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[Nexus 7 General] Scythe024:
So United has a horrible Lost and found system. I called them less then 30 minutes after walking off the plane. I wanted someone to walk to my seat and physically grab it. Since i was near the rear of the plane and the last one out of my row im pretty sure no other passenger would of grabbed it. All they could do is basically tell me to report it on the website and i "might" get a call. The thing is I know and have talked to a few flight attendants and it seems like a lot of the time there co-workers hide the stuff and keep it for themself. So instead of united actually doing a physical check it is pretty much as good as gone at this point. I really have no faith i will get it back. It was a flawless N7 16gb too!. Doubt I will buy a new one to replace it even though i really loved the device, I just have too much other things going on to afford it atm. So if I dont get a call/email in the next few days, it was nice being a part of these forums and loved the vibe here.
[Nexus 7 General] demandarin:
That sucks. Hope you able to get it back. Good luck!
[Nexus 7 General] GeneralCrocket:
This reminds me when I lost my old GBA case on a plane. It had so many good games in there, and the GBA itself. I still had my SP case though, that had the SP and games as well, so I didn't lose everything.

I miss you Nightmare in Dreamland. :(

Anyway, sorry to hear about losing your Nexus.
[Nexus 7 General] erica_renee:
omg that is so sad. i almost cried reading your post.. I would hate to loose mine right now . It will come in handy starting next week. Wed i have to have a bicep tendon surgery..

boohooo

i so hope they do the honest thing and get it back to you
[Nexus 7 General] mi7chy:
Get a case or sleeve that you can tether to your bag, belt, etc. Also, Case Logic LNE07 comes in red so it's hard to visually miss it.
[Nexus 7 General] just lou:
United Airlines is the worst. From the most cramped planes with the worst seats in the industry, to the worst customer service there is. I used to fly Continental exclusively, but since the merger, no more. Good luck.
[Nexus 7 General] ExploreMN:
Any chance you had Lookout or some other tracking service installed? Sucks man. My wife is a flight attendant and she has turned in several Kindle's and what-not in, so perhaps there is a chance. Best of luck!
[Nexus 7 General] Scythe024:
yes i have lookout installed.
[Nexus 7 General] sparkerjc:
You never know, I found someone's kindle on a Southwest flight and took it right up to the counter. They said they had already hear from the passenger and knew whose it was. Messing with other people's gadgets is bad mojo.
[Nexus 7 General] ExploreMN:
Can you tell if it's still at the airport? If yes, that is a very good sign that it's probably been turned in (and someone turned it on and connected to wifi...but lets hope that was in an effort to identify you for good reasons). If it pops up online anywhere outside of the airport...it's pretty much gone. Hopefully you changed all your passwords to all your accounts too...notified any credit cards you have tied to any of those accounts, etc.
[Nexus 7 General] Scythe024:
it wasnt able to locate it which leads me to believe it wasnt turned on and connected to wifi. I had google wallet active on there but no credit card tied to it, just the $10 that came free.
[Nexus 7 General] mk69:
If you bought it with a credit card you might have some buyer protection like, replacement for stolen or broken items. I buy everything with American express, I have a 90 day window in which they will replace if lost, stolen, broken, etc.... Plus they extend any warranty an additional year...

Visa has something like this on a few of the cards...
[Nexus 7 General] ceejay83:
you need to input your passcode anyway, unless you have it stored in your tablet for someone to find out
[Nexus 7 General] Jroyd:
I am really surprised that Google doesn't have an easy way to register our devices. Every Android device has numbers associated with it that can't be changed. The MAC addresses for both the WiFi and Bluetooth interfaces are unique, so every device that has either of these radios could be identified. It should be part of the OS that these tablets can't install any software if the registered owner reports it lost or stolen. If the device has cameras, a picture should be taken when it's connected to the internet. These pictures could be retrieved when a valid case number or subpoena is provided. At least a warning should appear on the tablet saying it has been reported lost or stolen. Make it a pain to use a misappropriated tablet.

