How to stop Insurance/Cell Phone company from tracking your phone

[Houston911]

If you have a damaged phone, but you would prefer to report it as lost instead of damaged because the deductible is the same either way, how do you stop the insurance people from tracking it?

Do you turn off gps coordinates and put the phone on airplane mode? will they still be able to find it if you do that?

 

[newarkhiphop]

Honestly I don't think you have to do nothing besides keep it off for a few days, you say it's lost and they believe that

 

[DF is BUSY]

airplane mode
power off
battery ou
sim card out
stick it in rice

 

[Houston911]

Sprint phones don't have a sim card

 

[Smooth3d]

If you have a damaged phone, but you would prefer to report it as lost instead of damaged because the deductible is the same either way, how do you stop the insurance people from tracking it?

Do you turn off gps coordinates and put the phone on airplane mode? will they still be able to find it if you do that?

They don't track anything they just blacklisted it. They block the esn or imei of the phone so it wont work anymore.

 

[Houston911]

I reported a phone lost last night and they sent me an email with a map saying where the phone was (approximately) and it was accurate....they do track

 

[Smooth3d]

I reported a phone lost last night and they sent me an email with a map saying where the phone was (approximately) and it was accurate....they do track

What kind of phone you have?

They call use always cell tower triangulation for approximate location or maybe it has a preinstalled app such as lockout security that has tracking capabilities. They do this to help you find your lost phone. But afterwards they will just block the phone if not recovered.

 

[Houston911]

What kind of phone you have?

They call use always cell tower triangulation for approximate location or maybe it has a preinstalled app such as lockout security that has tracking capabilities. They do this to help you find your lost phone. But afterwards they will just block the phone if not recovered.

Galaxy s3

 

[Smooth3d]

Galaxy s3

Is it tmobile? If it is I bet it has Lockout pre installed.

 

[Houston911]

Is it tmobile? If it is I bet it has Lockout pre installed.

Sprint

 

[ExodusNirvana]

Turn it off, take the battery out, drive or walk somewhere where you can't be tracked via street cameras or anything else. Drop the phone into a sewer.

Just remember, it will give off one last signal of where it was. So don't be silly and start the whole process in your crib or a place that you usually are.

 

[Houston911]

Turn it off, take the battery out, drive or walk somewhere where you can't be tracked via street cameras or anything else. Drop the phone into a sewer.

Just remember, it will give off one last signal of where it was. So don't be silly and start the whole process in your crib or a place that you usually are.

this would defeat the whole purpose

if you have a phone thats damaged you can take it to the store, pay your deductible and get a new phone

if you have a phone thats lost/stolen, you can pay that same deductible and get a new phone

reporting a phone as lost gives you the option to sell it as a phone with a "bad esn"

 

[ExodusNirvana]

this would defeat the whole purpose

if you have a phone thats damaged you can take it to the store, pay your deductible and get a new phone

if you have a phone thats lost/stolen, you can pay that same deductible and get a new phone

reporting a phone as lost gives you the option to sell it as a phone with a "bad esn"

Good point

 

[PS5 Pro]

If you have a damaged phone, but you would prefer to report it as lost instead of damaged because the deductible is the same either way, how do you stop the insurance people from tracking it?

Do you turn off gps coordinates and put the phone on airplane mode? will they still be able to find it if you do that?

Bruh, people have been giving you bad info
The ONLY way to keep safe is to make a tiny tin foil hat for your phone

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