Found SGS 2 laying on Road - Galaxy S II General

While there r so many threads here telling they lost their sexy phone , well i just got one . found laying on side of the road ( it is nice leather case so phone is in same condition )
Having evil ideas about the phone.
So tell me guys what to do.......
Btw i have already one

vikas776 said:
While there r so many threads here telling they lost their sexy phone , well i just got one . found laying on side of the road ( it is nice leather case so phone is in same condition )
Having evil ideas about the phone.
So tell me guys what to do.......
Btw i have already one
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Try and trace the owner or hand it in would be a good start.

Trace the owner, and if you cannot find them, hand it in to the nearest police station to where you found it.
Alternatively contact the carrier who can trace the sim number or mobile number of the phone and find the owner.

keep it, if you drop yours you have a spare one ,
unless the owner calls the phone. than you can give it back >.>

If you dont hand it in you will probably find the IMEI gets blocked by the carrier when it gets reported missing, so wont be of much use as a phone anyway.

Hand it in, if it was your phone I am sure you would wish for the same.

shouldn't be too hard to trace the owner, so do it.

If you can turn WiFi and gps on and leave the phone powered on (Samsung dive) else turn it in.

Step 1: Check the call log and call one of the numbers the person dials often. That's sure to be a friend/family member of the person.
Step 2: Tell them you found the phone and let them put you in touch with the owner.
Step 3: Return the phone to its rightful owner.
Step 4: Enjoy the boost in Karma.

The owner uses Samsung Dive and is tracking you right now. It's a guy, he's 6'4," 250lbs, and read this thread on XDA. Now what are you going to do

I don't understand the question. Is that just me?
There's only 1 thing to do, and that's ring someone (as suggested above) and return it to its rightful owner.
Edit: Alternatively, check the email address of the owner and get in touch with them that way.

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The owner uses Samsung Dive and is tracking you right now. It's a guy, he's 6'4," 250lbs, and read this thread on XDA. Now what are you going to do
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give me the phone and ill deal with this guy

What ever you do, never hand it to the police. it will end with them. This should be the last option If all the others don't work. Better it ends with the rightful owner as first option or you as last but one option.
What would you do if you found 5000 dollars on the floor? Hand it to the police? If you can't trace it, they can't.
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a67543210 said:
What ever you do, never hand it to the police. it will end with them. This should be the last option If all the others don't work. Better it ends with the rightful owner as first option or you as last but one option.
What would you do if you found 5000 dollars on the floor? Hand it to the police? If you can't trace it, they can't.
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i agree..
Handing it over to the cops should be your last option.

if u do anything but hand it in or try to find the owner you are a common thief.....why even ask the question,

Not really...
OrionCarl said:
if u do anything but hand it in or try to find the owner you are a common thief.....why even ask the question,
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I dont think you can call the guy a thief, he found the phone, did not steal it from anybody.
Now morally, thats a different matter.
I would try and trace the rightfull owner and return his phone.
ATB

OrionCarl said:
if u do anything but hand it in or try to find the owner you are a common thief.....why even ask the question,
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el.motar said:
I dont think you can call the guy a thief, he found the phone, did not steal it from anybody.
Now morally, thats a different matter.
I would try and trace the rightfull owner and return his phone.
ATB
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I agree with OrionCarl in this case. Just because you find something doesn't mean it doesn't belong to someone else. Keeping it when you know that it does is the equivalent of stealing it.

Cool story bro!

if you can access the phone check for a HOME number, alternatively check the phones own number and contact the provider and report it...

soraxd said:
pshhhh 1. change that imei and use it as a spare
2. sell it overseas where it wont be imei locked
3. sell it to mee!! i want to buy this phone for someone, and i wont use it as a phone, only as a wifi toy
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or sell it back to the person who lost it....

