Redbox instant FAIL - HTC Droid DNA

I've had this subscription for months now (haven't watched anything but have in the past) and tonight I figured I'd watch something and I get a notification that I can't watch anything because I'm rooted...oh but they can take my money though cancelling this right quick!
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kenohki88 said:
I've had this subscription for months now (haven't watched anything but have in the past) and tonight I figured I'd watch something and I get a notification that I can't watch anything because I'm rooted...oh but they can take my money though cancelling this right quick!
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lol!! i'm sorry to see that. That is seriously the first time i've ever seen anything about redbox and rooting conflict.... wonder if theres a work around?

kenohki88 said:
I've had this subscription for months now (haven't watched anything but have in the past) and tonight I figured I'd watch something and I get a notification that I can't watch anything because I'm rooted...oh but they can take my money though cancelling this right quick!
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Redbox instant is a joke.
I signed up for an account on 3/20 and went to rent a movie with one of my remaining 3 credits but it was declined. When I called they said it was because they tried billing me for the next month but I didn't have money in my account. They were billing me a week early and refused to let me use my credits I already paid for until they got their money for the next month.
I'll never use redbox again.

Eh it worked when I first signed up but I went to go try tonight and I got this so I cancelled....funny thing is it wouldn't let me cancel either haha so I cancelled via browser hahaha. And the whole time I've had it I've used maybe 5 credits was pissd when I couldn't use credits to rent blurays...as of tonight I'm back with Netflix
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I use netflix but even that isn't all that great.
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Also how does rooting cause a security issue to you or then? I have never heard of such a stupid thing. I guess I could see it causing security issues with yourself if your stupid and grant unknown apps permission but that's it, and most people are smart enough not to allow everything they see. But how would that cause a security issue with them?
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Good for Enterprise app, which is supposed to offer a secure access to corporate email has the same policy--it doesn't work on rooted devices.
I also always wondered how being rooted affected security. If you are a well written app, should not you be secure in all circumstances and not rely on the standard system protection of your data? After all, secure apps work on Windows which is most of the time rooted by default.
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With redbox instant its not about security of financial information its about being able to extract and save content in my opinion.
With corporate email its generally a security policy.
Adam Outler (I think may be someone else though) actually did a write up and gave some presentations on reasons why rooted phones such as those the official CM dev teams support are actually more secure than their non rooted counterpart, same device without root.
In a nutshell, a basic idea is that developers find an exploit, like say an open door. They then put a secure tunnel in its place and close the door behind them, so said exploit is always open on a non rooted phone but on a rooted phone, they not only closed the door after walking through but also replaced the standard door with a bank vault door. That analogy is mine, and I'm just giving a real basic dumbed down summary of the theory.
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$50 bounty

