Recent content by ady

If that was the case, then I'm not sure how to explain the last known location being reported as near my garage.

Yes, I did all that at the time, thank you. I also reported the S/N, IMEI etc., numbers to the carrier to blacklist them, so I hope if somebody found and kept it, they weren't able to use it (not as a phone anyway). BTW, does that blacklisting work internationally? I haven't detected any...

Maybe nobody cares that much about a replaceable device and doesn't want to spend any time looking for it more thoroughly. Unfortunately for me, this phone had files that were invaluable to me that I hadn't backed up (despite my giving advice to everybody to back up their devices). Yes, it...

You can bet I have learned my lesson :) Never again! But as an engineer, I have a hard time accepting things without an explanation.

I think I looked anywhere on that route where the phone could have been thrown - the other side of the road, past the intersection etc. I was driving at 25-30mph max. Even if squashed, some pieces should have been left, it would not have been turned to dust.

Hi everybody, Sorry for the long post. A while ago I lost my Samsung S21 phone in “mysterious” circumstances and I’m hoping somebody here could provide a logical explanation for what may have happened. I live in a residence with several units along one side of a long (maybe 150 ft.) driveway...