Related

Found a G1

Found a G1 the other day and left it on for the owner to call em to get the phone back. Lost phones before, I know how annoying it was, but the owner hasnt called in 2 days so im assuming they dont want it.
That said, they will more than likely call and block this phone, if they do, is there any way I can get it working again?
Thanks for your help.
swap sim cards
I dont think Tmobile blocks stolen phones from the network. (I didn't check to see if you were in the US or not)
I've lost a phone in the past and asked if Tmob could block the phone from their network and they say its not possible.
If you want to be more proactive, open up gmail and send yourself an email, then you'll have the owner's address and then send him an email. Hopefully he'll give you a small reward for your trouble and kindness.
I don't understand why you couldn't more proactively look through his/her contacts and call 'Home' or 'Mom' or 'Dad' etc??
sblmnl said:
I don't understand why you couldn't more proactively look through his/her contacts and call 'Home' or 'Mom' or 'Dad' etc??
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No offense but I am going to ask this question, How old are you? and Do you have something listed as Mom or Dad?
LOL I am not trying to say anything bad I just never heard of anyone over the age of 30 having Mommy in their phone LOL I am only 22 and have it as their full names, but I do have ICE for them as well.
sblmnl said:
I don't understand why you couldn't more proactively look through his/her contacts and call 'Home' or 'Mom' or 'Dad' etc??
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Yea he could of done that.. but to me I would keep it.. finder keeper
i would keep it but tats just me either look for home in the contacts.. Or email him.. Thats the best u can doo
neoobs said:
No offense but I am going to ask this question, How old are you? and Do you have something listed as Mom or Dad?
LOL I am not trying to say anything bad I just never heard of anyone over the age of 30 having Mommy in their phone LOL I am only 22 and have it as their full names, but I do have ICE for them as well.
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1. I'm 21
2. There's a lot of people that wouldn't necessarily use 'Mommy', but many definitely use Mom or Dad
3. There was no age mentioned here, just trying to help
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sblmnl said:
1. I'm 21
2. There's a lot of people that wouldn't necessarily use 'Mommy', but many definitely use Mom or Dad
3. There was no age mentioned here, just trying to help
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I was just saying that I haven't met many with mom or dad in their phone listed as mom or dad.
Either way have you thought of calling 611?
I agree. I have no "mom", "dad", "sister", "home" etc. In my phone book. Closest thing I have is "aunt ----" haha. It is easy to text anyone from the inbox and say "hey I found this phone how do I contact the owner?" -simple isn't it?
I am 31, and have 'Mum' in my phone...
I have Mom and Dad in my phone and I'm 28. Never really seen a reason to change it. When I talk to them I call them Mom and Dad so thats how they are listed in my phone book.
As for the lost phone you could have easily taken it into a T-mobile store or called T-mobile customer care. Sounds like you wanted to keep the phone and to make yourself feel better you waited a whole 2 days. Loosing your phone sucks I would try and be more proactive about finding the owner.
Most lost phones never reach there owner and i would say if the sim is still active the owner hasnt reported it to tmob. if it has been disabled then i would say they will have most likely have claimed on there insurance so i would give it another 2 days (4 in total) look through the contacts and see if you an find anything that relates to a family member and call them to find the owner.
by this time you should have spoken to the owner and with any luck he will haev an insurance replacement and say you can have the phone for £25 or so ( the insurance excess) or at least if i lost my phone and had a replacement via insurance and then was told someone had found it i would try and make a deal with them.
I don't have mom and dad listed as I call them but by their proper names.
Closest I have are aunt and uncle so and so.
My phone is also locked with contact info displayed that doesn't include the cell in question. Now if only I could get a Google Voice acct.
neoobs said:
No offense but I am going to ask this question, How old are you? and Do you have something listed as Mom or Dad?
LOL I am not trying to say anything bad I just never heard of anyone over the age of 30 having Mommy in their phone LOL I am only 22 and have it as their full names, but I do have ICE for them as well.
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I am 32 and have Mom and Dad listings in my phone, I also have my grandparents listed as (get this) Grandparents.
Because... get this, they are my mom, dad, and grandparents. My dad is not Daniel to me, even though that is his name, he is my dad.
Outcome?
Hope to see the outcome, LOL, wanted to see the person reaction when he had his phone returned to him. Please update us, thank you
Can I have my phone back now?
A whole two days is a lot more than what thousands of other people would have done. I could go to a t mobile store after I work all week, like I have nothing better to do, but for what? the guy behind the counter to say yes sir, il get this right back to him, and put it in his pocket?
IMO the guy had 2 days to ring me, he didnt, he dosnt want the phone so my question was, am I going to be able to use it normally or is it as good as a brick?
I think you should be able to use it, however, if it is as good as a brick let me know I may buy it off of you for a small price. I need a development phone that isn't my primary device.
Wow. There is a good amount of flimsy moral rationalization going on in this thread.