Widest phone stole. Lookin.g for someone who can host track it. It's still active but I'm at a loss pm for details if u wanna try.
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Try installing plan b on your device from the android market online. It will let you track it if it has data still on
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Edit: it's market.android.com on your browser, and plan b is made by the lookout security guys
Thank you
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Phone is still active. I've been installing apps on it remotly and been allowing then to I.stall paid apps so they they feel like keeping it. Due to a failed root attempt with odin a while back the phone has no recovery and hence no way to delete any user data. Factory data reset won't work until a new recovery is flashed. It's off right now but I keep calling it and it appears he turns it on every couple hours to mess with it. I have all info to be able to track it but the beat I've done is within 2500 feet. I need an apk that will remotly turn gps on to narrow the search. Can't wait till I find this guy im not happy about my wifes rights beinf violated like this. Thank you for anyone's help. Bounty stands as its cheaper than the deductible.
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Who is your service provider?
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I 2nd the use of Plan B. It should be able to turn on the GPS automatically after it is installed, and you can restart the locate process through a text message to your phone.
Installed.....no email. I even texted locate like the instructions said. Nothing..
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mikedavis120 said:
I need an apk that will remotly turn gps on to narrow the search.
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Try this: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.antivirus.trial&feature=more_from_developer . This trial version lasts long enough for you to be able to locate it (I suppose). Notice this feature: "Find your lost or stolen phone and locate it on a map" . It should help you.
Is there any options for if they happened to change to Google account linked to the phone?
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Service provider is uscc. It's a Samsung mesmorize
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Sorry... Bump
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Did you read/try post #8?
Yeah no go man. I know who it is name DOB. My wife works at a blood bank that pays out to donors she gets her car broken into. I traced the phone to a local town ten minutes away. Got it down to an address. Then at 700 am lost find finder sends me the same gps location as the night before. Same place but this time not in the yard the dot on the map is right on the house. 704 I'm in the car. Arrive to find an empty sqwat house for doing dope. Show pictures of people who we googled from that street that had mugshots from previous arrests to the curious neighbors. The point out one picture as a guy who used to live there. Said he comes at night still and gets high. Ok now I'm interested in this dude. Was told by a niegbor check some apartments on the other side of town. Get there and ask around to people leaving to work. Find a guy who says yeah they're always in apartment x... Then same gentleman tells us his car was broken into same way samething grab the purse walk away grab wallet out of purse and anything looks good and drop the purse in a bust ten feet away. Check records at wufes work same guy donated same time phone was stolen. He finished donating at 240 at 250 on camera you can see them breaking into the car at her work with just there back to the camera. No face shots. Go figure police are worthless. They don't even want the address we gps located. I'm close to this guy I tell ya. I'm gonna find him recovered phone or not and get ours . Just still trying to track the phone out.
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Double post.
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Need help finding a lock app

I'm trying to find a locking app similar to the lock on my iPad, when the phone is rebooted or sleep for more the 2 hours the iPad requires a code to unlock. But during normal use it's just normal unlocking. Anybody know of a Android app that would be similar?
Thought my note slipped out my pocket the.other afternoon while working on my truck and didn't realize I didn't have it till later that night, the last time I used it was outside my apartments with my truck and I automatically thought it fell and somebody found it and took it. Tried to call it but it just kept going straight to voicemail so that definitely made me think it was stolen since my.phone wasn't off before. But I.found it later under the seat in my truck haha. I want a.locking app so if it does get taken and the person turns it off and tried to turn it back on then it will ask for a code and lock them out
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I don't know if it supports 2 hours as an interval, but the stock rom does this. Home, menu, settings, security, I think. Somewhere in there is the option to set the time after which your PIN will be requested.
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I wish we have something like HTC sense provides. Locate phone and if stolen you can delete contents of the phone from the HTC sense website.
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hausman said:
I don't know if it supports 2 hours as an interval, but the stock rom does this. Home, menu, settings, security, I think. Somewhere in there is the option to set the time after which your PIN will be requested.
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The max only 30 mins.
Pretty sure kies offers that...there are also apps that do that
NR017 said:
I wish we have something like HTC sense provides. Locate phone and if stolen you can delete contents of the phone from the HTC sense website.
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sweetboy02125 said:
The max only 30 mins.
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Why is it so hard to have longer options?
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Why is it so hard to have longer options?
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Ask Samsung ..
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A while back I lost my streak and I'd call it and it ring and go to voice mail except once someone rejected the same call and I knew someone had it. Lookout has an app that's called plan b that you can install remotely and will activate your gps so you can find it. Long story short I retrieved my streak and the guy who took it and wouldn't return it ended up with a broken car window. I also believe there's an app out there that'll completely lock your phone down too. Check lookout's suite of software, they may have something for you
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NR017 said:
I wish we have something like HTC sense provides. Locate phone and if stolen you can delete contents of the phone from the HTC sense website.
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Try out Cerberus it can remotely take pictures using the front or back camera and it emails the picture to you, bad guys face is there and also can use the back camera to figure out where they are. GPS locator remotely wipe SD and phone memory and also can set up other people's numbers (that you trust obviously) that you can send a wipe message to your phone from as well through text.
And its only $4 for a lifetime license.

