I know that it's possible to use our Verizon note 2 with pretty much any carrier now since bootloader is unlocked and there's the apn fix also. My question is if someone stole it would Verizon still be able to lock it like they do with other phones or will it be like any gsm phone now and switch the sim and theif had a new phone?
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Most carriers track imei of a phone and share that information with the other carriers so if they put in a sim for say T-Mobile they should be tracking note II imei numbers and will see yours come up as stolen.
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dmonger11b said:
Most carriers track imei of a phone and share that information with the other carriers so if they put in a sim for say T-Mobile they should be tracking note II imei numbers and will see yours come up as stolen.
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Only the cdma carriers do that. Tmobile and att just put your sim card and it will work. I've had tmobile and reported a phone lost and later found and they never turned it off so I gave it to a friend and never an issue
I understand this isn't what you're asking but along the security lines ...if you don't know about an app called Cerberus I would get it. Its pretty amazing what it can do. Worth the money for me.
Actually gsm carriers are doing it as well. Example is T-Mobile actively blocking nexus 7 3g imei numbers so they can't be used with the $30/mo plan
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As a preventative measure (and for peace of mind), you can install Lookout, then hide it from the app drawer and disable the icon in the notifications. Sure, someone smart would probably look for that app and disable it or wipe it, but it could give you enough time to find your phone.
I turn off the AV and contact backup features of the app and use it only as tracking in case of a lost phone. Or I make it scream if I somehow lose the huge device.
I know this isn't exactly what you were asking for, but I figured it'd be a good tip to throw in. Cheers.
Link. said:
As a preventative measure (and for peace of mind), you can install Lookout, then hide it from the app drawer and disable the icon in the notifications. Sure, someone smart would probably look for that app and disable it or wipe it, but it could give you enough time to find your phone.
I turn off the AV and contact backup features of the app and use it only as tracking in case of a lost phone. Or I make it scream if I somehow lose the huge device.
I know this isn't exactly what you were asking for, but I figured it'd be a good tip to throw in. Cheers.
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No offense but Cerberus is 3 times the app lookout is. Look into it. The amount of things that you can do from a remote computer is amazing. Take pics (front and rear camera) ...GPS...send a message to phone. Lock phone. Wipe phone. Set alarm...plus many more.
Cerberus is top notch. I paid for it too.
What about where my Droid? Any thoughts
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What about where my Droid? Any thoughts
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Just looked into it...first three reviews were bad. Saying it didn't find their phones or activate like it should. One guy seemed like he was using a rooted phone cause of the phrase "no matter what ROM I used it on". Plus to get the good features u gotta pay. Might as well get Cerberus. ... I seem like I'm advertising for em but because of that app I recovered a lost thunderbolt. Another cool feature is the lockscreen auto picture. You set the app to take a picture if someone enters a pass code or lock patter wrong 1-3 times. It takes the pic silently and sends to email. If anyone is ever messing with your phone you'll know.
Someone would have to pry my phone out of my cold lifeless fingers to get it, but I have wondered how exactly they track it since they now use cards in 4G phones.
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do you have phone insurance?
Oh duuuude...
you should definitely call t-mobile and tell them. they can lock the phone by tracking your IMEI or something, rendering the phone useless (that is, if the guy isn't a tech wizard). As for getting a new phone, if your insurance covers it, then you should ask them for one. I doubt it, though, because every time I wanted a replacement phone, I had to send them my old one.
they may not be able to locate your phone w/o the sim card in there. if you have the box with the imei or ssid number, that would be your best bet.
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sure, by buying one...there is no way to get a replacement without insurance....and even with insurance you had to pay $130...
emonero said:
sure, by buying one...there is no way to get a replacement without insurance....and even with insurance you had to pay $130...
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oh wait, I thought it is free for getting a new one with insurance
climhazzard1993 said:
this sounds stupid but i was using my phone as an ipod for a month or so (it didnt have the sim card because my parents took it away cuz i got grounded) and some @!#$ stole it in the locker room.. sdfgjhas.. now what do i do? do i tell t-mobile my phone got stolen? or will i have to buy a new one?