[Q] The Myfaves Video wont stop playing...

i Cant get the Tmobile myfaves tutorial video to stop playing on the phone... dont know whats wrong it just keeps popping up every few mins... anyway i can turn this off...
phunkytown said:
i Cant get the Tmobile myfaves tutorial video to stop playing on the phone... dont know whats wrong it just keeps popping up every few mins... anyway i can turn this off...
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ok this is an easy fix but 2 things to this..
#1 that video is only for FLOOR MODELS.. so you either got a stolen phone or a floor model
#2 goto applications.. find mytouch demo, force stop.
it will start up again after you reboot/turn phone off you'll have to do it all over again..
i suggest you root it and flash to eugene's mrslide final or myroot 4
I had this same problem..
good way to detect if it was stolen, when you press on either side of the battery door where you hold it in your palm it squeeks they ripped it outta the display
Paid 180 + my fked up BlackBerry 8520f or it..
sooo yeah i knew it was stolen when i took it to a ROOTER and he said its not a STOCK applications for fresh outta box
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ok this is an easy fix but 2 things to this..
#1 that video is only for FLOOR MODELS.. so you either got a stolen phone or a floor model
#2 goto applications.. find mytouch demo, force stop.
it will start up again after you reboot/turn phone off you'll have to do it all over again..
i suggest you root it and flash to eugene's mrslide final or myroot 4
I had this same problem..
good way to detect if it was stolen, when you press on either side of the battery door where you hold it in your palm it squeeks they ripped it outta the display
Paid 180 + my fked up BlackBerry 8520f or it..
sooo yeah i knew it was stolen when i took it to a ROOTER and he said its not a STOCK applications for fresh outta box
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Really? Battery case squeaking means its stolen? My phone is less than 2 months old and has done this from day one, got it brand new in the box. Ignorance in your post as a "att tech" please continue to post only on what you know to be true. But yes he could have gotten a floor model, or one that was destin for it but they grabbed the wrong box.
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Really? Battery case squeaking means its stolen? My phone is less than 2 months old and has done this from day one, got it brand new in the box. Ignorance in your post as a "att tech" please continue to post only on what you know to be true. But yes he could have gotten a floor model, or one that was destin for it but they grabbed the wrong box.
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I'm not reffering to the normal Squeak I'm refering to a LOUD ass squeek as if someone pulled it off almost the to point that the battery case seems to not the fit phone at all..
Please keep your flaming rude posts to a minimum and consider the fact that what one person may be posting isn't always what you are thinking.. they are talking about
Video = floor model
The demo video is only for floor demo models, so it could be stolen but the first batch of store demo's shipped to stores were not labeled demo like normal. Because of this, it is possible for a demo to have been legitimately sold if the rep did not boot up the phone.
Virus1x said:
good way to detect if it was stolen, when you press on either side of the battery door where you hold it in your palm it squeeks
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Can't think of a more scientifically sound way to figure out if something is stolen.
Virus1x said:
sooo yeah i knew it was stolen when i took it to a ROOTER and he said its not a STOCK applications for fresh outta box
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You really shouldn't admit to receiving stolen property on an internet forum, especially when you have posted more than enough information for someone with 5 min. of spare time to know exactly who you are IRL.
falken98 said:
You really shouldn't admit to receiving stolen property on an internet forum, especially when you have posted more than enough information for someone with 5 min. of spare time to know exactly who you are IRL.
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Before you run your mouth I got in contact with tmobile upper management they understood what happened and I used my pull with friends in the company to be allowed to keep it for me filing a police report falken quit flaming violating xda rules next time I contact a mod
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Virus1x said:
Before you run your mouth I got in contact with tmobile upper management they understood what happened and I used my pull with friends in the company to be allowed to keep it for me filing a police report falken quit flaming violating xda rules next time I contact a mod
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Flaming you? It was advise, you didn't mention that part. Go ahead and report me. lol.
falken98 said:
Flaming you? It was advise, you didn't mention that part. Go ahead and report me. lol.
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Every post you've posted after mine has been rude and disrespectful falling under the flaming rule here at xda dunno what your issue is with me but let it go
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[Q] Probably stolen A500

