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why do people steal cell phones?
#22265961 - 09/20/15 05:06 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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I recently had a phone stolen. It was dead and has a number lock on it. I immediately called my carrier and turned the phone off. My question is, do people just steal phones to be assholes or is there something i don't know about phones. Can you just take phones Will nilly and use them somehow besides just using wifi? Im now stuck with my old pos. so frustrated
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Re: why do people steal cell phones? [Re: chaka333] 1
#22265966 - 09/20/15 05:08 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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because they're worth money
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Re: why do people steal cell phones? [Re: chaka333]
#22265984 - 09/20/15 05:13 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Because they know you'll be stuck with a POS for awhile and they can hold your nice fancy phone for a ransom.
You'll be hearing from them soon.
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Re: why do people steal cell phones? [Re: chaka333]
#22265988 - 09/20/15 05:14 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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They can crack them and sell them on craigslist and that person can go anywhere and get service for it.
Alternatively if they steal a lot, websites will actually pay a good bit of change for them, working or not. As long as they're not outdated as fuck.
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Re: why do people steal cell phones? [Re: 404]
#22265989 - 09/20/15 05:15 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Yeah but i reported it stolen so if it gets reactivated somewhere won't that be a problem for them? Who buys stolen cell phones? Im just not seeing how it getsanyone any money. Do you get a five dollar crack rock for it something? In my opinion all it does is make life a pain in the ass until a new phone is achieved.where is the stolen cell phones R us?because i need a new one lol.
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Re: why do people steal cell phones? [Re: chaka333]
#22266115 - 09/20/15 05:42 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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I've wondered the same thing about stolen cell phones. Seems pointless.
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Re: why do people steal cell phones? [Re: Quit The Cult]
#22266206 - 09/20/15 06:03 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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I'm frustrated as hell with the whole thing. That shit is so bogus i would give someone money if they needed it. No need to steal from me. Shit, id buy their drugs for them if that's what its all about. There are just so many ways to get by without stealing from hardworking non drug addicted folks like me. People suck.
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Re: why do people steal cell phones? [Re: chaka333]
#22266362 - 09/20/15 06:34 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Some fuck stole my phone from right in front of my house earlier this summer. Put off replacing it because I knew I hadn't lost it anywhere away from home so I assumed it would turn up. When I went on the carrier's site and checked the activity on it, it was all just dozens of calls to the messages. Also I can't get into my messages now, I guess they guessed my password and changed it.
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Re: why do people steal cell phones? [Re: psi]
#22266457 - 09/20/15 06:55 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Again, people suck. My carelessness mixed with untrustworthy people is just costing me so much. It's getting ultra tiring.
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Re: why do people steal cell phones? [Re: 404]
#22266462 - 09/20/15 06:57 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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404 said: because they're worth money
Yea this. How is this a question OP? Lol
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Re: why do people steal cell phones? [Re: Zombi3]
#22266492 - 09/20/15 07:03 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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It's a question because it has a question mark at the end of the sentence.... Seriously though i wouldn't know where to go if i stole a cell phone. I would just be stuck with it i guess because i'm not a shit person. Maybe i'm not tech savvy enough to know how to get around the locks and what not.
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Re: why do people steal cell phones? [Re: chaka333]
#22266506 - 09/20/15 07:05 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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I overheard a guy on the bus once trying to extort money from someone whose phone he had apparently stolen. I don't think they went for it.
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Re: why do people steal cell phones? [Re: chaka333]
#22266519 - 09/20/15 07:09 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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chaka333 said:
That shit is so bogus i would give someone money if they needed it. No need to steal from me. Shit, id buy their drugs for them if that's what its all about.
LOL, you cannot be serious. Some random asshole walks up and says "Ayo, buy me a gram of D.", and you're just like, "Where's an ATM?"
I'm sure.
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Re: why do people steal cell phones? [Re: chaka333]
#22266522 - 09/20/15 07:10 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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chaka333 said: Yeah but i reported it stolen so if it gets reactivated somewhere won't that be a problem for them? Who buys stolen cell phones? Im just not seeing how it getsanyone any money. Do you get a five dollar crack rock for it something? In my opinion all it does is make life a pain in the ass until a new phone is achieved.where is the stolen cell phones R us?because i need a new one lol.
There's alot of international trade dealing with stolen phones from what I understand. Those shady electronics shops you see in the ghetto probably will just pay cash, they send it to their associates in Russia/Asia/Europe/wherever who will crack it and resell them in shady electronic shops over there.
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Haha well yeah, im way nicer than you.
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Re: why do people steal cell phones? [Re: moonrockmushy]
#22266544 - 09/20/15 07:14 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Damn that makes so much sense. I always wondered how those types of places stayed in business lol.
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#22266546 - 09/20/15 07:15 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Quote:
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Haha thanks for the chuckle tho. Really the thread was made in need of a good vent. You made it better.
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Re: why do people steal cell phones? [Re: chaka333]
#22266565 - 09/20/15 07:19 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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I am really nice though trust me. I once gave someone my job because they didn't have one. That's how nice i am.
