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THi all this is my first post and not a good one :-(
As above
I am in the UK and it has been stolen.
Its a IPAD 2 WIFI
I did NOT have mobileme or anything like that.
Is there anything I can do to track it with the serial or can the police track it with the serial.
So say the thief restores the IPAD ect ( i read that this is popular to delete everything) then sets up their itunes an uses it can I catch them that way or can the police?
iPad 2
No you're not. They will use email addresses instead
Im going to take a long sht and say the people who steal and erase ipads probably know what they are doing...In this case I hope they don't i am trying to cover all possibilities.
If they use a made up email address am i screwed.
Just trying to figure out in my head am i going to get it back,
Sorry for all the scenarios.
No your not. They should also be able track IP's of these accounts, therefore they can still get punished.
I doubt they will do that for just 1 IPAD been stolen tho.
I got through to support and they said they DO NOT track ipads.
If find me app is not installed and not working the only way to get my pad back is by physically seeing it.
Sooooooo gutted.
Any other ideas.
I'm really sorry about that. Do you have AppleCare?
As well, wait for the UK Police to answer.
If they can't find it, buy a new one, but make it the Mini. As well get the app straight away, buy something to cover the Apple Logo (e.g case) and follow that guide.
Yes I do have Applecare.
They told me the Police will not be able to do anything about it.
If a fake email address and itunes account is set up and be used theres nothing they can do,
Have you heard of anyone been traced this way and them getting it back.
Im gutted :-(
In that case, buy a new one, but make it the Mini. As well get the app straight away, buy something to cover the Apple Logo (e.g case) and follow that guide I posted which is in User Tips.
I'm really sorry.
Well my partner feels sorry for me and is going to buy me one today I think.......
Have you ever heard of people been tracked by UDID and serial to get their IPAD back....
I checked my itunes and i have only lost the past couple of days photos as I never backed it up so only 3 or 4 pics luckily.
I have not heard about anything of that sort.
As well, I reccomend if you really do want a iPad, get a Mini. It only costs £269 in the UK.
Apple does not, will not track your iPad.
Stedman - Is this 100% there is noway i can get it back apart from seeing it in person.
Correct. Reporting it to the police as stolen and hoping for a good outcome is about all you can do. I'm afraid you may be led somewhat astray by the information from iLov. Please check the links on the first page of this discussion from Texas Mac Man for all information from Apple on the issue.
Ok well thanks for letting me know buddy.
I appreciate the help i have received from only joining up yesterday.
New IPAD it is then.........
You can always post your stolen Items here: http://loststolendatabase.com
I normally do not post but, I'm reading all these post from al these people that think they know what they are talking about.
You would be so,so surprised if you knew what all in our lives since 9-11 that have ways to locate, track, and gather information about the consumer.
Almost anything/everything that is connected to the internet, including your tv
gathers "user habits" so the mfg can use this information to do "marketing research"
read the license agreement the next time you purchase or install something.
read all the fine print. it is stated in the license agreement.
Anyway,
I repair computers and all types of electronics including all ios devices.
CAN a ios device be tracked if it's erased, completely wiped, user id removed?
The answer is YES YES YES in can.
I recently (December 2012) had a customer bring me a iPad (4th generation) They needed the screen replaced.
The iPad had been completely wiped. There was no apple id and all location services were disabled.
and no user information in the device at all.
They had wiped the unit and did a restore of the ios.
I plugged in the device and connected the device to my network to determine if the lcd was damaged
and left it sit overnight waiting on the new screen to arrive.
Again, This iPad is wifi only, all location services were disabled.
following day two detectives arrived at my location asking about the iPad.
I explained everything to them.
When i asked how they were able to find the iPad if was wifi only and all location services were disabled
the detective said they traced the UDID/Serial No. to my ip address then contacted my ISP and requested my information based on my ip address.
So, can it be located and tracked. YES
Will they do it for you. Most likely NOT
Turns out the iPad brought to me was stolen from some federal agency from some other state.
I called the customer while the detectives were still at my location and had him come over.
They wanted the customer to explain where he got it. How he got it.
He said he bought it from an online action and bought it with the cracked screen.
At that point they gave him the information of the detective that was working the case in another state.
They never took the iPad. the new screen came in. I repaired and contacted the lead detectives.
He told me it was ok to contact the customer and return it to him.
I returned the iPad and he still has it.
All ios devices can be located at any time.
Even if all location services are disabled.
As long as the device is connected to internet that is all that is need to be tracked.
It has been this way since very first ios device.
Heck, do a internet search for:
"FBI hack yielded 12 million iPhone and iPad IDs,Anonymous claims"
That's why the agent had UDID's on his laptop. Thats all that is needed.
IPAD 2 WIFI - Stolen but i have serial