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First of all, you shouldn't use language like that, I'm reffering to F word you used. That word is derogatory, homophobic, and not appropriate.
Anyway, tell your parents, and notify the school.
If you have insurance, notify Assurion insurance (130 deductable).
climhazzard1993 said:
i dont have insurance.. so i guess im screwed? is there any way i can get a replacement?
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Without insurance, if you came to my store or called CARE we would be able to see how long it's been since you purchased your Vibrant. You would probably get a very minor discount, if any. You're pretty much close to buying one outright so it's best not to use any kind of early upgrade unless it's a good deal.
As for blocking an IMEI, I don't know why people continue to suggest this. I have never been able to call in an get a phone blacklisted or blocked after it's been stolen. Maybe they just don't like me or I'm calling the wrong people.
Some ideas for your next Android. On our store demos we either install Lookout or SmrtGuard. Lookout seems to be the better of the two apps because you can remote activate GPS and track the phone. However, with SmrtGuard you can setup SIM Guardian that will register your SIM and when someone inserts another into the phone the phone will send a text to a number you assign or an e-mail. You can also track with GPS by this app.
Again, I've never been able to get T-Mobile to track a phone for a customer just because of theft. It has to be a serious crime with the police involved.
I'm sorry to heard about your lost phone and I hope you can get a replacement.
rjwisniewski said:
Without insurance, if you came to my store or called CARE we would be able to see how long it's been since you purchased your Vibrant. You would probably get a very minor discount, if any. You're pretty much close to buying one outright so it's best not to use any kind of early upgrade unless it's a good deal.
As for blocking an IMEI, I don't know why people continue to suggest this. I have never been able to call in an get a phone blacklisted or blocked after it's been stolen. Maybe they just don't like me or I'm calling the wrong people.
Some ideas for your next Android. On our store demos we either install Lookout or SmrtGuard. Lookout seems to be the better of the two apps because you can remote activate GPS and track the phone. However, with SmrtGuard you can setup SIM Guardian that will register your SIM and when someone inserts another into the phone the phone will send a text to a number you assign or an e-mail. You can also track with GPS by this app.
Again, I've never been able to get T-Mobile to track a phone for a customer just because of theft. It has to be a serious crime with the police involved.
I'm sorry to heard about your lost phone and I hope you can get a replacement.
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your right, T-Mobile won't blacklist an IMEI. I don't think any North America carrier will.
suchavibrantthang said:
they may not be able to locate your phone w/o the sim card in there. if you have the box with the imei or ssid number, that would be your best bet.
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T-Mobile doesn't track phones without a court order, and u wont get that unless you were robbed beaten up and probably almost killed.
Its the thieves phone now welcome to GSM.
130 deductible to get a replacement. Call assurion for that.
Happened to me, BTW. You're sol and nothing anyone else says here that is different has a chance of being true.
Tell assurion u lost it, cause for stolen phone they require a police report (no the cops will not try to find ur phone, either)...
Cdma carriers block esn. GSM carriers make more money. With phones being easily factory resettable you have to tether yourself to a GSM phone to avoid getting pwnd.
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climhazzard1993 said:
i dont have insurance.. so i guess im screwed? is there any way i can get a replacement?
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LOL. Oh, no insurance. Guessed saving six a month paid off eh?
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Homophobic?
Rotfl... seriously just stop. Nothing derogatory about using that term to refer to a thief...
SamsungVibrant said:
First of all, you shouldn't use language like that, I'm reffering to F word you used. That word is derogatory, homophobic, and not appropriate.
Anyway, tell your parents, and notify the school.
If you have insurance, notify Assurion insurance (130 deductable).
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Ur SOL son. Next time watch ur stuff more closely. FYI there an app called Kor.im phone locator that will send u an email if ur another sim card is put into u r phone. The email will contain the new sim cards serial number which will help track down who has ur phone. That is if they don't reset the phone, erasing the app in the process.
Sent from THE Vibrant......
