Re: I can't be the only one.

There's also Plan B

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lookout.labs.planb&hl=en

It claims to be able to work even if you install it after the phone is 
stolen, but I have never used it myself.



Darren





From:   William Bennett <[email protected]>
To:     [email protected], 
Date:   2014-02-26 04:38 PM
Subject:        [SLUG] I can't be the only one.
Sent by:        [email protected]



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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