What has Google bought for you?-NFC - Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE

Made my first purchase today using NFC and it was smooth as silk and I can see myself using this a lot.And i was shocked to actually see how many NFC enabled retailers are out there.There is an app that tells you all the retailers around you that support Pay Pass,here's the link. http://tinyurl.com/PayPass
Google has bought me with the provided $10 upon enabling Wallet:
1:Mountain Dew(1)
2:Snicker Bar(1)
3:Wrigley Double-mint Gum(2)
Total= $5.58 ($4.42 remaining)
Thank you google

Visited local 7-11
2 packs of BBQ sunflower seeds ($.99 each)
And java monster.
$4.98 remaining. Thanks google!
Sent from my EVO LTE

This was on my gn but
Chips small bag
Smokes
Drinks
40$ in gas

I've attempted two purchases so far, and for some reason it doesn't work. I get a message saying sent, then I get a message saying check with the clerk to make sure the transaction has processed and it doesn't go through. Kinda disappointed, so far.

7/11 + google wallet = dinner.
2 buffalo chicken stix
1 spicy bite
1 32oz Corona
___________
9.23
WIN
+ i just added $40 to my prepaid card.

Cant add Visa cards? thought I seen somewhere you could

Totally forgot to try out the NFC at Jack on Sunday, or dinner could've been on Google! dang...
So now I'm checking around in the search app, and it turns out The Microsoft Store accepts paypass. Hehe, Wish I had an excuse to go in and buy something with my NFC Android Phone. That would be so epically awesome. "Your phones can't do that?"
LOL!

Joey SR said:
Cant add Visa cards? thought I seen somewhere you could
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You can add money to the Google card from a visa
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Did anyone find it odd when you used your phone to pay instead of a card? I know I would be a bit suspicous or confused by it if I were the cashier. I still need to find some place that I can use googles money at.
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kmyerslp said:
Did anyone find it odd when you used your phone to pay instead of a card? I know I would be a bit suspicous or confused by it if I were the cashier. I still need to find some place that I can use googles money at.
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It was a bit odd the cashier was totally lost with what I was doing he was like uh what are you trying to do I wonder if he thought I was trying to hack the system lol

Semantics said:
I've attempted two purchases so far, and for some reason it doesn't work. I get a message saying sent, then I get a message saying check with the clerk to make sure the transaction has processed and it doesn't go through. Kinda disappointed, so far.
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When you get the message saying "check with clerk to make sure transaction has processed" it will also say "or tap again to complete". Just tap the phone to the pay pass again and it will say "sent" for the second time and then the transaction will be complete.

kmyerslp said:
Did anyone find it odd when you used your phone to pay instead of a card? I know I would be a bit suspicous or confused by it if I were the cashier. I still need to find some place that I can use googles money at.
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I am looking forward to trying it, and I know that I will find it odd. I hope it works and there isn't an issue. I hate little commotions.
I'm hoping the whole "Unsupported device" message since I rooted is just a notice. I am showing that I have a balance of $10.

Semantics said:
I've attempted two purchases so far, and for some reason it doesn't work. I get a message saying sent, then I get a message saying check with the clerk to make sure the transaction has processed and it doesn't go through. Kinda disappointed, so far.
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Just scan again. It'll go through
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Question? Do I need to log onto the app to use the Wallet or can I just place my phone (as long as it is turned on) up to the terminal?
The directions in the wallet are very vague.

purock said:
Question? Do I need to log onto the app to use the Wallet or can I just place my phone (as long as it is turned on) up to the terminal?
The directions in the wallet are very vague.
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If you have a pin lock then yes it'll ask you to type it in. My steps I took yesterday were, turn on screen, scan, it opens app then says scan again to send. Scan again, all done. Or receive that damn message like I also did and just scan again. All done.
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Will it scan through my letterbox?
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purock said:
Question? Do I need to log onto the app to use the Wallet or can I just place my phone (as long as it is turned on) up to the terminal?
The directions in the wallet are very vague.
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You also have to make sure the screens on
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Good god, I went to 7-11 and bought a couple stuff fine with it. Then I went to CVS to try it and I mar sure I had enough money to pay for it and it didn't work. I held it up to the terminal and it did nothing at all.... Any ideas? It was the same kind of terminal thing that was at 7-11
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alainater said:
Good god, I went to 7-11 and bought a couple stuff fine with it. Then I went to CVS to try it and I mar sure I had enough money to pay for it and it didn't work. I held it up to the terminal and it did nothing at all.... Any ideas? It was the same kind of terminal thing that was at 7-11
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I think some stores that have the paypass machine, don't actually have the machine hooked up to work with it.
If it does nothing at all, I'd imagine thats the case. It wasn't setup on their end.

