 this thread rules. Would read again
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Excuse my typing below but its 4:15AM...I've been drinking..
So I went out with a few "car forum" buddies out today. We decided to head to local bowling alley which honestly ****ing hate. So we're playing there and I decide to leave my phone at a chair in the area we're in. So I see an old ex co-worker, he's 2 buddies and some girl. I say what's up, etc. After they dip...within a minute I'm looking for my phone and I'm like ****...looking everywhere..nothing. I don't forget my phone ever so I know I left it on the chair next to my friend's keys, etc. So I tell my buddy to go outside with me cause I just had a feeling that one of these guys might've taken them.... So as I'm walking outside they look over and I call my ex co-worker over to ask him if he's seen my phone which looks like an iPhone (Samsung Vibrant Galaxy S..lol). And he's like nah man sorry. At the same time I notice one of his friends step over a few feet and get next to some beige looking Crown Vic and acts like he's looking at the tire...I paid no attention to that. And I'm thinking to myself..damn I left the phone on vibrate. But then I remembered I purchased an app called "Where's my droid" and set special "words" that if I text it it can switch off vibrate and turn the ringer to the highest volume and even turn on the GPS so I can track it. So I text it with my friend's phone. Within 30 seconds I hear the phone ringing....I'm looking and looking...and I see it at the Crown Vics rear passenger tire. Then one of them which wasn't the one starts to get all defensive...."That isn't my car"...."I drive that car there"....and at the same time Im telling him that I don't think the Vibrant grew legs and walked over by this tire. He's buddy was the one who stole it. My ex coworker and his girl were in shock that their 2 friends just did that ****. Before even a fight could break out in the parking lot my buddy calm me down.
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So this is the clean-n-sober version...? Whew....
Lookout is free & does the find my phone gig.
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So this is the clean-n-sober version...? Whew....
Lookout is free & does the find my phone gig.
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I've never tried Where's My Droid..I have Lookout but I also have another app called SMS Commander that does the same thing and a lot more. You can silence it, set it to loud or vibrate too. You can send it a command to forward all the texts going to it to another phone. You can get the location of your phone. You can set it on Spy Mode and it will fwd SMS messages to whatever number you want, tell you phone #'s that call your phone and even send you GPS location of your phone when the call was answered or placed. You can even send it a command to send someone a text message and it will look like it came from your phone. This app works great. I've had it since my G1 days..I installed it on my Nexus, my MyTouch Slide and my Vibrant.
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People these days. Why let your buddy talk you out of a fight. My screen name says it all. Smash punks. You let him get away with it, he will try again. I'd kill that fool.
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Bit much but I understand. I do agree that the OP should have beat the **** out of him. It is true they will do it again.
So you didn't do anything? Let the dude put your phone behind a tire and thats it? 500 bucks?
Smash people yo
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Bit much but I understand. I do agree that the OP should have beat the **** out of him. It is true they will do it again.
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Didn't really mean kill, but I would have totally cleaned his clock... I can't believe people wouldn't do that out of natural reaction. Dude jacked him and he just took phone back..... wow. No wonder people do **** like that..
Good think he didn't need his GPS to find it, it would have sent him to another city with the system wonderful GPS.lol
and what would happen if one just did a hard reset on the phone? or switched it off? lol
...because everybody knows violence solves any problem.
Is this forum full of cavemen or what (no offense Geico dude)? Maybe the real learning moment here is to not set down a $500 phone and walk away. Definitely a good read, and I think you've convinced me to install one of these apps, because you never know.
And to the Neanderthals with all the great advice above, for the love of humanity, please don't procreate.
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...because everybody knows violence solves any problem.
Is this forum full of cavemen or what (no offense Geico dude)? Maybe the real learning moment here is to not set down a $500 phone and walk away. Definitely a good read, and I think you've convinced me to install one of these apps, because you never know.
And to the Neanderthals with all the great advice above, for the love of humanity, please don't procreate.
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Yea I agree, fight the urges that make you a human because some of us can't taken a whoopin.
Instead, pull your XD40 out of it's holster and ... Oh right.
On a serious note: Sometimes violence is the answer. Don't just eat everything mommy feeds you.
