The Apple iPhone Thread (7 Viewers)

[CrossEyed]

What are you guys doing different with your phones now that you jailbroke them?

I only tried once and something went awry so I had to restore my whole phone. Haven't tried since.

the top reasons I jailbreakSBSettings (The A#1 reason to jailbreak above all others, will finally get implemented in IOS6 in some fashion though)

Also

MailEnhancer+ if you have several email accounts it really helps organize things 100% better

LockInfo >>>>>>>>>>>> The IOS5 Notification system. IOS5 tried to copy lockinfo and didn't quite get it right. I don't know why they just didn't buy the company

Activator - Change all the activation settings. IOS5 implemented some of these features, but was really half assed.

Action Menu - Help text swipes. This I think would even be more money for Ipad

TetherMe - Enough said

Springtomize - Sort of an all in one tweak manager.

3GUnrestrictor - Enough said

5icondock - obvious

Some new ones I haven't tried

DashboardX - Makes your phone more like Android with widgets. This also looks very likely implement on IOS6. Long time coming.

Stride - Android unlock style

If you are still on IOS4

BiteSMS - This actually has some advantages for IOS5, but not worth the money anymore on IOS5 IMO

there are also a ####load of Siri tweaks. I think Siri is a poorly formed POS, but maybe someone has made something of it in Cydia. I hear AssistantExtentions is good, but I haven't tried it.

There are also a ton of tweaks to change things like the color of the bubbles, clear the bubbles, change what shows up on top line all that crap.

Just curious, is there any way for your carrier to know that you are tethering via jailbreak?

 

[Ned]

This belongs in the iPad thread, but since we were talking about the necessity of jailbreaking.....

Quasar for iPad is a MUST HAVE. The ability to have multiple windows is fantastic. This is flat out awesome.

 

[Mimo]

This belongs in the iPad thread, but since we were talking about the necessity of jailbreaking.....Quasar for iPad is a MUST HAVE. The ability to have multiple windows is fantastic. This is flat out awesome.

Grid Tab for Safari and Tab+ in Cydia used together will allow unlimited open windows as well. With these tweaks u can have 9 windows open per screen on iPhone

 

[Monkeyface Prickleback]

Left my iPhone in a cab this weekend and he and his family are a #### (did not return it, thus far).

What's worse, is I had just bought the thing. I was waiting for the i5 but broke my screen on the i4 and decided to take the plunge. Now what? Am I stuck buying a $650 ####### phone??? I did not have insurance, obviously.

My only thought is to buy a used 4 on ebay or craigslist...until the i5 comes out. I wasn't even using siri or whatever...this sucks.

 

[Mr. Ected]

Left my iPhone in a cab this weekend and he and his family are a #### (did not return it, thus far).What's worse, is I had just bought the thing. I was waiting for the i5 but broke my screen on the i4 and decided to take the plunge. Now what? Am I stuck buying a $650 ####### phone??? I did not have insurance, obviously.My only thought is to buy a used 4 on ebay or craigslist...until the i5 comes out. I wasn't even using siri or whatever...this sucks.

Did you set up the "Find iPhone?" It allows you to lock the iPhone remotely, as well as erase it. Maybe if you can prove where it is, you can talk to the company he works for, and they could force him to return it. Just a hopeful!!

 

[Monkeyface Prickleback]

Left my iPhone in a cab this weekend and he and his family are a #### (did not return it, thus far).What's worse, is I had just bought the thing. I was waiting for the i5 but broke my screen on the i4 and decided to take the plunge. Now what? Am I stuck buying a $650 ####### phone??? I did not have insurance, obviously.My only thought is to buy a used 4 on ebay or craigslist...until the i5 comes out. I wasn't even using siri or whatever...this sucks.

Did you set up the "Find iPhone?" It allows you to lock the iPhone remotely, as well as erase it. Maybe if you can prove where it is, you can talk to the company he works for, and they could force him to return it. Just a hopeful!!

Thanks. No, I hadn't set up the "find iPhone" thing yet (just got it). Can't find the company he works for because he was flagged down. Although the fact he drove a Lexus SUV made me think it might be possible.I did have my phone password protected, if that means anything. I have checked for usage and there is none that I can see.

 

[Ned]

Anyone else seeing this bug with the latest jailbreak? I can't put a pattern on when it's happening yet, but the keyboard from the 'search iPhone' is sticking and block out aps, the home screen etc. This is a major pia. I'm going to reinstall my backup to the stock 5.1.1.

 

[Foosball God]

Jailbreaking seems like more of a PITA than it's worth.

 

[Otis]

Jailbreaking seems like more of a PITA than it's worth.

This

 

[[icon]]

Jailbreaking seems like more of a PITA than it's worth.