Yes, I know there are programs out there that do this for you, but they are easily circumvented by doing a full factory reset of the device. Come on Google! Take a bite out of crime!
[Nexus 7 General] espionage724:
Someone on another thread said that somebody sold them a Nexus 7 that was apparently known to Google as stolen, and I guess Play access was disabled or something, I don't know the exact details though...
[Nexus 7 General] shinji257:
An app is only easily removed if it is loaded as a user app. If it is am system app a standard reset went be enough. On the other hand maybe they will be smart enough to take it further.
[Nexus 7 General] wineds:
A very similar thing happened to me on a BA flight inbound to heathrow years ago. On that occasion i left a case containing some sennheiser noise cancelling headphones and an ipod nano in the seat pocket. I realized just a short distance from the gate and went back but they wouldn't let me back on. They never found for me either. I was eventually told that "I think someone has add it mate".
[Nexus 7 General] drhunter:
I have my devices set to take front and rear photos on evey boot and on multiple incorrect passcodes which are uploaded staight to dropbox and google plus. They also text each other with gps coordinates on every boot. Again, this is only useful if the thief doesn't factory reset or flash a new rom.

I wonder if devs could implement a passcode for cwm et al to secure the flashing process?
[Nexus 7 General] DroidHam:
goto play.google.com and install plan B remotely, youll be able to track it once it's online, as long as it's still tied to your google account

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This was discussed before but i think they said they couldn't because it could lock you out of your device
[Nexus 7 General] shaneydroid:
Slate on a plane!!

Sorry, just had too :)

I read on Google's help pages that they can remotely lock a device so might be worth calling them. If someone can't use it they might put it back in lost property or something.
[Nexus 7 General] Arthur Hucksake:
Screw a mans wife, drink his beer, watch his Tv but NEVER mess with the gadgets.
[Nexus 7 General] mewantnexus7:
Hmm would it be possible to encrypt our own bootloaders? So for the people that flash custom roms, but not constantly, they could flash, restore standard recovery, and then lock + encrypt the bootloader. This is probably a dumb idea :p
[Nexus 7 General] Scythe024:
Walking into the airport now to see If there's any info. I don't think the device has been connected to wifi yet since I have tried tracking it a few dozen times. Also no purchases on the play store yet. If I can get a GPS on them and purchase on my account I'm taking that f'er down and making sure they go to jail. Even if it was with a free $25 Google sent me
[Nexus 7 General] qpqpqp:
unless its already connected to wifi, how could you guys track anything on location?
[Nexus 7 General] Scythe024:
So I went there and talked to the lady at the desk who said the devices are all locked up and they can't be accessed. I asked for a manager or someone who can actually go look and they already went home at 2pm wtf? This is ridiculous! I told her how stupid the system they have in place is and doesn't it seem funny how few people actually get there items back? She tried to tell me most people do which I doubt. Everyone I talked to who has lost something never got it back from an airline. She said if I don't hear from them in 3-4 days its most likely gone.
[Nexus 7 General] Chinpokomon:
It's day 3. Any luck?
[Nexus 7 General] ExploreMN:
I think the idea (at least when I asked about that) is that if some random person picked it up and didn't know about factory resets, android, and security programs in general...you know, the bulk of the population...they would connect to their WiFi and therefore transmit their location.
[Nexus 7 General] eawooten:
Keep holding out on hope op! I had my phone lost for days and days and when it finally came on Lookout notified me immediately. I had it within the hour.

You may only get a short window before someone wipes it, but if it gets powered on I'd be willing to bet anyone would try it out for at least a little while before doing a full wipe IF they even know about that.
[Nexus 7 General] ehiggins:
The problem is the airplane's cabin is cleaned by a contract company. If the flight crew found it chances are they brought it to the gate agent. If the cleaning crew found it, I wouldn't count on finding it.

If it was a regional carrier they clean their own cabins but again the gate agent would have it.
[Nexus 7 General] slybunda:
if the airline crew found it they probably have destroyed it or handed it in to security, since it would be seen as a security risk as in somehting terrorists would use to do plane hijacking/tracking/ blowing up using the device as a homing beacon for guided missile.

thats what our procedures are anyways on virgin airlines.
[Nexus 7 General] rican408:
Everyone needs Cerberus in their life... works best on phones but will also work with the n7.
[Nexus 7 General] putsometrebleinit:
If you have home owners or renter's insurance check for a floating articles policy that's attached. They are standard with most large insurance companies and they cover things like this, so you don't have to pay a deductible if a "floating article" is lost or stolen.
[Nexus 7 General] nooomoto:
Please tell me you're not serious. Lol.
[Nexus 7 General] sjankis630:
If I found someone's device I would report it to the flight crew. There is too much of a chance if I got it and tried to hand it in at the counter that the person would come back looking for it and assume I was stealing it.

