Comments on: How to track, locate and recover stolen gadgets or devices (laptops, cameras, etc)

By: FURIOUS

FURIOUS — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:09:03 +0000

One way is through Itunes downloads. once the person who stole ur phone begins to log into itunes setting up a itunes a/c for use, his/her particulars will be track down. Every purchase of itunes will actually have a receipt with the s/n of the phone capture.

Believe it or not, iTunes can do wonders. It only a matter of whether ur local Apple support wants to help you.

We are talking about iPhone. A sophicated phone with various means of tracking it down. Even by accessing the email account you have setup in ur phone earlier, if the person happens to click on the email icon, your emails will start downloading onto the phone (provide no password prompt), this is another way to capture the technical details of the sim card the thief is using.

Conclusion, it can be done!

By: Reinhard Holzner

Reinhard Holzner — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:52:47 +0000

Hello – one software that you can use to track your mobile phone in case of theft or loss is Theft Aware. Just hit theftaware.com for further details! best regards, Reinhard

By: Ahmad

Ahmad — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:11:00 +0000

Is this tracking in real time? Also, what if they simply format the computer? No more tracking after that right? I guess it’s better than nothing…thanks!

By: Ethernet Cable Installer

Ethernet Cable Installer — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:55:36 +0000

My few months old bb bold got stolen just last week, so I know the pain now and want to share my experiences.
As this happened I’ve learned a few fact that was clueless about.

First, once your phone is stolen it’s pretty much gone and there’s not much you can do, unless you have insurance or some lojack software, which has may or may not help you get the phone back.

My carrier (ATT) and any U.S. carrier for that matter don’t keep track of IMEI numbers of phones that were stolen. So technically, my phone may already be in use on ATT network…

I had latitude on that phone and watched it move on the map of Philly until it stopped somewhere in the hood and this was the end of it. Even I had the exact coordinates, so what? Would I have gone and knocked on somebody’s door? I don’t’ think so.

I had a password enabled on my phone and wonder now how safe the data on it was.

By: domeniu

domeniu — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:02:32 +0000

What can we do if I did not enable protection before losing the device? Something based on an IMEI number?

By: ross smith

ross smith — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 02:09:46 +0000

If you own a x-box or ps3 and it gets stolen. They can be tracked by the account that you have created on them (eg. Playstation network)Sony and Microsoft will cooperate but only with the police. So if you can get the police to help you it can be done.

By: akishore

akishore — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:04:15 +0000

Natalia, it’s probably gone for good if you didn’t have any software installed on it before it was lost. You have to install these programs before you lose it. Sorry!

By: Natalia

Natalia — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 06:05:03 +0000

I lost my phone and I don’t have any sowtware on it. Is it gone for good?

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By: Robert Wiley

Robert Wiley — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 21:10:49 +0000

The iHound site is not working, it just hangs when I click on the link. Guess you get what you pay for.

I like the idea of at least putting in thieves minds that these devices can communicate home, maybe it will make them think twice when stealing gadgets.

By: Rohan

Rohan — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 18:44:26 +0000

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I am interested in other services so I clicked your link. I found your article very interesting and I might go and buy the service from Gadget Trak. Since you have such a good website, I was wondering if you’d like to do a link exchange with my website. Reply whether or not you’d like to.

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By: Rocky

Rocky — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 02:30:18 +0000

Looks like Gadgettrak is more powerful with a wider coverage on devices.

By the way, iHound don’t work on Vista.