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PiedPiper
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I recently gave my old iPhone 2 to my daughter, having put it back to factory settings. Today it was stolen during a break in.

 

I'd love to get it locked forever so that the scumbag thief gets nothing. BUT I don't have a record of the IMEI number and there was no sim card in it. I don't have the original packaging either. The only thing I know is what the phone number had been up until iPhone5 launch day.

 

I can't see that I can do anything, but just thought I'd ask here just in case.

 

Any thoughts

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Lets hope your daughter does not encounter any problems with her not being the registered owner of the phone in a O2 shop. I suspect they may refuse though.

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@Anonymous wrote:

Lets hope your daughter does not encounter any problems with her not being the registered owner of the phone in a O2 shop. I suspect they may refuse though.


Hadn't thought of that. So to save her a wasted journey I've done it myself over O2 livechat. Took about an hour, but got there in the end.

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@PiedPiper wrote:

@Anonymous wrote:

Lets hope your daughter does not encounter any problems with her not being the registered owner of the phone in a O2 shop. I suspect they may refuse though.


Hadn't thought of that. So to save her a wasted journey I've done it myself over O2 livechat. Took about an hour, but got there in the end.


One less thing to worry about:smileyhappy:

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PiedPiper
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Exactly Jonsie - now I can focus all my effort on getting a replacement bulb for the electric christmas tree before it's too late !!

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Always make sure you set up find Iphone app as soon as u get he handset or iPod, iPad then you don't need all that hassle ov IMEI you can just hope on enougher device n track or block the device 

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I for one have had great sucess from findmyiphone. Got stolen from the office at a nightclub I was working at whilst I was sorting out a fight.

40minutes later I have a terrified apology from a young guy and the bouncers working for me were £10 richer each grin
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@Anonymous wrote:

Always make sure you set up find Iphone app as soon as u get he handset or iPod, iPad then you don't need all that hassle ov IMEI you can just hope on enougher device n track or block the device 


Good thinking. I wish I had now. Next time.....

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Good one Liquid. Hope we can call on you in the future!!

 

Happy Xmas

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also register your imei on the http://www.immobilise.com/ database helps the police locate owners etc after theft if found

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