murraysc

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• I just realized while unlocking our old ATT iPhones that Find My iPhone needs to be disabled to restore from backup and the email that I received from Apple regarding FMiP being disable probably applied to the new phone, not the stolen phone.   I gu…

  in iPhones much more likely to be stolen, less likely to be broken or need replacement Comment by murraysc March 2014
• Quote: Originally Posted by Brunzilla    The device cannot be powered back on without your passlock. If you took the time to learn how to enable restrictions (particularly the one that restricts the part about not being able to disable find my iph…

  in iPhones much more likely to be stolen, less likely to be broken or need replacement Comment by murraysc March 2014
• Quote: Originally Posted by Benjamin Frost  It's not about the financial loss; it's about the peace of mind for the iPhone owner. If your house burns down and you lose a life's worth of photos, you're not lamenting the financial loss; you'r…

  in iPhones much more likely to be stolen, less likely to be broken or need replacement Comment by murraysc March 2014
• Quote: Originally Posted by MacBook Pro  Absolutely. Have you ever used (or attempted to use) a mobile phone in the Radiology department of a hospital? Requiring a passcode to power off a device is moronic which is why I expect this in the n…

  in iPhones much more likely to be stolen, less likely to be broken or need replacement Comment by murraysc March 2014
• Quote: Originally Posted by Arlor      Couldn't the thieves isolate the phone from signal until the battery runs out?    Sure, nothing is foolproof, but in my case, the iPhone was stolen during school and I think it would have been difficult to …

  in iPhones much more likely to be stolen, less likely to be broken or need replacement Comment by murraysc March 2014
• Quote: Originally Posted by mpantone    Your original post could be a trick, just to draw in someone else to post a hint about how to crack the iOS activation lock.   People in these sort of tech forums love to show off how much they allegedly kno…

  in iPhones much more likely to be stolen, less likely to be broken or need replacement Comment by murraysc March 2014
• Quote: Originally Posted by mpantone    Frankly, your account is suspicious. You join today and the first and only thread you post on is about "stolen" iPhones and how to break into them. Other forums are littered with accounts just like yours, pe…

  in iPhones much more likely to be stolen, less likely to be broken or need replacement Comment by murraysc March 2014
• Quote: Originally Posted by Crowley    Knowing that the person who stole my iPhone can't use it is of little comfort to my empty pocket.  I don't think the knowledge that stealing iPhones might be pointless has filtered through to the frontline cr…

  in iPhones much more likely to be stolen, less likely to be broken or need replacement Comment by murraysc March 2014
• I'd like to add, Apple could benefit Find My iPhone by not allowing the device to be turned off without a passcode.  As mentioned earlier, the thief must have turned the phone off soon after taking it and didn't access a network for 2 weeks.

  in iPhones much more likely to be stolen, less likely to be broken or need replacement Comment by murraysc March 2014
• Also, after canceling the old contract at the service provider and purchasing the new iPhone, I received this email from Apple during the process:   Find My iPhone has been disabled on X’s iPhone. With Find My iPhone disabled, this…

  in iPhones much more likely to be stolen, less likely to be broken or need replacement Comment by murraysc March 2014
• Again, I have no idea if it's possible, but here's another forum: http://www.sinfuliphone.com/showthread.php?t=10024803   Quote:  Hello guys. I've received my iPhone 5 as a gift. Everything great, I really enjoyed it. Yesterday I tried to do a ful…

  in iPhones much more likely to be stolen, less likely to be broken or need replacement Comment by murraysc March 2014
• Quote:  Please demonstrate how to bypass Activation Lock.   I haven't tested any method, but a quick google finds several ways: https://www.appaddict.org/forum/index.php?/topic/2015-how-to-jailbreak-and-hacktivate-bypass-activation-lock-with-ultr…

  in iPhones much more likely to be stolen, less likely to be broken or need replacement Comment by murraysc March 2014
• My daughters iPhone 5c was stolen at middle school from a zippered jacket pocket in gym. I put it in lost mode through Find iPhone within an hour and it had a pass code. After two weeks, Find iPhone wasn't pinged once and we bought another iPhone.…

  in iPhones much more likely to be stolen, less likely to be broken or need replacement Comment by murraysc March 2014