Xfinity Player for Comcast

Those that have Comcast might want to check out this app. Comcast actually released a decent app.
Jeff
jetmdt said:
Those that have Comcast might want to check out this app. Comcast actually released a decent app.
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Thanks for the heads up, this is a sweet app.
Wow thanks. They've really been stepping their device apps with the xbox app and now this.
Thanks for sharing.
Po1soNNN said:
Wow thanks. They've really been stepping their device apps with the xbox app and now this.
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we're just getting started.
tspderek said:
we're just getting started.
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Lol I hope, with what my parents pay we could use some sweet stuff.
The app does not work on my phone. It gets stuck at "Verifying application integrity". I'm running RezRom S4.
I'm just wondering why the app requests root permissions. Good app though.
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I suspect that asking for root is a security check. Content providers are very twitchy about this on demand from anywhere stuff. I denied it. No reason for it to have root except to see if it's there.
Do u know if this is supposed to replace the old xfinity app? Cuz that one was laggy as fux.. and it only changes my channels when it wants too
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Do u know if this is supposed to replace the old xfinity app? Cuz that one was laggy as fux.. and it only changes my channels when it wants too
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There are 3 xfinity apps now. They are all different.
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I suspect that asking for root is a security check. Content providers are very twitchy about this on demand from anywhere stuff. I denied it. No reason for it to have root except to see if it's there.
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I denied it too. Hadn't thought they might just be checking to see who is rooted. Interesting...
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Glad they finally made this, but unfortunately I can't use it in Afghanistan.
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No root check (inefIcs) but stuck checking app authentication.. lots of locked content unless you've got pay channels... Thanks for heads up OP..
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Is there a way you can stop the app from checking what subscriptions you're paying for. I just have internet and directv streaming is a bit behind xfinity.
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So you don't want to pay for cable but you want to get the content for free?
No.
The DirecTV app is still on beta mode and its who I have my "cable" subscriptions with. I was able to watch a show yesterday on xfinity and the hd quality is excellent compare to the DirecTV app at this time. Just wondering if it was possible
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There's a reason why you have to sign up for satellite on contract, and it isn't because of how awesome it is. Comcast has contracts now, but they are optional and mainly a way to lock in rates and get something free.
everyone i've ever known who signed a contract with a sat company has regretted it. they make you pay for everything, too.
Missing the download link to xfinity player
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Those that have Comcast might want to check out this app. Comcast actually released a decent app.
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I'm not seeing an active link. Did you remove it? Can you reload it? Thanks.
it's on the store if you just searched Comcast.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xfinity.anyplay
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xfinity.playnow

