[q] htc hd7 stolen

[Maniakmp]

Anyone know how to find cell phone stolen, please!


HTC HD7
IMEI:
Nº DE SERIE: HT0BGRG01671


With Live is not possible because the thief has changed the sim card.


Thanks

 

[o0MattE0o]

Did not know it used the sim card to find the phone?

you could try this?
http://www.traceamobile.co.uk/how.php

note this is about the same as windows live in other words it will get you down to the street...

 

[gkoonjul]

Did not know it used the sim card to find the phone?

Doesn't it use text messages to pinpoint the phone's location if using live? I read that somewhere...

(sorry if this doesn't help op... hope you find it!)

 

[sensboston]

Call your provider and police. Don't spend money for "find-it-yourself" services... (btw, if you be able to locate your phone with couple of blocks accuracy what you will do? )

 

[pillsburydoughman]

Anyone know how to find cell phone stolen, please!


HTC HD7
IMEI:
Nº DE SERIE: HT0BGRG01671


With Live is not possible because the thief has changed the sim card.


Thanks

why don't you just call your provider and report is stolen? You shouldn't post your IMEI on public forums

 

[Jonno2343]

No, it uses the internet connection of the device. It is unrelated to the SIM card.
If you check on the site regularly you may see an update to the location which would have happened if the phone had internet access (through WiFi or something).
Have you tried remotely locking your phone?

 

[Strike_Eagle]

I do believe Windows Live can find your phone even the thief has changed the simcard.
I hope you have already registered it with Windows Live Service and have something like this:

 

[dkp1977]

I do believe Windows Live can find your phone even the thief has changed the simcard.
I hope you have already registered it with Windows Live Service and have something like this:

Any of these services work by sending an SMS to the device. This will of course only work if you know the correct number. Which won't be the case if the thiev replaced the SIM card.

 

[rmcgraw]

The only legitimate answer is to go to the authorities, but there's a 99% chance they will tell you there is nothing they can do. Do you know how many cell phones are lost/stolen every day?

 

[Avandor]

Go to your operator and lock that IMEI... if you can't use it, neither will they.

 

[agp64]

Go to your operator and lock that IMEI... if you can't use it, neither will they.

Unfortunately blocking the IMEI is not implemented in all country's most stolen phones probably end up in a non blocked country.

Its a shame the phone could not be wiped using the IMEI number as well.

I knew straight away I was not getting my phone back as the scumbag that took mine switched it off when I called, The phone number was never live again.

 

[ohgood]

Unfortunately blocking the IMEI is not implemented in all country's most stolen phones probably end up in a non blocked country.

Its a shame the phone could not be wiped using the IMEI number as well.

I knew straight away I was not getting my phone back as the scumbag that took mine switched it off when I called, The phone number was never live again.

so what cool phone r u getting next ?

 

[N8ter]

In Europe you may be able to get the IMEI locked. If they sell it on ebay to someone in the USA or elsewhere, they'd just be able to put a SIM Card in the phone and use it.

Part of what sucks about GSM is that if you get a phone stolen, it isn't your phone anymore - it seriously isn't, becasue everythign is tied to the SIM card.

Becasue of the way Live Services work on WP7, it basically forces whoever stole the phone to factory reset it.

And no one who steals a phone will keep the old SIM in it unless they're retarded.

The only place the phone should ever be, that is not your hand, is in your pocket. It's pretty simple.

Sorry for your loss, but no one here can help you adn the authorities won't waste time on a smartphone. The best you can hope for is to get the IMEI blocked in Europe, but that won't matter if the phone is sold to someone this side of the pond.

And anyways, WP7 devices make nice Zune HDs so it's a big win for the theif whether or not it can be used as a phone, IMO...

Also, posting the IMEI on a public forum is beyond dumb... A mod or something shoult remove that from the OP and quotes, or just delete the thread since it serves no purpose...

Hope you had insurance on your phone, though... Lots of people think it's a waste of money until they lose a phone, drop it, or have it stolen...

 

[Maniakmp]

In Europe you may be able to get the IMEI locked. If they sell it on ebay to someone in the USA or elsewhere, they'd just be able to put a SIM Card in the phone and use it.

Part of what sucks about GSM is that if you get a phone stolen, it isn't your phone anymore - it seriously isn't, becasue everythign is tied to the SIM card.

Becasue of the way Live Services work on WP7, it basically forces whoever stole the phone to factory reset it.

And no one who steals a phone will keep the old SIM in it unless they're retarded.

The only place the phone should ever be, that is not your hand, is in your pocket. It's pretty simple.

Sorry for your loss, but no one here can help you adn the authorities won't waste time on a smartphone. The best you can hope for is to get the IMEI blocked in Europe, but that won't matter if the phone is sold to someone this side of the pond.

And anyways, WP7 devices make nice Zune HDs so it's a big win for the theif whether or not it can be used as a phone, IMO...

Also, posting the IMEI on a public forum is beyond dumb... A mod or something shoult remove that from the OP and quotes, or just delete the thread since it serves no purpose...

