I lost my phone.. but GPS tells me where it is... help? [UPDATE: COPS FOUND IT]

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rh71

rh71

No Lifer
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How is Lookout in comparison?

And why didn't they just turn off the 4G or pull the battery? My GNex eats battery so quickly but because of Lookout I keep 4G on all the time. Don't think it would last more than a half day out there with GPS actually activated.
 
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Red Storm

Red Storm

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rh71 said:
How is Lookout in comparison?

And why didn't they just turn off the 4G? My GNex eats battery so quickly but because of Lookout I keep 4G on all the time. Don't think it would last more than a half day out there with GPS activated.
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Do yourself a favor and remove Lookout. From what I've seen it bogs down a phone and is always active, not what you want.
 
rh71

rh71

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Cerberus isn't completely free? Lookout has the ability to take a pic and email it if the unlock by the thief fails 3 times which I'm sure is pretty common - was that not enabled? EDIT>> nvm the OP only had ADM.
 
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Red Storm

Red Storm

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rh71 said:
Cerberus isn't completely free? Lookout has the ability to take a pic and email it if the unlock by the thief fails 3 times which I'm sure is pretty common - was that not enabled?
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It's like ~$4 for a license for five devices. It goes way beyond the take a photo after failed attempt. You can have it take a photo at any time, or record a video, or audio, or sound an alert and when they touch the screen it takes a photo. Or have a message show up on the screen instead and then take a photo, etc.
 
sixone

sixone

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rh71 said:
Cerberus isn't completely free? Lookout has the ability to take a pic and email it if the unlock by the thief fails 3 times which I'm sure is pretty common - was that not enabled?
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2.99 euros, which is currently $4.14. I bought it yesterday.
 
Koing

Koing

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Hmmmm...they should have the GPS turn off only when a password is required. I'd be cool with that in iOS7.

Koing
 
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BUTCH1

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This is why I cling to my $35 Samsung phone, I'm probably the last flip-phone user in town, even bums mock me but it induces zero stress in my life and it makes and takes calls and messages..
 
highland145

highland145

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BUTCH1 said:
This is why I cling to my $35 Samsung phone, I'm probably the last flip-phone user in town, even bums mock me but it induces zero stress in my life and it makes and takes calls and messages..
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lol Same but a 7+ year old LG. I get additional pleasure when my kid cringes every time I use it around him.:D
 
Murloc

Murloc

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cool story bro but getting it back destroyed doesn't sound too good.
 
rh71

rh71

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Red Storm said:
Do yourself a favor and remove Lookout. From what I've seen it bogs down a phone and is always active, not what you want.
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I don't have the malware/spyware protection activated, just the missing device protection and it seems fine in terms hogging resources. I will say that taking 5 (just tested) incorrect unlocks is a feature I'd like to change to 3. But hey, it's free.
 
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