Comments on: MobileMe’s “Find My iPhone” Serving Justice http://www.imore.com/2009/08/31/mobilemes-find-iphone-fighting-crime/ More of everything iPhone and iPad Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:49:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: raff http://www.imore.com/2009/08/31/mobilemes-find-iphone-fighting-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-97534 raff Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:35:47 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=10772#comment-97534 <p>Will this work if the thief takes the SIM card out?</p> Will this work if the thief takes the SIM card out?

]]> By: DeeDee G. http://www.imore.com/2009/08/31/mobilemes-find-iphone-fighting-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-84232 DeeDee G. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:48:19 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=10772#comment-84232 <p>Yes, sounds good, but it doesn't do much good when the website is down for maintenance!!!</p> Yes, sounds good, but it doesn’t do much good when the website is down for maintenance!!!

]]> By: Ken http://www.imore.com/2009/08/31/mobilemes-find-iphone-fighting-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-75001 Ken Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:46:00 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=10772#comment-75001 <p>PS. I would never impersonate an officer. I just let them know that FBI-issue phones are trackable. ;-)</p> PS. I would never impersonate an officer. I just let them know that FBI-issue phones are trackable. ;-)

]]> By: Ken http://www.imore.com/2009/08/31/mobilemes-find-iphone-fighting-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-74997 Ken Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:40:04 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=10772#comment-74997 <p>Here's a coincidence. I'm traveling on business south of Pittsburg, and I left my iPhone in the Walmart bathroom where it was appropriated by someone whose mother didn't teach them that honest finders aren't keepers. Lucky me -- A day before leaving to go out of town, I enabled "Find My Phone". So I quickly picked up a go phone at the same Walmart and went back to my hotel and tracked down the losers to the vicinity of a single home. Via mobile me, I sent them messages stating that FBI-issued phones are fully trackable and that I would dispatch an officer to their home to their present location on such-n-such street if they did not pick up. Long story short... They did, and returned it lickety split to my hotel front desk as instructed. I sat in the lobby and refreshed the "Find My iPhone" screen on my laptop as picachoo-looking teenage punk drove up, walked in and dropped it off.</p> <p>Needless to say -- right now, I'm loving apple.</p> Here’s a coincidence. I’m traveling on business south of Pittsburg, and I left my iPhone in the Walmart bathroom where it was appropriated by someone whose mother didn’t teach them that honest finders aren’t keepers. Lucky me — A day before leaving to go out of town, I enabled “Find My Phone”. So I quickly picked up a go phone at the same Walmart and went back to my hotel and tracked down the losers to the vicinity of a single home. Via mobile me, I sent them messages stating that FBI-issued phones are fully trackable and that I would dispatch an officer to their home to their present location on such-n-such street if they did not pick up. Long story short… They did, and returned it lickety split to my hotel front desk as instructed. I sat in the lobby and refreshed the “Find My iPhone” screen on my laptop as picachoo-looking teenage punk drove up, walked in and dropped it off.

Needless to say — right now, I’m loving apple.

]]> By: light http://www.imore.com/2009/08/31/mobilemes-find-iphone-fighting-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-74134 light Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:19:18 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=10772#comment-74134 <p>apple gives 60 days free trial now !. we should give it a try ! cheer ! great article .</p> apple gives 60 days free trial now !. we should give it a try ! cheer ! great article .

]]> By: Kick Butt Applications http://www.imore.com/2009/08/31/mobilemes-find-iphone-fighting-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-73336 Kick Butt Applications Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:32:42 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=10772#comment-73336 <p>Great story!</p> Great story!

]]> By: Cory http://www.imore.com/2009/08/31/mobilemes-find-iphone-fighting-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-72728 Cory Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:11:33 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=10772#comment-72728 <p>REVENGE IS A B***H</p> REVENGE IS A B***H

]]> By: Harry http://www.imore.com/2009/08/31/mobilemes-find-iphone-fighting-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-72586 Harry Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:51:49 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=10772#comment-72586 <p>This kind of thing is exactly why I got mobile me.</p> This kind of thing is exactly why I got mobile me.

