You know, we might be inclined to disbelieve this exciting tale of derring-do if it weren't for the highly improbably heroics and ingenuity displayed by its three protagonists -- you just can't make this stuff up. Probably. Kevin, Ryan and Mark were in Chicago minding their own nerdness out at Brickworld when Kevin left his iPhone behind at a dive bar. When they went back for it just minutes later the phone was gone, and instead of calling the cops like a bunch of suckers, Kevin and co. did the
right thing and pulled out a Sprint 3G dongle and a MacBook Pro. Unfortunately,
Find My iPhone couldn't get a lock on his phone at all -- it was either off or out of data range. The next day at lunch he finally got a delivery confirmation message from me.com, which kicked off a wild, dangerous chase into the wilds of Chicago. We won't spoil the ending for you (he finds the iPhone), but Kevin does raise a couple good points about the service functionality: you need to pull up MobileMe on laptop to use the service (instead of perhaps another iPhone), movement updates aren't pushed, ringer volume impacts alert volume whether the phone is on vibrate or not, and there should be an option for controlling the phone in more nefarious ways like taking pictures. We're glad it all ended up well, but those moments of Lego bliss that Kevin and his friends missed out on are gone forever.
[Thanks, Tristan W.]
posted Jun 23rd 2009 12:43PM
ROFL they lost their Iphone so the turned to their trusty "Sprint 3g dongle" to get it back...... oh the irony
I was thinking that exactly!
Any sprint phone can be tracked like this (for years) and it can be pushed. Also Sprint connection cards can be tracked. Google latitude offers tracking. Why do iPhone users act like a feature is cool and awesome when an iphone can do it even though it has been available for years elsewhere?
Because Joe, 'iPhone users' are the general public. Who do not no anything about Google latitude, or indeed 'tracking'. They don't spend there time posting on forums, browsing geek websites, FLAMING faceless nerds. They just go about their everyday, i might even say boring, lives. Millions of them.
That why when Apple introduce a piece of existing technology to them, re-packaged, glitzed up and made super user friendly, they think its cool. And yes thats why a lot of geeks/nerds/technology enthusiasts, call them what you will, tend to get wound up about Apple. But its all lost on me. I am one of those afore mentioned types and I like Apple products.
You forgot the part where Apple charges $100/yr for the service. Soon Apple will start selling air. It's the next logical step.
Notice how the words chick, girl, hottie, action, and "back to their pad" were omitted from this article? Not a coincidence...
And...I want to hear who had the phone and how THESE guys got it back.
Um, if you want to read the story, click on the Read link?
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yeah...I ain't doing that. The story might be too riveting for me.