This

Yep. My phone is rock solid and I don't need to do anything to it. It does damn near anything I want it to. Not sure why I would want to mess with that other than just for the same of tinkering/customizing. I get it... I've spent as much on my vehicle customizing it asI have purchasing it. That has made it less reliable and requires more upkeep. The difference is the modifications to my vehicle made it infinitely more capable. Not sure that balance is there with jailbreaking.

 

[No. 16]

Jailbreaking seems like more of a PITA than it's worth.

This

Yep. My phone is rock solid and I don't need to do anything to it. It does damn near anything I want it to. Not sure why I would want to mess with that other than just for the same of tinkering/customizing. I get it... I've spent as much on my vehicle customizing it asI have purchasing it. That has made it less reliable and requires more upkeep. The difference is the modifications to my vehicle made it infinitely more capable. Not sure that balance is there with jailbreaking.

iOS 5.1 added many of the features people enjoyed earlier with jailbreaking.

 

[culdeus]

Jailbreaking seems like more of a PITA than it's worth.

This

Yep. My phone is rock solid and I don't need to do anything to it. It does damn near anything I want it to. Not sure why I would want to mess with that other than just for the same of tinkering/customizing. I get it... I've spent as much on my vehicle customizing it asI have purchasing it. That has made it less reliable and requires more upkeep. The difference is the modifications to my vehicle made it infinitely more capable. Not sure that balance is there with jailbreaking.

iOS 5.1 added many of the features people enjoyed earlier with jailbreaking.

Many, but not all. They took a direct shot at LockInfo, and got most of it included but not all. You can still use lockinfo or tweak the notifier to make it more Lockinfo like. Lockinfo seems to have quit doing dev work and now most of the cool kids have moved onto intelliscreenx. I used Notifier about 2 days and said f-this and went back to Lockinfo for the front screen and let notifier handle the back end.

BiteSMS is totally useless now on most all providers. That used to be a key cydia app.

Still, everyone and I mean everyone should jailbreak for SBSettings. From there it is just a matter of how far you want to push it and what your needs are.

 

[jhib]

Jailbreaking seems like more of a PITA than it's worth.

This

Yep. My phone is rock solid and I don't need to do anything to it. It does damn near anything I want it to. Not sure why I would want to mess with that other than just for the same of tinkering/customizing. I get it... I've spent as much on my vehicle customizing it asI have purchasing it. That has made it less reliable and requires more upkeep. The difference is the modifications to my vehicle made it infinitely more capable. Not sure that balance is there with jailbreaking.

To each his own. If I had never modded my phone, I probably would have thought it was perfectly fine as it was. But now, if you took away sbsettings, I would be frustrated as hell with it. In my experience, jailbreaking is only slightly more time consuming than updating the phone's iOS. Really, the only downside I've encountered at all is the fact that I need to wait a bit before updating when new ones come out. That decision is almost always really easy since there are usually such minimal advantages to updating. And there's a cydia app to take away that annoying "1" alert that used to show on my Settings app icon (letting me know there's an update), so that's not even an annoyance anymore.

 

[Foosball God]

I'm not sure I understand the love for SBSettings? Are you really messing around with your settings that much? I almost never touch mine. The only reason I could see for Jailbreaking is to take advantage of tethering.

 

[One]

I only jailbreak for the tethering.

 

[No. 16]

Jailbreaking seems like more of a PITA than it's worth.

This

Yep. My phone is rock solid and I don't need to do anything to it. It does damn near anything I want it to. Not sure why I would want to mess with that other than just for the same of tinkering/customizing. I get it... I've spent as much on my vehicle customizing it asI have purchasing it. That has made it less reliable and requires more upkeep. The difference is the modifications to my vehicle made it infinitely more capable. Not sure that balance is there with jailbreaking.

iOS 5.1 added many of the features people enjoyed earlier with jailbreaking.

Many, but not all. They took a direct shot at LockInfo, and got most of it included but not all. You can still use lockinfo or tweak the notifier to make it more Lockinfo like. Lockinfo seems to have quit doing dev work and now most of the cool kids have moved onto intelliscreenx. I used Notifier about 2 days and said f-this and went back to Lockinfo for the front screen and let notifier handle the back end.

BiteSMS is totally useless now on most all providers. That used to be a key cydia app.

Still, everyone and I mean everyone should jailbreak for SBSettings. From there it is just a matter of how far you want to push it and what your needs are.

Why is this so? I'm one 4.1 and love bite sms.

 

[culdeus]

Jailbreaking seems like more of a PITA than it's worth.