regalpimpin said:
I think some stores that have the paypass machine, don't actually have the machine hooked up to work with it.
If it does nothing at all, I'd imagine thats the case. It wasn't setup on their end.
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The only thing that made me question that was that the green light on the paypass was on.... But the cashier was like wtf you can't pay with phones...
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Seals On Evo 3d Box Were Broken When I Received It.. WTF!?!

Hey guys I noticed when I opened the package from UPS today that have my Evo 3d inside.. That the two clear seals on the phone box were already broken... Did anyone else notice this?
Mine too,but i didn't think much of it since everything was inside
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They probably had to open it to activate it before shipping? just a guess here.
bronxknight28 said:
Mine too,but i didn't think much of it since everything was inside
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Was battery inside the phone already? I found that kind of odd...
Same here
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spalding1028 said:
They probably had to open it to activate it before shipping? just a guess here.
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Wont be activated till he calls to activate it. But they may have used theirs as "Testers" randomly
spalding1028 said:
They probably had to open it to activate it before shipping? just a guess here.
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That is what I was told when I called CS, I was just shocked that it was opened. Didn't activate just yet they are going to call back tomorrow to confirm that is the case. I don't want to activate a phone that has been tampered with.
Seals broken, battery shipped inside the compartment with plastic around it preventing contact. Entire phone was wrapped in the protective plastic. Everything was in with the phone, so I didn't think anything of it.
My guess is that they popped the box to put the info in for hands-free activation. Lotta good that did anyway cuz I had to call Sprint with my MEID so they activate it.
Mine came like that too but didn't really bother cos everything was inside lol and its working
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Well I feel a little better knowing that it wasn't just me. Sounds like an activation deal but I will post an update tomorrow incase anyone is wondering like myself. You would think that this message would be relayed to CS so they would know that it is normal lol
I had one seal broken, one intact. Weird, huh?
Everything intact inside, except for the power button
mevensen said:
I had one seal broken, one intact. Weird, huh?
Everything intact inside, except for the power button
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Your power button is broken?
mevensen said:
I had one seal broken, one intact. Weird, huh?
Everything intact inside, except for the power button
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Were the seals perforated? They looked as if they were, I also thought maybe that they may have split during shipping.
O and my Condolences for your power button, what a big tease Sprint played on you.
http://www.pressroom.ups.com/Video/ci.UPS+Delivers+for+Sprint.Video
watch this video. pretty interesting. go to 3:26 and itll explain why the boxes were opened already.
ak2pacalypse said:
http://www.pressroom.ups.com/Video/ci.UPS+Delivers+for+Sprint.Video
watch this video. pretty interesting. go to 3:26 and itll explain why the boxes were opened already.
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I kinda feel like an idiot now... lol guess I will call to have it activated now.
ak2pacalypse said:
http://www.pressroom.ups.com/Video/ci.UPS+Delivers+for+Sprint.Video
watch this video. pretty interesting. go to 3:26 and itll explain why the boxes were opened already.
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Good video, and good find. Reminds me of the Newegg facility with UPS.
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The tabs being broken is because of shipping. None of the 3Ds were activated or opened before shipping that is up to you when ordering online, part of why there isn't a activation charge. UPS just handles packages sooooo gentle.
There is a reason a phone in a box needs to be in another bigger box with padding that costs more to ship.
The UPS guy opened it and was play with your phones on the trip to deliver it.
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It's got the date rape drug, don't touch it
Greenfieldan said:
It's got the date rape drug, don't touch it
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It probably does, haven't even activated the phone yet and just from touching it I am feeling all sorts of crazy.
BTW good to see you here Green!

