Thread: N900 Anti-theft Project
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richwhite is offline richwhite
2010-11-05 , 17:26
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#60
Originally Posted by Dante View Post
so why dont you just disable the lock code? i know it seems kind of stupid but look at it from the other angle...a thief steals your phone. he changes the sim card. then he gets a simple "hello" (example of a command for smscon that starts the tracking) sms. he doesnt even know that he is tracked so he uses the phone. then you can find him (with a couple of strong friends =P) and reclaim the phone. he will not have the balls to try that again =D

if you have a lock than the thief simply throws the turned off phone in the garbage and you never find it.

just my opinion..
Oh i agree, i've wrestled with the two options. The code isn't really for anti-theft protection now (it was when i first got it because there were no alternatives) but now it's more for stopping people picking it up and rooting through my stuff, and part of also has that issue with it getting stolen - no point getting it back if in the meantime the thieving bastard has wiped everything or spread all my sensitive information far and wide. What'd be great is if SMSCON developed a feature like Wavesecure, where you can remotely lock it and get the best of both (or does it have that feature? like i said, the thread is so long and confusing it's the only reason i haven't installed it)