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Re:Things the guys who stole my phone have texted me to try ... by knodi123 on Tuesday June 04, 2024 @06:13PM (#40579494)
> It's a useless brick

Unless the owner falls for one of these texts, right? Isn't that the entire point of the linked article?

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Re:Things the guys who stole my phone have texted me to try ... by arp242 on Tuesday June 04, 2024 @09:37PM (#40580617)
Yes exactly; they must have a non-zero success rate. Few years back my friend's iPhone got stolen, and it was more or less the same kind of stuff.
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