Hope you had insurance on your phone, though... Lots of people think it's a waste of money until they lose a phone, drop it, or have it stolen...

you are talking nonsense bro


The blacklist is published in the europe official
Whosoever person that can look
you can not find the phone if SIM changed, I know
I put in all forums I know because the phone is not my more



is stolen man!


forums offered for sale, no?
in this way I can warn people, you or another buyer checks the IMEI
is clear, if the phone is my I will not publish IMEI
stolen is stolen man
I posted in many forums but only in this have removed IMEI
publish IMEI official is a protection for buyers man
the phone is locked in my country, now I'm trying to publish in the European blacklist
and this list is official helping people to not buy a stolen cell phone


Thanks to everyone for the tips

if the admin see this post not considered it gets deleted please

 

[N8ter]

you are talking nonsense bro


The blacklist is published in the europe official
Whosoever person that can look
you can not find the phone if SIM changed, I know
I put in all forums I know because the phone is not my more



is stolen man!


forums offered for sale, no?
in this way I can warn people, you or another buyer checks the IMEI
is clear, if the phone is my I will not publish IMEI
stolen is stolen man
I posted in many forums but only in this have removed IMEI
publish IMEI official is a protection for buyers man
the phone is locked in my country, now I'm trying to publish in the European blacklist
and this list is official helping people to not buy a stolen cell phone


Thanks to everyone for the tips

if the admin see this post not considered it gets deleted please

If you don't know why that's a bad idea, then I dunno what to say.

And you say I'm talking nonsense because you disagree with one statement in my rather comprehensive post.

In the end, it doesn't matter. The OP isn't getting the phone back, and no one who buys this phone on eBay or any other site will be dumb enough to throw their money down the drain and send it back to him.

I sure wouldn't.

Posting the ESN of a CDMA phone makes sense (if you report it stolen, the phone is blocked and cannot be used, anyways). Posting the IMEI can be dangerous. People can use it to commit insurance fraud, among other things... HTC checks your warranty (date of manufacture, etc.) by asking for your IMEI number (I had to get an HD2 repaired, so I know). They don't pair it up with a name (i.e. if you registered on their site) because phones can be sold easily and often multiple times...

 

[Maniakmp]

@N8ter


Maybe you're right...
But I'm the one who has lost this phone
And I'm pretty pissed...


I need time to forget, especially the pictures of my daughter don´t synchronized with PC


THX

 

[brummiesteven]

Hey mate, keep trying with windowsphone.live.

It almost definitely doesn't work with JUST text messages. I was messing around with mapping/locking the other day and got the error message "We are having a problem sending Push Notifications to your windows phone, we will attempt to map the phone by sending a text message instead".

So it uses Push Notifications over data first, Text messages if that doesn't work.

The reason why it probably isn't working is because the phone is off or not connected to any 3G/Wifi. I would recommend you keep trying just incase the phone is sold and someone else starts using the phone and/or the thief turns it on himself with his own sim card.

 

[Maniakmp]

Hey mate, keep trying with windowsphone.live.

It almost definitely doesn't work with JUST text messages. I was messing around with mapping/locking the other day and got the error message "We are having a problem sending Push Notifications to your windows phone, we will attempt to map the phone by sending a text message instead".

So it uses Push Notifications over data first, Text messages if that doesn't work.

The reason why it probably isn't working is because the phone is off or not connected to any 3G/Wifi. I would recommend you keep trying just incase the phone is sold and someone else starts using the phone and/or the thief turns it on himself with his own sim card.

thanks for the advice
but this does not work if the thief changes the SIM card
there is no possibility of finding by IMEI or serial number
all messages coming to a duplicate of this card that I have in my new phone
a possibility to find any phone by a serial number would be wonderful
but this should never happen
things of privacy rights in the world


I know perfectly well that the mobile network providers if they need
can find my phone by IMEI, but no one will do
if the phone is not a evidence of a crime nobody will do anything


as one user said above
Daily thousands of phones is stolen in the world


for now I'll stick with my iPhone and Android Cell


I think the admin can close this post because they do not bring anything


Thanks for All and monitor your phone because thieves never sleep…

 

[ronalgps]

thanks for the advice
but this does not work if the thief changes the SIM card
there is no possibility of finding by IMEI or serial number
all messages coming to a duplicate of this card that I have in my new phone
a possibility to find any phone by a serial number would be wonderful
but this should never happen
things of privacy rights in the world


I know perfectly well that the mobile network providers if they need
can find my phone by IMEI, but no one will do
if the phone is not a evidence of a crime nobody will do anything


as one user said above
Daily thousands of phones is stolen in the world


for now I'll stick with my iPhone and Android Cell


I think the admin can close this post because they do not bring anything


Thanks for All and monitor your phone because thieves never sleep…

i have tried with and without SIM card to find my phone and for me work pretty good just lock it and push in code without Sim card work perfect it wil send one email to your live account..

 

[Audio]

People need to stop blurting out BS like "you can't do anything once the SIM's been replaced". Whoever came up with this crap is lucky that the people he told this to are ridiculously gullible.

It's the most retarded statement I've heard in a long time. What use would phone mapping services like the Live services be if they didn't work once you did something as simple as replace the SIM? There's various other ID's that are unique to each phone (IMEI for eg) that these types of services use instead of a bloody phone number!