Say what you will about MobileMe, but there’s at least one iPhone owner out there glad that he plunked down $100 bucks for it. Not only did it lead to the return of his stolen iPhone, but it left him with a tale for the e-ages.
Here’s how it went down, according to TUAW: One day, a gent named Rob went to the dry cleaners, and somehow managed to walk away one whole iPhone lighter. Disappointed at his loss but sure it was gone for good, Rob cruised over to the Apple store to pick up a new one. He activated iPhone #2, plugged in his MobileMe account info, and went about his business.
There is no place in this civilized world for criminals. Speeding?! Come on, man. Slow down. He could have killed somebody.
Seriously, this is a good story and I’m glad the thief was caught.
I’ve seen the same thing happen but instead of an iPhone it was the original Blackjack. Person who found the phone put their SIM card in the phone and their contacts started showing up in the user’s Outlook as the device was using ActiveSync. Called cops, ATT found who’s SIM it was now using and the phone was promptly returned. Mmmmmm… smartphone.