lost my phone...

nahurd94 · 03/07/2010, 01:49 PM

I have the palm pre, and I know that there is a gps on there, and I was wondering if there was any way I could track my phone. I lost it, and I have a couple ideas as to where it could be, and I would like to know what place it is in. Thank you for your time.

Finally Pre · 03/07/2010, 01:57 PM

I don't know about a way to track it unless you had installed a seperate GPS tracking program on it. Call the carrier if you no one here has an answer for you and have the phone shut down. That way no one can use it. Problem then is that you can't find it if there is any way. Have you tried to call it? Maybe someone will answer and you can ask for it back with or without a reward.

nahurd94 · 03/07/2010, 01:59 PM

I have tried to call it, but it was off. Thank you for your time.

Mattykinsx · 03/07/2010, 02:48 PM

Where Is My Pre?

Should have used it next time.

Sorry to hear you lost it though.

zmann · 03/07/2010, 02:54 PM

sorry to hear that but if its off then I don't think it can be tracked

Kamyabnet · 03/07/2010, 02:58 PM

you can try calling sprint and ask them to track it for you....

netwrkr9 · 03/07/2010, 02:59 PM

Yeah, sorry to hear that, did you have insurance?

nahurd94 · 03/07/2010, 06:38 PM

Thank you for all of your answers, but I actually just found it in my sisters car. Thank you for the suggestion for Wheres My Pre? I will definitely get it for next time. Thanks again!

Adam Carr · 03/07/2010, 06:58 PM

Ahhh that sucks to have happened, but glad you found it!

mrloserpunk · 03/07/2010, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Kamyabnet

you can try calling sprint and ask them to track it for you....

they wont. That service requires a court order, im pretty sure

mmcnamara43 · 03/07/2010, 08:28 PM

just a FYI..Sprint family Locater its like 5.00 a month but its kinda cool it will show you where your phone is. I tried it out with my family and it was cool. Pulled up street view and everything.

Mattykinsx · 03/07/2010, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by mrloserpunk

they wont. That service requires a court order, im pretty sure

Sprint won't even release copies of text messages without a court order.

And that includes to parents who want to check up on their kids.

Malyshka · 03/07/2010, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by mmcnamara43

just a FYI..Sprint family Locater its like 5.00 a month but its kinda cool it will show you where your phone is. I tried it out with my family and it was cool. Pulled up street view and everything.

I got that service and it is pretty cool. Problem is, it isn't accurate enough to find a lost phone. When I track my kids I know where they are because I am familiar with the neighborhood and where their friends live. Without that, I would have to knock on 3 or 4 doors before I would find my pre and/or kids.

fireiceman · 03/07/2010, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Malyshka

I got that service and it is pretty cool. Problem is, it isn't accurate enough to find a lost phone. When I track my kids I know where they are because I am familiar with the neighborhood and where their friends live. Without that, I would have to knock on 3 or 4 doors before I would find my pre and/or kids.

My son left his Pre in a taxi cab while in Los Angeles on a trip. I activated the trial of Sprint's Family Locator for his phone. I was able to track his phone and relay the info to him while he was on the phone with the taxi company. Based on the locations I was giving him they were able to pin point what cab I was tracking, contact that cab driver and have him deliver the phone to my son at his hotel. It was left in the cab's back seat. He got his Pre back with no problems.

Based on this experience I would call Sprint Family Locator a success.

03/07/2010, 01:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
nahurd94 Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 6 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	lost my phone... I have the palm pre, and I know that there is a gps on there, and I was wondering if there was any way I could track my phone. I lost it, and I have a couple ideas as to where it could be, and I would like to know what place it is in. Thank you for your time.
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03/07/2010, 01:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
Finally Pre Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 1,558 Likes Received: 24 Thanks: 411 Thanked 431 Times in 266 Posts	I don't know about a way to track it unless you had installed a seperate GPS tracking program on it. Call the carrier if you no one here has an answer for you and have the phone shut down. That way no one can use it. Problem then is that you can't find it if there is any way. Have you tried to call it? Maybe someone will answer and you can ask for it back with or without a reward. __________________ Sprint: 2-TouchPad 32g, Frank.-Pre-2, Pre-, MiFi & 1-LG Lotus with Xlink tied to home handsets. Backups: 650 & 700wx HP Please release the CDMA Pre3 phones! We want them!!!
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03/07/2010, 01:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
nahurd94 Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 6 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I have tried to call it, but it was off. Thank you for your time.
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03/07/2010, 02:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
Mattykinsx Banned Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 912 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 420 Thanked 122 Times in 88 Posts	Where Is My Pre? Should have used it next time. Sorry to hear you lost it though.
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03/07/2010, 02:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
zmann Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,593 Likes Received: 1 Thanks: 33 Thanked 558 Times in 473 Posts	sorry to hear that but if its off then I don't think it can be tracked
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03/07/2010, 02:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
Kamyabnet Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 13 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	you can try calling sprint and ask them to track it for you....
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03/07/2010, 02:59 PM	#7 (permalink)
netwrkr9 Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 3,132 Likes Received: 154 Thanks: 453 Thanked 495 Times in 364 Posts	Yeah, sorry to hear that, did you have insurance?
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03/07/2010, 06:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
nahurd94 Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 6 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thank you for all of your answers, but I actually just found it in my sisters car. Thank you for the suggestion for Wheres My Pre? I will definitely get it for next time. Thanks again!
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03/07/2010, 06:58 PM	#9 (permalink)
Adam Carr Formerly Shadow-360 Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 664 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 52 Thanked 344 Times in 116 Posts	Ahhh that sucks to have happened, but glad you found it! __________________ First Evar 1.4.0 Screenshot's Leaked By Your's Truly
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03/07/2010, 08:28 PM	#11 (permalink)
mmcnamara43 Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Syracuse,NY Posts: 311 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 58 Thanked 37 Times in 32 Posts	just a FYI..Sprint family Locater its like 5.00 a month but its kinda cool it will show you where your phone is. I tried it out with my family and it was cool. Pulled up street view and everything.
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