Criminals return to the scene of the crime. Let him steal something traceable. lol
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Ur SOL son. Next time watch ur stuff more closely. FYI there an app called Kor.im phone locator that will send u an email if ur another sim card is put into u r phone. The email will contain the new sim cards serial number which will help track down who has ur phone. That is if they don't reset the phone, erasing the app in the process.
Sent from THE Vibrant......
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Anyone with a brain will factory reset before they put a sim in the phone, and most security apparently run on the phone with obvious notification bar icons visible.
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N8ter said:
Anyone with a brain will factory reset before they put a sim in the phone, and most security apparently run on the phone with obvious notification bar icons visible.
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Then he should just put that app in system/app.. Most people that steal phones don't know how to wipe it completely.. they just know how to factory reset lol
But to the Op.. yeah you are SOL w/o insurance lol
N8ter said:
Homophobic?
Rotfl... seriously just stop. Nothing derogatory about using that term to refer to a thief...
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Yes that word is offensive, even if using it towards a thief, it is still offensive. You don't have to be gay to take offense, you just have to have common sense. I don't like that word just as much as I don't like the N word.
I'm sure there are Android users from the LGBT community who use this forum, and they don't need to log on and see the F word.
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Then he should just put that app in system/app.. Most people that steal phones don't know how to wipe it completely.. they just know how to factory reset lol
But to the Op.. yeah you are SOL w/o insurance lol
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That doesn't matter. The factory reset option in Android is too easy to get to, and too easy to perform. It isn't even password-protected. The 3 button method can be done 5 minutes after swiping the phone on the way to the local library to list it for sale on CraigsList.
The only way to make sure someone can't profit/benefit from stealing your phone is to not use a GSM carrier in the United States. Use a CDMA carrier.
The companies care more about their bottom line than what's right. I had this argument with Assurion and T-Mobile when my phone got stolen.
Even with a pattery lock on the phone, unless it's a hardware locked phone it only takes 5 seconds for them to completely wipe the phone clean, pop their SIM card in, and brag about the new phone they got for Christmas.
9/10 the phone ends up getting sold, though.
The carriers are more than able to blacklist the IMEIs, but without inter-carrier cooperation that is kind of useless.
So wait a minute. I can lose my vibrant, and I can report it lost and T-Mobile nor Assurion will block the IMEI? Someone on T-Mobile can find my phone, put in their SIM card, and T-Mobile will do nothing? They won't block the phone? They won't even call the person who is using my phone and kindly ask them to return it?
Well I don't really know why I'm asking, I already know the answer. I've lost a T-Mobile phone before, and they admited someone was using my phone, but they said they couldn't do anything about it for me, not even a courtesy call asking the finder to return it.
T-mobile has a record of every single sim card that has ever been placed into a phone. Even if you stick your sim card in there for 5 seconds, as long as it registers on the network, they keep the sim info documented.
It just shocks me, even at a customers request, that they wouldn't block the IMEI number on their own network.
Glad Sprint is taking the lead and getting rid of this!
http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_new...s-disabling-controversial-carrier-iq-software
+1 I don't think the photon has it anyway but good stuff sprint and thanks for the link!
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kwazytazz said:
+1 I don't think the photon has it anyway but good stuff sprint and thanks for the link!
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The Photon doesn't have it, never has.
Another good reason to root and use custom ROMs
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The Photon doesn't have it, never has.
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Actually, I believe that stock Photon does have it. Lookout Security has a Carrier IQ detector in the marketplace. I found Carrier IQ on my stock photon. I installed cybik's CM7 and voila, no more Carrier IQ.
I have 3 issues here, #1. Carrier IQ and Sprint are clearly lying and this guy proved it. Maybe yes, they only use the network part of it, but they are clearly collecting everything else.
#2 No one ever asked me? If you asked me, I could make a choice (I likely would not, but still.)
#2. I have all my banking information that I access and other passwords from my Photon. So any hacker with 1/2 a brain could collect the same file and act as if he were me?
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I have 3 issues here, #1. Carrier IQ and Sprint are clearly lying and this guy proved it. Maybe yes, they only use the network part of it, but they are clearly collecting everything else.
#2 No one ever asked me? If you asked me, I could make a choice (I likely would not, but still.)
