Itch3: Anti-lost/theft protection

[s.jolicoeur at videotron.ca]

True but  most cellphone get lost mostly on the bus, metro, restaurants,etc. Misplacing the phone home is not as dramatic as losing it in a public place. Looking for it with your laptop at home maybe the solution but is it most viable for the metro or the restaurant or any public places ?What i don't like is the idea that a must pay to find my lost phone. Sure it's better to pay a small amount and recover your phone but i don't find the idea practical.----- Original Message -----From: Aaron Coats <aaron at funambol.com>Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 2:38 pmSubject: Re: Itch3: Anti-lost/theft protectionTo: community at lists.openmoko.org> Once the phone goes into "Stolen Mode" the Bluetooth radio could > be  > turned on continuously.  You don't need to use another phone to  > detect Bluetooth, many laptops (most Macs) have built-in BT and > if  > they don't you can get a dongle.> > -Aaron> > On Feb 28, 2007, at 7:08 AM, s.jolicoeur at videotron.ca wrote:> > >> >> s.jolicoeur at videotron.ca napisał(a):> >>> Locking the phone and receiving GPS position is great but how> >> do you> >>> find your Neo in a crowd when the thief as it in is pocket. I> >> would> >>> add 2 more options to the list.> >> It was solved a few answers ago via bluetooth.> >> > How will you detect the bluetooth "stolen name" if you don't > have a  > > phone anymore ?. Not all phones have bluetooth and not > everybody  > > uses it. Bluetooth enable phones don't look for devices  > > indefinitely and bluetooth is not always on and being on all > the  > > time is considered a security hole. So i wonder how someone > loosing  > > or getting is Neo stolen can retrieve it via bluetooth without > > > having to get a bluetooth phone or enabled device capable of  > > reading the tag.> >> > The idea is great and should be kept but how don't see myself  > > running to the closest cellphone dealer to get a 50$ bluetooth > > > enable cellphone to pinpoint my 400$ Neo. Sounds illogical to me> >> > _______________________________________________> > OpenMoko community mailing list> > community at lists.openmoko.org> > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community> > > _______________________________________________> OpenMoko community mailing list> community at lists.openmoko.org> http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community> 
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