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Lets take a Poll. If you found a droid would you keep it?
I lost my Moto Droid last night. Pretty sure I left it on top of my car and drove off, Regardless someone found it and kept it on.
So if YOU found a Droid in the gas station or bar, would you
A: Return the phone to the rightful owner.
B: SOL buddy, I got me a new phone.
C: Leave it there.
Being a droid owner, I would try and return the phone.
EDIT: Lol ok so you guys are right, everyone here is ganna say they would return it because we are all droid users.
After i made this pole i got a phone call from the police...they found my wallet in the middle of the road. So i went back an looked for my phone. I found it. In pieces lol....Best Buy warranty covered it so i got a new moto droid on the way. The Funniest part is I called Verizon before all that happened, and they set me up with a Droid X for 200 bucks. So i just got 2 droids for 200 bucks and found my wallet with everything in it. Wow im lucky... DRROOIIIIIDDDD
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Originally Posted by onesicktexan
I lost my Moto Droid last night. Pretty sure I left it on top of my car and drove off, Regardless someone found it and kept it on.
So if YOU found a Droid in the gas station or bar, would you
A: Return the phone to the rightful owner.
B: SOL buddy, I got me a new phone.
C: Sell it on Ebay.
Being a droid owner, I would try and return the phone.
BUT IF I FOUND AN IPHONE....we wont go there. Or will we?
You can actually make this a proper poll if you want. I would see if there was a way to contact the owner or just take it back to a Verizon store, myself.
With CDMA phones, there is really no point in stealing it as the ESN will be black listed when it's reported stolen, not to mention it's a messed up thing to do in the first place.
There are several applications that let you track your phone's location to within a few feet using GPS if the person who stole it is stupid enough to leave it turned on (Mobile Defense, Lookout). You should consider getting one of those in future.
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I'd try my best to find out if it belongs to anyone in the area, if not, I'd contact Verizon and send it back to them.. Its not only the right thing to do, but I don't need bad karma sneaking up on me and biting me in the ass.
With CDMA phones, there is really no point in stealing it as the ESN will be black listed when it's reported stolen, not to mention it's a messed up thing to do in the first place.
You can actually make this a proper poll if you want. I would see if there was a way to contact the owner or just take it back to a Verizon store, myself.
With CDMA phones, there is really no point in stealing it as the ESN will be black listed when it's reported stolen, not to mention it's a messed up thing to do in the first place.
There are several applications that let you track your phone's location to within a few feet using GPS if the person who stole it is stupid enough to leave it turned on (Mobile Defense, Lookout). You should consider getting one of those in future.
Yeah, but alot of these phones now can double as mp3 players, cameras, and so on and so forth.. Alot of people wouldn't even care if they couldn't make calls on it or not and probably wouldn't return it.. just saying
I did find a phone once and was quickly able to determine the owner and how to contact them to return the phone, which I did.
I would always make an attempt to return the phone as that's the right thing to do.
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I found a phone before as well. I called one of the contacts and let them know I found this person's phone and was able to get the phone back to them via this method (the person I called gave me an alternate number for the person).
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"Screw you, buddy. It's mine now!"
Dude, I'm sorry you lost your phone, but what do you think anyone who opens this thread is gonna say (write)- especially after having read about your ordeal in the other thread?
Nobody here would be that much of an asshole as to admit they would keep a Droid they found! But in no way what so ever is this poll is an accurate reflection of what the majority of folks out in the world would actually do in that scenerio.
In other words, of course we would all turn in a Droid- We're all Droid enthusiasts! We would best be able to imagine the feeling of loss. But let's face reality; the world is full of scumbags.
Your Droid needs to be replaced.
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Dude, I'm sorry you lost your phone, but what do you think anyone who opens this thread is gonna say (write)- especially after having read about your ordeal in the other thread?
Nobody here would be that much of an asshole as to admit they would keep a Droid they found! But in no way what so ever is this poll is an accurate reflection of what the majority of folks out in the world would actually do in that scenerio.
In other words, of course we would all turn in a Droid- We're all Droid enthusiasts! We would best be able to imagine the feeling of loss. But let's face reality; the world is full of scumbags.
Your Droid needs to be replaced.
If i found a droid i'd do everything possible as quickly as possible to get it back to it's owner or notify them as quickly as possible. I say this, because i know what i have installed on my phone, and i feel bad for the mofo that steels mine and thinks he's keeping it!
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Originally Posted by brnr17
If i found a droid i'd do everything possible as quickly as possible to get it back to it's owner or notify them as quickly as possible. I say this, because i know what i have installed on my phone, and i feel bad for the mofo that steels mine and thinks he's keeping it!
You have the Decapitator Bomb App?!!
Where did you get that? I can't find it anywhere!
Well, having lost things of value before and wishing that whoever found them/stole them would have been kind enough to return them to me, I would definitely find the owner. If you know who the owner is, even if you just found the item rather than breaking in and taking it by force, aren't you kinda guilty of stealing it? My conscience would never let me use it!
It makes me happy to see alot of people would return it.. Just everyone would actually honor what they say.. I mean its been said once before but, what people say and what people do is 2 totally different things.
