fiestaturbo.com

[Philie*RST]

well as title ive lost my phone i was in a rush in the taxi as the stupid fucker went to a whole difrent place that i asked to go so i paid go out an rushed off barly making it into work didnt relize till dinna time i left it the taxi

can the police do anythin?

the guy is using the phone as i phoned it and he basicly said its his now unlucky he has been txtin my contacts etc and has txt my gf then a with held number pranked her phone then another tx asking who she was etc from another number that ive wrote down

just wondard if i could do anythin? worth contacting police?

gutted phone not even mine was my bros i was using with a new sim so thankfully if ppl get pranked etc it wont show as me as only my gf and her mate know the number oh and her mate was also txtd

[lachojski2005]

order another taxi for same time same place and hopefully it will be the same gezzer and sort it that way lol.i have lost my phone several times and there is nothing you can do.if its on contract get it cut off asap.

[Capri]

Yes, undoubtedly take it to the police. It is theft of an item, and furthermore, you have an advantage in that you know who stole the phone and who has it. Also, you have another contact telephone number with which you can chase it up. Get in touch with the police as soon as you possibly can.

That said, if it's a private hire company, it might be worth a call to the company first to explain the situation. Tell them that you know their driver is using your phone, and that he is refusing to return it to you, thus making it a theft. Tell them that if they don't get the phone from their driver by the end of the day, and call you back to confirm that they have it, you will be taking it to the police and writing to the council to inform them of the situation (the last part because the council issues the cab licenses for the drivers, so they may well revoke that driver's license which would cause him to lose his job).

[dontpannic]

Or, of course, put it down to experience and realise, this time, get in touch with the phone company. You could have avoided all the pranks and txts by phoning the phone company as soon as you realised that the phone was lost/stolen - they'll block the handset so it's basically "bricked".

[FRST SILVER]

order another taxi for same time same place and hopefully it will be the same gezzer and sort it that way lol.i have lost my phone several times and there is nothing you can do.if its on contract get it cut off asap.

THIS WOULD BE MY OPTION... OR ID BE WAITING 4 HIM OUTSIDE THE CAB OFFICE

[Capri]

order another taxi for same time same place and hopefully it will be the same gezzer and sort it that way lol.i have lost my phone several times and there is nothing you can do.if its on contract get it cut off asap.

THIS WOULD BE MY OPTION... OR ID BE WAITING 4 HIM OUTSIDE THE CAB OFFICE

Good to see some sensible, mature solutions to the problem there.

[Philie*RST]

i cant prove or know if it was the driver as i was sat in the back so could have been the next fair he picked up

i phoned police but kept getting transferd so might pop in tomoz i phoned vodaphone and got the phone on a stolen ban? so the phone is now locked feel bit better know they have to pay if it can be unlocked? i thought they could be but the man on the phone said it cant ?

cheers for the advice

gona search for a new phone

[dontpannic]

No - the IMEI is stuck on a blacklist register, so if it trys to connect to any networks it wont work. It's a very expensive paperweight.

Advice still stands though - if it happens again as soon as you notice it's missing, call the phone provider. If you find it you can get it unblocked IIRC, but better safe than sorry!

[Philie*RST]

No - the IMEI is stuck on a blacklist register, so if it trys to connect to any networks it wont work. It's a very expensive paperweight.

Advice still stands though - if it happens again as soon as you notice it's missing, call the phone provider. If you find it you can get it unblocked IIRC, but better safe than sorry!

cheers i didnt think of blocking it first but didnt relize i could get it black listed so it wouldnt work for them is good peace of mind knowing he wont be using it

[frstvanman]

if u eventually do track him down follow him home n burn his cab

[dontpannic]

order another taxi for same time same place and hopefully it will be the same gezzer and sort it that way lol.i have lost my phone several times and there is nothing you can do.if its on contract get it cut off asap.

THIS WOULD BE MY OPTION... OR ID BE WAITING 4 HIM OUTSIDE THE CAB OFFICE

Good to see some sensible, mature solutions to the problem there.

Echoed in response to the latest reply...!