"Oh I was just taking it up to the counter..... right!!"

I am amazed at anyone leaving anything in the pockets of a plane. I can understand it falling out of you pocket (phone wise) and settling in/under the seat, but I never get that comfortable on a plane! I mean I never take my clothes out of my suitcase when I am staying at a hotel and put them in the drawers, I might forget them.
[Nexus 7 General] Cor-master:
Can't you call Google and have them deactivate it?

Anyway hope you get it back would suck to loose mine
[Nexus 7 General] jordain:
He doesn't want google to deactivate it. If someone stole it, he wants them to log on to their home wifi so he can find out where they live and track the SOB down.
[Nexus 7 General] Krunk_Kracker:
I always recommend Cerberus to everyone.

It is great...I have it on my RAZR and on my N7. I don't secure my N7 because I want whoever stole/found it to be able to connect to wifi.

My RAZR MAXX was "found" by someone in my apartment complex and I had it back within 20 minutes.
[Nexus 7 General] edscholl:
:rolleyes: 30 minutes after you walked off the plane, especially if you were on the back, the cleaning crew has been on and off already. if there is a flight slotted right after yours, it is most likely boarding. it's also unlikely that a fa would have grabbed it (they're not the ones cleaning the planes); if it gets grabbed, it's most likely the cleaning crew or a fellow passenger.

but what credit card did you use to purchase the tablet? they might provide coverage...
[Nexus 7 General] Priamo:
Call Google and report it Stolen, they will block it, and it will be useless.
[Nexus 7 General] bipoler:
....... so you 'misplace' a seven inch tablet on a plane and now they are the worst? Does this make you stupid? Irresponsible or careless? I would be mad to but at myself your opinion of the airline only exist because you made a mistake. O they always sucked? Soooooo you still patronize a company you had pre notions and dissatisfaction and you blame them? Keep up with your SEVEN inch tablet how the HELL do you leave that behind take responsibility
[Nexus 7 General] ExploreMN:
I think he said their lost and found system sucked.
[Nexus 7 General] Cor-master:
Harsh. You really are bipolar aren't you? ;)
[Nexus 7 General] shadowmonkey1974:
Agreed !!!!!!!
[Nexus 7 General] Cor-master:
You know I doubt he really thinks the airline company is stupid. He was frustrated and mad at himself I'm sure too. You know what I hate? When you vent on a forum and someone calls you out for it.
[Nexus 7 General] bipoler:
No just honest we need more of it. I'd be mad to but funny we give negative opinions when we mess up. Had he not lost this 200/250 dollar investment the airline would not suck, this thread wouldn't exist, and you pretty much get the rest lol

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luckily for you no one cares what you think. If you post to a public forum expect feedback. Mines just happens to be blunt. My post wasn't one sided it was fair. Reminds me when I was 16 & people would call my job *****ing about a late fee because they paid late and how the bank sucked lol get real. Face it the world is not honest as it should be. If you drop money or in this case lose a tablet you can expect it to not be found. Say humans suck not the airline that you paid to land to and from. ....... I have empathy but but false sympathy. I bet had he lost it and someone found it this post wouldn't exist. Also this is so irrelevant to a blog site meant for technology this sounds like a bbb complaint lol far from adding to the site...just a complaint with no commission lol y'all feed right into the mess

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Empathy......not false sympathy. You lose your tablet on an airplane and now the company sucks? Face it if you drop $ or lose something you can expect to not get it back. Humanity is not as honest as it should be. If you pay a bill late you get a late fee because the fee isn't waived now the bank sucks? I understand Your free frustration but wake up and have some responsibility for knowing what comes after the letter b , c because you to tripping on the wrong person place or thing when it's only one you. When we have positive experiences or those expected we NEVER share those......coincidence ? Far from
[Nexus 7 General] gagdude:
Look bipoler OP never said the airline sucked. He said they have a terrible lost and found system.