This

Yep. My phone is rock solid and I don't need to do anything to it. It does damn near anything I want it to. Not sure why I would want to mess with that other than just for the same of tinkering/customizing. I get it... I've spent as much on my vehicle customizing it asI have purchasing it. That has made it less reliable and requires more upkeep. The difference is the modifications to my vehicle made it infinitely more capable. Not sure that balance is there with jailbreaking.

iOS 5.1 added many of the features people enjoyed earlier with jailbreaking.

Many, but not all. They took a direct shot at LockInfo, and got most of it included but not all. You can still use lockinfo or tweak the notifier to make it more Lockinfo like. Lockinfo seems to have quit doing dev work and now most of the cool kids have moved onto intelliscreenx. I used Notifier about 2 days and said f-this and went back to Lockinfo for the front screen and let notifier handle the back end.

BiteSMS is totally useless now on most all providers. That used to be a key cydia app.

Still, everyone and I mean everyone should jailbreak for SBSettings. From there it is just a matter of how far you want to push it and what your needs are.

Why is this so? I'm one 4.1 and love bite sms.

For IOS4 it was essential. One of the main, if not the sole, bonus feature of IOS5 was imessage which incorporated nearly all of BiteSMS backend.

 

[Monkeyface Prickleback]

Left my iPhone in a cab this weekend and he and his family are a #### (did not return it, thus far).What's worse, is I had just bought the thing. I was waiting for the i5 but broke my screen on the i4 and decided to take the plunge. Now what? Am I stuck buying a $650 ####### phone??? I did not have insurance, obviously.My only thought is to buy a used 4 on ebay or craigslist...until the i5 comes out. I wasn't even using siri or whatever...this sucks.

Did you set up the "Find iPhone?" It allows you to lock the iPhone remotely, as well as erase it. Maybe if you can prove where it is, you can talk to the company he works for, and they could force him to return it. Just a hopeful!!

Thanks. No, I hadn't set up the "find iPhone" thing yet (just got it). Can't find the company he works for because he was flagged down. Although the fact he drove a Lexus SUV made me think it might be possible.I did have my phone password protected, if that means anything. I have checked for usage and there is none that I can see.

Anybody got any ideas?

 

[culdeus]

Left my iPhone in a cab this weekend and he and his family are a #### (did not return it, thus far).What's worse, is I had just bought the thing. I was waiting for the i5 but broke my screen on the i4 and decided to take the plunge. Now what? Am I stuck buying a $650 ####### phone??? I did not have insurance, obviously.My only thought is to buy a used 4 on ebay or craigslist...until the i5 comes out. I wasn't even using siri or whatever...this sucks.

Did you set up the "Find iPhone?" It allows you to lock the iPhone remotely, as well as erase it. Maybe if you can prove where it is, you can talk to the company he works for, and they could force him to return it. Just a hopeful!!

Thanks. No, I hadn't set up the "find iPhone" thing yet (just got it). Can't find the company he works for because he was flagged down. Although the fact he drove a Lexus SUV made me think it might be possible.I did have my phone password protected, if that means anything. I have checked for usage and there is none that I can see.

Anybody got any ideas?

You are hosed. Once they pull the SIM the carrier is no help to you either.

 

[Foosball God]

Left my iPhone in a cab this weekend and he and his family are a #### (did not return it, thus far).What's worse, is I had just bought the thing. I was waiting for the i5 but broke my screen on the i4 and decided to take the plunge. Now what? Am I stuck buying a $650 ####### phone??? I did not have insurance, obviously.My only thought is to buy a used 4 on ebay or craigslist...until the i5 comes out. I wasn't even using siri or whatever...this sucks.

Did you set up the "Find iPhone?" It allows you to lock the iPhone remotely, as well as erase it. Maybe if you can prove where it is, you can talk to the company he works for, and they could force him to return it. Just a hopeful!!

Thanks. No, I hadn't set up the "find iPhone" thing yet (just got it). Can't find the company he works for because he was flagged down. Although the fact he drove a Lexus SUV made me think it might be possible.I did have my phone password protected, if that means anything. I have checked for usage and there is none that I can see.

Anybody got any ideas?

Did you call the cab company?

 

[Monkeyface Prickleback]

Left my iPhone in a cab this weekend and he and his family are a #### (did not return it, thus far).What's worse, is I had just bought the thing. I was waiting for the i5 but broke my screen on the i4 and decided to take the plunge. Now what? Am I stuck buying a $650 ####### phone??? I did not have insurance, obviously.My only thought is to buy a used 4 on ebay or craigslist...until the i5 comes out. I wasn't even using siri or whatever...this sucks.

Did you set up the "Find iPhone?" It allows you to lock the iPhone remotely, as well as erase it. Maybe if you can prove where it is, you can talk to the company he works for, and they could force him to return it. Just a hopeful!!