Lost my Evo 3d

Yup. Just what the title says. Its Saturday night and I have a day to figure what the freak I'm going to do!
Son of a *****!
And to anyone that says "did you really need to start a thread for this? ". Piss off!
Hope I'm rocking an evo 3d Monday because I FREAKING hate touch wiz!
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Uhh... Okay?
Maybe you should get Lookout next time.
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If you have insurance they will replace lost phones...
If you don't, Sprint extended the open insurance until the 30th... Technically it would be insurance fraud, but I'll leave that up to you. There's no way for them to know.
Well damn it Dave
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make sure you do the remote wipe via the htcsense site so whoever picks up your phone doesn't get any valuable access to your data!
chefdave12118 said:
Yup. Just what the title says. Its Saturday night and I have a day to figure what the freak I'm going to do!
Son of a *****!
And to anyone that says "did you really need to start a thread for this? ". Piss off!
Hope I'm rocking an evo 3d Monday because I FREAKING hate touch wiz!
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Well, that SUCKS! I'd be pissed, too, if I lost mine.
Is it too late to use this? https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lookout.labs.planb&feature=search_result
I think I remember something about sprint family tracker. You could check that out, but I think your gps has to have been on.
Depending on how smart the person that picked it up is, you may be able to install a tracking app from the Market from your computer and find it(as long as they haven't logged out of your account). You may be surprised. I would retrace my steps and see if anyone turned it in. Since it is a Saturday night I would assume that most likely you left it at a restaurant or bar. I would go back to each one of them(once they open) and see if someone turned it in. If not, you will have to report it stolen and get a new one through TEP if you have it. I always, ALWAYS carry TEP on my phones. It's a lot easier to come up with $100 deductible then to come up with $600 to buy one outright.
Ok. I'm sober now drinking my coffee.
I had a beer pong table set out on my lawn (I own a lot of land and am going to be combing it today) but I know its not there. I got in the car with somebody to get cigs (with baggy sweat pants on) at the local convenient store. I went back to the store (piss drunk) and asked the two girls if they've seen it and nada ****ING thing (its not in either of the two vehicles either)
I've called and texted my phone a million times (I have to slow down or my battery will die). I do have the $100 dollar insurance but am bummed out about the new hboot.
What's the name of the app that tracks it and how do I install it to my phone from either my tabs or PC?
Thanks guys.
Edit... I just read what I wrote..... I may still be a little drunk. Hiccup. Hope that all made sense.
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chefdave12118 said:
Ok. I'm sober now drinking my coffee.
I had a beer pong table set out on my lawn (I own a lot of land and am going to be combing it today) but I know its not there. I got in the car with somebody to get cigs (with baggy sweat pants on) at the local convenient store. I went back to the store (piss drunk) and asked the two girls if they've seen it and nada ****ING thing (its not in either of the two vehicles either)
I've called and texted my phone a million times (I have to slow down or my battery will die). I do have the $100 dollar insurance but am bummed out about the new hboot.
What's the name of the app that tracks it and how do I install it to my phone from either my tabs or PC?
Thanks guys.
Edit... I just read what I wrote..... I may still be a little drunk. Hiccup. Hope that all made sense.
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The name of the app is Plan B. It's by the same company as Lookout.
Here's what it says on their website: "Lookout has an app called Plan B which can locate your phone after you've lost it. The phone needs to be powered on and have a network and data connection. Just go to the online Android Market (http://market.android.com), log into your Android Market account, and install the app to your missing phone. If you are able to install the app and it runs, you will begin to get emails to the Gmail account that you have registered with the Android market with location information."
I also read after you install it, you have to send a text that says "locate." I've even read where someone didn't start getting the emails til the next day. The phone had died, but then the person who had it recharged it!
Oh, yeah. After you install the app to your phone, install Lookout to your tablet, just in case. Not only can you do the locate thing, but Lookout also examines any app you download for malware.
Hope this helps. Keep us posted.
chefdave12118 said:
Ok. I'm sober now drinking my coffee.
