I lost my iPhone4 yesterday and I was freaking out. I had no memory of where I put it or where it had gone; I could have sworn that it grew legs and walked off.
Or worse, it could have been stolen by one of the conference goers as they filed past our booth. That would totally suck.
I had read about a few apps and services that helped one locate their lost phone but I hadn’t looked into it seriously. I wish I had!
Here are 3 services that I’ve found:
Phone Guardian
Supports Series 60 v3 Symbian smartphones. When you lose your phone it remotely locks your phone and unlocking it requires a password to the phone via SMS. It also sends info about the phones location.
Check it out here.
Mobile Defense
This one is for Android. Besides telling you where it is it can tell you if someone’s tried to add a new SIM card. Email notification is then sent.
Lookout
This one is probably one of the better ones since it supports a lot of different handsets. It’s free and has anti-virus and firewall tools too!
In the end, I actually found my phone but I’m going to use one of these from now on!
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