Yeah I mean I woulda fought him, dude tried to **** you over, but I mean shady people like that should go to jail for a night atleast if people weren't gonna let y'all fight
So i was leaving for work yesterday and laid my xoom on my fender and went around to the other side to strap my daughter into her carseat...dropped her off at daycare and get halfway to work when i realized i never got my xoom off my fender. So i pulled over and pretty much had a panic attack then sped home to look for it..long story short, it was nowhere to be found..backtracked my route 3 times and found nothing...i had no insurance on a 2 year contract...moral of the story is..get insurance people because im not even done paying for it and i now have no xoom and a data plan to pay for until my contract is out...i still feel sick to my stomach thinking about it
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So i was leaving for work yesterday and laid my xoom on my fender and went around to the other side to strap my daughter into her carseat...dropped her off at daycare and get halfway to work when i realized i never got my xoom off my fender. So i pulled over and pretty much had a panic attack then sped home to look for it..long story short, it was nowhere to be found..backtracked my route 3 times and found nothing...i had no insurance on a 2 year contract...moral of the story is..get insurance people because im not even done paying for it and i now have no xoom and a data plan to pay for until my contract is out...i still feel sick to my stomach thinking about it
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Why dont you install Plan B from market.android.com
It uses your devices GPS to locate it
ben1284 said:
So i was leaving for work yesterday and laid my xoom on my fender and went around to the other side to strap my daughter into her carseat...dropped her off at daycare and get halfway to work when i realized i never got my xoom off my fender. So i pulled over and pretty much had a panic attack then sped home to look for it..long story short, it was nowhere to be found..backtracked my route 3 times and found nothing...i had no insurance on a 2 year contract...moral of the story is..get insurance people because im not even done paying for it and i now have no xoom and a data plan to pay for until my contract is out...i still feel sick to my stomach thinking about it
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Wow, that is unfortunate and sorry to hear that. You really have to keep paying Verizon after something like this? That sucks.
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So i was leaving for work yesterday and laid my xoom on my fender and went around to the other side to strap my daughter into her carseat...dropped her off at daycare and get halfway to work when i realized i never got my xoom off my fender. So i pulled over and pretty much had a panic attack then sped home to look for it..long story short, it was nowhere to be found..backtracked my route 3 times and found nothing...i had no insurance on a 2 year contract...moral of the story is..get insurance people because im not even done paying for it and i now have no xoom and a data plan to pay for until my contract is out...i still feel sick to my stomach thinking about it
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Real moral of the story, have it tied to you at all times...
login the market from your pc. Install Plan B to your device remotely, it will auto start, and email your gmail account the coordinates if the device is still on
DroidHam said:
Why dont you install Plan B from market.android.com
It uses your devices GPS to locate it
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Would that work?
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Would that work?
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yes, if the device is still on. Thats the whole point, its plan B incase you didnt do anything before. It remotely installs and sends your registered gmail account a email with the coordinates in google maps
Yeah i do. Im a verizon rep also, and they can still do nothing for me. Oh well.
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I see the "Man Purse" as a future must have accessory...and as anti-metro-sexual as I am, I am equally as clumsy, forgetful, and un-graceful(is that a word). I think I may have to give in to a bag of some kind that goes well with my hunting boots.
The only thing with that though is i changed my gmail password this morning just in case someone got a hold of it. So now it wont be synced with the correct password on the xoom. Ill still try it though. Thanks for the heads up
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The only thing with that though is i changed my gmail password this morning just in case someone got a hold of it. So now it wont be synced with the correct password on the xoom. Ill still try it though. Thanks for the heads up
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change the password back to what it was
Ok. Tried plan b and it says it will send the xoom a text message and if its powered on then it will email me the coordinates..i thought the xoom couldnt recieve text messages
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sorry for your loss.
crap... that's true... doesn't it mean an email? I mean this is via GMAIL...
never tried it for the Xoom, but I did it with my phone and it sent the stuff via gmail, but it may need to send the text to turn on gps etc
Maybe there is a option to do it via gmail instead?
Sorry to hear that. I have issues with forgetting drinks, keys, phones, etc. on top of my car as well. I've grown accustomed to putting all of my devices into my Targus backpack and throwing it into the back seat before doing anything else.
