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Madlion78
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Q: How to track a new bought and never received Iphone 5s Gold?

I have made a terrible mistake and a very expensive as well. I have sent my newly bought Iphone 5s gold by mistake as a Simple Shipment without a tracking code or whatsoever!

My friend bought it for me in Switzerland. I am not sure if there is a tiny little bit of hope to find out if this phone was not delivered intentionally and maybe is stolen?! It was bought on 10th of Nov and shipped from Die Post on14th of Nov to my APO AE address.

 

I apologize if I have put too manny words for this matter. Hope somebody will help me figure out a way on how to proceed fruther on.

 

Any kind of help will be very much appreciated.

 

Kind regards,

Leonora

iPhone 5s, iOS 7

Posted on Dec 2, 2013 12:02 PM

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Q: How to track a new bought and never received Iphone 5s Gold?

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  • by varjak paw,

    varjak paw varjak paw Dec 2, 2013 12:16 PM in response to Madlion78
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    Dec 2, 2013 12:16 PM in response to Madlion78

    If you didn't use a service that provides tracking, then you may well be out of luck, but call the carrier you used and ask if they have any way to trace the package. There is no other way you, or anyone else, could trace it.

     

    Regards.

  • by Madlion78,

    Madlion78 Madlion78 Dec 2, 2013 12:24 PM in response to varjak paw
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    Dec 2, 2013 12:24 PM in response to varjak paw

    Hello Varjak Paw,

     

    I am so happy I got an answer back so fast. Thank you for your time and advice. My friend contacted this carrier and unfortunatelly they said that they do not guarantee and thats it. I guess I am out of luck and not clever and myabe unrealistic when I hopped that if the phone would be turned on, and maybe a seeling code or something would be able at least to track the switched on device. My imagination goes too far saddly.

     

    Thank you anyway for your respond.

  • by varjak paw,Helpful

    varjak paw varjak paw Dec 2, 2013 12:31 PM in response to Madlion78
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    Dec 2, 2013 12:31 PM in response to Madlion78

    Sorry, but the only tracking mechanism Apple provides is Find My iPhone, and that needs to be set up on the iPhone. Some cell carriers offer tracking for lost phones, but only if the phone was turned on and activated with the cell network, and if you never signed up with the carrier I doubt very much that they'd help you.

     

    As you've learned the hard way, shipping any costly or precious item with a carrier that doesn't provide insurance against loss and tracking services is a very bad idea. I'm afraid that you'll just have to write this off as a rather expensive life lessong.

     

    Regards.

  • by Madlion78,

    Madlion78 Madlion78 Dec 2, 2013 12:35 PM in response to Madlion78
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    Dec 2, 2013 12:35 PM in response to Madlion78

    It's ok. This is what I was afraid of. Anyway, thank you again Varjak Paw for your readines to help.

     

    All the best to you and let this mistake of mine be a DO NOT for everybody!

     

    Kind regards,

    Leonora