You can reply when you've cooled down and learned to read.
[Nexus 7 General] ExploreMN:
Being blunt and being rude/obnoxious are two different things. Like I and others now have pointed out, he said their lost&found system sucks. In the paraphrased words of Samuel Jackson, "English mother ****er, can you read it?"
[Nexus 7 General] Scythe024:
Wow didnt realize this thread was still alive. I havent checked these forums in awhile. So its been over a week, i try tracking it multiple times a day and still no luck. In response to bipoler, i know its my fault for leaving it behind, i never said it was the airports fault for leaving it behind. I rarely lose or break things because i try to be extra careful so it suprised a lot of people when this happened. What I do fault the airline for is the customer service I received while trying to get any info and the lost and found system they have in place. It really seemed like no one was willing to work with me or even cared. A couple of the staff was just downright rude in the way they handled it and I have made complaints to the company for it. The airlines lost and found system involves filling out a claim online with the flight number, seat number, description of the item and a way to contact you. This is fine and a good way to file a claim, but there is no 1-800 number to talk to anyone either at United itself or United at SFO airport. When I tried seeing if they would do me a favor and try to send someone to grab the device or at least check for it, they were unwilling to. When I went down there to baggage claim I was met by another rude employee who again acted like they didnt give a damn. It was 3pm in the middle of the week, they said all items were locked up in a secure room and no one had access. Obviously someone had access, how else did it get in there. When I asked this, she said that the person who actually did have the key had left for the day at 2pm. This seems a bit odd that only 1 person would have the key and would leave so early. All i wanted was for them to take a look and see if the device was there so I could get over it or get my device back, instead I had to wait and wait and wait wondering if every call or email I got was united trying to contact me to get my device back. Ill be honest, at this point I was pretty mad and got a bit angry with the girl at the counter. I probably would of held it in if she wasnt rude, but the anger got the best of me.
[Nexus 7 General] marcos.lennis:
OP, I can feel and understand your frustration. The same exact thing (Same Airline too) happened to me back in October with an Acer A500 tablet. I left it on the pocket of the plane. I came back just 20 mins after leaving the plane and it was gone. Lost and Found was no use. Never got it back.

Not that Im irresponsible, but this time I recognize that it was my mistake for leaving it. What hurt me the most was the $400 I paid for it.

This could happen to anyone. I do travel alot 2-3 times a month, and I learned to do a check for things before I even get up from my seat.

Anyway, good luck tracking this and I really hope you find it.
[Nexus 7 General] geekingreen:
Ouch!

Oh man, that sucks!

The few times I've left a device have been at a friends house thank goodness, so they got some good use of it before I realized where it was or they contacted me.

However, my phone was pick pocketed on a matatu in Nairobi once, true story. It was only a cheap Nokia though.
[Nexus 7 General] erik111111:
My kid left his game boy on a United flight a few years back. I never expected to see it again, but we called the airlines and they called back a couple days later and said they had it and we could come pick it up.

So things do get turned in. Just depends on your luck I suppose.

Somewhat unrelated, but my daughter's phone was stolen at a water park (apparently her and her friends put them all in one bag and the bag was stolen). A couple days later, I got a call from the park using her phone. Said they found the phone and called me becuase the conact was "dad".

They confirmed it was my daughters, took my address and shipped it to me free of charge.

Pretty neat.

So, I would say, don't give up hope, and don't blame united. If they get it back to you then they definately deserve praise. If they don't, it isn't really their fault.
[Nexus 7 General] cesar67:
So what is the deal with google being able to 'ban' a tablet ?

Does an insurance company do this after paying out on a stolen tablet ?
[Nexus 7 General] Scythe024:
does anyone have a number to contact google so i can ban the device?
[Nexus 7 General] Restola:
Most likely within 30 minutes of the last passenger getting off the plane (and gate area) are either completely empty except for maybe the cleaners, or the flight has already been reloaded with new passengers. The flight attendants are unlikely to find anything slim in a seat back.

