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Help tracking missing phone

  • 13-08-2012 1:54pm
    #1
    Issac
    Registered Users Posts: 508 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    I'm trying to help my girlfriend track her missing HTC Desire. It was misplaced on Saturday and there's been no sign of it since. It's on silent, no data or GPS enabled but it is still ringing. She didn't install any tracker apps before it went AWOL and we can't remotely install any tracer apps (such as plan B) as the data is not on......

    Any ideas how we can trace it? The phone has not been used (no calls or texts etc.) since it went missing. Anything would be appreciated, thanks!


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  • #2
    elderlemon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,014 ✭✭✭elderlemon


    Nothing you can do except keep calling it and hope someone answers.
    Issac wrote: »
    Hi all,

    I'm trying to help my girlfriend track her missing HTC Desire. It was misplaced on Saturday and there's been no sign of it since. It's on silent, no data or GPS enabled but it is still ringing. She didn't install any tracker apps before it went AWOL and we can't remotely install any tracer apps (such as plan B) as the data is not on......

    Any ideas how we can trace it? The phone has not been used (no calls or texts etc.) since it went missing. Anything would be appreciated, thanks!


  • #3
    Issac
    Registered Users Posts: 508 ✭✭✭Issac


    elderlemon wrote: »
    Nothing you can do except keep calling it and hope someone answers.

    I was afraid that's what I'd be told! Damn. Thanks anyways.


  • #4
    Baz_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,660 ✭✭✭Baz_


    was gps specifically disabled?

    is it possible it's still on?

    If so you could try setting up latitude on the gmail account the phone is registered to, and there is a (very) outside chance the phone might appear in the google maps of someone (you, most likely) she chooses to share her location with.

    In saying that, there's every chance you must set the preference in the phone itself in order to share her location, but it could be defaulted to share...


  • #5
    subway
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,131 ✭✭✭subway


    OP, there is always a way, despite what the others here will have you believe

    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lookout.labs.planb


  • #6
    elderlemon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,014 ✭✭✭elderlemon


    That's funny. After I responded above I went and thought about it... could you remotely install an app and have it repond...

    I'm going to try is on my S3 and see if it works.


    subway wrote: »
    OP, there is always a way, despite what the others here will have you believe

    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lookout.labs.planb


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  • #7
    subway
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,131 ✭✭✭subway


    subway wrote: »
    OP, there is always a way, despite what the others here will have you believe

    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lookout.labs.planb

    apologies to all, fully read the OP, and without data on i think you may be fecked


  • #8
    Issac
    Registered Users Posts: 508 ✭✭✭Issac


    Thanks for all the replies everyone. I've been trying everything for the last couple of hours - including pulling apart the smelly smelly bin that happened to be put out just after the phone went missing. Needless to say there's been no joy and hope is fading fast (the battery is doing well to have lasted this long!). The no data connection and no GPS has rendered all attempts to remotely access the device useless. The OH has bitten the bullet and ordered a new phone. I guess the other will do as a spare if it ever turns up. Thanks again for the help!


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