Found Cell Phone

It was probably a 'dropped phone' by a terrorist or drug cartel.

about 95%. Its not as if it will be too hard to find you.

Take it to your local police station file a found property report and after x days(varies by area) the phone is yours legally and it's prior use will not matter nor will it's former owner have claim to it.

dude ranch wrote:What are the chances that I get tracked down and arrested if I try activating this phone?

Who cares about getting arrested? It's not yours, return it.

It will have an electronic serial number. When you try to activate it they will know right away if it has been reported. THe ones with the cards are easy; take out the card, pop in yours and you're good to go. I found cells exactly a week apart and returned them both. People are very gratefull. It's a pain to reprogram all your numbers back in.

If it has a way to locate the owner on it, then do it.

If everyone would start looking for ways to be honest and help one another instead of looking for ways to get over on someone else, this world would be a lot better place.

Return it wrote:

If it has a way to locate the owner on it, then do it.

If everyone would start looking for ways to be honest and help one another instead of looking for ways to get over on someone else, this world would be a lot better place.

They do have a way to do it. I find cell phones all the time while running. Look in the address book, and do the speed dial for "home". If that doesn't work, look in the call log, dial one of the last numbers, and ask the person who answers to tell the owner of the lost phone to call their own phone.

Honesty... what a concept.

Destroy it or turn it in.

How about, there is this hot blind woman down the street??? What are the chances that I get tracked down and arrested if I ... steal her purse?

The true character of an individual is revealed by what he does when he thinks that no one is looking.

Verizon doesn't use SIM cards...they aren't on the GSM system.

That hot blind woman likes to pleasure those who help her with life's issues. I'd go for it.

yeah just return it, look in the phonebook and call someone in it, then get their friend or family member to sort it out. you already have a phone of your own and the person will be extremely greatful when they get the call saying their phone has been found. it could easily be some little kids\' phone whos parents worked their asses off just to be able to allow their son or daughter to have that opportunity. it could also easily be someone\'s phone that is struggling to pay their bills and needs nothing less than having to worry about replacing a lost phone. so just do the right thing because i guarantee you would want someone to return your phone if you were the one that lost it. good luck in finding the owner

How would you feel if you lost your cell and someone had it, but instead of returning it (which wouldn't be that hard) used it as his? It'd suck and you know it. Just do the right thing and return it. It's sad that you are even thinking of doing anything else.

dude ranch wrote:

So I found a cell phone on the street, pretty nice model. It operates under Verizon which also happens to be my carrier. It would be a huge upgrade and I am very tempted to activate it for my own use. There doesn't appear to be a SIM card inside. What are the chances that I get tracked down and arrested if I try activating this phone?

Translated: I'm a junior high school loser who was hanging around the mall with nothing better to do. I see this woman sitting at the table with her kid. She has to take the kid to the bathroom and is so distracted she leaves her cell phone on the table. I casually walk by and slip the phone into my jacket pocket. Score!! It's a huge upgrade because I didn't even have a phone of my own until now. My friends will be so impressed now. But, can I use it without getting caught?

ding ding ding.

my wife's top of the line cell phone was stolen saturday night. if you knew half the grief it caused trying to either track it down or get it replaced, you'd do the right thing and give it back. put yourself in their shoes and turn it in. even if you were one of my best friends and you tried to steal a cell phone, i'd probably punch you in the face like you deserve.

dude ranch wrote:

So I found a cell phone on the street, pretty nice model. It operates under Verizon which also happens to be my carrier. It would be a huge upgrade and I am very tempted to activate it for my own use. There doesn't appear to be a SIM card inside. What are the chances that I get tracked down and arrested if I try activating this phone?

Hey man, do the right thing. Try to find the owner. Think about it....if you lost YOUR phone, you'd want the person who found it to try to track YOU down.

We often depend on the kindness of others to survive. Do a good deed today.

Jason

call the most recently dialed person - that should set the wheels in motion for a return

having gotten my phone back this way i gotta recommend it