I had a beer pong table set out on my lawn (I own a lot of land and am going to be combing it today) but I know its not there. I got in the car with somebody to get cigs (with baggy sweat pants on) at the local convenient store. I went back to the store (piss drunk) and asked the two girls if they've seen it and nada ****ING thing (its not in either of the two vehicles either)
I've called and texted my phone a million times (I have to slow down or my battery will die). I do have the $100 dollar insurance but am bummed out about the new hboot.
What's the name of the app that tracks it and how do I install it to my phone from either my tabs or PC?
Thanks guys.
Edit... I just read what I wrote..... I may still be a little drunk. Hiccup. Hope that all made sense.
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If you set up your account in HTC hub to use skins and you turned on the phone finder go to greener.com log on with the account you set up and you should be able to use that to find your phone.
The app they are talking about is called lookout you can google Android market on your computer to get it but I don't think it will install it but I could be wrong.
EDIT:looks like it will install it once that is done go to lookout.com and set up the account and hopefully that will work. there is also an app called where is my droid that might help here it the link to it https://market.android.com/details?id=com.alienmanfc6.wheresmyandroid&feature=search_result
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roscoenr said:
If you set up your account in HTC hub to use skins and you turned on the phone finder go to greener.com log on with the account you set up and you should be able to use that to find your phone.
The app they are talking about is called lookout you can google Android market on your computer to get it but I don't think it will install it but I could be wrong.
EDIT:looks like it will install it once that is done go to lookout.com and set up the account and hopefully that will work. there is also an app called where is my droid that might help here it the link to it https://market.android.com/details?id=com.alienmanfc6.wheresmyandroid&feature=search_result
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Wow. Greatly appreciated bro. Will do all of the above!
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chefdave12118 said:
I do have the $100 dollar insurance but am bummed out about the new hboot.
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I hope it doesn't have to come down to you using it, but if so, as of the 9th the phones are NOT refurbed and are hboot 1.4, so you will be able to root =)
Hope you find your original one though.
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I hope it doesn't have to come down to you using it, but if so, as of the 9th the phones are NOT refurbed and are hboot 1.4, so you will be able to root =)
Hope you find your original one though.
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How do u know their not refurbished anymore?
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clark44 said:
How do u know their not refurbished anymore?
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Because he just got a replacement, as did I. New phone, 1.40 H-boot
smarcin said:
The name of the app is Plan B. It's by the same company as Lookout.
Here's what it says on their website: "Lookout has an app called Plan B which can locate your phone after you've lost it. The phone needs to be powered on and have a network and data connection. Just go to the online Android Market (http://market.android.com), log into your Android Market account, and install the app to your missing phone. If you are able to install the app and it runs, you will begin to get emails to the Gmail account that you have registered with the Android market with location information."
I also read after you install it, you have to send a text that says "locate." I've even read where someone didn't start getting the emails til the next day. The phone had died, but then the person who had it recharged it!
Oh, yeah. After you install the app to your phone, install Lookout to your tablet, just in case. Not only can you do the locate thing, but Lookout also examines any app you download for malware.
Hope this helps. Keep us posted.
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Wow man that is huge. Thanks a ton! Doing everything you just said step by step.
Just installed lookout on my tabs.
Edit... it had a full charge when I lost it.
Edit.. 1.4 is huge also. Thanks a ton guys.
I have one more spot to look... if its not there I'm taking hostages.
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You can log into the market from your computer and have it install plan b on your phone remotely . The phone of course has to be on and your gmail account still linked on the phone. Plan b is for when you have already lost your phone and didn't have a tracking app installed. I just installed the sprint tep app that does the same thing as lookout for for free(I'm guessing you need to have tep for it to work?) That won't help now(plan b is your best shot) but it will help in the future if you ever misplace your phone
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The walk-in, chef.
You left it in the walk-in.
(good luck).
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Hotspot hack..?

