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

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                Lost User
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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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                  • 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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                              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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                                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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                                    Currently on my wrist.[^]

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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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                                      • 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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                                        Nagy Vilmos
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                                        And to give you the set, here's mine[^]


                                        Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                                        • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                                          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."

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                                          hairy_hats
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                                          That's a long-lasting battery.

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