And if they won't help? What do you do then, assuming there's a passcode preventing you from calling their contacts?
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what's your point?
if you're looking for an admission that there are some circumstances where one could justifiably keep a lost iPhone, then fine. IF it's passcode locked, and IF Apple AND ATT won't help you, and IF there's no decent authority to turn it into at the place where it was found, then fine. do with it as you please.
but that is a lot of "if"s.
if you're looking for an admission that there are some circumstances where one could justifiably keep a lost iPhone, then fine. IF it's passcode locked, and IF Apple AND ATT won't help you, and IF there's no decent authority to turn it into at the place where it was found, then fine. do with it as you please.
but that is a lot of "if"s.
Its not true? And you have what experience to refute the "help from Apple to track down an owner?"
I was at the Apple store today playing around with their Macbooks (the white ones my cousin wants one) And while playing i checked the forums. I remembered about this thread, so i decided to ask the Gbar about stolen/found phones.
I went to the Gbar and said i just found this white iPhone inside another store (it was mine lol). Are you able to return it to its owner, or contact them...whats the process that you guys use to find out the owner, or phone number, serial numbers etc. The girl said let me see the phone and connected it to her laptop. She said this phone is registered to someone who lives in South Florida as far as confidentiality thats all i can tell you, but thankyou for bringing the phone to us.
At that point i realized they was going to keep my phone, so i asked is the name registered to the phone the same as this one (i showed my ID) she said yes, asked what the phone number was and if i knew the iTunes account on the phone. Yes i said, then she asked for a billing address which i gave. She then smiled and said Are you sure you lost this? I said no, it's mine i just wanted to see if Apple does make an attempt to get the phone back to the owner.
She replied saying if it wasn't your phone, we would make an attempt to obtain the phones information with AT&T. AT&T would try to contact you, and we would send an email to the iTunes account email. Once confirmed then we would give you back the phone provided you have the original purchase receipt, or other means of proof that the phone is in your name.
To sum up the story... they will try to get the phone back to you, however its up to you to come and pick up the phone. Im kinda Tee'd off that she didn't offer me like a $10 iTunes gift card or something for finding the phone lol even tho it was mine.
Thanks for that, man. I was actually going to call Apple today regarding this because I was extremely curious.
It may have something to do with what Genius you get, but it's obvious that Apple doesn't have a blanket policy of not returning lost phones.
So can we stop telling the OP how to keep stealing this phone now?
It may have something to do with what Genius you get, but it's obvious that Apple doesn't have a blanket policy of not returning lost phones.
So can we stop telling the OP how to keep stealing this phone now?
Cool, London. I'm glad you found that out. Like I said, I was going off what my 3 friends told me who actually work at the Apple store.
Thanks for the Thankx guys. I mean yes, both companies may be more inclined to make you cut your loss, but as Psy said, it really depends on who you speak with because some of the stores do value their customer...and want to keep you with them and keep you happy. Not to mention i spent about $1200 that day for a White Macbook but i digress lol.
AT&T they'll always try to keep you.
Apple its kinda like hit or miss.
AT&T they'll always try to keep you.
Apple its kinda like hit or miss.
Learn when to use the term slander. Slander is used when the defamation of character is spoken. This can be person to person or a person speaking to many people.
Say the term libel when referring to the written defamation of someone's character. Libel is the defamation of an individual's or an entity's character which is published in a written medium, such as a newspaper. However, any written communication can be libelous as long as it's transmitted to a third party.
I can't imagne I'm the only one to notice the irony here but...
If the OP is threatening legal action due to "libel/slander" (used loosely LOL), cant the OP afford to buy a new iPhone instead of trying to activate the one he stole?!?!
I'm just saying...
If the OP is threatening legal action due to "libel/slander" (used loosely LOL), cant the OP afford to buy a new iPhone instead of trying to activate the one he stole?!?!
I'm just saying...
We all pretty much condemned the OP, and the thread died. Then you posted and brought it to the top lol.
All in good fun.
All in good fun.
you had made a post just 6 days earlier. That's hardly a month. There's plenty of threads a lot older than that around here, as well. Plus, my post was educational as opposed to your worthless one directed at me. How was that in "good fun?"
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