Found 3G!

[Hawk]

No restore on a locked phone is a great measure. If its locked, its locked for a reason...and thats to keep you out. No workarounds (via restoring to bypass the lock) and all the exploits that i know of have been patched over granted the phone is 2.2.1 firmware.

If a phone is locked, there is NOTHING you can do but enjoy looking at it, maybe clean it, cuddle with it, use it as a mirror, or use it as a paperweight. Some could even go as far as to "profile" or pose like they have an iPhone even tho they know it dosent work.

A locked phone connected to iTunes wont do anything. U cant restore it, jailbreak it, tether it etc. No calling out, no ipod(i think)... no nothing. The only thing it will do is connect to edge, or 3g, receive calls and charge. Mistype the passcode a few times and i think the phone memory dumps itself and you're SOL.

Playing devil's advocate for a moment...
So you cannot even put the phone in DFU mode and restore?

 

[iMeth]

Infraction given. Do not insult other members. Debate the idea and do not attack the person. It's really simple.

just cause they made you mod... you don't have to exposed it.... just simply delete my post and warn me... no need to be all "superman" about it..

 

[Sharunda]

Adnurahs what goes around comes around so you have to be doing something right and I am happy for you and your husband, Even at the promo price $299 is a lot of money.

Yes! It's hard when something like this happens and especially when it could have been easier if the person just returned it. I just hope the person learns for the next time. If there is one.

The promo price is high but we were fortunate we were not charged the retail price. The Manager was awesome we were very happy to have had saved a few hundred on that.

Thanks for the kind words.

 

[Napoleon PhoneApart]

just cause they made you mod... you don't have to exposed it.... just simply delete my post and warn me... no need to be all "superman" about it..

To be fair, you're not the only one to be warned publicly. Being warned in public discourages other users from doing the same thing.

 

[Sharunda]

Earl Hickey would be proud of you, adnurahs.

WOW! Yes! Earl Hickey would be very proud of me! It's all about Karma honey and what goes around does come around, sometimes faster than expected!

But back to the subject at hand,

I think the best way to protect your phone is to have a passcode on it and have the feature to earase the phone after 10 failed password attempts. This way at least your info is safe.

Google has a new app that is not available for the iPhone yet that tracks friends through GPS maybe you can track your phone with it too. There may be more information on this app the sooner its available for the iPhone. I read a snipit somewhere about it. I think it was on ilounge or something. Seems like a worthwhile app if it can possibly help in a situation like loosing your phone.

 

[iMeth]

To be fair, you're not the only one to be warned publicly. Being warned in public discourages other users from doing the same thing.

nap sorry but he has a thing towards me... just check your other posts... someone called another member moron and he was in that post but doesn't do thing about it....

before this guy was a mod he was out to get me... it's alright I don't post much here anyways..

 

[danipoak]

just cause they made you mod... you don't have to exposed it.... just simply delete my post and warn me... no need to be all "superman" about it..

Are you from America? Your English sucks...

 

[Ramesh]

You have to be able to restore the phone and setup as new. Simply setting up a passcode keeps people from your data, not your phone. If you wipe it, the data is gone. The passcode is part of your setting that is within your back up. It's no different than your phone remembering your wifi password after a restore from back up. If you setup as a new phone - you have to enter all the info in again. IMO, a simple restore should bypass the passcode.

 

[psylichon]

Are you from America? Your English sucks...

Unnecessary. See, now I have to make an example out of you, or else iMeth will get mad. Being a moderator can be highly annoying at times!

iMeth, I have nothing against you. Stick to the forum rules and you and I will have no issues at all. I don't catch every remark that is made, so if you find an offensive post that was missed by the moderators, feel free to report it. But please, let's avoid dramatics, shall we?

And I don't really understand why this discussion is continuing. I don't want to lock it, but do we really want to help the OP in his mission to keep property that doesn't belong to him? I don't.