Thanks. No, I hadn't set up the "find iPhone" thing yet (just got it). Can't find the company he works for because he was flagged down. Although the fact he drove a Lexus SUV made me think it might be possible.I did have my phone password protected, if that means anything. I have checked for usage and there is none that I can see.

Anybody got any ideas?

Did you call the cab company?

I did. We called a number of them. "We' being the front desk at my hotel. One company said they wouldn't know what came into their lost n' found over the weekend until Tuesday morning. I will call them soon, probly my last hope.The phone was left at 9:30 PM. It didn't go straight to voicemail until the next afternoon -- not sure if if it got turned off or the battery went out. I sent texts to it offering rewards and stuff but never heard back.Also worth noting was that it was left in the front seat so I doubt another passenger got it...pretty sure the driver did, that ##########.

 

[Monkeyface Prickleback]

Left my iPhone in a cab this weekend and he and his family are a #### (did not return it, thus far).What's worse, is I had just bought the thing. I was waiting for the i5 but broke my screen on the i4 and decided to take the plunge. Now what? Am I stuck buying a $650 ####### phone??? I did not have insurance, obviously.My only thought is to buy a used 4 on ebay or craigslist...until the i5 comes out. I wasn't even using siri or whatever...this sucks.

Did you set up the "Find iPhone?" It allows you to lock the iPhone remotely, as well as erase it. Maybe if you can prove where it is, you can talk to the company he works for, and they could force him to return it. Just a hopeful!!

Thanks. No, I hadn't set up the "find iPhone" thing yet (just got it). Can't find the company he works for because he was flagged down. Although the fact he drove a Lexus SUV made me think it might be possible.I did have my phone password protected, if that means anything. I have checked for usage and there is none that I can see.

Anybody got any ideas?

You are hosed. Once they pull the SIM the carrier is no help to you either.

I never did call my carrier. Should I?

 

[culdeus]

Left my iPhone in a cab this weekend and he and his family are a #### (did not return it, thus far).What's worse, is I had just bought the thing. I was waiting for the i5 but broke my screen on the i4 and decided to take the plunge. Now what? Am I stuck buying a $650 ####### phone??? I did not have insurance, obviously.My only thought is to buy a used 4 on ebay or craigslist...until the i5 comes out. I wasn't even using siri or whatever...this sucks.

Did you set up the "Find iPhone?" It allows you to lock the iPhone remotely, as well as erase it. Maybe if you can prove where it is, you can talk to the company he works for, and they could force him to return it. Just a hopeful!!

Thanks. No, I hadn't set up the "find iPhone" thing yet (just got it). Can't find the company he works for because he was flagged down. Although the fact he drove a Lexus SUV made me think it might be possible.I did have my phone password protected, if that means anything. I have checked for usage and there is none that I can see.

Anybody got any ideas?

You are hosed. Once they pull the SIM the carrier is no help to you either.

I never did call my carrier. Should I?

Well, they can blacklist your SIM and on the off chance some ####### tries to use it and brings it into a store for service they will get it back. Unless someone is using it to commit a crime I don't think they will track it to a location. It can't hurt to ask, I mean if the guy leaves the phone in the cab lot overnight you might be able to figure out what cab co. it is at least.ETA: I mean with the sim blacklisted on the off chance someone takes it to an apple store to find the owner they will find you quicker as well.

 

[tommyGunZ]

where are you sonny?

 

[Monkeyface Prickleback]

where are you sonny?

I was in Waikiki over the weekend. So check it out, we were heading back from dinner and I noticed the Apple store. I tell 'em I w'll meet back at the hotel after I buy a case for my phone and jump out. (they don't have an apple store on Kauai, btw, and like I said, I just bought this phone. Also, I never used protectors on my other phones and that did not work out so well -- shattered face, scratched camera lens, etc). So as said, I flagged the cab (no way of knowing the company). Anyway, that $30 bumper is gonna end up costing 650 ####### dollars. Actually, it's not that funny.

 

[tommyGunZ]

where are you sonny?

I was in Waikiki over the weekend. So check it out, we were heading back from dinner and I noticed the Apple store. I tell 'em I w'll meet back at the hotel after I buy a case for my phone and jump out. (they don't have an apple store on Kauai, btw, and like I said, I just bought this phone. Also, I never used protectors on my other phones and that did not work out so well -- shattered face, scratched camera lens, etc). So as said, I flagged the cab (no way of knowing the company). Anyway, that $30 bumper is gonna end up costing 650 ####### dollars. Actually, it's not that funny.

I think this is where I'm supposed to make a joke about feeling absolutely terrible for the guy who loses his iPhone while zig-zagging between Hawaiian islands.

