iPhone got stolen...

[ashhole]

So, i'm also a junior. Today is Wednesday, Monday i got my phone stolen out of my purse. It was a complete disaster, i even offered people one-hundred dollars to return it to me. One reason is its around christmas so, its would already be expensive, due to gift expenses. Also i dont have insurance and would have to pay the retail price. i have no idea what im going to do. it sucks, i feel yah.

[bobb-mini]

The telecomm industry is just a bunch of crooks. It's ez enuff to track IMEIs but NOOOooooooo. I blame it on the politicians too, ez enuff to pass a law requiring carriers to lock an IMEI when reported lost. If everybody knew that then it doesn't do them any good to take your phone, it would be a brick to them.

[Stay Alive 305]

I'm a sophomore and I leave my iPhone 3G in my locker everyday while I'm in P.E. because I can't carry it with me. How did the steal it? Did you accidentally leave your locker open?

[Stay Alive 305]

Originally Posted by snowgirl87

You can't get insurance on the iphone...only AppleCare

Yes you can. Best Buy offers insurance for the iPhone 3G for $15 a month.

[bobb-mini]

Get THIS LOCK.

I don't work for uhaul but I love this lock, has a shape that makes extremely difficult for a lock cutter to get around. They almost will have to destroy the locker to get inside.

[jason72780]

I have insurance on mine through state farm. Not sure if you need another policy to insure it cause I have renters and auto through them also. $30 a year covers theft and damage and no deductible.

[Jimmy97]

When I was in school, there was no such thing as a phone you could take to class with you. In a lot of ways, it was better then.

Ha. We aren't even allowed cells in the school. A good thing all around, in my opinion. Wouldn't use them much. Though it doesn't stop around half the school getting theirs.

I wouldn't get mine though. iPhone = expensive, valuable, and indisposeable. Would worry about it getting hit, even if it's in my pocket, by my classmates' all around childishness. Let's keep it at that.
I'd much less get it on a day with gym, where I'd have to put it in my locker. No one has a spare key, not even the school, and few people here know how to pick a lock, and in fact, I think it's perfectly safe, but I wouldn't do it anyway. Just 'cause. Not unless I really need it, which is exceedingly rare.

The biggest problem is when going to a sports club Have to have a phone with me. This was never a problem back when my phone was pretty much worthless, as people would take one look at it and run away, (and I wouldn't even care if it was taken anyways) but getting an iPhone complicates everything. Can't keep it in my bag, definitely unsafe, even more if I'm swimming. So what do I do? Well it hasn't happened yet, but I'm thinking I'd take my old phone. I'd really rather not though, anyone with any ideas on how to do this?

[deftdrummer1]

I feel for ya man, that really sucks. When I was in high school I borrowed my girlfriend's promise ring that I had given her (don't ask, it was a lovey dovey thing) and I hung it on the hook in the locker. Forgot it, and lo and behold a week later she saw a girl wearing it on her finger and confronted her right then and there. As it turns out, the guy that found it in the locker gave it to his girlfriend. It was a pain to get it back, but we eventually did.

Never say never my friend.

[Jimmy97]

As it turns out, the guy that found it in the locker gave it to his girlfriend.

Must've been a killer on his relationship

[Syncmaster]

Originally Posted by snowgirl87

You can't get insurance on the iphone

Of course you can get insurance.

[dephekt]

Originally Posted by snowgirl87

You can't get insurance on the iphone...only AppleCare

Not true. I bought my iphone 2 days ago from Best Buy and I pay $15 a month for insurance. At any time it breaks/shatters/anything wrong with it they give me a brand new one.

Of course I didn't read all of the replies pretty much telling you what an idiot you are before posting this.

[Jimmy97]

I doubt they'd give you a new one if you damage it, whether purposely or not.
And there's no need to call people idiots, especially when others could just as easily turn the same word on you.

Originally Posted by dephekt

Of course I didn't read all of the replies pretty much telling you what an idiot you are before posting this.

No need to name call, especially when it's your first post.
With this said, people have have mentioned already their insurance plans with Best Buy and even State Farm (even though I don't think $30 a month is worth it).

Personally I agree with bob-mini and I think if AT&T gets some proof that a phone has been stolen it would lock it up. On top of that I think a notification should be sent to Apple and let them disable the iPhone from being unlocked/restored. (They have a kill switch, maybe they can do this too :P ) Especially since when you try to connect to iTunes it shows the serial number of the iPhone.

[jason72780]

$30 a year, not month with state farm

Originally Posted by jason72780

$30 a year, not month with state farm

Okay then that's reasonable since you'll probably get a new phone within 1-2 years.