]]> By: Juka http://www.imore.com/2009/08/31/mobilemes-find-iphone-fighting-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-72505 Juka Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:45:27 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=10772#comment-72505 <p>If these guys were smart enough to figure out how to remove a SIM card they would probably be in a different line of work.. ;)</p> If these guys were smart enough to figure out how to remove a SIM card they would probably be in a different line of work.. ;)

]]> By: sting7k http://www.imore.com/2009/08/31/mobilemes-find-iphone-fighting-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-72497 sting7k Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:19:41 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=10772#comment-72497 <p>Must be a slow news day, I just saw this on CNN as well.</p> Must be a slow news day, I just saw this on CNN as well.

]]> By: Rgar3388 http://www.imore.com/2009/08/31/mobilemes-find-iphone-fighting-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-72490 Rgar3388 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:35:04 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=10772#comment-72490 <p>That's turn off* findmyphone sorry.</p> That’s turn off* findmyphone sorry.

]]> By: Rgar3388 http://www.imore.com/2009/08/31/mobilemes-find-iphone-fighting-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-72489 Rgar3388 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:33:27 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=10772#comment-72489 <p>@ Luis Actually the simcard has nothing to do with the gps chip inside the phone. And since your iPhone would essentially be an iPod touch, your MobileMe account would still be set up. However the sim chip does assist the gps to better determine location and of course uses cell data or wifi. But again if they were smart they could turn on findmyphone on the iPhone and youre sol. Which gives you the incentive to always passcode lock your phone.</p> @ Luis Actually the simcard has nothing to do with the gps chip inside the phone. And since your iPhone would essentially be an iPod touch, your MobileMe account would still be set up. However the sim chip does assist the gps to better determine location and of course uses cell data or wifi. But again if they were smart they could turn on findmyphone on the iPhone and youre sol. Which gives you the incentive to always passcode lock your phone.

]]> By: fastlane http://www.imore.com/2009/08/31/mobilemes-find-iphone-fighting-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-72484 fastlane Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:46:41 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=10772#comment-72484 <p>@Arslan ibn Da'ud:</p> <p>Nonsense. Good luck with that.</p> @Arslan ibn Da’ud:

Nonsense. Good luck with that.

]]> By: iblackdude http://www.imore.com/2009/08/31/mobilemes-find-iphone-fighting-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-72450 iblackdude Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:27:37 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=10772#comment-72450 <p>Bah.... Just jailbreak and install Cyclay, it's better than Mobile Me and works even the thief remove the sim. </p> <p>Go jailbreak .... Go</p> Bah…. Just jailbreak and install Cyclay, it’s better than Mobile Me and works even the thief remove the sim.

Go jailbreak …. Go

]]> By: Luis http://www.imore.com/2009/08/31/mobilemes-find-iphone-fighting-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-72445 Luis Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:00:09 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=10772#comment-72445 <p>@ Arslan... It does not work that way.... If all of them are aware of this they'll just take the sim card out of the phone and voila !!!!! We are f..cked.....</p> @ Arslan… It does not work that way…. If all of them are aware of this they’ll just take the sim card out of the phone and voila !!!!! We are f..cked…..

]]> By: Sting7k http://www.imore.com/2009/08/31/mobilemes-find-iphone-fighting-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-72439 Sting7k Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:45:36 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=10772#comment-72439 <p>That's awesome. Why would you not have GPS and push turned on?</p> That’s awesome. Why would you not have GPS and push turned on?

]]> By: dmackdaddy http://www.imore.com/2009/08/31/mobilemes-find-iphone-fighting-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-72432 dmackdaddy Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:26:50 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=10772#comment-72432 <p>Its great IF you have GPS and PUSH on, otherwise worthless. For me this would not work.</p> Its great IF you have GPS and PUSH on, otherwise worthless. For me this would not work.