I have in my possession a Acer A500 that a "friend" asked me to look at for them. The thing is, I am almost certain he stole it... He has no job and has been caught red handed several times in the past with iphones, ipods, cell phones, etc that he stole.
I would like to find out who the original owner is of the tablet so I can give them an anonymous tip... The problem is, the security pattern is set on the device. I know how to do a hard reset, but I don't want to wipe any of the information that may be on the device....
Any ideas?
Yeah, give to to police.
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Or persuade your friend to give it to police. You don't want to get into such a mess.
ctiger said:
Or persuade your friend to give it to police. You don't want to get into such a mess.
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this is obviously not your FRIEND....
you obviously seem like a decent person by what you are wanting to do.
call the police and turn your friend in.. period. end of story.
if the person, the original owner, registered the unit you should be able to call acer and give them the s/n and your contact info and ask them to call the owner and give that person your info and have them call you so you can work out a time to meet up and you can give this person their item back.
i personally would try Acer first.
the police wont do anything but take the tablet, sit it in a evidence collection box, and in 6 months it will get auctioned off and the owner will never ever get it back.
Turn it in to police. Give them the Acer support phone number.they might be able to use the SN number to get thenright owner.if it were registered.
I CAN NOT STAND A THIEF
Good luck..
sell it to me with haft price
just kidding, actually, not sure this is stolen by your friend, so just give it back to him, and get out of this mess.
Sure sounds like a moral dilema. Police, as told by others here, probably wont be very useful. Your "friend" doesnt seem like he will do the right thing. All in all, if you dont try to figure out the owner, chances are it will never get back to him/her.
Maybe some of the other members here can confirm or not. Would booting into safe mode bypass the security pattern as it has done on several android phones?
there is a reason that I list the owners information on the lock screen lol.
Isnt there a way to adj some of the lock outs from booting into recovery?
You should either ask him for the unlock pattern (if it's not stolen, he should know it - you can tell him you want to check out the tablet, but really see the owner info) or just give it back to him and blacklist his phone number to never hear from him again. As you should know "I'm just holding it for my friend" is not much of an alibi for the police in the odd chance they manage to trace him.
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If I could be 100% sure that it was stolen, I would just give it to the police, but there is always the small possibility it is his. And you are right, he is not my "friend", but as the saying goes, keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
I've actually been trying to catch him stealing from me for a while, but I don't think he would ever take the bait because I would rain havoc down upon him (I have a bit of a temper).
I looked all over the tab for the serial number and it doesn't seem to be anyplace on the device itself... (PS. I also have a A500)
you can see the serial number on the back of microSD card cover.
Call Acer support and if the original owner had registered the serial then convince Acer support that you would like them to email the original owner, possibly forwarding your email or some way to contact you.
i would say find a cool cop and have him/her use their power as a law enforcer to help you cordnate with Acer to contact the owner. They might even direct you to an officer that's on pawn duty, their main focus is running serial numbers for reported stolen items in pawn shops and reterning them to their owners.