Exchanging Rooted EvoLte at Best Buy

Well, just bricked my NFC somehow after flashing a Rom and I guess something didn't reset even tho I cleared out google wallet, precautions, etc.
That's neither here nor there tho. I just want to know if anyone has had trouble exchanging a rooted phone at best buy?
Please give me some suggestions. While google wallet is pretty much a gimmick, I like to be able to have the gimmick. Lol. But if I am stuck with the phone then that's okay too.
Edit: I'm still within 14 days of buying the phone...
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If the sales associate at best buy even knows how to get into recovery I'd be surprised..
Does it brick the NFC function or just google wallet ?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1701754&page=2
Specifically posts #17 and #18.
BTW, how can I test my NFC myself? I don't think it's broken, I have no reason to believe it is, but how would I go about testing it from the comfort of my own home?
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Does it brick the NFC function or just google wallet ?
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NFC secure element not responding. So basically just google wallet is broke as beam will still work. Neither feature is a necessity for me, but I put $ on the card.
Also have WiFi disconnecting like crazy too, so kinda want to exchange it for that since I'm still within 14 days.
What u guys think?
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SilverZero said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1701754&page=2
Specifically posts #17 and #18.
BTW, how can I test my NFC myself? I don't think it's broken, I have no reason to believe it is, but how would I go about testing it from the comfort of my own home?
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Cool, hope my experience goes this well. Have a friend who works in mobile at my store too, but he is kinda hard to read. He knows I root my phones. Think there's a 30% chance he will give me hassle.
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I know there is no way of knowing now but the new NFC thing sprints comming out with , I wonder if this issue will affect that ?
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I know there is no way of knowing now but the new NFC thing sprints comming out with , I wonder if this issue will affect that ?
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it will use a secure element just like google wallet same thing different app
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it will use a secure element just like google wallet same thing different app
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How do you know if you bricked it. I got my prepaid card and flashed another Rom and forgot to reset wallet . Now all wallet does is hang at the activating screen. I just got off the phone with a google rep and he said if I got to the activating part then more that likely your not bricked. He said it won't let you in the app if secure element is bricked . He did say if you got the secure element message than you'll need to replace your phone
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Anthonicia said:
NFC secure element not responding. So basically just google wallet is broke as beam will still work. Neither feature is a necessity for me, but I put $ on the card.
Also have WiFi disconnecting like crazy too, so kinda want to exchange it for that since I'm still within 14 days.
What u guys think?
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I work at BBYM I could careless if a phone was rooted if a basic feature of the phone was broke. Shouldn't have a problem. And like another user said, some people don't even know what recovery is....
Btw you have 30 days to exchange the phone. 14 days to return and get your upgrade back.
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Messing up my secure element has worried me too. I accidentally ran regaws root method and didn't reset google wallet, though it didn't brick it for some reason. I am lucky.
Are you getting the secure element message? If not, then you're good and you just need to do the fix that is found in the dev subforum here. I've done it twice and it works. You have to do it after any flash of a Rom.
Also, I really don't get the "im too good for wallet" attitude. I have used it and its very cool! I paid for gas at Sheetz right at the gas pump. Didn't go inside, didn't have to key in debt stuff. And it isn't a gimmick. A gimmick is something rather useless and wallet is something I find useful for me personally. Also, when the iPhone adopts NFC technology and all the Apple zombies begin using it, the popularity will move faster.
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typhoonikan said:
Messing up my secure element has worried me too. I accidentally ran regaws root method and didn't reset google wallet, though it didn't brick it for some reason. I am lucky.
Are you getting the secure element message? If not, then you're good and you just need to do the fix that is found in the dev subforum here. I've done it twice and it works. You have to do it after any flash of a Rom.
Also, I really don't get the "im too good for wallet" attitude. I have used it and its very cool! I paid for gas at Sheetz right at the gas pump. Didn't go inside, didn't have to key in debt stuff. And it isn't a gimmick. A gimmick is something rather useless and wallet is something I find useful for me personally. Also, when the iPhone adopts NFC technology and all the Apple zombies begin using it, the popularity will move faster.
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This loi used mine at sheetz as well
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Also, when the iPhone adopts NFC technology and all the Apple zombies begin using it, the popularity will move faster.
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This, unfortunately, is true. Except first Apple will announce it as iPay or something so they'll all think it was their idea, and probably sue Google over it as well.
My phone is perfect and if I screwed up wallet I wouldn't bother taking my phone back. From what I read Google isn't even going to support our phones anymore anyways. Unless you have a supported Citicard, I think its dumb to use a credit card just to fund Wallet to then be limited to were you could use it. Wallet is pointless and useless and those who break it won't be missing out on much.
just lock it and ruu the phone or whatever is needed to get rid of that red text on the splash screen and hope for the best. If they are smart enough to boot into the bootloader they are doing it to try to deny a warranty, no other reason to go into it.
I'm not sure if BB even has a policy on that since the unlocking the bootloader thing is your warranty through HTC that is being affected.
Also, if you have never used google wallet I assume you don't have to reset it or whatever when you reflash do you? I have never used it so I never worried about resetting it. I wouldn't care if it didn't work though since I will never use google wallet for anything but maybe trying to get the free money that's on there.
Ok when does the secure element message popup ? When you trying to open the app or when you try to make a purchase?
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I exchanged mine the other day at BB for the same reason. The manager reset it a couple times and then just did a swap for a new one. Didn't boot into recovery that I could see, but I was sure to remove root, relock the bootloader & run the RUU first.

