My point about Samsung was just a clue, and yes, I think it's only Samsung phones that have the feature. If your Samsung is not your choice, then point number 2 applies. Most insurance companies have a Domestic Policy package that can cover everything you own, and electronics live phones, cameras, etc are covered under "all risks". You need to figure out what that terminology stands for but it's what I always count on - If my phone fell and broke into pieces, fell into water and stopped working, got stolen - I get indemnified. The premium is actually quite minimal. Singling it out from among the household items covered, it looks like I pay about 800 to cover a phone worth 32,000. On 12 February 2013 09:30, Claude D'souza <claudedsouza1@gmail.com> wrote:
Washington,as much as Samsung makes nice phones I might have my own preferences,what then? Also what kind of rates are offered,and by who for insuring said phone? is there anyone out there who's been successful recovering a stolen/lost phone? And can we all agree that there is a huge market for these phones given the low prices and easy access...
On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 9:25 AM, Jac <jack.gathoni@gmail.com> wrote:
Claude
Good question and I think in the lines of creating an independent database that will keep a list of all blacklisted stolen items and then create awareness to the public as well as make the ISPs use it.
Thanks Jackson
On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 9:14 AM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com
wrote:
Hi Claude,
1. Buy Samsung phones - there are those with tracking capability -
sending
SMS when SIM card is changed Let me say here and now that I don't trust any Android trackers as they can be circumvented. 2. Take insurance for your phone and stop worrying about theft - or any other damage that renders it useless.
On 12 February 2013 09:10, Claude D'souza <claudedsouza1@gmail.com> wrote:
While we're on the subject and knowing full well that we will all eventually fall victim to the same...what are some of the measures you can take for protection and after?
On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 6:34 PM, Memusi <tonatech@gmail.com> wrote:
Naomba Local and Regional OpCos waungane mkono.A mohammed Ali shud do an investigation on this.
On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 5:06 PM, Tony Likhanga <tlikhanga@gmail.com> wrote:
I agree. Three possibilities:
1. The stolen phones are yet to get a buyer :) 2. The stolen phones are now generating revenue for another
operator
other than the one you are monitoring on 3. God forbid, the IMEIs of the stolen phones have been tampered with (changed to something that is deemed valid to the local operators)
The show-stopper in containing handset theft is more operational/regulatory than technical.
So long as a handset blacklisted on one network can still be used on another regional network, we are in for a looong ride. Simple collaboration between the regional OpCos (sharing of blacklisted IMEIs) will drastically cut down the market for stolen handsets. But then, it's all about the bottom line... not so?
PS : Am I misguided to think that the enforcement of the 'fake-phone-switch-off' was superficially done? My guess is that these OpCo's may simply be sniffing out for handsets that bear no IMEI as opposed to doing a comprehensive look-up of the IMEIs that latch onto their network. (GSMA has the full database)
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