if it was stolen, and reported stolen the police will have the serial number. They would ask for it, which is on the box itself, when the report was filed. That is if it was reported stolen and if the original owner still had the box. By holding on to it you yourself are committing a crime, receiving stolen goods. I would either give it back to the douche or the police. If you go the police route they are going to want to know the guys name you got it from and you will be involved in the whatever actions follow. Even if you manage to get it back to the original owner most likely they will inform the police you had their stolen tablet and want to know how/who you got it from.
I haven't registered my tablet yet! Seeing this I'm registering right now!
Maybe its rooted? Worth a try to do an adb connection to it. Or at least connect to PC and see the contents of the I eternal sdcard? Maybe there's some contact info or a picture you can post up locally to see if anyone is recognized?
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Wash your hands of it... Give it back to your douchey friend and forget you saw it...
Trying to do the right thing only gets you screwed by being involved... You are not innocent until proven guilty... That's why you get put in cuffs till it all gets sorted out...
So once again... Wash your hands...
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What does he want you to look at for him?
If it is his he will have the unlock code. If he says he can't remember then it probably is not his.
I run into this problem every now and then. I work on friends and friends of friends laptops and computers as a hobby. If I get any that has apassword that needs booted up and they tell me they forgot it. It goes right back to them.
I was in a situation one time where I was curious to know so I did bypass and booted up in windows. Sure enough it was someone elses laptop. I just gave it back and said there was nothing I could do.
So know I don't even mess with them. No password. No fix.
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Wash your hands of it... Give it back to your douchey friend and forget you saw it...
Trying to do the right thing only gets you screwed by being involved... You are not innocent until proven guilty... That's why you get put in cuffs till it all gets sorted out...
So once again... Wash your hands...
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This
If you suspect that you're in possession of a stolen item, report it to the police as found with no knowledge of it being stolen, would likely not be a big deal. Being in possession of a stolen item and reporting it to the police while knowing the suspect can and would likely be a hairy situation. Because if he really isn't much of a friend or prepared to throw you under the bus in retaliation....it's your word against his and you are the last one to have the item.
While I do think it's best that you notify the authorities,I suggest you give it back first. But on the other hand, you would likely be better off telling the authorities that he left the item with out you having any knowledge of it and knowing his character you suspect it's stolen. If you tell them you willingly accepted to hold on to the item......think of what you are admitting.
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By holding on to it you yourself are committing a crime, receiving stolen goods.
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I'm almost certain that this is only the case if you *knowingly* receive stolen goods. And all I have is a suspicion, I could be wrong...
The tablet has been just sitting on my desk since I last posted, I almost forgot it was even there...
I will probably just end up giving it back to the dude who gave it to me, and tell him there was nothing I could do with it. He is completely ignorant when it comes to anything technology related. If I had any proof whatsoever that it was stolen, I would do something about it, unfortunately that is not the case.
You cannot just go around accusing people of theft without proof, I was hoping to find some on the tablet itself, but it doesn't look like that is going to happen.
I'll just have to catch him doing something else at another time (might be time to install a hidden cam focused on where I leave my wallet when I am home)...
Don't worry, his time will come...