 

[Monkeyface Prickleback]

Left my iPhone in a cab this weekend and he and his family are a #### (did not return it, thus far).

What's worse, is I had just bought the thing. I was waiting for the i5 but broke my screen on the i4 and decided to take the plunge. Now what? Am I stuck buying a $650 ####### phone??? I did not have insurance, obviously.

My only thought is to buy a used 4 on ebay or craigslist...until the i5 comes out. I wasn't even using siri or whatever...this sucks.

Did you set up the "Find iPhone?" It allows you to lock the iPhone remotely, as well as erase it. Maybe if you can prove where it is, you can talk to the company he works for, and they could force him to return it. Just a hopeful!!

Thanks. No, I hadn't set up the "find iPhone" thing yet (just got it). Can't find the company he works for because he was flagged down. Although the fact he drove a Lexus SUV made me think it might be possible.I did have my phone password protected, if that means anything. I have checked for usage and there is none that I can see.

Anybody got any ideas?

You are hosed. Once they pull the SIM the carrier is no help to you either.

I never did call my carrier. Should I?

Well, they can blacklist your SIM and on the off chance some ####### tries to use it and brings it into a store for service they will get it back. Unless someone is using it to commit a crime I don't think they will track it to a location. It can't hurt to ask, I mean if the guy leaves the phone in the cab lot overnight you might be able to figure out what cab co. it is at least.ETA: I mean with the sim blacklisted on the off chance someone takes it to an apple store to find the owner they will find you quicker as well.

That's the thing, it was a private car -- a Lexus SUV of all things -- doubt he leaves it in their lot. It had the cab light on the roof and a meter running, fwiw. You would think it being a Lexus and knowing the color (gold) also, would narrow it down...a LOT. I'm surprised they couldn't figure it out. I'm not surprised they weren't more help.

 

[BRONG]

Well, things got a little interesting tonight. My phone was used to make a call. Somehow, the guy must've got through my password lock. But now I have the number he called and I can use it against him, hopefully. Not sure how I'll go about this, yet. I know I'll call from a restricted number, of course, and go from there.

Glad I didn't call Verizon earlier to turn the phone off, I think. I called them tonight to finally do so, but coincidentally it was after the guy made the phone call. After the Vz call, I logged into my account and noticed a call had been made. One thing Verizon told me is how I could call the police and they could call Verizon on my behalf and get some sort of location information on the phone. Not sure how that would work out...

My initial thoughts are to tell some of the cab companies about information I have, in hopes of them being more proactive. I feel like they could find the guy pretty easily if they wanted to -- that car is too unique for a cabbie. I could tell them things like the hotel also has his license plate number on tape and that I am going to get the cops involved and stuff. And that all I want is the phone returned instead. Might work.

Not that I'd actually go to some of these lengths, but it could be enough for the cab company, or person he called, to force him to give it back. I had a very similar situation to this before...and this type of thing worked in getting my phone back.

 

[Mario Kart]

Well, things got a little interesting tonight. My phone was used to make a call. Somehow, the guy must've got through my password lock. But now I have the number he called and I can use it against him, hopefully. Not sure how I'll go about this, yet. I know I'll call from a restricted number, of course, and go from there.Glad I didn't call Verizon earlier to turn the phone off, I think. I called them tonight to finally do so, but coincidentally it was after the guy made the phone call. After the Vz call, I logged into my account and noticed a call had been made. One thing Verizon told me is how I could call the police and they could call Verizon on my behalf and get some sort of location information on the phone. Not sure how that would work out...My initial thoughts are to tell some of the cab companies about information I have, in hopes of them being more proactive. I feel like they could find the guy pretty easily if they wanted to -- that car is too unique for a cabbie. I could tell them things like the hotel also has his license plate number on tape and that I am going to get the cops involved and stuff. And that all I want is the phone returned instead. Might work.Not that I'd actually go to some of these lengths, but it could be enough for the cab company, or person he called, to force him to give it back. I had a very similar situation to this before...and this type of thing worked in getting my phone back.

The phone can ping from that call to triangulate a position. Obviously knowing the number rather who is on the other line will help identify possibilities. Should have gone to the cops right away with an odd story like the cabbie took your phone, rather than you just leaving it in the cab.

 

[Foosball God]

Left my iPhone in a cab this weekend and he and his family are a #### (did not return it, thus far).

What's worse, is I had just bought the thing. I was waiting for the i5 but broke my screen on the i4 and decided to take the plunge. Now what? Am I stuck buying a $650 ####### phone??? I did not have insurance, obviously.

My only thought is to buy a used 4 on ebay or craigslist...until the i5 comes out. I wasn't even using siri or whatever...this sucks.