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So i was leaving for work yesterday and laid my xoom on my fender and went around to the other side to strap my daughter into her carseat...dropped her off at daycare and get halfway to work when i realized i never got my xoom off my fender. So i pulled over and pretty much had a panic attack then sped home to look for it..long story short, it was nowhere to be found..backtracked my route 3 times and found nothing...i had no insurance on a 2 year contract...moral of the story is..get insurance people because im not even done paying for it and i now have no xoom and a data plan to pay for until my contract is out...i still feel sick to my stomach thinking about it
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That messed up man I feel for you, if it will mafje you feel better my first android phone fell off a balcony in Portugal, just paid for it, 350 gone to waste 10 days after I baught it
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Just add the insurence for the device and make your claim later..work for me when I lost my droid
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Just add the insurence for the device and make your claim later..work for me when I lost my droid
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Most of the time the insurance company needs to see a call made from the phone after u add insurance but since the Xoom cant make calls should be no way for them to know
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I see the "Man Purse" as a future must have accessory...and as anti-metro-sexual as I am, I am equally as clumsy, forgetful, and un-graceful(is that a word). I think I may have to give in to a bag of some kind that goes well with my hunting boots.
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I rock my xoom inside a old N64 bag i had so i have no problem carrying a nerd purse.
probably the worst way to get your transformer stolen out of town....
ouch! sorry dude. hopefully insurance can cover it?
now that sucks but if you have good insurance maybe a tf prime?
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You didn't just leave it sitting there on your passenger seat, did you?
Sorry to hear about it getting stolen.
Should have installed gotya from market. It's only about $2. It will take a picture and send you an email of the coordinates and picture of the whereabouts of your stolen device. Can even help the cops get the SoB.
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You didn't just leave it sitting there on your passenger seat, did you?
Sorry to hear about it getting stolen.
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i must have i know i had a pillow up there but the windows are extremely dark they must have seen it from the windshield, because my dr dre beats were in the floor and my sisters ipad and phone were in the back so idk, they only took the tf, i bet they dont even know what it is, im assuming they thought it was a laptop. but yeah
too late now... lmao
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now that sucks but if you have good insurance maybe a tf prime?
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ah my dad said our deductible may be too high but he's going to check and hopefully we will get something out of it, and i already told him cause he wants one too thats its a formal invitation to the tf prime
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too late now... lmao
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I'm assuming you're talking to me. From now on, put on all your devices a security app like gotya. I started putting it on all of mine after they stole my gps right out of my car.
dont wanna be mean, but the funny part is that it happened at a frys. LOL. security footage from the stores. im sure they got cameras outside.
Maybe if the people who stole it are dumb you can install the gotya app from market.android.com?
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Maybe if the people who stole it are dumb you can install the gotya app from market.android.com?
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True that. they gotta have it connected to wifi... unless they wiped it. highly doubt it though.
There's an old saying....out of site, out of mind. Leaving a car full of electronics in plain site is just asking for it.
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dont wanna be mean, but the funny part is that it happened at a frys. LOL. security footage from the stores. im sure they got cameras outside.
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lol we talked to them and gave the security Guy our Info he said there wasn't a view from the cameras, he checked
Try the Plan-B app from Lookout. Worth a shot.
Those security apps are only good if the criminal is incredibly stupid. I mean not that I would steal something like that, but if I did, the first thing I would do is a factory reset. Unless they build the security into the firmware like that crap that you can activate in the BIOS of a computer so it can't be disabled, there really isn't a good way to catch a thief.
Hey, maybe I should patent that idea before Apple does?
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True that. they gotta have it connected to wifi... unless they wiped it. highly doubt it though.
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Unless he has a lock on it, like I have the pattern unlock enabled (mostly because i take it to work though. i work in a network security company so leaving phones/tablets/laptops unlocked usually leads to a crude e-mail sent as you to everyone in the company haha).
