I lost my Iphone 3GS and my service provider has suspended it right now so it doesn't work, Is it possible to delete all information remotely?, e.g.: contact phone nos, text messages and pictures from my Iphone
If it's already been suspended by the carrier, you can't do anything with it, even if you had Find my iPhone set up on it as it has no data connection. You MIGHT be able to do it if it connects to a WiFi network.
So you mean if someone finds it and connects it, though it may not work due to network not being available, they will still be able to view my contact infos, cmusic list, call logs, and all other infos?
Yes, the only way to remotely delete the info would be through Find My iPhone or a corporate Microsoft Exchange account. There is no way to retrieve information off of it remotely unless you have MobileMe. If you frequently sync or backup your phone with iTunes there will be a backup to get everything back.
If I get my service provider to activate my Iphone again as the account is still on though the phone is temporarily suspended, will I be able to do a REMOTE WIPE COMMAND?
How do I do that? Please advise.
Do you have Find My iPhone enabled? Go to http://me.com/ and sign in with your Apple ID.
maria teresafromvancouver wrote:
I lost my Iphone 3GS and my service provider has suspended it right now so it doesn't work, Is it possible to delete all information remotely?, e.g.: contact phone nos, text messages and pictures from my Iphone
If you have a passcode set anyone finding the phone will not be able to access your data. If you didn't set a passcode you don't think keeping your data private is important.
Remote wipe works only if you set up Find my iPhone ahead of time and the thief doesn't turn the phone off or airplane mode on before backing it up.
I don't have a passcode set up on the lost phone.
But my CONTACTS are important and my music.
Also I didn't sign up before with Find my iPhone, but If I sign up now after the phone is LOST, will I be able to do REMOTE WIPE COMMAND? Does the phone have to be ON what if the phone is OFF can i do a REMOTE WIPE COMMAND?
Sorry to tell you that your are S*** of of luck! The only way to restore you contacts is to buy a new iPhone, connect it to iTunes and restore from a recent backup if you have one. Other than that there is nothing to do. There is no way to retrieve anything or setup Find my iPhone without having the phone in your hand.
Make sure you set it up next time!
maria teresafromvancouver wrote:
I don't have a passcode set up on the lost phone.
But my CONTACTS are important and my music.
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Can you see the incongruity of that statement? Important, but not important enough for you to give them the slightest of protections?
I am sorry but you have probably lost them, as for the next phone: backup/passcode/find my iphone (before you lose it)
I lost my Iphone 3GS and my service provider has suspended it right now. Can I possibly remove my Contact List and all the information (email, text messages), pictures remotely from a computer?