#2. I have all my banking information that I access and other passwords from my Photon. So any hacker with 1/2 a brain could collect the same file and act as if he were me?
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the photon doesnt have any known version of ciq on it... seriously guys im friends with k0nane... i had him check it out... not saying there isnt some new ****.. but all current forms of ciq that are documented are not here
1) cant always believe what you see.. i mean honetsly i dont know treve.. but as a dev i respect what hes done.. but he isnt playing on alevel feild IMO.. he is using a rooted phone and he isnt looking thru ciq's logs its adb logcat which... logs everything
#2 part one P i know im sorry im a jerk) you signed sprints contract right? did you really read all the terms of service? i sure as hell didnt but how much you wanna bet there is something in teh contract that says they can do that? :O
#2 part 2 there is only 2 ways this is gunna happen.. someone has a cell tower mocked up to intercept your cell signal and catch teh packets as they pass... or.. someone has physical access to your phone... at which point its moot because from what im guessing you save all your passwords etc?
rockettman said:
Actually, I believe that stock Photon does have it. Lookout Security has a Carrier IQ detector in the marketplace. I found Carrier IQ on my stock photon. I installed cybik's CM7 and voila, no more Carrier IQ.
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I tested my phone with Lookout Security and the other app that tests for this. The Photon DOES NOT have Carrier IQ.
kusanagi-sama said:
I tested my phone with Lookout Security and the other app that tests for this. The Photon DOES NOT have Carrier IQ.
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Are you using a custom ROM? Unless you are on stock, you probably won't see it. The stock photon, does in fact have CIQ on it.
how about you go through init.rc and teh smali in services.jar and tell me that
trustgo mobile security cannot find it.
lookout says i do not have it
voovoo carrier iq detector says no
kinetoo carrier detector says NOT DETECTED
anti-ciq says " no needs to protect your phone"
ciq process killer says its not active
carrier iq cleaner told me congratulations your device does not have carrier iq
for ****s sake people.... take teh tinfoil off your head.. no one is gunna steal your gummy bears...
P.S these are all apps freely available on the market...
if you really want ill take teh time and learn how to make an app it will stop carrier iq on ths photon and atrix. but cuz of the time needed ill be charging 47 bucks per download let me know i i have any interested buyers...
rockettman said:
Are you using a custom ROM? Unless you are on stock, you probably won't see it. The stock photon, does in fact have CIQ on it.
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^ is sadly mistaken
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rockettman said:
Are you using a custom ROM? Unless you are on stock, you probably won't see it. The stock photon, does in fact have CIQ on it.
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Nope, this was and still is the stock ROM. Why don't you pay attention to what Shabby says, unless you're trying to troll.
Stock Photon does not have carrier IQ.
There is a small chance there might be some really new version of CIQ that nobody knows about, but no currently known versions of CIQ exist on a stock Photon.
@Shabby and your original post.
1. You are NOT a jerk. Right or wrong, everyone here has opinions. We collect them and try to get a solution to fix something, learn something, make something easier or look better. This does not make you a jerk.
#2 Part one: You are ALMOST correct. When I originally got Sprint, I did not read the contract. I signed it and grabbed the phone. When I got Evo, I did read the ENTIRE contract (Unlimited Data has it's limitations, such as using Photon as web server, streaming Porn website........)
#2 Part two: What about the phone hacking scandal in the UK? would that not go against what you stated? I mentione it because it's in the news today.
gsm has had a major exploit for a long time. ive yet to hear of anyone doing taht with cdma.. not to say that it cant happen... but really you have a much better chance of being phished... the odds that someone is smart enough to be able to build a fake tower, program it, collect your info and then use it (without being caught) in your local area (im talking within a mile of you at most)... just seems rather unlikley ya know?
and im sure in teh contract or in teh terms of service you agree to "network services" which can and do include everything we could possibly imagine :/
as for the jerk bit it was more of a reference that you had 2 2's in your first post and skipped #3
just read up on the uk stuff sounds like it was a hack done on the voicemail of a little girl who went missing... my guess is that the "media" doesnt understand teh difference between hacking a phone and dialing it and pressing every combination to get into her voicemail....
