What to do if I lose my Droid? -- (protecting data)

[Rique]

Yes I know, after crying of course

What is the best course of action then?...


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P.S. I wish there was a way of not only protecting the data but activating some kind of a LOCK and a message on the Droid, so when the person who found it tried turning on the phone, they would get a message saying something like:

"You will never be able to use this phone, is has been locked for ever, however you can get $100 reward if you contact the owner at ___________."

What do you think?

[New2u]

Yes I know, after crying of course

What is the best course of action then?...


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P.S. I wish there was a way of not only protecting the data but activating some kind of a LOCK and a message on the Droid, so when the person who found it tried turning on the phone, they would get a message saying something like:

"You will never be able to use this phone, is has been locked for ever, however you can get $100 reward if you contact the owner at ___________."

What do you think?

They do have apps out there (wave secure, and others) that once you lose the droid, you can activate the security measures, some allow for remote lock, some allow for remote wipes, and stuff like that.

[Rique]

WOW... Now you are really blowing my mind off!

I never thought such a thing could exist. Fine I will check the one you named. But how would you call this kind of app? (security, locking, loss of Droid) so that I could research for the best app possible?

Thanks.

[BlazinCaucasian]

go into the market and search mobile defense or on google

[Rique]

Thank you!

[LtKen]

The two major apps out there (that I'm aware of) are Mobile Defense and WaveSecure. They have some similarities, and a number of differences. It's up to you to decide which one will suit you best.

You could even use both, if you so pleased.

[Rique]

Yes, I went with Mobile Defense for now and will investigate the other later.

One Question though - If you know, no biggie... in one of their replies they refer to my Droid by the Phone "ID: B00000######" number (it's not the real one).

Is this the Unique # to every Droid? I'm a bit confused because the box it came in had several looong numbers and not real labels to discern which was actually the 'old' S/N.

TIA

[LtKen]

Yes, I went with Mobile Defense for now and will investigate the other later.

One Question though - If you know, no biggie... in one of their replies they refer to my Droid by the Phone "ID: B00000######" number (it's not the real one).

Is this the Unique # to every Droid? I'm a bit confused because the box it came in had several looong numbers and not real labels to discern which was actually the 'old' S/N.

TIA

IIRC, it's a unique identifier for your phone, like the cell equivalent of a MAC address.

[Rique]

I hope I'm not double-replying, because I already replied to email I got.... But I don't see it here in the forum. So let me say again:

First off, thanks for the excellent explanation and secondly: WOW, this Forum ROCKS!... You nice people provide such good answers and so quickly!

I can see I belong here

Thanks!

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P.S. I took a look at the Droid's box and the so called ID ("ID: B00000######" ) number is labeled as "MEID(HEX)"

[Brokn68]

I like mobile defense, and I also got insurance in case of damage/theft.