Did you set up the "Find iPhone?" It allows you to lock the iPhone remotely, as well as erase it. Maybe if you can prove where it is, you can talk to the company he works for, and they could force him to return it. Just a hopeful!!

Thanks. No, I hadn't set up the "find iPhone" thing yet (just got it). Can't find the company he works for because he was flagged down. Although the fact he drove a Lexus SUV made me think it might be possible.I did have my phone password protected, if that means anything. I have checked for usage and there is none that I can see.

Anybody got any ideas?

You are hosed. Once they pull the SIM the carrier is no help to you either.

I never did call my carrier. Should I?

Well, they can blacklist your SIM and on the off chance some ####### tries to use it and brings it into a store for service they will get it back. Unless someone is using it to commit a crime I don't think they will track it to a location. It can't hurt to ask, I mean if the guy leaves the phone in the cab lot overnight you might be able to figure out what cab co. it is at least.ETA: I mean with the sim blacklisted on the off chance someone takes it to an apple store to find the owner they will find you quicker as well.

That's the thing, it was a private car -- a Lexus SUV of all things -- doubt he leaves it in their lot. It had the cab light on the roof and a meter running, fwiw. You would think it being a Lexus and knowing the color (gold) also, would narrow it down...a LOT. I'm surprised they couldn't figure it out. I'm not surprised they weren't more help.

Did you pay with cash?

 

[BRONG]

Left my iPhone in a cab this weekend and he and his family are a #### (did not return it, thus far).

What's worse, is I had just bought the thing. I was waiting for the i5 but broke my screen on the i4 and decided to take the plunge. Now what? Am I stuck buying a $650 ####### phone??? I did not have insurance, obviously.

My only thought is to buy a used 4 on ebay or craigslist...until the i5 comes out. I wasn't even using siri or whatever...this sucks.

Did you set up the "Find iPhone?" It allows you to lock the iPhone remotely, as well as erase it. Maybe if you can prove where it is, you can talk to the company he works for, and they could force him to return it. Just a hopeful!!

Thanks. No, I hadn't set up the "find iPhone" thing yet (just got it). Can't find the company he works for because he was flagged down. Although the fact he drove a Lexus SUV made me think it might be possible.I did have my phone password protected, if that means anything. I have checked for usage and there is none that I can see.

Anybody got any ideas?

You are hosed. Once they pull the SIM the carrier is no help to you either.

I never did call my carrier. Should I?

Well, they can blacklist your SIM and on the off chance some ####### tries to use it and brings it into a store for service they will get it back. Unless someone is using it to commit a crime I don't think they will track it to a location. It can't hurt to ask, I mean if the guy leaves the phone in the cab lot overnight you might be able to figure out what cab co. it is at least.ETA: I mean with the sim blacklisted on the off chance someone takes it to an apple store to find the owner they will find you quicker as well.

That's the thing, it was a private car -- a Lexus SUV of all things -- doubt he leaves it in their lot. It had the cab light on the roof and a meter running, fwiw. You would think it being a Lexus and knowing the color (gold) also, would narrow it down...a LOT. I'm surprised they couldn't figure it out. I'm not surprised they weren't more help.

Did you pay with cash?

Yeah.

 

[Osaurus]

Picked up a Jawbone Jambox. It is compact and the sound is pretty good. Now a replacement for a JBL Sound Ring I had that doesn't not work with iPhone. I paid $125 as I had a gift card as well.

 

[BRONG]

So I called the cab company and talked to this chick in lost n' found. She seemed pretty sharp actually, and was way more helpful than others we dealt with over the weekend. While on the phone, she identified 3 silver Lexus SUVs that could be him. I basically told her I just wanted the phone back, period, but that if it wasn't returned then I would continue with other measures or whatever. I went on to say that the fact it had now been "broken into" and that my personal info was available made this a bigger deal now. I was nice as I could be, considering, so that she didn't turn on me or make things hard. We'll see...

If that gets me nowhere, then I'm going to call the number the thief called last night and try to convince them to tell him to cough it up and why. If they aren't having it, I'll send a text saying we are getting his license plate and stuff. If he and his family are a real **** then I'll probly call and text 100 times. Bottom line, just trying to get a message across to this thief that it would be best to just return the phone at this point... even if I don't follow through with the rest of this #### (which I won't).

 

[BRONG]

Well, I was wrong about that chick being helpful. She wouldn't pick up or call me back. i made 4 calls. I finally called a 5th time from a restricted line and she of course, picked up. Said she sent a message to the 3 silver Lexus owners/drivers about the phone but did not hear back from any of them. Hmmm...

