i lost my phone ( it got stolen actually) :(

@arun057 (281)
India
December 20, 2007 11:23pm CST
I had a N-Gage QD (NOKIA) phone with me that i absolutely loved. Someone flicked it from my bag while i was returning to my room from college. I ve tried various methods to track it since then and i ve been totally unsuccessfull. Is there any method to get it back??? Have you got a stolen phone back before ?? Why do they steal phones??????????? :( I lost 5000 contacts with the phone.. boo hoo
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youless
@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
21 Dec 07
I am so sorry to hear it. It is a real bad news. If you dial your cellphone but can't reach anybody. Then perhaps it is too difficult to find it back, I am afraid to say.
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arun057
@arun057 (281)
• India
21 Dec 07
Actually whoeveer took it , switched it off almost immediately. So i couldnt do anything. My network operator did not help me in any way. They wouldnt even tell me which circle the phone was in ....
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meetprem
@meetprem (20)
• Denmark
21 Dec 07
Yeah, they won't be able to help. Only if your phone is switched on they can tell you in which circle the phone is in. That too not all service providers will give you the information. If your phone has theft tracking, then you can give a complaint with your IMEI number of the phone, then people may be able to find it.
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arun057
@arun057 (281)
• India
21 Dec 07
What do you mean by the tracking soft?? i have my imei, i gave it to the police too... But no response from them... The providers cannot be blamed i guess...
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cyfernet
@cyfernet (2383)
• United States
21 Dec 07
oh my god! 5000 contacts getting lost could have left me being very angry! had the robber come in a vehicle and nabbed it from u? if i was u i would have chased the robber as quickly as i can because losing important data is something i wouldn't like experiencing
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arun057
@arun057 (281)
• India
21 Dec 07
Well it didnt happen that way. some one flicked it when i was walking outta class... and i recovered most of those contacts... atleast the important ones on time.. so i managed..
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jarves
@jarves (814)
• Philippines
22 Dec 07
Losing a cellphone is very hard to accept. Especially if it has a lot of important contacts there. You should have took care of it. I think there is no way to track your lost cellphone.
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arun057
@arun057 (281)
• India
22 Dec 07
Actually i believe there is some kind of tracking system available. I m not sure if civilians use it though. i could not make a backup of my contacts at that time since i didnt have my computer with me. but now i take weekly backups!!!
kraize_jatt
@kraize_jatt (72)
• India
21 Dec 07
aahh i feel sorry for u :-(.. ! but as u said u were in ur class room so i guess 1 of ur classmate would have been reason for this .. keep an eye over ur mates.. n also in ur next phone add a ihound software, i installed it last although it only gives ip address of the thief but atleast u would be having some info abt him.. these things happen n happen to all of us so cheer up frnd ;)
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arun057
@arun057 (281)
• India
22 Dec 07
Thanks for the empathy, i guess its one of my mates too.. we ve split up since then(the whole class).. can you tell me more about this ihound software???? when you say ip address of the thief, wat do you mean? he has to be connected to the internet for that right?