[Q] [HELP, URGENT] Lost HTC Rezound, can you help me locate it?

I am looking for some assistance in locating a lost HTC Rezound.
The device was lost earlier this week and was turned on again this evening.
I am monitoring the device via the Verizon Wireless "Check Text Status" online app. https://text.vzw.com/vtext/dashboard/Checkstatus.do
The device was receiving texts this evening, I tried calling it, it was on and receiving!
I have tried a few apps that claim to be installable via the Play store and remotely activate themselves, but I havent had any luck when the device is on. It doesnt look like whomever has the device in hand was uninstalling the apps immediately. I tried: Plan B, Wheres My Droid Lite, and AndroidLost.com.
Does anyone know of some app that actually works?
Thanks for you help in advanced friends!
If you report it to Verizon I think they can GPS track it, as well as remotely SIM lock it. I could be totally wrong though, I've never reported a stolen phone.
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You could try "android lost" and I think they (theis Borg) have another app that helps with remotely locating. If you get it working you can do all sorts of things. Make your phone talk, take pictures using the front and rear camera, etc. Good luck
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.androidlost
Edit: sorry, I guess your already tried that...there's "androidlost jumpstart"
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You really think it's a smart idea to confront whomever stole your device? Here is what I would do:
Step 1: call Verizon and report it stolen.
Step 2: suck it up and call insurance, pay $99 for a refurb.
Step 3: don't lose the phone again.
Glad I could help.
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thanks to those who had positive input!!
snowride20: you didnt help btw. i really enjoy though how you think outside the box and how intelligent you are. next time keep your bull**** to yourself lamer.
conclusion:
an app finally reported its gps location via a link to a longitude/latitude google map. after calling the police and filling out a stolen device report, they went with us to the location. the officer knocked on doors and asked questions but was unable to recover the device.
snowride20 said:
You really think it's a smart idea to confront whomever stole your device? Here is what I would do:
Step 1: call Verizon and report it stolen.
Step 2: suck it up and call insurance, pay $99 for a refurb.
Step 3: don't lose the phone again.
Glad I could help.
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Personally if someone stole my device i would confront them and get it back. Not gonna go into details of how the whole confrontation would go though.
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simplyvega said:
thanks to those who had positive input!!
snowride20: you didnt help btw. i really enjoy though how you think outside the box and how intelligent you are. next time keep your bull**** to yourself lamer.
conclusion:
an app finally reported its gps location via a link to a longitude/latitude google map. after calling the police and filling out a stolen device report, they went with us to the location. the officer knocked on doors and asked questions but was unable to recover the device.
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I bet they just said they didnt have it but actually did.
There was a story in the news here in Colorado where someone tracked a stolen phone and police ended up busting an unknown meth lab. Not sure if it actually occurred in Colorado though. Just thought I'd share, sorry for your loss
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simplyvega said:
thanks to those who had positive input!!
snowride20: you didnt help btw. i really enjoy though how you think outside the box and how intelligent you are. next time keep your bull**** to yourself lamer.
conclusion:
an app finally reported its gps location via a link to a longitude/latitude google map. after calling the police and filling out a stolen device report, they went with us to the location. the officer knocked on doors and asked questions but was unable to recover the device.
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Shame you couldn't get androidlost working, could have set that phone off while you were there...
Squirrel1620 said:
There was a story in the news here in Colorado where someone tracked a stolen phone and police ended up busting an unknown meth lab. Not sure if it actually occurred in Colorado though. Just thought I'd share, sorry for your loss
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Cool! You could recover your phone AND get high! :cyclops:

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