So I went to plan B and called the number that was on my bill. Some guy picked up. In English. I began to explain that he got a call on Tuesday evening at 6 from my stolen phone. Then he didn't speak English. I went on explaining the situation in more detail while he just listened. Every time I'd stop, he'd say, in an accent, "I don't know". I told him I knew he spoke English and understood exactly what was going on. I repeated that if the phone wasn't returned to the hotel by tomorrow, the cops would be involved. I said we had his friend's license plate number and other info. I finally hung up. It was weird that he never clicked it on me, just kept listening.

Oh, he did say something early on about being on a landline, for some reason. His English was indeed broken and the more I am thinking about this, the more I think that the guy called his own phone first (from mine), after figuring out my password. It was only a 1 minute call and he was probly testing it. There were no other calls after that. I remember trying to talk to him in the cab and he did the exact same thing. Acted like he couldn't speak ANY English.

Wow, I think I have his number now. Wonder what I should do. Maybe I'll honor him with a Friday FFA call-in show.

 

[culdeus]

Well, I was wrong about that chick being helpful. She wouldn't pick up or call me back. i made 4 calls. I finally called a 5th time from a restricted line and she of course, picked up. Said she sent a message to the 3 silver Lexus owners/drivers about the phone but did not hear back from any of them. Hmmm...

So I went to plan B and called the number that was on my bill. Some guy picked up. In English. I began to explain that he got a call on Tuesday evening at 6 from my stolen phone. Then he didn't speak English. I went on explaining the situation in more detail while he just listened. Every time I'd stop, he'd say, in an accent, "I don't know". I told him I knew he spoke English and understood exactly what was going on. I repeated that if the phone wasn't returned to the hotel by tomorrow, the cops would be involved. I said we had his friend's license plate number and other info. I finally hung up. It was weird that he never clicked it on me, just kept listening.

Oh, he did say something early on about being on a landline, for some reason. His English was indeed broken and the more I am thinking about this, the more I think that the guy called his own phone first (from mine), after figuring out my password. It was only a 1 minute call and he was probly testing it. There were no other calls after that. I remember trying to talk to him in the cab and he did the exact same thing. Acted like he couldn't speak ANY English.

Wow, I think I have his number now. Wonder what I should do. Maybe I'll honor him with a Friday FFA call-in show.

No, probably he activated the emergency call feature.

 

[BRONG]

 

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http://www.mycricket.com/iphone?CMP=AFC-Google09&cm_mmc=afc-_-google-_-k3787-_-FatWallet.Com

Iphone coming to Cricket... expect another bump in sales. Pay full price, 55/mo for unlimited everything.

 

[Abraham]

http://www.mycricket.com/iphone?CMP=AFC-Google09&cm_mmc=afc-_-google-_-k3787-_-FatWallet.ComIphone coming to Cricket... expect another bump in sales. Pay full price, 55/mo for unlimited everything.

It's not unlimited data. They start throttling at about 2.5G

 

[[icon]]

http://www.mycricket.com/iphone?CMP=AFC-Google09&cm_mmc=afc-_-google-_-k3787-_-FatWallet.ComIphone coming to Cricket... expect another bump in sales. Pay full price, 55/mo for unlimited everything.

It's not unlimited data. They start throttling at about 2.5G

Sorry... yeah... sprint deal.

 

[mad sweeney]

I'm not sure I understand the love for SBSettings? Are you really messing around with your settings that much? I almost never touch mine. The only reason I could see for Jailbreaking is to take advantage of tethering.

What exactly ate they and what makes them so desirable?

 

[Osaurus]

If anyone is looking for an alternative to the Lifeproof case, Otterbox is coming out with their own version very soon.

 

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If anyone is looking for an alternative to the Lifeproof case, Otterbox is coming out with their own version very soon.

Will it triple the size of the phone and gradually stretch and peel away from the phone like thier other cases?

 

[Osaurus]

If anyone is looking for an alternative to the Lifeproof case, Otterbox is coming out with their own version very soon.

Will it triple the size of the phone and gradually stretch and peel away from the phone like thier other cases?

I sure hope so.

 

[Billy Bats]

If anyone is looking for an alternative to the Lifeproof case, Otterbox is coming out with their own version very soon.

Will it triple the size of the phone and gradually stretch and peel away from the phone like thier other cases?

Not with a a lockdown, medical grade, stainless steel latch!!

 

[sho nuff]

If anyone is looking for an alternative to the Lifeproof case, Otterbox is coming out with their own version very soon.

Will it triple the size of the phone and gradually stretch and peel away from the phone like thier other cases?

My wife and nieces love those cases.Im like why would I want a case that makes a phone impossible to carry in my pocket?Works for her having the purse and she is pretty rough on phones though.Kids use it alot so it gives a bit of piece of mind. Though, they use my phone all the time with no case at all and have not screwed it up yet.