Looking through the menus on the ##778 on the rezound I noticed what was used on the incredible to "hack" into the hotspot capabilities of it. Can we use this for the rezound? as follows..
1. dial ##778 call.
2. edit view - enter password 000000
3. go to security sub menu
and here is where I'm a bit unsure and want to get some insight before trying it out....
4. S.IP DUNN User name
on the incredible for this step you enter [email protected]
on the LTE phones it should be (as it's duplicated above as your ppp user id
[email protected] OR would we stull use [email protected] and have access to this on 3G only?
Would this get us the bypass we need, or is this verification handled onboard with the SIM card?
Just thinking out loud here guys, all input welcome!
I would say try it and post your results
Nope, doesn't work
neffer said:
Nope, doesn't work
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yup, neither one works. bummer. Now I'm really curious where verizon makes changes to recognize that we have their hotspot active...
without tetheting I havr.no contact with the outside world lolol.
I tried using EasyTetherPro and it seemed to.work but only have xp and it errored out...but there was very brief nnetwork connectivtu
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phillybizzle said:
without tetheting I havr.no contact with the outside world lolol.
I tried using EasyTetherPro and it seemed to.work but only have xp and it errored out...but there was very brief nnetwork connectivtu
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Easy tether works for me using Vista. Pretty fast connection speeds too;-)
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This thread belongs in General.
phillybizzle said:
without tetheting I havr.no contact with the outside world lolol.
I tried using EasyTetherPro and it seemed to.work but only have xp and it errored out...but there was very brief nnetwork connectivtu
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This was happening to me. I found out that I had to restart my computer every time I used it for it to work.
phillybizzle said:
without tetheting I havr.no contact with the outside world lolol.
I tried using EasyTetherPro and it seemed to.work but only have xp and it errored out...but there was very brief nnetwork connectivtu
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I used PDAnet all last week, it worked like a champ, great speeds as long as you have a 4g signal. No issues at all.
Oh, Win7.
Ever since I have had the tbolt, I have had Verizon's hotspot work without having it on my plan. I just figured it was promotional, was it not? It works on my rezound as well.
axion68 said:
Ever since I have had the tbolt, I have had Verizon's hotspot work without having it on my plan. I just figured it was promotional, was it not? It works on my rezound as well.
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It was a promotional thing, but seems to have stuck to some accounts. One of my accounts still has it, not sure why. I pay for the unlimited hotspot as I am an employee, and I am not much for stealing, but not the line I am speaking of. Not sure what the rhyme or reason is, probably would remove it when changing devices so if you stick with devices that use regular 4G sim cards and not micro sims I would bet it will stick around until its audited off.
that's interesting that the promotion stuck to some accounts . I don't really think of it like stealing I suppose except in the sense that I'm taking advantage of an app Verizon included to be paid for *shrug*. Since I use an app like PDAnet or something else anyways it's not THAT big of a deal. It's just a lot easier to turn on tether and sit down at my computer, or ANY computer. rather than download an app on every pc I would use it on and physically plug in the phone everytime.. not that it would last more than an hour tethered without being plugged up or anything.
anyhow, so as of this point we're at VZ's whim for tethering?