The simple fix to BIOS passwords, CMOS reset jumper or the old battery trick. Nothing is secure once physically compromised. (Unless it is sealed tight in some Titanium that's capable of withstanding 10kg of TNT)
Moral of the story is: Don't leave valuables in the car and definitely don't leave it out for everyone to see. Heck a teen could've taken it due to iPad craze (thus the TF, oh the irony). I'm sure it was an impulse theft, a professional thief would take more time to throughly look through every cabinet of the car as they already went through the risk of breaking the window... That is just my opinion though.
frosty5689 said:
The simple fix to BIOS passwords, CMOS reset jumper or the old battery trick. Nothing is secure once physically compromised. (Unless it is sealed tight in some Titanium that's capable of withstanding 10kg of TNT)
Moral of the story is: Don't leave valuables in the car and definitely don't leave it out for everyone to see. Heck a teen could've taken it due to iPad craze (thus the TF, oh the irony). I'm sure it was an impulse theft, a professional thief would take more time to throughly look through every cabinet of the car as they already went through the risk of breaking the window... That is just my opinion though.
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Most theft when an automobile is involved (unless they are actually stealing the car) is a smash and grab. Especially if it was mid day, it's much quicker to grab what you see than to comb the car for everything they can find of value.
temporarily_insane said:
Should have installed gotya from market. It's only about $2. It will take a picture and send you an email of the coordinates and picture of the whereabouts of your stolen device. Can even help the cops get the SoB.
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Assuming the OP didnt have a screen lock code and the thief connected the TF to wifi then yeah that would work.
Hi folks.
I feel stupid (and angry) as hell right now. The worst part is that I can't even explain how it happened. I'm the most careful person in the world with my phone, and haven't lost a smartphone in, like, a decade, but I believe I have just had my N4 stolen from me. I had it, then I put it in my pocket, stood up for 10 minutes, then it was gone, and, of course, immediately switched off. All my careful planning is null and void; once it's stolen / off, there's very little that pintail, plan b, lookout etc can do. (?)
Anyway, I just need to know where and how I get the IMEI blocked? It was bought directly from Google, not via a carrier. Does anyone know?
Thanks. I'm off to dust off my credit card, and try to replace my baby
I would think talking to your carrier would be a good idea since they have access to block imei's. Even if they can't they are best able to point you in the right direction.
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GSM phones don't have IMEIs, do they? I thought you pop a new sim card in and it's usable again.
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Call Google, they can block the IMEI and remotely shut it down, I think I also seen that you can file a lost/stolen report with them. You mfight get a replacement, too.
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GSM phones don't have IMEIs, do they? I thought you pop a new sim card in and it's usable again.
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YES THEY DO.
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I'm afraid you can't block your phone from every carrier in the world OP. You should of flashed Cerberus as a system app onto your phone.
Thanks all for your replies.
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GSM phones don't have IMEIs, do they? I
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Silly billy
wilsonlam97 said:
You should of flashed Cerberus as a system app onto your phone.
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Cheers, I'll check that one out for next time :/
Infekxion said:
Call Google, they can block the IMEI and remotely shut it down,
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So far, I've filled in a form I found for order related queries, but that's the best I could find. If anyone has any help for phone numbers/URLs/emails, I'd be really grateful. I'm still searching.
Infekxion said:
You mfight get a replacement, too.
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Ha! That would be nice, but I won't hold my breath!
If you use a mastercard and you bought it within 90 days, they'll replace it if stolen.
http://www.mastercard.us/card-benefits.html
Rakeesh_j said:
If you use a mastercard and you bought it within 90 days, they'll replace it if stolen.
http://www.mastercard.us/card-benefits.html
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Badass. But just tell Google. They can block it from T-Mobile and AT&T. I think straight talk too. Emails take along while but they do get back to you. I would put flyers up near where it was stolen that say the phone has been deactivated and will not work on any carrier. If it is returned to you there will be no questions asked ( maybe even lie about a reward) see what happens. You can say my number is on the lock screen or call this number in the contacts. Maybe they will just return it to lost and found or something. Could be it died and you just left it somewhere and someone picked it up to give it to lost and found?
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Censura_Umbra said:
I would put flyers up near where it was stolen that say the phone has been deactivated and will not work on any carrier. If it is returned to you there will be no questions asked ( maybe even lie about a reward) see what happens.