 

[Sup_Yo]

Well, I was wrong about that chick being helpful. She wouldn't pick up or call me back. i made 4 calls. I finally called a 5th time from a restricted line and she of course, picked up. Said she sent a message to the 3 silver Lexus owners/drivers about the phone but did not hear back from any of them. Hmmm...

So I went to plan B and called the number that was on my bill. Some guy picked up. In English. I began to explain that he got a call on Tuesday evening at 6 from my stolen phone. Then he didn't speak English. I went on explaining the situation in more detail while he just listened. Every time I'd stop, he'd say, in an accent, "I don't know". I told him I knew he spoke English and understood exactly what was going on. I repeated that if the phone wasn't returned to the hotel by tomorrow, the cops would be involved. I said we had his friend's license plate number and other info. I finally hung up. It was weird that he never clicked it on me, just kept listening.

Oh, he did say something early on about being on a landline, for some reason. His English was indeed broken and the more I am thinking about this, the more I think that the guy called his own phone first (from mine), after figuring out my password. It was only a 1 minute call and he was probly testing it. There were no other calls after that. I remember trying to talk to him in the cab and he did the exact same thing. Acted like he couldn't speak ANY English.

Wow, I think I have his number now. Wonder what I should do. Maybe I'll honor him with a Friday FFA call-in show.

 

[Mario Kart]

If anyone is looking for an alternative to the Lifeproof case, Otterbox is coming out with their own version very soon.

Will it triple the size of the phone and gradually stretch and peel away from the phone like thier other cases?

Yeah, what gives with the rubber pulling away? I don't mind the case in general but the pulling away is not good. Do they sell just the runner parts somewhere? Hell, otterbox should provide two or three.

 

[BRONG]

Well, I was wrong about that chick being helpful. She wouldn't pick up or call me back. i made 4 calls. I finally called a 5th time from a restricted line and she of course, picked up. Said she sent a message to the 3 silver Lexus owners/drivers about the phone but did not hear back from any of them. Hmmm...

So I went to plan B and called the number that was on my bill. Some guy picked up. In English. I began to explain that he got a call on Tuesday evening at 6 from my stolen phone. Then he didn't speak English. I went on explaining the situation in more detail while he just listened. Every time I'd stop, he'd say, in an accent, "I don't know". I told him I knew he spoke English and understood exactly what was going on. I repeated that if the phone wasn't returned to the hotel by tomorrow, the cops would be involved. I said we had his friend's license plate number and other info. I finally hung up. It was weird that he never clicked it on me, just kept listening.

Oh, he did say something early on about being on a landline, for some reason. His English was indeed broken and the more I am thinking about this, the more I think that the guy called his own phone first (from mine), after figuring out my password. It was only a 1 minute call and he was probly testing it. There were no other calls after that. I remember trying to talk to him in the cab and he did the exact same thing. Acted like he couldn't speak ANY English.

Wow, I think I have his number now. Wonder what I should do. Maybe I'll honor him with a Friday FFA call-in show.

No, probably he activated the emergency call feature.

Huh?

 

[BRONG]

Well, I was wrong about that chick being helpful. She wouldn't pick up or call me back. i made 4 calls. I finally called a 5th time from a restricted line and she of course, picked up. Said she sent a message to the 3 silver Lexus owners/drivers about the phone but did not hear back from any of them. Hmmm...

So I went to plan B and called the number that was on my bill. Some guy picked up. In English. I began to explain that he got a call on Tuesday evening at 6 from my stolen phone. Then he didn't speak English. I went on explaining the situation in more detail while he just listened. Every time I'd stop, he'd say, in an accent, "I don't know". I told him I knew he spoke English and understood exactly what was going on. I repeated that if the phone wasn't returned to the hotel by tomorrow, the cops would be involved. I said we had his friend's license plate number and other info. I finally hung up. It was weird that he never clicked it on me, just kept listening.

Oh, he did say something early on about being on a landline, for some reason. His English was indeed broken and the more I am thinking about this, the more I think that the guy called his own phone first (from mine), after figuring out my password. It was only a 1 minute call and he was probly testing it. There were no other calls after that. I remember trying to talk to him in the cab and he did the exact same thing. Acted like he couldn't speak ANY English.

Wow, I think I have his number now. Wonder what I should do. Maybe I'll honor him with a Friday FFA call-in show.

Got a late start, sorry. Maybe next week!

 

[The Commish]

Anyone have a good replacement for Instacast? Apparently Apple yanked it because it has Flattr integration. I'd laugh if it weren't so sad. Recommendations are appreciated. This would be for an iPad. Hope that's ok given this is the iPhone thread.