DAMM YOU JERK!!!!
I assume your GSM comment is because GSM is Global, so it has a much larger window for hackers. South Korea has WCDMA, but our CDMA cannot use it (Well, my Evo did not work!)
I did read the entire contract, have to admit, I did not understand 99.999999% of it. Just the what you can and cannot do with unlimted data.
As for the UK thing, now thinking, you are again correct. Anyone with a little time on their hands could get into your voicemail.
gsm has had a lot of flaws in it for a long time
also those gsm bastards got you again.. wcdma is a gsm technoloy cdma and cdma2000 are the ones most commonly used over here for "cdma"
Back on Topic, I would really like to see where this goes, I have personal reasons. Remember Apple got caught with their pants down and it dropped off. Now Carrier IQ.................
I have been in IT for over 25 years. All it takes is one bad Computer Operator at Sprint..............Granted, the chances of one of them getting MY data, looking at my Bank of America logon and PW, PowerBall or MegaMillion is better.
good to know and a valid reason to root root my phone!
Just tested my stock photon, no carrier IQ. Heres the proof i am rooted but i doubt that has anything to do with it
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Hi,
I bought galaxy s3 a month back and someone pick pocketed it today morning
The phone is non-rooted.
I have installed avast anti-theft in it.
Also the setting option in phone is protected by perfect app lock.
I have a samsung dive account, but I m not sure if remote control is enabled on my phone.
So, what are my options??
Can I get back my phone?
https://www.google.com.ua/search?q=avast+anti-theft
Glebun said:
google(dot)com/search?q=avast+anti-theft
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Its a good app.
But I cannot use its features since the phone is switched off and what if the SIM is changed?
if you don't have some sort of protection like passwords, I think your phone is wiped off now. And since the S3 have removeable battery... so those anti theft things are pretty useless.
avi619 said:
Hi,
I bought galaxy s3 a month back and someone pick pocketed it today morning
The phone is non-rooted.
I have installed avast anti-theft in it.
Also the setting option in phone is protected by perfect app lock.
I have a samsung dive account, but I m not sure if remote control is enabled on my phone.
So, what are my options??
Can I get back my phone?
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Your profile doesn't say where you live, but if you reside in the U.S. or certain parts of Europe, you might be able to add the IMEI number of your stolen phone to a blacklist, to prevent it from working on many carriers. I know this doesn't help get your phone back, but at least you have the satisfaction of knowing the lowly thief can't use it on the blacklisted carrier networks.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591672
henrybravo said:
Your profile doesn't say where you live, but if you reside in the U.S. or certain parts of Europe, you might be able to add the IMEI number of your stolen phone to a blacklist, to prevent it from working on many carriers. I know this doesn't help get your phone back, but at least you have the satisfaction of knowing the lowly thief can't use it on the blacklisted carrier networks.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591672
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I am from India.
avi619 said:
Hi,
I bought galaxy s3 a month back and someone pick pocketed it today morning
The phone is non-rooted.
I have installed avast anti-theft in it.
Also the setting option in phone is protected by perfect app lock.
I have a samsung dive account, but I m not sure if remote control is enabled on my phone.
So, what are my options??
Can I get back my phone?
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If you logged into samsung account when you were configuring you should be able to lock it with samsung dive as well. Just go to samsungdive.com
Also i assume you sent lock message with Avast as well, if not you should do it ASAP. Regardless when the person changes sim you ll receive location over mail/SMS on friend's mobile unless the thief is a power user. Make sure you send that lock both with Dive and Avast and just wait for it.
Good luck.
ksekhar said:
If you logged into samsung account when you were configuring you should be able to lock it with samsung dive as well. Just go to samsungdive.com
Also i assume you sent lock message with Avast as well, if not you should do it ASAP. Regardless when the person changes sim you ll receive location over mail/SMS on friend's mobile unless the thief is a power user. Make sure you send that lock both with Dive and Avast and just wait for it.
Good luck.
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Thanks for the advice.
Yes.I did those two things.
