My windows phone has been stolen again! First time, it was my 925. Now, it's my 520.
The first time, the thief was an ***** - he didn't pull out the sim card. As a result, I was able to use the 520 to log on the app store to remotely lock the phone. The thief brought it back for a finder's fee.
This time around, my apartment was burglarized while I was away. The 520 was among the stolen items. I've tried the number it says switched off. I've also tried to remote lock it but it wouldn't work.
As you've noticed, WP 8.1's FIND MY PHONE only works when the thief is an *****. I did a lot of soul searching online and I've found a few ways to make things much harder for windows phone thief.
Here are existing, practical ideas. Lemme know what you think.
Idea's from Mccafee Android app
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wsandroid.suite
discussions.nokia.com/t5/Symbian-Devices/Remote-phone-locking-Lock-your-phone-via-text-if-you-lose-it/td-p/521260
telkomsel.wavesecure.com/wavesecure/
The first time, the thief was an ***** - he didn't pull out the sim card. As a result, I was able to use the 520 to log on the app store to remotely lock the phone. The thief brought it back for a finder's fee.
This time around, my apartment was burglarized while I was away. The 520 was among the stolen items. I've tried the number it says switched off. I've also tried to remote lock it but it wouldn't work.
As you've noticed, WP 8.1's FIND MY PHONE only works when the thief is an *****. I did a lot of soul searching online and I've found a few ways to make things much harder for windows phone thief.
Here are existing, practical ideas. Lemme know what you think.
Idea's from Mccafee Android app
- CaptureCam ? Silently takes a snapshot of the person holding your lost device and emails the photo to you along with the device location. Can be triggered from the Security Web Portal
- S.O.S ? Automatically saves your last device location before it runs out of battery
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wsandroid.suite
- Automatically lock your phone once a SIM change is detected to prevent unauthorized use and to make the phone worthless to the thief. You can also sound an alarm remotely to warn him.
- When a new SIM card is inserted, your buddy will get a SMS alert so you can contact the person who has found or stolen your device. You can also track the location of your phone and even plot them out on a map.
discussions.nokia.com/t5/Symbian-Devices/Remote-phone-locking-Lock-your-phone-via-text-if-you-lose-it/td-p/521260
telkomsel.wavesecure.com/wavesecure/