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  • D Dalek Dave

    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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      • 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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        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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        • H hakz code

          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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            • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

              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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              Rage
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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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              • L Lost User

                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... :)

                ============================== Nothing to say.

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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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                • H hakz code

                  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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                  • H hakz code

                    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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                    • D Dalek Dave

                      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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                      • L Lost User

                        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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                        • H hakz code

                          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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                            • H hakz code

                              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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                                • H hakz code

                                  Ok, Thank you

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                                  Lost User
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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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                                  • H hakz code

                                    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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                                    • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                                      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.[^]

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                                      • D Dalek Dave

                                        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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                                        OriginalGriff
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                                        Currently on mine - and has been for twenty years[^] :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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                                          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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                                          hairy_hats
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                                          Aren't they the ones the Taliban (or someone like that) gave away?

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