I have found 3 cell phones, uncountable jump drives, and who knows what else in my life - all returned to rightful owner, or else placed with L&F so rightful owner can find it.
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In other words, of course we would all turn in a Droid- We're all Droid enthusiasts! We would best be able to imagine the feeling of loss. But let's face reality; the world is full of scumbags.
Your Droid needs to be replaced.
I totally agree with Psycokitty. I like my Droid so much that I would make sure that the phone that I found made it to its owner, but the world is full of scumbags. If that happens to you, feel free to believe in your fellow man, but make sure that you activate that remote app that wipes your Droid once you know it is out of your control.
Honesltly in this day and age and with all the Droid's tracking apps available, most people would be smarter than to take a Droid they found o.O
Perhaps you should phrase the question "If you find a Droid and there's absolutely no chance of you being caught, would you take it?" Either way I wouldn't take it, I would check the contacts and try to call the owner of the phone. o.O
Honesltly in this day and age and with all the Droid's tracking apps available, most people would be smarter than to take a Droid they found o.O
Like there's a single tracking app that'll survive a root-wipe-flash process?
I voted SOL for shit and giggles. What is with people leaving their phones on top of their bloody cars? Left in a pocket, at a bar, whatever I can get. But the top of your vehicle?
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I think both you guys are suggesting that a moron that would keep a new found Droid would even know what the hell Android is or how it works, let alone how to wipe it.
Out of the 100% of people who stumble upon a lost Droid, what percent would even know any of this stuff?
I lost my Moto Droid last night. Pretty sure I left it on top of my car and drove off, Regardless someone found it and kept it on.
So if YOU found a Droid in the gas station or bar, would you
A: Return the phone to the rightful owner.
B: SOL buddy, I got me a new phone.
C: Leave it there.
Being a droid owner, I would try and return the phone.
EDIT: Lol ok so you guys are right, everyone here is ganna say they would return it because we are all droid users.
After i made this pole i got a phone call from the police...they found my wallet in the middle of the road. So i went back an looked for my phone. I found it. In pieces lol....Best Buy warranty covered it so i got a new moto droid on the way. The Funniest part is I called Verizon before all that happened, and they set me up with a Droid X for 200 bucks. So i just got 2 droids for 200 bucks and found my wallet with everything in it. Wow im lucky... DRROOIIIIIDDDD
damn sweet lol. u told verizon u ran over ur phone. how did you get them to send u an x
btw, in the future, load up something like Mobile Defense or Lost Phone
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Back in my younger scumbag years i would have kept it and sold it off to someone. I'm talking before i was 18. Now that im 31 i would make it my mission to find and make sure the person that owns it gets it back. Found a phone in the street awhile back just hit the call button and called the last person on the list. It was the guys sister. I said hey found this phone in the street he came outside and got it. Did not seem to care that i spent 15 mins trying to find out where he was. But owell he got his phone back. I did tell him (15 yr old) look man if you ever find anyones crap remember me and that gave your stuff back. So maybe that will be one less scumbag.
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If this has already been posted i guess either i have not used the search button or i just did not see it. Either way move on the the next post.
Dude, I'm sorry you lost your phone, but what do you think anyone who opens this thread is gonna say (write)- especially after having read about your ordeal in the other thread?
Nobody here would be that much of an asshole as to admit they would keep a Droid they found! But in no way what so ever is this poll is an accurate reflection of what the majority of folks out in the world would actually do in that scenerio.
In other words, of course we would all turn in a Droid- We're all Droid enthusiasts! We would best be able to imagine the feeling of loss. But let's face reality; the world is full of scumbags.
Your Droid needs to be replaced.
Say what you want but I would definitely keep it even though I am a Droid enthusiasts.
I've found phones before. Each time I found a number in the address book I could call and inform them that I found it, and asked if they would like to meet somewhere so I could give it back, or drop it off somewhere that they could pick it up. If I found a Droid, I'd do my best to return it.
I would deffinatly try to return the phone. Being Droidless totally sucks lol. I have found several phones, and have always been able to return them to their owners.
It makes me happy to see alot of people would return it.. Just everyone would actually honor what they say.. I mean its been said once before but, what people say and what people do is 2 totally different things.
true story ... but i remember when i was in high school camping with my family i found a wallet in about 8 ft of water. Took it ashore and searched for an ID. While waiting for a call back my dad and I emptied the contents and dried it all out for the owner to prevent further paper damage. Put it all back together and took it over to the owner as soon as he called. Turned out to be a just graduated college student who lost it fishing that day. He counted it right in front me, over $1200 cash. Tipped me $40 for bringing it back to him ... so yes, i would return a droid if i found it!
You really can't go wrong with that whole "do unto others as you would have them do unto you" thing. What goes around comes around...
Your quote is wrong. It goes "Do unto others, before they do unto you".
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This is why you use a remote tracking app. I agree w/ Psychokitty. A lot of people will try to pocket it or sell it. Your avg Joe on the street isn't going to have a clue about tracking apps or Android in general.
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Lets take a Poll. If you found a droid would you keep it?