Should I return the phone ? hell yeah you should

Hello everyone.
Today I found a brand new SGS2 on a supermarket and I took it
So I was wondering if they can track me down by GPS or something like that, if they lock the phone what's the worst that can happen ?
By the way before you judge me I didn't steal anything, like I said I found it.
If I were you I would see a lawyer and discuss this. In Germany you wouldn't have stolen it but would've been guilty of "Fundunterschlagung" which is also a crime and can and will be punished.
Tracking a phone is not that hard, there's the IMEI for example. In the very moment you use a sim card your carrier will know the IMEI of your device. So if the owner of the device reports this the police definitely can track down this very phone.
In addition you should never forget that most supermarkets have cameras.
I guess I will save you and me a discussion about the moral implications of such a behaviour.
Yeah, you're right.
I will give it tomorrow to my carrier maybe they will find in which name it is registered and give it back to the owner.
Thanks.
The answer is yes. This was not abandoned property. imho, You have a moral obligation and perhaps a legal obligation to return the phone.
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You should have given it to the supermarket customer service or manager or even hand it into a police station, im assuming it wasn't on when you found it (otherwise the owner would no doubt try and call the phone to see if anyone had it)
This thread makes me sad...if i lost my phone id cry and hope that the person that found it would have the decency to answer my frantic calls or hand it in to have it returned to me. Do the decent thing.
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I happen to be an emplyee at the supermarket and since I never used a SGS2 I thought I would have some fun with it.
But i'll return it for sure, it is even unlocked for all the carriers gosh!
Anyways thanks for the advice guys & the thread tags also. lololol
Deloxic said:
Anyways thanks for the advice guys & the thread tags also. lololol
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You're welcome .
Deloxic said:
I happen to be an emplyee at the supermarket and since I never used a SGS2 I thought I would have some fun with it.
But i'll return it for sure, it is even unlocked for all the carriers gosh!
Anyways thanks for the advice guys & the thread tags also. lololol
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Good to hear you do the decent thing,i will sleep soundly with the knowledge that an innocent galaxy s2 owner will be reunited with their baby!
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I reckon he's gonna keep it!
Deloxic said:
Today I found a brand new SGS2 on a supermarket and I took it
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Deloxic said:
I happen to be an emplyee at the supermarket
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Seriously? If they find out you did that then you may well lose your job. As an employee your actions are not seen in the same light as a customer.
Look at the call log and call someone who's on there frequently. Tell them you have the phone and arrange to get it back to the owner. You'll make someone very happy and you'll save yourself a potentially large amount of trouble
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Deloxic said:
Hello everyone.
Today I found a brand new SGS2 on a supermarket and I took it
So I was wondering if they can track me down by GPS or something like that, if they lock the phone what's the worst that can happen ?
By the way before you judge me I didn't steal anything, like I said I found it.
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Hi guys.
It always makes me feeling sad when I read or hear such questions. Unfortunately we live in society where gadgets are more important than morality and conscience.
People - dont be so selfish.
Sorry for - off topic
Peter
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Oh God!!What is happening to this world?You stole something and asking others in a public forum,how you can cover it up?
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JUSTICEFORALL said:
Oh God!!What is happening to this world?You stole something and asking others in a public forum,how you can cover it up?
Sent from my galaxy s2 with tapatalk pro.
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such a noob!
Google the difference between stealing and finding!
At least he is being decent enough to give it back!
Deloxic i know you have the best phone in hand right now and you dont feel like giving it back , but trust me the happiness and joy you'll get after seeing the owners face when he gets his 650$ phone is worthed more than this phone.
Return it and you'll feel so very good
You'll feel much better when you do the right thing rather than having the best phone in the world and thinking a person out there worked with their blood and sweat to buy that phone is missing his/her precious baby.. Conscience can really bother ya sometimes, wait, all the time.. I'm glad people today still do the right thing
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So the s2 found the dad...? Dad might be checking the app where is my droid....
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Keep it i say..Hug it, take it to bed with you and then once you are finished throw it out of the window...
Of course return it. Not only you feel good when you see the owner's face thanking you and being re united with their handset but also you might get a little reward...But that is not the point you should of just gave it to your supervisor as that would of been the decent thing to do...
Imagine if the supervisor said "ok i will return it" and kept it for himself
Either way glad you are doing the right thing
CWM 5 issue
Someone has problems with custom rom and CWM 5?
Be a nice guy and just try to track down the owner. Just check which Google account the phone syncs with and fire up an email.
If you've switched your own SIM into the phone, it's very likely the phone has sent a text message to a number the owner set up the moment you fired it back up. It's also fairly easy to track the phone via GPS, check call logs and wipe the phone remotely. The service provider can also track IMEI numbers on phones registered on their network.
More importantly, make the real owners day and let the poor guy have his precious phone back!
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Someone has problems with custom rom and CWM 5?
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seriously?