I just hope the thief is not a power user !
avi619 said:
Hi,
I bought galaxy s3 a month back and someone pick pocketed it today morning
The phone is non-rooted.
I have installed avast anti-theft in it.
Also the setting option in phone is protected by perfect app lock.
I have a samsung dive account, but I m not sure if remote control is enabled on my phone.
So, what are my options??
Can I get back my phone?
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I used this app once when my phone got stolen. I went on the computer and went to the Google play. You can download apps from there to your phone. There is this app called Plan B. Just download it to your phone. After that wait a few minutes and you will get an email of the location of where it is. Hit the thanks button if this helped
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I also recommend Plan B, people say they've been getting excellent results with it.
I installed Plan B, now I am just waiting for him to switch on the phone.
robogo1982 said:
I also recommend Plan B, people say they've been getting excellent results with it.
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Ok,so I installed Plan B.
No email till now as the phone is switched off.
Lets see.
avi619 said:
Ok,so I installed Plan B.
No email till now as the phone is switched off.
Lets see.
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Is there a password on your phone? The person who has stolen your phone will see something is downloading. So if he sees that and there's no lock on it he can uninstall it or cancel the download.
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im_awesome_right? said:
Is there a password on your phone? The person who has stolen your phone will see something is downloading. So if he sees that and there's no lock on it he can uninstall it or cancel the download.
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Unfortunately no.
Only few apps like messages,whatsapp,viber etc are password protected.
Everything else is open.
By now the thief might have done a hard reset also,which means my avast anti-theft is also rendered useless. :crying:
avi619 said:
Unfortunately no.
Only few apps like messages,whatsapp,viber etc are password protected.
Everything else is open.
By now the thief might have done a hard reset also,which means my avast anti-theft is also rendered useless. :crying:
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Well I hope you learned your lesson there. You always put a password on your phone so no one would be able to access anything unless given permission. Do you have insurance on your phone? If you do you can ask your carrier if they can track down your phone even if everything is deleted.
Hit the thanks button if I helped!
im_awesome_right? said:
Well I hope you learned your lesson there. You always put a password on your phone so no one would be able to access anything unless given permission. Do you have insurance on your phone? If you do you can ask your carrier if they can track down your phone even if everything is deleted.
Hit the thanks button if I helped!
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I did not insure my phone.This was my first smartphone and purchased it a month back.
I could not even imagine the thought of losing it.
I asked my carrier to track the phone but they denied my request saying no such service is available.
Hmm ...
avi619 said:
Hi,
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I have installed avast anti-theft in it.
...
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If you installed that and configured correctly the special phone number(s) where the 'SOS SMS' will be sent you have decent chances to get the SMS when the phone is started with a different SIM inside. In the meantime I assume you have also blocked your SIM with your provider?
But of course that on a rooted phone anti-theft is a huge lot harder to remove.
xclub_101 said:
If you installed that and configured correctly the special phone number(s) where the 'SOS SMS' will be sent you have decent chances to get the SMS when the phone is started with a different SIM inside. In the meantime I assume you have also blocked your SIM with your provider?
But of course that on a rooted phone anti-theft is a huge lot harder to remove.
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Yes..I installed it correctly and gave 2 numbers.
But my only concern is that if the thief does a hard-reset, avast anti-theft will also be uninstalled (since my phone is non-rooted).
And yeah..I blocked my previous SIM.
PS: I gave avast admin access to phone..
Sorry to hear that you lost your phone. Lol it happened with me also the second day of sgs2 and it was stolen sorry to hear.
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Hello everyone. New to the forums. Excited to now be a part this awesome community.
First off let me give you the back story. I am currently deployed in the Middle East in the AF. My vzw upgrade is available this up coming Friday and I plan on getting the Note 2. Although my account is currently frozen because of my deployment I only have one month left over here. My plan is to take the upgrade now, unfreeze my account, and have the phone sent to me. This way I have a month to play with the device before I get back home. If I wait until I get home I won't be able to put it down and my wife will strangle me! lol
Anyway, I was wondering if anyone knows whether or not it is possible to activate your Verizon phone outside of the US? I know you can start the process online but then you have to dial a *#### number. Does anyone have experience with this or know if this will work overseas? If not, do you know how long you have to activate the device? The time difference and my work schedule makes it difficult for me to get a hold of Verizon so I thought I would ask on here.
