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    hakz code
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    Hi folks, I was theft my Nokia x2 mobile phone while getting into crowded city bus in Bangalore :(( , though i have the back up of my contacts,i lost all my data contained in the memory card.by the help of IMEI number can we somehow track it?! thanks

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      Hi folks, I was theft my Nokia x2 mobile phone while getting into crowded city bus in Bangalore :(( , though i have the back up of my contacts,i lost all my data contained in the memory card.by the help of IMEI number can we somehow track it?! thanks

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      Dalek Dave
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      That's a bummer. I had one stolen from me in Schiphol Airport. A real bugger, it was a good phone too. A PITA getting all the contacts back. I now upload them to my pc on a regular basis.

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        That's a bummer. I had one stolen from me in Schiphol Airport. A real bugger, it was a good phone too. A PITA getting all the contacts back. I now upload them to my pc on a regular basis.

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        OriginalGriff
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        Yep! Mine gets cradled and backed up each time I charge it. Learnt that lesson with a friend who had a huge filofax. Until he left it in a pub...

        Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."

        "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
        "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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        • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

          Yep! Mine gets cradled and backed up each time I charge it. Learnt that lesson with a friend who had a huge filofax. Until he left it in a pub...

          Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."

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          Julien Villers
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          So you have friends working at Apple? :D

          'As programmers go, I'm fairly social. Which still means I'm a borderline sociopath by normal standards.' Jeff Atwood

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            Yep! Mine gets cradled and backed up each time I charge it. Learnt that lesson with a friend who had a huge filofax. Until he left it in a pub...

            Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."

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            Rage
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            OriginalGriff wrote:

            he left it in a pub...

            And someone picked it up ? What would you do with someone else's filofax ? This is pretty useless ( as opposed to a phone, for instance)

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              Hi folks, I was theft my Nokia x2 mobile phone while getting into crowded city bus in Bangalore :(( , though i have the back up of my contacts,i lost all my data contained in the memory card.by the help of IMEI number can we somehow track it?! thanks

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              Lost User
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              Yes, your opperator can track the phone by its IMEI since it will shhow up on their base station register. Howver in a city the size of Bangalore... :)

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                OriginalGriff wrote:

                he left it in a pub...

                And someone picked it up ? What would you do with someone else's filofax ? This is pretty useless ( as opposed to a phone, for instance)

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                OriginalGriff
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                You do realize that you could buy all the inserts separately? Sort of like fitting a new sim card to an expensive phone... :laugh:

                Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."

                "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                  You do realize that you could buy all the inserts separately? Sort of like fitting a new sim card to an expensive phone... :laugh:

                  Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."

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                  Wouldn't be more expensive than buying a new filofax ? Mybe my problem is that a filofax is probably much more expensive than I think it is.

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                    Yes, your opperator can track the phone by its IMEI since it will shhow up on their base station register. Howver in a city the size of Bangalore... :)

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                    hakz code
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                    the thief has removed the SIM i was using ...will my operator be still able to track it?!:confused:

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                      the thief has removed the SIM i was using ...will my operator be still able to track it?!:confused:

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                      Dalek Dave
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                      Yes, the number is hardwired to the device.

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                        the thief has removed the SIM i was using ...will my operator be still able to track it?!:confused:

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                        Yeah, SIM number is different to the IMEI (international mobile equipment identifier).

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                          Yes, the number is hardwired to the device.

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                          hakz code
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                          Ok i would try that, thank you

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                            Yeah, SIM number is different to the IMEI (international mobile equipment identifier).

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                            hakz code
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                            Ok, Thank you

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                              the thief has removed the SIM i was using ...will my operator be still able to track it?!:confused:

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                              TorstenH
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                              get a new phone. you won't get the old one back. If you had your contacts on there - did you synchronize with your PC?

                              regards Torsten I never finish anyth...

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                                get a new phone. you won't get the old one back. If you had your contacts on there - did you synchronize with your PC?

                                regards Torsten I never finish anyth...

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                                hakz code
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                                ya,i had the contacts synchronized,but i dont understand why we cant track it!sad that i didnt install the mobile tracker app in that phone :(

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                                  ya,i had the contacts synchronized,but i dont understand why we cant track it!sad that i didnt install the mobile tracker app in that phone :(

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                                  Jaggernaut
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                                  The thing with tracking a phone on it's IMEI number is something that can be useful in smaller areas since it relies on triangulating signals and won't be nearly as exact as for instance a GPS-unit. I do understand why the operators don't give a [insert something profane here] about tracking them though, if they needed to do that and coordinate a "rescue mission" each time they wouldn't be doing anything else and the prices would just shoot sky high. I use MS Exchange to sync calendar and contacts and with my Subscription (which includes free traffic over GPRS/3G/HSPA) it syncs every 10 minutes or via Push. :D /Jagg

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                                    Wouldn't be more expensive than buying a new filofax ? Mybe my problem is that a filofax is probably much more expensive than I think it is.

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                                    OriginalGriff
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                                    Some were expensive, some weren't. The ones you are thinking of are like Timex watches - the one he had was more of a Rolex :laugh:

                                    Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."

                                    "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                                    "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                                      Ok, Thank you

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                                      You have no chance getting your phone back, but you can have it blocked so it doesnt work. If we all do this mobile phone theft will be a thing of the past.

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                                        Hi folks, I was theft my Nokia x2 mobile phone while getting into crowded city bus in Bangalore :(( , though i have the back up of my contacts,i lost all my data contained in the memory card.by the help of IMEI number can we somehow track it?! thanks

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                                        phannon86
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                                        Your carrier can track it, but as soon as you tell them it's stolen they'll just block it. So you can, but they won't.

                                        He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.

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                                          Some were expensive, some weren't. The ones you are thinking of are like Timex watches - the one he had was more of a Rolex :laugh:

                                          Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."

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                                          Dalek Dave
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                                          Currently on my wrist.[^]

                                          ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]

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