ALERT Found in the street

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Black gizmo with Apple monogram on it. Has full screen. About the size of my hand. Keeps beeping pitifully. I have no idea what this is or what to do with it.

Found near HS bus stop and from marks on it apparently fell from somebody's rucksack as they were chasing the bus.

Assume the owner can be discerned by what is in the memory? My HS grandchildren live only three houses from the Stop.

Can you talk on the thing?

Any suggestions?
 
fairbanksb

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Take it to the school. They should have a lost & found. Couldn't tell you what it is as I don't own any Apple products. A cell phone is all I deal with. No ipods or ipads or blackberries or smart phones.
 
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Heh, a rather startling number of people I run around with still have dial phones.
 
Dennis Olson

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Sounds like an iPhone. Press the one button on the face. Find Contacts and tap it. See if you can find an entry for "Owner" (or something similar).
 
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Iphone or Ipod Touch. Don't I REPEAT DO NOT use this thing in any shape or form. It will mesmerize you with its slick interface and gadgets and widgets and will turn you into an Apple Corp zombie for life. You've been warned. Its a deliberate conspiracy by Apple Corp to enthrall the masses to its technology! Resist!
 
Dennis Olson

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Hokey said:
Iphone or Ipod Touch. Don't I REPEAT DO NOT use this thing in any shape or form. It will mesmerize you with its slick interface and gadgets and widgets and will turn you into an Apple Corp zombie for life. You've been warned. Its a deliberate conspiracy by Apple Corp to enthrall the masses to its technology! Resist!
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He ain't lyin' boy.... :lol:
 
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Hmmm! The thing beeped while I was looking at it and somebody named; Flax Bonnie popped up. On 2nd thought, I may not bother my grandson with this, probably I need to look into it personally.
 
closet squirrel

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Its an iPhone. They are pretty expensive and I know the owner would be very grateful if you gave it back. You can call or text anyone in the contact list and they will be able to tell you who it belongs to.
 
Dennis Olson

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But again, WATCH OUT! It only takes a few minutes to become absolutely enraptured by the device's ease-of-use and simple beauty. Then you'll want one. Badly. (Ask me how I know this :lol: )
 
nomifyle

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I moved to the woods with lousy cell service and have cut the electronic noose. Works for me, but DH who still lives in the city is chomping at the bit to get one. LOL

Judy
 
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This thing keeps making so much noise I am going to put it into the garage. All it has not done is fire a cannon. Somebody is getting pretty desperate.

Well, they will to wait until the grandchildren get home.
 
Dennis Olson

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Actually, the beeping is probably the text-message alert. If this thing belongs to a teen, they probably have about 5000 "friends" that they text with all day and all night long. Those beeps are probably incoming text messages. Thus, you can see that yet another member of American society will grow up to be a useless eater, where "social networking" is far more important than being a productive citizen...

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Well, the owner showed up. Lady from Columbia, SA., yeah, South America, visiting in the neighborhood, couple blocks away. Was out for a walk, was carrying it and apparently fell out, discovered loss, went back and by that time, I had picked it up.

She had put in a new program that places a GPS signal in the rig. So she used her GPS to track it down.

She had photos of her and her kids with her on the gizmo so I figured it was hers.

I learn something new every day.
 
Satanta

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'contacts' may also have a mom or dad in there.

Asign by the bus stop might work-just be sure they can id some of the things on the phone...contacts i.d. is a good start.

May also have gps enabled so the cops/owner might show up anyway.
 
closet squirrel

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Dennis Olson said:
Actually, the beeping is probably the text-message alert. If this thing belongs to a teen, they probably have about 5000 "friends" that they text with all day and all night long. Those beeps are probably incoming text messages. Thus, you can see that yet another member of American society will grow up to be a useless eater, where "social networking" is far more important than being a productive citizen..."

Gee, sweeping generalization much??

My teens text it seems 24/7 also.

Useless eater #1 is on the Deans List, has 3 jobs; one of which is a cleaning business she started herself

Useless eater #2 has straight A's and volunteers at school and church helping with special needs kids
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closet squirrel

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Really, do teenagers need to be much more productive than straight A students, business owning, church going, and volunteering?

Use of technology is not always a bad thing, as long as you are well rounded in other areas.
 
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Use of technology is not always a bad thing, as long as you are well rounded in other areas.