Either another passenger will find it eventually or a cleaner will find it. I doubt it will ever hit the lost and found system though.

Sent from my GS3
[Nexus 7 General] leebo:
I did the same thing with my og iPad on Southwest. The difference was, they DID get someone on the plane to look. Had in back in less than an hour. So it's up to the employees.

The guy at the counter joked that they should have named it, the iLost, because it happens so often.

What I learned: when the flight attendant asks everyone to stow their belongings for landing, I'm going to ignore that from now on!
[Nexus 7 General] bipoler:
........ Did you ever stop and think it could of been your payment method..........( laughing out loud loud)

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Must have been a game boy black and white non color...no value
[Nexus 7 General] Scythe024:
UPDATE

Just recieved this email, i am in shock
[Nexus 7 General] Krunk_Kracker:
Whooot!!

Congrats man!
[Nexus 7 General] N3RD420:
Happy for you! Be more careful lol

Sent from my Nexus 7 using Xparent ICS Tapatalk 2
[Nexus 7 General] adamhlj:
This must renew your faith in humanity for sure.
[Nexus 7 General] Krunk_Kracker:
That's precisely why I DON'T lock mine.

I use Cerberus on my Android devices and for the non-phones, I want them to be able to connect it so cerberus can tell me exactly where it is. I want them to think they got away with it so they will use it OR if someone honest has it, so they can use it to get a hold of me.

I found a Sprint Hero way back in the day that the sim had been deactivated on, so I connected it to wi-fi and opened up gmail and sent an email to the user (like sending an email to yourself). They got it on their PC and called me two days later.
[Nexus 7 General] Scythe024:
Still waiting for a call or email back to verify it is in fact mine
[Nexus 7 General] ExploreMN:
Can't you just pick it up like the letter says? I would assume it is at the your home airport. If not, see if you can find a number to call. It would suck to get this email only to not make contact by the deadline.

Glad it seems to have worked out though...kinda!
[Nexus 7 General] dirtyhamster73:
Did they confirm yet!? So excited for you! It must be like Christmas for you! :)
[Nexus 7 General] Scythe024:
its telling me I have the option to pick it up in Texas, I am in california so unfortunately i cant just go pick it up. Wondering if it made it from SFO to texas before it was actually found.
[Nexus 7 General] Scythe024:
UPDATE

No call, but did get a email with a tracking number due for Tuesday the 28th. I'll let you guys know how it goes
[Nexus 7 General] bronx:
@up

Fingers crossed mate. ;)
[Nexus 7 General] philentology:
Agh. Same thing happened to me on Southwest.. and I just missed the plane as it took off back to my point of origin. They telephoned ahead... but no dice.. and it hasn't shown up in lost & found. I changed all my passwords (wish I knew about some of the apps for retrieving the location when it was first lost..) But my Twitter account just posted something ridiculous and the only loose end I can think of is my lost N7. Le sigh.
[Nexus 7 General] maztahbr:
Any news???
[Nexus 7 General] aalupatti:
You could install an app called android lost or similar name ( am at work. Can get the correct name later) remotely and locate the position. But it will need some one to connect the device to PC.

I lost my phone on an international trip last year and was able to trace it down.

Galaxy Note @ mobile
[Nexus 7 General] tntgdh:
For reasons like that i have cerberus instaled on my nexus here
[Nexus 7 General] zedwards:
Years ago I lost my 1st gen iPod on a lufthansa flight when they were late and I was dashing to try to make my connecting flight. They were not very helpful either and never recovered it. So I feel you pain. Good luck!
[Nexus 7 General] bigroh12:
My nexus was stolen about 3 days ago :(... Partially my fault.. but now I don't know if I should get a new one this weekend or see whats up with this rumored 32g.

HTC One X ..
[HTC Wildfire S] thugnastie:
how can i switch my ringtone on it. When i choose a diferent one it does this wierd sound when someone calls me. Its like a little ring.
[HTC Wildfire S] csoulr666:
Settings-->Sound Settings

That's not that hard to find is it????
[HTC Wildfire S] thugnastie:
doesnt work

that doesnt work, ive done it but everytime i choose another ringtone it just does a random bell sound