[Q] Found a Galaxy S5

Topic closed! Got my answer. Thank you for everyone.
If you hand it into the police (At least in the UK) after a period of time, 4 weeks or something, it legally becomes yours if no-one claims it and you can go and collect it
Hand it In its being tracked
Not only that, but a local mobile network operator have no right to say you can keep a phone that does not belong to you, just because it was lost
Only the police can do that, and only after they try to find the rightful owner / give them a chance to report it lost and have it returned
Christiancs1969 said:
Hand it In it COULD BE being tracked
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fixed that for you
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fixed that for you
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Ha ha thanks...
If it was me or you it would be handed In
True...?
Christiancs1969 said:
Ha ha thanks...
If it was me or you it would be handed In
True...?
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yes. honesty is honesty but that doesnt mean the device is definately being tracked, that could make the poor guy have a panic attack
-PiLoT- said:
yes. honesty is honesty but that doesnt mean the device is definately being tracked, that could make the poor guy have a panic attack
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Yes.. That thought bypassed me sorry..
I'll make sure I think next time ?
Forgot to add. Because phone was locked, I wiped it clean (3 button combination).
If I hand it in - who will give me all the funds i invested? Nobody. Hope isnt at my side.
Yes, I was dumb to replace the broken parts myself. But whats done, its done.
So. Can I use Google Play? Can I use WIFI or 4G?
Asurath said:
Forgot to add. Because phone was locked, I wiped it clean (3 button combination).
If I hand it in - who will give me all the funds i invested? Nobody. Hope isnt at my side.
Yes, I was dumb to replace the broken parts myself. But whats done, its done.
So. Can I use Google Play? Can I use WIFI or 4G?
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Wipe data & system and install a new rom via Odin and you're done.
Wipe data removes 99% of tracking apps, wiping system removes the rest.
Use a custom recovery and delete everything than use a custom rom/kernel and flash modem/bootloader files too via odin
dotuletz said:
Wipe data & system and install a new rom via Odin and you're done.
Wipe data removes 99% of tracking apps, wiping system removes the rest.
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not quite
It is traceable via IMEI.
But someone who lost this phone (apparently it looks like this) and phone was bought on contract, there is huge possibility that someone will block IMEI on network provider. After that 2 ways left. Sell it to foreign country or use it w/o mobile network.
qubbus said:
It is traceable via IMEI.
But someone who lost this phone (apparently it looks like this) and phone was bought on contract, there is huge possibility that someone will block IMEI on network provider. After that 2 ways left. Sell it to foreign country or use it w/o mobile network.
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oh, yes you guys are right. forgot the old ways now that everything is smart. On "dumb" phoness you were able to change the imei with the right tools, never tried it on smarthphones. Anyway the chances that someone who throwed away a smashed phone without battery to be looking for it are slim, i would use it
dotuletz said:
oh, yes you guys are right. forgot the old ways now that everything is smart. On "dumb" phoness you were able to change the imei with the right tools, never tried it on smarthphones. Anyway the chances that someone who throwed away a smashed phone without battery to be looking for it are slim, i would use it
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Maybe someone used this phone for criminal purpose and that is the reason of smashing it?
qubbus said:
Maybe someone used this phone for criminal purpose and that is the reason of smashing it?
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And that has something to do with him because ... ? phones don't comit crimes, people do. Let's say police was tracking a phone for some reason, once the criminal sells the phone it will be tracked for an X amount of time until police knows for certain the buyer doesn't have anything to do with the seller. Anyway more than 50% of phones out there have been used in... unapropiate way from prank calling to showing the latest vid of a gf to your friends (and you know what I mean by prank and vid).
Let us not make any more of what it is: a found phone, repaired, end of story. Nobody will come after it and if it does you can show the owner the receipt for spare parts. If he is as honest as wanting his/her phone back at least they can pay for repairs.
Just use it if you really wanted to... The authorities aren't gonna bother raiding your home and arresting you and stuff just for the sake of a lost phone. So just use it normally. If they blocked it then fine just use it as a gaming device or multimedia device. If someone tracked it then give it back to them and charge them the cost for fixing it. If it really came into accusing you of stealing(which has 0.1% chance of happening) then dare them a lie detector test.
dotuletz said:
And that has something to do with him because ... ? phones don't comit crimes, people do. Let's say police was tracking a phone for some reason, once the criminal sells the phone it will be tracked for an X amount of time until police knows for certain the buyer doesn't have anything to do with the seller. Anyway more than 50% of phones out there have been used in... unapropiate way from prank calling to showing the latest vid of a gf to your friends (and you know what I mean by prank and vid).
Let us not make any more of what it is: a found phone, repaired, end of story. Nobody will come after it and if it does you can show the owner the receipt for spare parts. If he is as honest as wanting his/her phone back at least they can pay for repairs.
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Agree! Just wanted to underline that there is no point to thinking 'what if'... Because we can get a really paranoic point such as cospiracy theory or something else...
Use it as long as you can and want.
Found not stolen they said
dotuletz said:
oh, yes you guys are right. forgot the old ways now that everything is smart. On "dumb" phoness you were able to change the imei with the right tools, never tried it on smarthphones. Anyway the chances that someone who throwed away a smashed phone without battery to be looking for it are slim, i would use it
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true but you also said wiping /system and /data would remove ALL tracing software. so youde be caught fast

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