 

[CBRfanatic]

DFU Mode > Restore > Jailbreak > Use it....simple as that, ive done it for a few friends who have come across iPhones in these busy streets of NYC, and it works fine.

 

[acosmichippo]

it doesn't surprise me that people do this, but that they openly admit it does.

 

[psylichon]

[sigh] As they say, you can't legislate morality.

 

[MrMike6by9]

I have to admit that some of the attitudes behind some of the posts sadden me. I hope we can eventually become better people and be willing to think of the harm that is done to others when we fail to consider that one's inherent humanity is no more or less than our own.
YMMV

 

[Youngbinks]

[sigh] As they say, you can't legislate morality.

Just imagine if you could.

I say we call in

 

[Hawk]

Here in Georgia, we have a Judge Mallas (pronounced Malice)

 

[AdrianCubed]

Playing devil's advocate for a moment...
So you cannot even put the phone in DFU mode and restore?

lol, i never thought of that. So i decided to give it a try. I backed up, then restored like new. Made a simple 1234 passcode and turned off the phone. Put it into dfu, iTunes found it, restored and the device let me in, granted i didn't have any of my information/music/contacts/sms/email etc...altho my iTunes/appstore username/password was still there.

I restored, back to my backup, and rejailbroke and im back to normal. Just testing the whole passcode bypass so u guys can know.

The passcode only protects information, it doesn't imobilize the phone as i originally thought.

So what have we learned today?
-Type the passcode wrong a few times and all info on the phone is erased.
-You can bypass a phones passcode by DFU restoring, altho u will have no info essentially the device is "fresh".
-Now that people know this, im sure Apple will test it and patch it somehow...because now u can obtain a passlocked phone dfu restore it, pop in a SIM and it will work. Only the iTunes name/password to buy apps will remain.

 

[Plastikfear]

lol, i never thought of that. So i decided to give it a try. I backed up, then restored like new. Made a simple 1234 passcode and turned off the phone. Put it into dfu, iTunes found it, restored and the device let me in, granted i didn't have any of my information/music/contacts/sms/email etc...altho my iTunes/appstore username/password was still there.


So what have we learned today?
-Type the passcode wrong a few times and all info on the phone is erased.

Blackberries are like this, too. Type the wrong passcode in like 10 times then it erases all data and its like a new, fresh factory restored phone.

 

[Ramesh]

lol, i never thought of that. So i decided to give it a try. I backed up, then restored like new. Made a simple 1234 passcode and turned off the phone. Put it into dfu, iTunes found it, restored and the device let me in, granted i didn't have any of my information/music/contacts/sms/email etc...altho my iTunes/appstore username/password was still there.

I restored, back to my backup, and rejailbroke and im back to normal. Just testing the whole passcode bypass so u guys can know.

The passcode only protects information, it doesn't imobilize the phone as i originally thought.

So what have we learned today?
-Type the passcode wrong a few times and all info on the phone is erased.
-You can bypass a phones passcode by DFU restoring, altho u will have no info essentially the device is "fresh".
-Now that people know this, im sure Apple will test it and patch it somehow...because now u can obtain a passlocked phone dfu restore it, pop in a SIM and it will work. Only the iTunes name/password to buy apps will remain.

lol. This is exactly what I said with less words. This isn't a "bug". This is done on purpose. Imagine you have an idiot friends who puts a passcode on your phone, or anyone for that matter. How pissed would you be if your $300 device was now useless?

 

[acosmichippo]

i think the way it used to work for ipods was if you needed to remove the password, it HAD to be connected to the iTunes it was synced with.

i don't understand why that can't do it like that...

 

[AdrianCubed]

Either way i make sure my phone is always with me. Even in the house (lol dog) or at a party (ppls i dunno) etc.

Its like an ocd thing, i always put it in my right jeans pocket, and if its not there i instantly like start having a panic attack or that sinking feeling of "omfg! where is my phone "