]]> By: UTVOL06 http://www.imore.com/2009/08/31/mobilemes-find-iphone-fighting-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-72427 UTVOL06 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:16:19 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=10772#comment-72427 <p>Glad i bought MobileMe a month ago. good to know if a loose or my phone gets stolen I can track it. Plus not having to deal with microsoft office and physical syncing is nice.</p> Glad i bought MobileMe a month ago. good to know if a loose or my phone gets stolen I can track it. Plus not having to deal with microsoft office and physical syncing is nice.

]]> By: Joseph http://www.imore.com/2009/08/31/mobilemes-find-iphone-fighting-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-72420 Joseph Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:49:35 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=10772#comment-72420 <p>I know thugs go 4 us ppl with iPhones...And where I live can't even go to the starbucks with my MacBook pro.. I just use it when I'm at working at berverly hills..</p> I know thugs go 4 us ppl with iPhones…And where I live can’t even go to the starbucks with my MacBook pro.. I just use it when I’m at working at berverly hills..

]]> By: Seolioa http://www.imore.com/2009/08/31/mobilemes-find-iphone-fighting-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-72419 Seolioa Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:42:57 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=10772#comment-72419 <p>The moral of the story : Subcribe to MobileMe. Why? Money.</p> The moral of the story : Subcribe to MobileMe. Why? Money.

]]> By: Paul http://www.imore.com/2009/08/31/mobilemes-find-iphone-fighting-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-72416 Paul Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:29:12 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=10772#comment-72416 <p>Erm it would be better to not have your phone taken in the first place since the recovery rate isn't 100% slowlane</p> Erm it would be better to not have your phone taken in the first place since the recovery rate isn’t 100% slowlane

]]> By: Arslan ibn Da'ud http://www.imore.com/2009/08/31/mobilemes-find-iphone-fighting-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-72415 Arslan ibn Da'ud Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:27:36 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=10772#comment-72415 <p>@fastlane, I disagree. The more thugs that are aware of this, the more likely they are to leave us alone!</p> @fastlane, I disagree. The more thugs that are aware of this, the more likely they are to leave us alone!

]]> By: fastlane http://www.imore.com/2009/08/31/mobilemes-find-iphone-fighting-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-72414 fastlane Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:20:51 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=10772#comment-72414 <p>Now, if only these stories wouldn't be published. The more thugs unaware of this, the better.</p> Now, if only these stories wouldn’t be published. The more thugs unaware of this, the better.

]]> By: Joe McG http://www.imore.com/2009/08/31/mobilemes-find-iphone-fighting-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-72410 Joe McG Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:12:55 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=10772#comment-72410 <p>He must've had to track on Mobileme right away, before the battery died...</p> <p>__hater</p> He must’ve had to track on Mobileme right away, before the battery died…

__hater

]]> By: Hakala http://www.imore.com/2009/08/31/mobilemes-find-iphone-fighting-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-72409 Hakala Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:12:52 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=10772#comment-72409 <p>If only thine google sync had thus described powers. Curse ye Google Sync. I love thee Google Sync. It's actually a nice alternative to MobileMe despite a few glitchs on calendar coloring that just takes a little tweaking with.</p> If only thine google sync had thus described powers. Curse ye Google Sync. I love thee Google Sync. It’s actually a nice alternative to MobileMe despite a few glitchs on calendar coloring that just takes a little tweaking with.

]]> By: Leanna http://www.imore.com/2009/08/31/mobilemes-find-iphone-fighting-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-72398 Leanna Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:50:20 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=10772#comment-72398 <p>That's awesome.</p> That’s awesome.

]]> By: Joseph http://www.imore.com/2009/08/31/mobilemes-find-iphone-fighting-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-72397 Joseph Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:48:47 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=10772#comment-72397 <p>Woooooowww mobile me I'm going 2 get it</p> Woooooowww mobile me I’m going 2 get it

]]> By: Dmys http://www.imore.com/2009/08/31/mobilemes-find-iphone-fighting-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-72393 Dmys Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:33:52 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=10772#comment-72393 <p>This story makes me smile.</p> This story makes me smile.

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