iPhone was stolen by ex-friend of boyfriend. I have suspended service and was told they can only use it as a iPod or to get on Internet via WiFi. Is there anyway to ping the iPhone if on Internet? Maybe by MAC address or such?
iPhone 5, iOS 6.1.3
No.
What To Do If Your iDevice Is Lost Or Stolen
If your iPhone, iPod, iPod Touch, or iPad is lost or stolen what do you do? There are things you should do in advance - before you lose it or it's stolen - and some things to do after the fact. Here are some suggestions:
This link, Re: Help! I misplaced / lost my iPhone 5 today morning in Toronto delta Chelsea hotel downtown an I am not able to track it. Please help! samitkakkad@gmail.com, has some good advice regarding your options when your iDevice is lost or stolen. |
1. Reporting a lost or stolen Apple product
3. AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon can block stolen phones/tablets
4. What-To-Do-When-Iphone-Is-Stolen
5. What to do if your iOS device is lost or stolen
6. 6 Ways to Track and Recover Your Lost/Stolen iPhone
It pays to be proactive by following the advice on using Find My Phone before you lose your device:
2. Setup your iDevice oniCloud
3. OS X Lion/Mountain Lion- About Find My Mac
4. How To Set Up Free Find Your iPhone (Even on UnsupportedDevices)
If you had turned on Find My iPhone prior to having it stolen you could sign in to iCloud and find your phone. If the phone is on and has not been wiped you can lock it or wipe your data off of it.
I'm pretty sure that they have just deactivated the SIM account. With a new SIM this person should have a functioning phone.
Right,
See below, I just wrote this in regard to someone saying their phone isn't working.
the middle part of it related to the sim card issue.
"call your provider.
This happened to my daughter on a Saturday night. For a bit she could text and not call. Then could not use her phone.
The next day, trouble shooting with AT&T, found out she'd been hacked. Someone got a new iPhone with my ID information (we had not lost our wallets or anything). Someone hacked my AT&T online account, used my daughter's updgrade to get a new iPhone. AT&T could tell me this occurred at a Walmart somewhere in the US but that was all they knew. Subsequently, the credit card that I had my AT&T phone bill charged to monthly was also comprimised.
Anyway, when they did this, they usurped her sim card. She had to get a new sim card, though not a new phone.
then later, I had to call them about charges that appeared related to the theft, which they removed.
Anyway do call, and if it's that, you are obliged to make a police report if you want to keep yourself in the clear."
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