Apple could easily make Iphones less attractive to thieves.' 'Apple is making enough money already and can get goodwill from protecting its customers, according to my local police, from mounting and sometimes violent crime. 'My question is will Apple block stolen phone from accessing Itunes since every account has to be set up with this information?' I hope this will be possible because I am seriously thinking about getting a Nexus or HTC which are starting to compete, this is added to the fact that I paid $700+ for this device and had to wait 3 months to get it. They legitimate owner is known to Apple, all they could require is a police report number. Apple could easily make Iphones less attractive to thieves. My question is will Apple block stolen phone from accessing Itunes since every account has to be set up with this information?Īpple is making enough money already and can get goodwill from protecting its customers, according to my local police, from mounting and sometimes violent crime.

There are tens of videos on Youtube showing how to break the phone password and reset it.Find my phone can only help absent minded people who misplace their phone with charge in their house or at the office. The first thing any thief will do is turn off the phone, remove the SIM and battery to make it untraceable before easily wiping it. Sadly, I found out that for all the buzz this app is getting its useless. I had also installed Mobile Me thinking it could protect me. I was attacked on the subway by 2 tugs who stole my Iphone 4, while I was using it.

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