Personal Phone issues!!!

I'm soo depressed my 2 year old did something to my Note on friday night and I still have yet to find it. Came in from work placed phone on high dresser went to sleep, woke up on saturday and phone is gone! I just found out that she can climb dresser!! So I'm here thinking damn thats $600 down the drain including my 64gb micro sd!!! I just wanna cry!!!!
Go to play.google.com, sign in and search cerberus, install it and start an alarm/track the phone.
Profit.
Call phone?
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Tx Redneck said:
Go to play.google.com, sign in and search cerberus, install it and start an alarm/track the phone.
Profit.
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Assuming the battery is still alive -- this (along with the standard have you tried calling it) is a brilliant plan.
My guess however is that it's a two year old. It's stuffed somewhere in the house (check the toy box because kids put everything BUT the toys in there).
Down the drain? It's not like you lost it outside
I'm praying that it wasn't placed in the garbage can!!!
That's pretty funny. Hope you find it. I like the install an app from the web store option to find it
My cat occasionally sits directly on top of my phone when alarms go off. It's surprisingly effective at muffling the sound. I've set my phone down on a bed and then forgot about it and couldn't hear it when calling to find it, until I threw the cat off. She hates phones.
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klee2000 said:
I'm praying that it wasn't placed in the garbage can!!!
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With cerberus (assuming the phone was on) you could get GPS location to know for sure. You could even snap a picture from the front or back camera and have it sent to your email. Cerebus is the best app I have on my phone.
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With cerberus (assuming the phone was on) you could get GPS location to know for sure. You could even snap a picture from the front or back camera and have it sent to your email. Cerebus is the best app I have on my phone.
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If the kid took it, I'm sure the GPS would show the house, but not exactly where in it
I mean if the kid is not old enough to tell you where the phone is then they shouldn't have left the house alone
And why wonder? Just check the trash. It might be dirty but so what?
Have you tried giving your kid some laxatives? Maybe it got eaten.
burhanistan said:
Have you tried giving your kid some laxatives? Maybe it got eaten.
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thats gold !!!!
I tried the cerebus trick .. but can't figure out how to create the account without the phone..
Step 1: Take Teddy (or other favorite toy)
Step 2: Explain to child that Teddy's gonna get it unless you get your phone back.
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Step 1: Take Teddy (or other favorite toy)
Step 2: Explain to child that Teddy's gonna get it unless you get your phone back.
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TO FUNNY!! to OP ..i feel your pain (a little) the other day my 3 year old pulled my note of the counter and down it went to the tile!!!:crying:
luckily it landed on battery cover and no harm was done!! (yes i rock this b#$%h in its birthday suit!!!
Behind the dresser.
Or between the mattress and the box spring.
Check in her diaper.
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klee2000 said:
I'm soo depressed my 2 year old did something to my Note on friday night and I still have yet to find it. Came in from work placed phone on high dresser went to sleep, woke up on saturday and phone is gone! I just found out that she can climb dresser!! So I'm here thinking damn thats $600 down the drain including my 64gb micro sd!!! I just wanna cry!!!!
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Hmmm. Unless she flushed it down the toilet, you should have found it by now. Out smarted by a 2 year old girl? *Cue conspiracy theory thoughts* Who else was in the house that Friday night/Saturday morning?
*Omnipresent* said:
Hmmm. Unless she flushed it down the toilet, you should have found it by now. Out smarted by a 2 year old girl? *Cue conspiracy theory thoughts* Who else was in the house that Friday night/Saturday morning?
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It's surprising the amount of places a small kid can hide things. I know they don't seem to be smart enough.. but when you find your keys jammed half-way into the floor vent in their room, you have to wonder.
I'm sure I believe this story but...
Tell her to call daddy and pick up your house phone. She'll go get yours to call you.
This reminds me of a similar experience. In my case the remote of the blu-ray player was missing. We founded it after a year, our son have put in our floor-standing tower woofer firing port. I remember shaking the damn thing, but since it has insulation in it i could not hear any rattling. One day i lifted the speaker for whatever reason and the remote fell off of the woofer port.
I know it is not helpful, but felt the need to share the story ... I guess you should look at some unusual places ...

