Jon Ribbens

On 2010-07-04, Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> wrote:
> In article <slrni2vp10.r70.jon+usenet@snowy.squish.net>,
> Jon Ribbens <jon+usenet@unequivocal.co.uk> wrote:
>> > True, but he would have had to reactivate the phone in order to
>> > retrieve the serial number.
>>
>> iPhones these days will tell you two things without being activated. One
>> of these is the IMEI, the other I don't recall but might well be the
>> serial number ;-)
>
> Until it's activated, all it tells you is to connect it to a computer's USB
> port.

No, that screen also has an 'i' button that shows two pieces of info
about the phone.

nospam

In article
<michelle-F7B767.07224804072010@62-183-169-81.bb.dnainternet.fi>,
Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> wrote:

> > what get info icon? i just remember an emergency call slider which let
> > you dial 911 or the imei retrieval code which i never remember what it
> > is.
>
> Lower right corner, just above the slider.

it's been a while since i've seen an activate screen. i only remember
the slider that said emergency calls.

Michelle Steiner

In article <040720100933431133%nospam@nospam.invalid>,
nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:

> > > what get info icon? i just remember an emergency call slider which
> > > let you dial 911 or the imei retrieval code which i never remember
> > > what it is.
> >
> > Lower right corner, just above the slider.
>
> it's been a while since i've seen an activate screen. i only remember
> the slider that said emergency calls.

Well, my old 3G has that "connect to iPhone" screen now; because of this
thread, I looked at it, noticed the "i" icon, and tapped it. Otherwise, I
wouldn't have known about it either.

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nospam

In article
<michelle-1C465B.09400904072010@62-183-169-81.bb.dnainternet.fi>,
Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> wrote:

> Well, my old 3G has that "connect to iPhone" screen now; because of this
> thread, I looked at it, noticed the "i" icon, and tapped it. Otherwise, I
> wouldn't have known about it either.

i'll look for it when i upgrade the firmware.

David

In article
<michelle-24E119.17422603072010@62-183-169-81.bb.dnainternet.fi>,
Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> wrote:

....
>
> > On my iPhone (3GS) it is only about 30 metres - lousy and useless for
> > find the phone as my house isn't 30 metres in any direction
>
> But one thing you can do with Find My iPhone is have the phone emit a sound
> for two minutes. So once you're near the phone, you trigger that sound and
> home in on it.

Aha. Thanks. I didn't know that. And since I am an old bugger with a
bad memory and no other phone in the house, that would be handy when I
cant remember where I put the phone down

Just as aside, the iPad seems to have a very sensitive GPS setup - even
inside my house (timber with a steel roof) it gets good satellite
reception - even my Garmin Nuvi GPS doesn't do that

David

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