Phone Stolen

[Pooky]

Was at the Gym and left my phone in the compartment of the treadmill and then forgot about it. 20 minutes later I remember but it's gone. Ask at the front but no one's handed it in. I left them my details. Tried phoning it but just get the mailbox.

Are there any further steps I can take?

 

[Just_Ice]

Block the sim. Call up voda/mtn/cell c and they will do it

 

[Pooky]

Block the sim. Call up voda/mtn/cell c and they will do it

Ok I will do that, but it is Pay As You Go...

 

[thedutchman]

get the phone black listed, do you still have the serial number ??

 

[Just_Ice]

You can still block the sim

 

[Pooky]

get the phone black listed, do you still have the serial number ??

Ya I got the serial number.

EDIT: How will I blacklist it and what will that do?

 

[blunomore]

I didn't know you go to gym.

 

[eye_suc]

I didn't know you go to gym.

that reminds me of a Cindy Lauper song...

"thats all they really waaaaa-aaaaaa-aaaant"

EDIT: eish... iPHONE?!?!? i would tie that thing to my leg with a chain. sorry dude

 

[Ghost02]

Pooky, is this perhaps the iPhone that got stolen?

 

[Pooky]

Pooky, is this perhaps the iPhone that got stolen?

Yup

 

[DDV TECH]

Yup

Sorry to hear that man, do you have insurance? thats not a cheap phone..

 

[marine1]

I can put you in touch with someone who may help

 

[limnos]

The iPhone!?!?!?!

Shame bru..... There's no ways the f@ker that stole it will return it! Did your phone have a password lock on it? Doesn't your gym have CCTV? Maybe you recognise the dude and go back tomorrow same time and beat him with a dumbbell?

 

[Pooky]

Ok. I phoned Vodacom. My SIM is blocked and the phone is blacklisted. They gave me an ITC Reference number which they said I can use to open a case or claim from insurance.....?

 

[marine1]

Good luck, Vodacom are useless with these blacklisted devices. The legal route just does not work, you have to use other means.
By tracing the IMEI number they can now check any other sim used in that phone and trace it like that.

 

[sand_man]

Ok. I phoned Vodacom. My SIM is blocked and the phone is blacklisted. They gave me an ITC Reference number which they said I can use to open a case or claim from insurance.....?

At least, sorry to hear about your misfortune. My wife once left her 60GB ipod in the gym, predictably it too disappeared without a trace, no recourse what so ever from either the gym manager or floor staff...

Unfortunately when we have momentary lapses of concentration there is an opportunistic so and so just around the corner waiting to capitalize...

 

[Pooky]

Good luck, Vodacom are useless with these blacklisted devices. The legal route just does not work, you have to use other means.
By tracing the IMEI number they can now check any other sim used in that phone and trace it like that.

Do Vodacom trace the IMEI number?

 

[sand_man]

Was at the Gym

Virgin active?

 

[cerebus]

Ouch. Here I was thinking it was a beat up old Samsung or something. That's why you never buy an expensive phone in this country.

 

[Pooky]

Virgin active?

Yes.