Victim Successfully Recovers Stolen iPhone Using “Find My iPhone”

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Kevin Miller has a great story about how he used the new “Find My iPhone” feature to track down his stolen iPhone and recover it from a thief.

In Chicago for a Lego convention, Kevin had his iPhone stolen in a bar. Luckily, he’d just activated the Find My iPhone feature. The following day, Kevin and a couple of his Lego-convention friends used the iPhone’s built-in GPS and Google Maps to track its location.

As they converged on the crook, he tried to make a run for it. I won’t ruin the rest of the story. It’s a great story, well told.

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Leander Kahney

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3 comments

    [...] iPhone OS 3.0 has only been released for a few days, and the new MobileMe locating feature Find My Phone has already been successfully used. As the story goes, iPhone user Kevin Miller was in Chicago for a Lego convention. Well, he was in a bar with a couple of friends and his iPhone was stolen, and… well, it’s a great story. Go check it out at his website. [via Cult Of Mac] [...]

    [...] iPhone OS 3.0 has exclusive been free for a some days, and the newborn MobileMe locating feature Find My Phone has already been successfully used. As the news goes, iPhone individual Kevin playwright was in metropolis for a toy convention. Well, he was in a forbid with a pair of friends and his iPhone was stolen, and… well, it’s a enthusiastic story. Go analyse it discover at his website. [via Cult Of Mac] [...]

    And an urban legend is born 8)

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