So the phone rings and my wife comes in and asks the dreaded question "Where is your Cell Phone?" OK normally I'm a calm man but I did scream in terror and may have peed my self just a little bit.
My Crack Berry has the 24 passwords to my life. About 60 some odd phone numbers and the dreaded Disabled Keyboard Lock.
I had dropped it outside at a gas station and someone was calling us (on it) to tell us they had found it!!! It was safe and sound and waiting at the cashier for me to come and pick it up... I cried like a little baby.
OK what did I do right and what did I do wrong.
I had used that little cable that comes with the phone and backed up my passwords and phone numbers on my computer which is also backed up (hmmm sounds like another blog title to be... If your computer crashed tonight...).
The daily alarm goes off at 8 PM. every evening to remind me that it needs to be charged. I assume that was how my phone was found in the snow at the gas station as I was called at 9PM.
My main screen is the ugly uncool one that says..."this phone is the property of Dave Cowper and gives my home number"
I have my speed dial #1 set to Home and list it in my directory that way.
All my passwords are locked behind a pass word keeper. If someone tries to crack it they get ten tries then the phone does a mission impossible "this message will self destruct in 4 seconds" and erases the file.
My keyboard isn't locked but that's what allowed them to phone me on the it.
I have now put my name and number on the back with my Dymo Label Printer.
I didn't report it lost as I didn't know. Imagine my poor little Crack Berry was out of my sight for about 3 hours before I was even knew it was missing. I would have been responsible for the 1-900 and long distance if their had been any.
Did I buy replacement insurance in case I lost it? Nope, "I won't need that", famous last words.
"a popular cell phone insurance provider, estimates that approximately 25% of wireless phones are reported lost, stolen or damaged in any given year".
If you have a cool new phone it is possible to turn on its tracking feature and it will find itself using the built in GPS or some other magic from your computer. The only reason I know that is becausesomeone I know used it to track his teenage daughter. She figured it out in about a week.... My Loving wife offered to divorce me when I jokingly offered to turn on the tracking on her Crack Berry. ; )
Oh and off topic just a little, always back up your phone before you hand it to the cell phone expert/clerk in the mall. There's a very good chance they'll do a master reset and delete 2/3 of the reason you look so smart when someone asks you a question.
Well as it turned out all is well. My lovely phone and I were reunited the next morning (it was a beautiful thing, sniff).
Be-Safe my friends
Dave Cowper
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