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Re: why do people steal cell phones? [Re: moonrockmushy]
#22266674 - 09/20/15 07:45 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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There's alot of international trade dealing with stolen phones from what I understand. Those shady electronics shops you see in the ghetto probably will just pay cash, they send it to their associates in Russia/Asia/Europe/wherever who will crack it and resell them in shady electronic shops over there.
You are probably wrong. All they need to do is wipe the info and viola, new phone. Good to go and ready to sale.
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Re: why do people steal cell phones? [Re: lowbrow]
#22266786 - 09/20/15 08:14 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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you say it's "dead" and number locked... not to someone like me who knows how to flash a phone, as can anyone willing to follow simple tutorials, i did this a lot ( not the stealing of course haha) to my old sony erricson k800 and more recently oin my galxaxy s which ive done about 5 or 6 times abd bought them in this state specifically on ebay as they're cheaper naturally
people are thieves though i just made a post about his myself and oppertunists will take what they can when they see one rise right.
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Re: why do people steal cell phones? [Re: lowbrow]
#22266821 - 09/20/15 08:25 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Well how do you get passed the unclean esn? If you buy a used phone and the previous owner had an outstanding bill you can't activate it. Same with if it was reported stolen. People buy lemons all the time off ebay from what i read. I guess I've got some more investigating to do. I also should become more familiar with the technology I've become so damn attached to.
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Re: why do people steal cell phones? [Re: chameleon303]
#22266852 - 09/20/15 08:30 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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I didn't wanna delete my last post, but you're right. There are always loopholes to things like this.
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Re: why do people steal cell phones? [Re: 404]
#22266853 - 09/20/15 08:31 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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404 said: because they're worth money
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Re: why do people steal cell phones? [Re: MajickMuffin]
#22266867 - 09/20/15 08:33 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Indeed they are. Thanks for pointing that out.
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Re: why do people steal cell phones? [Re: chaka333] 1
#22266880 - 09/20/15 08:34 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Also, did you know... They are worth money?
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Re: why do people steal cell phones? [Re: Shroomslip]
#22266894 - 09/20/15 08:36 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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So I've been told! I need to check into that.
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Re: why do people steal cell phones? [Re: chaka333]
#22266896 - 09/20/15 08:37 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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im not so sure, this has only ever not worked once on a recent galaxy i bought, but i sold it on in the same state and never got any complaints, the woman i bought it from said it suddenly went into boot loop which i had already becomce familiar with unbricking...if it's stolen that may be a differnent story not sure but unpaid bill might be as simple as usiing a different sim
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Re: why do people steal cell phones? [Re: chameleon303]
#22266916 - 09/20/15 08:40 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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My phone carrier does not use sim cards.
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Re: why do people steal cell phones? [Re: chaka333]
#22266941 - 09/20/15 08:44 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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I always thought sim cards were a terrible idea. That was part of the reason i went with my carrier. If I'm not mistaken i believe they are trying to change that though, and that bums me out.
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Re: why do people steal cell phones? [Re: chameleon303]
#22266957 - 09/20/15 08:47 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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oh well in your case i dont know what the thief will get for it or do with it but sure he has thought of that before hand or it was just a random oppertunity thing...had a wallet pick pocketed once i know the feeling of being violated man
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Re: why do people steal cell phones? [Re: lowbrow]
#22266958 - 09/20/15 08:48 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Quote:
moonrockmushy said:
There's alot of international trade dealing with stolen phones from what I understand. Those shady electronics shops you see in the ghetto probably will just pay cash, they send it to their associates in Russia/Asia/Europe/wherever who will crack it and resell them in shady electronic shops over there.
You are probably wrong. All they need to do is wipe the info and viola, new phone. Good to go and ready to sale.
Yeah I have no first hand knowledge really, but there's a ton of articles on the subject if you Google 'stolen phone international trade' or something like that.
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Re: why do people steal cell phones? [Re: Shroomslip]
#22267063 - 09/20/15 09:01 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Quote:
Shroomslip said: Also, did you know... They are worth money?
oh i forgot to mention this
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Re: why do people steal cell phones? [Re: chameleon303]
#22267090 - 09/20/15 09:08 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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phones can be jailbroken, they might contain sensative information that can be stolen and traded on the black market, then the phones themselves can be sold or scrapped for thier precious elements.
because theyre like.... um.... worth money and stuff
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Re: why do people steal cell phones? [Re: chaka333]
#22267097 - 09/20/15 09:10 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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If it hasn't been pointed out properly, OP phones are worth money.
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You know... You guys might be on to something.
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Re: why do people steal cell phones? [Re: chaka333]
#22267208 - 09/20/15 09:36 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Stolen iphones are an absolute nightmare to use. They call it bricking. Apple became clever once again and basically made stealing and selling iphones a thing of the past. What is funny is most people don't even know this. My friend gave me an iphone 5c that was locked to an old account and it was useless. I looked up everything to try to take the account off it but nothing can be done. I even registered on a forum dedicated to unlocking phones and almost everyone said the same thing.
I guess the only option you have is to send it to a place in china where they swap out the motherboard and put in a fresh one or some shit. They are worth like 40$ for parts if you just sell it locked.
btw you can't just wipe the phone its tethered to icloud for life until that person deactivates it from the cloud.
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