The problem is that the 'addicts' never get well-rounded.
 
Doc1

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It is too easy to get enthralled by the latest tech. Years ago, I decided to keep my life somewhat simple and concentrate on understanding the things I really needed for enjoyment and preps. I have a really simple cell phone with relatively few options. It does what I need it to.

The worm turned for me with computers...again, years ago. I used to build my own computers and try to keep up with the changing technology, but keeping up with the latest iterations of Windoz became a pain. These days, I mostly use Linux and let its automatic upgrades handle everything else for me.

It is said that the mind's capacity for learning is unlimited, but I'm not sure I believe that! Too much mental clutter comes at the expense of lessening my proficiency in other, more important areas. I can spend my time sharpening my carpentry and plumbing skills, metal-working ability, gunsmithing, gardening, mechanical, writing and other talents that will never become obsolete. Keeping up with the latest computer and phone tech strikes me as a losing proposition unless you are in the business.

Just my take.

Best regards
Doc
 
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More on the subject at hand. Lady discovered loss, backtracked a little found nothing, went home two blocks away, fired up the GPS. Sure enough, a signal. Problem, it was a moving target. When I walk, I don't fool around, on a good day when I an capable I can cover 1.5 mi in 25 minutes. Can't say I do it often, but I have done it. Well, our area has one main road, everything else is cul-de-sacs. They pretty well got cul-de-saced out as they chased me into places where I wasn't, finally decided to sit until the signal stayed in one place for a while.

It gave a firm location finally, and by knocking on doors got to us. It got them into our parking area but not to a specific dwelling.
 
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The lady, who had lost the thing for no more than an hour, claimed 15 messages waiting.

I was appalled.
 
SIRR1

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Were you at least offered a monetary compensation for your good deed like let’s say dinner for 2 at a nice eatery in town?

Or did she show up at your door saying hey I tracked my phone to your address can I have it back or I will call the police?

I just don’t know how I would act if she showed up at my door with an attitude, I may have handed her iphone back to her in a zip lock bag full of water depending on how she treated me for finding her phone.

SIRR1
 
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Today I got a telegraph key. I think I will mount a clip to it and wear it on my belt. (Just to prove that I am not a Luddite.)
 
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Well, the drug runner lives two blocks away, I will watch for traffic.

They didn't offer reward possibly because we never got to that and it never occurred to me that one was requisite.

As for attitude, it was 'Thank god, you found it' because I could have just easily said I didn't have it. Although the damned thing would have been hard to hide, it surely did make noise.

"Uh what is that sound I hear?"

"Well, I am a clock maker and some of them have peculiar chimes."

Right.
 
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Doc1 said:
It is too easy to get enthralled by the latest tech. Years ago, I decided to keep my life somewhat simple and concentrate on understanding the things I really needed for enjoyment and preps. I have a really simple cell phone with relatively few options. It does what I need it to.

The worm turned for me with computers...again, years ago. I used to build my own computers and try to keep up with the changing technology, but keeping up with the latest iterations of Windoz became a pain. These days, I mostly use Linux and let its automatic upgrades handle everything else for me.

It is said that the mind's capacity for learning is unlimited, but I'm not sure I believe that! Too much mental clutter comes at the expense of lessening my proficiency in other, more important areas. I can spend my time sharpening my carpentry and plumbing skills, metal-working ability, gunsmithing, gardening, mechanical, writing and other talents that will never become obsolete. Keeping up with the latest computer and phone tech strikes me as a losing proposition unless you are in the business.

Just my take.

Best regards
Doc
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+1
My take too!
Glad to see there is at least one kindred spirit out there in this regard.
 
packyderms_wife

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Dennis Olson said:
Actually, the beeping is probably the text-message alert. If this thing belongs to a teen, they probably have about 5000 "friends" that they text with all day and all night long. Those beeps are probably incoming text messages. Thus, you can see that yet another member of American society will grow up to be a useless eater, where "social networking" is far more important than being a productive citizen...

:kk1:
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This^

OR it could be the owner trying to find their phone. OC finds them on the bus from time to time and they are ususally locked so he cannot anwser the phone, it's always hilarious when the owners come to pick up the phone and then file a complaint because the bus drivers didn't anwser the phone so they'd know where it's at... NOT.

K-
 
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