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How much of a fake reward would be required for a thief to return a phone? $100 bucks? Not worth incriminating myself. $200 bucks? Then my BS detector goes off because you are approaching the price of purchasing a new one.
I like your optimism but too bad the world doesn't work like that.
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If you use a mastercard and you bought it within 90 days, they'll replace it if stolen.
http://www.mastercard.us/card-benefits.html
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thanks for this post. my nexus 4 was also stolen a few weeks back. I didn't even think to contact my card company to see if they would replace it. According to the website, looks like they will :laugh:
And to think I was actually debating buying another N4 because my Galaxy Nexus is starting to act stupid
Sorry about your loss..
But according to your description of the incident... Someone stole it from your pocket after you stood up? How?? Or am I reading the op wrong
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Sorry about your loss..
But according to your description of the incident... Someone stole it from your pocket after you stood up? How?? Or am I reading the op wrong
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yeah I don't get that one from the OP either lol. mine was stolen from my car along with my wallet
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If you use a mastercard and you bought it within 90 days, they'll replace it if stolen.
http://www.mastercard.us/card-benefits.html
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This is really good info, thanks. Sadly, it doesn't apply to me.
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Could be it died and you just left it somewhere and someone picked it up to give it to lost and found?
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But according to your description of the incident... Someone stole it from your pocket after you stood up? How?? Or am I reading the op wrong
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There was literally ten or fifteen minutes between me sitting at the table in the bar using my phone, and it being switched off when I asked my girlfriend to call it. I guess I was pickpocketed when I went outside for a smoke. Sucks, but this is what credit is for, I guess. I'd only just paid off my card
I just want to block that SoB from using it. I'm still no nearer to finding the right contact at Google.
If they didn't wipe your phone, go to Google Play on the web and install Plan B to your phone. It will tell you where it is.
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If they didn't wipe your phone, go to Google Play on the web and install Plan B to your phone. It will tell you where it is.
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The phone was stolen and switched off within ten to fifteen minutes of the last time I had it in my hand. Pretty tough to install Plan B in those circumstances I have various apps for locating it, as well as a number of Tasker scripts to locate, erase, etc. but they are all pretty much worthless the minute the thief has switched off the phone.
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I have tracked down the phone number for US Google Device Support , which I have called and they appear to have it in hand, although they have had to escalate my call to a specialist as they were not sure if they could block the IMEI.
Thanks all for taking the time to reply. My new phone has been ordered and should be here in a few days. Everything's backed up to Dropbox, so I'm only down a bit of money and some inconvenience. It could be worse.
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This is really good info, thanks. Sadly, it doesn't apply to me.
There was literally ten or fifteen minutes between me sitting at the table in the bar using my phone, and it being switched off when I asked my girlfriend to call it. I guess I was pickpocketed when I went outside for a smoke. Sucks, but this is what credit is for, I guess. I'd only just paid off my card
I just want to block that SoB from using it. I'm still no nearer to finding the right contact at Google.
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You must wear some really big/loose pants for someone to pick pot a pretty big phone from your pocket... Or you were really drunk
Good luck bro.
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The phone was stolen and switched off within ten to fifteen minutes of the last time I had it in my hand. Pretty tough to install Plan B in those circumstances I have various apps for locating it, as well as a number of Tasker scripts to locate, erase, etc. but they are all pretty much worthless the minute the thief has switched off the phone.
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I have tracked down the phone number for US Google Device Support , which I have called and they appear to have it in hand, although they have had to escalate my call to a specialist as they were not sure if they could block the IMEI.
Thanks all for taking the time to reply. My new phone has been ordered and should be here in a few days. Everything's backed up to Dropbox, so I'm only down a bit of money and some inconvenience. It could be worse.
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Yeah, at least you weren't hurt in the incident. It sucks to have your stuff stolen (I had a phone stolen about 2 years ago in a mugging) but at the end of the day we move on and don't let it get us down. I've found that I'm now much more cautious with my electronics in public, which I guess is a good thing.
Hello there, sorry to hear about your situation. I actually JUST lost my Nexus 4 this past weekend as well. Were you able to get a resolution from the Google team regarding the block on the IMEI? I've tried searching around for more info but haven't been able to find much. What ended up happening if you don't mind me asking?