[dontpannic]

i have lost my phone several times and there is nothing you can do

In actual fact any phone, be it contract or PAYG can be blacklisted, and it's been possible to do that for around 10 years now!

[andymac]

As soon as it's reported stolen it's blacklisted. If it's reported lost often only the sim is barred.

[Philie*RST]

well my gf an her mates wher calling the other number and the guys "brother" anserd and said he was 15 and a little s**t but the guy i spoke to when i phoned sounded older like in his 20s he also told them they lived in WIGAN but it was a Skem taxi and he had a scouse accent so think he pullin ther leg and lives round here

gonna phone him tomoz on that other number and see what he says and tell him to hand it to the taxi office or il hand his number onto police

or might give the police the number and then phone him and inform him that the phones been reported stolen and his number has been handed over so send the phone to either police station or taxi office asap and no further action will be taken

[andymac]

In an urban area the phones location can be triangulated down to within 10-30 metres (works according to my N82). This jumps up to something like 10km in rural areas though (down to cell density). If the mobile provider is saturating your area with low power microcellular systems then they might get an even better idea of where you are (to within a couple of metres or so).

If police are so bothered (they won't be, unless it's a dealer or similar who has the phone) then they can get this info.

Since you say scousers and kids sounding like little s**t, sounds similar to kenny I shouldn't laugh, but I'm surprised you haven't called the police and mobile provider yet ? Police will definately look at you funny for taking so long to report it nicked...

[Philie*RST]

i phoned police but kept getting passed to sum1 els so hung up i got the phone black listed. duno who kenny is? lol

[andymac]

Kenny, Kensington, it's a district of Liverpool.

[FRST SILVER]

.

Good to see some sensible, mature solutions to the problem there.

whats so wrong with going and waiting 4 the bloke outside his cab office....

i didnt mention nothing about beating the bloke up did i. no i never...

i was just tryin 2 help the bloke get his phone back mate.....

if he goes 2 the cab office he will be able 2 speak 2 the bloke its entirly up 2 him what he does from there....

i think thats helpful advice,,,,, i take it u dont though do you

[frstvanman]

i think that going to the cab office could be a good idea.the cabbie might of not even had a cue it was in his cab n a next fair could of taken it.its just one of them things u wil never no.

[nick050]

Kenny, Kensington, it's a district of Liverpool.

And its nower near as posh as it sounds capital of drug culture is kensington sorry to hear about the fone aslong as its been blocked atleast he aint using it.

[andymac]

And its nower near as posh as it sounds

No sh*t !

[dontpannic]

haha!

[nick050]

And its nower near as posh as it sounds

No sh*t !

its one of the only places in liverpool i lock my doors when i drive through.

[Xr_Dub]

block phone and old sim order new 1

[jayrs]

what phone was it cos its got to be worth something to you for all this ahssle you going through?

is it not insured?

[Philie*RST]

wsant my phone lol was me bros il just get him a newer one

it was a sony ericson not sure on make it was a slide type with an orange button and had walkman printed on it

i was only using it becaus mine is locked to orange so gonna unlock mine on the weekend and get him another before he gets back in a month lol

[jayrs]

ah yeah i know the sort, its not the best phone in the world and could be replaced cheap enough but as ya say get anewer one for him

[Philie*RST]

i will well i owe him 150 anyway so as he not got a computer i might jus get him one for 200 from pc world with 17 lcd monitor as i got just over a month since he gets out

[jayrs]

ah right yeah may as well then mate, should get a fairly good pc for £200 nowdays for him

[Philie*RST]

yep saw it in the paper so gonna get it and dont like anyone using my pc lol

[jayrs]

yeah tell me about it, wife jumps on this one sometimes when i go for a fag or something and it pi$$es me off

[Philie*RST]

yeah tell me about it, wife jumps on this one sometimes when i go for a fag or something and it pi$$es me off

lol i spoke to her briefly once your msn was on and i logged into mine and started a convo thinking it was you

[jayrs]

ah yeah i remember now she said some perv was asking what she was wearing

just kidding