Any insight/experience would be greatly appreciated. I can't wait to get this beast of a phone!
Don't quote me on this. But I think you can, you will just have to add an international calling plan. Again do not quote me I could be wrong but that may be your only option to be able to use it
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justin94 said:
Don't quote me on this. But I think you can, you will just have to add an international calling plan. Again do not quote me I could be wrong but that may be your only option to be able to use it
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Thanks man. I was finally able to call vzw today and they said the same thing. Note 2 has been ordered! I cannot wait!
Note 2 arrived two days ago...man this thing is a BEAST!
On another note I just want to put this here that I actually could not activate it overseas. It turns out you have to be on the verizon network first to activate and set up GSM capabilities...kind of strange but its all good. I am not getting stuck with any fees or anything like that because I accepted the terms of the new contrat over the phone. Another thing that sucks is you cant take any OTA updates via wifi-only. Ill have to wait three more weeks...oh well this thing will keep me busy until then.
Just a heads up. The My T-Mobile App will be updated soon and can now alert T-Mobile that you are rooted. My wife is a manager at T-Mobile.
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This means that warranty of yours will be terminated.
Oh and your insurance.
Isn't it an app you can use to fake the rooted phone to show that it's not rooted?
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The same way that other apps are able to determine if your phone is rooted, so will T-Mobile's app.
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The same way that other apps are able to determine if your phone is rooted, so will T-Mobile's app.
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I guess best way around this is to NEVER open it?
No ****... Thanks man
Root cloak for xposed.... Hmm. Work?
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Just a heads up. The My T-Mobile App will be updated soon and can now alert T-Mobile that you are rooted. My wife is a manager at T-Mobile.
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unless there going back against there we dont care and rooting and unlocked bootloaders i would not worry and since id say 98% of the rooters remove this or freeze it
Just remove the app. You can disable it.
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Just a heads up. The My T-Mobile App will be updated soon and can now alert T-Mobile that you are rooted. My wife is a manager at T-Mobile.
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Thanks! I have it frozen usually but I do unfreeze it every so often to check my balance.
I am using root cloak now so hopefully if I enable it again I'll be ok if I ever have a warranty issue.
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If you're rooted, why not just remove the app completely? Freezing it is fine too, but if you know it's 100% safe to remove...
Also, this "technology" is and has already been in use... It's called Carrier IQ or Caller IQ. Typically, this is only used to report you if you are searching for bad things on the interwebz... IE, how to make a bomb, kiddy porn, etc.
Additionally, you are protected under the "Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act", and cannot be denied a warranty claim, regardless of Root, within reason of course... Please see this post for reference and further info: http://www.xda-developers.com/xda-tv-2/your-warranty-is-not-void-xda-tv/
I noticed a few weeks ago the T Mobile diagnostic software said that I was rooted among other things. I removed it. I won't worry about it. I'm sure plenty of people root Tmo devices.
The My T-Mobile App has been able to tell whether the phone has been rooted or not for a while. I am going to preach here, but if you are worried, remove it!
I find this not very surprising as all the other bloat that comes on our phones these days. I was just on the phone earlier with a TMo rep., due to having what I believe are digitizer issues. I am rooted and the rep said he was pulling certain diagnostic info from my phone, but was having issues pulling some others...my bad Tmo. Anyhow, I did occasionally use this app to track certain usages, but after that call, it will be gone for good!!
just decline the device data collection. and your good.
Got a text from TMO saying: Important Update - Your My account app is out of date, update at blah blah blah.
That app is lying frozen along with knox, lookout, and all the other bloated stuff. Thanks for the heads up flamebeats.
This is bull! I can asure you this isnt an issue with your phones being rooted i work deep inside of T-Mobile and thats all im saying. As long as the phone is in good working condition when you plan to jump thats all that matters. Phones are sent in to be refurbished.
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