Lost my iPhone (1 Viewer)

[Ronald Epstein]

Been a little quiet around my favorite area of the forum
because I am out in Denver attending CEDIA. Hope all of you
have been watching our video coverage.

In any event, I had a very interesting day yesterday.

Had my iPhone in a case that hooks to my belt, as I always do.
Well, amongst the thousands of people that brushed by me on
the show floor, one decided to pick-pocket me. All I know is
that by the time I returned to my hotel, my iPhone was no
longer in its case.

I hopped in a cab and took a ride to the nearest Denver mall.
Went to the Apple store and dropped $400 on a new phone.
Fortunately, the price dropped this week. Unfortunately, in
the past few months I dropped $1k on iPhones.

The activation of my phone took 5 minutes. I was easily able
to transfer my number to the new phone, making the stolen
one obsolete. The stolen phone also had a pass code that should
keep the thief busy for a while trying to crack.

Anyhow, just thought I'd post my sad story. Now, I have to run
and get back to work here at CEDIA.

 

[Darren Lewis]

Bummer :frowning:

Sorry to hear your bad luck. Damn thieves. Don't let them spoil what looks to be a really good event over there (the videos look great - I assume they're all done in iMovie on your MacBook Pro).

Maybe you can claim on an insurance policy? Here in the UK most home contents insurance covers you for a couple of grand of goods away from the home.

 

[DaveF]

Ron, I'm very sorry to hear your iPhone was stolen. :frowning: Glad you're back up and running so easily (if costly). And hopefully you can take advantage of the $100 credit Apple's offering to mitigate the cost a bit more.

 

[ErichH]

Sorry to hear about that Ron - sounds like your phone was hanging on the bag like a grape ready to be picked.
The good news is your ability to bounce back and keep going. Don't let the thief steal your mental time after the fact.

 

[Daryl L]

Ronald, sorry to hear about someone ripping you off. That just sux. :frowning:

 

[Kyle McKnight]

Wow, that does suck. I'll be sure to keep my iphone in my pocket. (btw, just ordered a 4gb cause of the tempting price. I don't really care about the cost, but didn't really want to play with one of my own trying txt and no mm at the minimum $500 price. Now, I play.)

Hopefully someone finds it and turns it in.

 

[Mike Heenan]

Is it possible that the phone just dropped out of the case on it's own?

 

[Ronald Epstein]

Mike,

That is possible, though the phone does sit snuggly inside.

The problem with the case is that it is a slide-out from top.
I am going to go with a FORTTE as it has a top cover that
prevents anything from slipping or being pulled out.

 

[Craig S]

Ron, that truly sucks, especially since it happened at a tech event. I would expect better from fellow HT enthusiasts.

I wonder if Apple/AT&T could track the phone to its new "owner" (who will likely not be the thief but some poor schmuck who thinks he's getting a deal on a used iPhone) when reactivation is attempted??

 

[Andrew Pratt]

They can track it but likely won't unless the police make them do so.

 

[Patrick_S]

I wonder if the person who has it will unlock it so it can be used with T-Mobile so it can’t be tracked.