Creepy nexus/google

I got my yesterday. It was real late, so I opened up just to check if it was not broken etc.....
Then something occurred to me, my nexus 10 per-configured. At no time did I go through the initial setup as I would do for a new phone or other tablets. This out of the box tablet, unused by me, had all my emails synced, all my apps installed, and it even connected to my home wifi network without ever asking for the wep key ?
Is this normal ? Cause its very very creepy.
When you ordered it you had the option to link it to your account
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It knew you were going to be its owner all along... ;D
sdmark said:
When you ordered it you had the option to link it to your account
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This. I remember such an option when I bought my Nexus 7; although I don't think all my apps were on it, but I could be wrong.
I had the option checked (I thought I did anyways) and I had to set mine up.
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You didn't pick it, it picked you! Muuuhhhhaaaaaa
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sdmark said:
When you ordered it you had the option to link it to your account
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Opps,
I feel dumb. I was in such hurry to purchase, I didn't even notice that option, LOL
Still, it was creepy .
Ptrout said:
Opps,
I feel dumb. I was in such hurry to purchase, I didn't even notice that option, LOL
Still, it was creepy .
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I just realized that I too didn't even notice this option, and I just ordered my Nexus 10 from Play Store about an hour ago lol. Not sure if the option was ticked or not exactly, or if it was even there.
espionage724 said:
I just realized that I too didn't even notice this option, and I just ordered my Nexus 10 from Play Store about an hour ago lol. Not sure if the option was ticked or not exactly, or if it was even there.
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It defaults to checked I believe.
I had the option checked and my account wasn't linked.
which is fine because that's what I actually wanted.
Just think, that when they ship them preconfigured (which is hard to believe because that would mean someone has to unpack them and upload all the stuff) and the devices get stolen or "kidnapped" these people would get access to your google account
Google already knows everything about you... doesn't matter what you tick.
Yeah I've found lots of things creepy but also. I think knowing all my wifi passwords was pretty creepy cause those aren't something you really get to choose if Google saves... Google now seems to be affected by what I do on my android phone such as recent navigation paths show up as new cards on tablet.
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I was a little disappointed that although I selected the option, mine hadnt been set up.
Wasn't disappointed long though cause I just unlocked and rooted it, which factory reset anyway.
rebista said:
Just think, that when they ship them preconfigured (which is hard to believe because that would mean someone has to unpack them and upload all the stuff) and the devices get stolen or "kidnapped" these people would get access to your google account
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It doesn't come pre-configured nor they unpack them and upload all the stuff. At the time of shipping the Serial Number is linked to your account you purchase from. Turning it on, it reads your Serial Number and configures it for your account.
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It doesn't come pre-configured nor they unpack them and upload all the stuff. At the time of shipping the Serial Number is linked to your account you purchase from. Turning it on, it reads your Serial Number and configures it for your account.
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I'm pretty sure that's not right. Because without Internet it couldn't do that, and I've seen Nexus 7s come out of the box configured before they got connected to Wifi.
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I'm pretty sure that's not right. Because without Internet it couldn't do that, and I've seen Nexus 7s come out of the box configured before they got connected to Wifi.
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Are you saying that Google has your WiFi password?
And it gives this password to their employees to pre-configure your device before shipment?
Imagine, the cost to Google, with the labor being so expensive in the USA, to open each box, take out the wrappings, configure your device, and wrap it again like a brand new unit, with plastics, tape around the box and so forth.
Boggles the mind.
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K guys I'm gonna try something new to me: Voice of reason.
Maybe there's a special NFC code that wakes the device and has it connect to some WiFi that is nearby and configure then shut down. If that is the case, all they would need to do is have Samsung ship the devices in a state that would accept a NFC wake (could even be a special hardware wake circuit), scan the device to your order, and leave the box in a WiFi accessible location for an hour and it should all be able to have downloaded. No need for a greasy Google goon to touch your device or know your WiFi passkey. Samsung can seal the box, and Google can just shove info into your tablet from its database. G would never pay an army of people to unbox and play with a million tablets, I am certain.
Do keep in mind that any data that Google has in their database is recoverable - i.e., your privacy being safe just because someone didn't have an opportunity to scribble your wpa2 key down is a naïve notion... Keep your digital life as private as you are comfortable with everyone knowing.
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K guys I'm gonna try something new to me: Voice of reason.
Maybe there's a special NFC code that wakes the device and has it connect to some WiFi that is nearby and configure then shut down. If that is the case, all they would need to do is have Samsung ship the devices in a state that would accept a NFC wake (could even be a special hardware wake circuit), scan the device to your order, and leave the box in a WiFi accessible location for an hour and it should all be able to have downloaded. No need for a greasy Google goon to touch your device or know your WiFi passkey. Samsung can seal the box, and Google can just shove info into your tablet from its database. G would never pay an army of people to unbox and play with a million tablets, I am certain.
Do keep in mind that any data that Google has in their database is recoverable - i.e., your privacy being safe just because someone didn't have an opportunity to scribble your wpa2 key down is a naïve notion... Keep your digital life as private as you are comfortable with everyone knowing.
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Just like above, or simply it logs on to someone's unsecured WiFi and configures the account based on the Serial Number as I have mentioned above.
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Are you saying that Google has your WiFi password?
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As far as I remember if you don't uncheck the syncing options your WIFI password is stored in your google account when setting it up.
Happened to me twice with GB. Made me change the WIFI password.

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