Who lost the mobile device, easy to panic - especially when it was stolen. Mainly because with the equipment and phone numbers, important contacts, text messages, emails and photos are gone. Mobile phone thefts can not always prevent. COMPUTER IMAGE shows you how to protect in the event of a case your data from unauthorized access or may not get back even your mobile phone easier.
What protects against unauthorized use?
Lock: aggravated unauthorized access to the phone menu - it can not be operated.
SIM lock: Locks the phone when a foreign SIM card is inserted and automatically notifies you by SMS.
Parental control: Restricts access to certain mobile phone features, including the purchase of mobile programs or access to photos.
Protection against cell phone-Klau: find, lock, delete
More and more mobile phones have three other arrows in the quiver against thieves - as you in the gallery: see "Safety Tips locate mobile phone ". The meeting only if a thief takes your SIM card from the phone. COMPUTER IMAGE shows how to use the functions with the phones from Apple, Samsung, Motorola and HTC.
Some phones can also be upgraded via software with a theft protection. Miss out so the program Anti-Theft by F-Secure smartphone with Android operating program, Symbian S60 or Windows Mobile is a positioning and locking function. How to use the program, COMPUTER IMAGE shows an example of Nokia phones.
What protects against misuse?
Not only the mobile phone theft has serious consequences. Even if unauthorized persons get your phone in your fingers, is in danger. Parents are just burned children - for example, when changing their offspring on the mobile phone by mistake the lock code or phone number whatsoever.
And who would want any prying contemporaries presented on a silver platter, with whom he exchanged phone calls or SMS? The best protection against snoopers and playing children: Enter the phone is not out of hand, can you not lying about it. But because it sometimes happens, you should at least turn on the menu lock your phone and use parental control features, provided that the model possesses it.
Regularly back up your data smartphones on the computer. This works with all mobile phones with computer port using the software that came with the device. If the phone is off, you do not have to laboriously reconstruct your entire phone book.
The cell phone is gone - what do I do?
Clearly angry, you just may be so, but you should respond with a cool head. Proceed as follows:
- Your own phone number to call: The easiest way to recover mobile phones in the home or moved to address honest finder. What you should do it quickly, before the battery is empty.
- The network operator SIM card lock: Do not wait too long or a thief using the phone at your expense. Please order while a replacement card to be quickly accessible. Therefore, depending on the operator due up to 25$.
- Display report: Enter the police out of the model name, the so-called IMEI number. This is a kind of license platefor your mobile . This allows the device to recognize unique if it reappears. The IMEI number is displayed on the mobile phone display when you type * # 06 #. In addition, the IMEI number on a sticker on the phone box.
Insurance pointless
Cell phones are rarely protected in case of loss of the household or car insurance. But there are special mobile phone insurance. According to advertising, they not only compensation for loss, but also when the phone breaks. But in practice, the degree is not worth such a policy. The reasons:
- High costs: The policies cost between 1.45 $ and 7.95 per month or pay a one-time fee of 60 to 80 euros. This is in proportion to the cost of the device.
- Unnecessary time pressure: insurance there are many providers for cell phones that when the contract is not older than three months.
- High Deductible: All insurance companies require a deductible in case of damage 15-60 $, so that the final only to mobile phones from 120 $ purchase price calculated. But also very expensive for mobile phones is worth a degree is not, because most insurance companies only replace between 150 $ and 350 $. Higher coverage is only on payment of substantially higher premiums.
- Klau Klau is not the same: If the mobile phone stolen when it is lying around unsecured, will pay a little insurance. The majority of the insurance pays only if a phone is lost during a break - most thieves coveted fishing equipment but from open bags or jackets.
Cold comfort: only when the phone switches force the owner to pay a large part of the insurance. But not all.
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