Re: I can't be the only one.

Oh.. sorry.. you needed to install that *before* it got stolen...

my bad

:(


On 26/02/14 16:49, David wrote:
> smartphone = android?
>
> have a look at airdroid... it is supposed to do exactly this. Not 
> only, but also take a photo of the person as they try to unlock the 
> phone, and then you log in remotely from any browser and download the 
> photo, and after that you can remotely delete everything from the 
> phone for privacy.
>
> it then gives you a massage and sends a sympathy card and a get well 
> soon and makes a nice cup of tea.
>
> I'm not aware of any such thing for fruit phones.
>
> I haven't tried all these functions, but it seems like a nice app for 
> the things I have used it for, namely accessing files via USB or wifi 
> or internet.
>
> David
>
>
> On 26/02/14 16:38, William Bennett wrote:
>> I've just had my smartphone stolen.
>>
>> I asked a friend to dial the number: I can hear it ringing.
>>
>> Asked the police forensic expert - can it be triangulated? Yes, but 
>> (always
>> there's a but). In the cities, where the uprights are in high
>> concentration, triangulation can be accurate to within a couple of 
>> metres.
>> In the country (where I live), with the uprights widely spaced, accuracy
>> goes out to a couple of kilometres.
>>
>> So I got to thinking. Isn't there an app, which, when installed on the
>> phone, enables you to contact the phone (ie., it must merely be on), 
>> send a
>> password/code (whether the phone is answered/not): the phone then 
>> takes a
>> GPS reading and transmits it to the caller?
>>
>> Or have I been reading too many sci-fi novels?
>>
>> Any help etc.
>>
>> Somewhat disgustedly,
>>
>> William Bennett.
>

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