# I lost my phone, and you have no idea how inconvenienced I feel. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 24, 2017, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-phone-and-you-have-no-idea-how-inconvenienced-i-feel/785140 "2017-04-24T14:26:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2017, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-phone-and-you-have-no-idea-how-inconvenienced-i-feel/785140/1 "2017-04-24T14:26:28Z")
Something like 5 years ago I swore I would never send a text message in my life. Well, let me tell ya’ how that worked out for me! I lost my phone somewhere outside on Friday while jogging to catch a bus. It’s gone for good at this point and I suppose I have to start thinking about a replacement. It’s unbelievable how dependent I’ve become on having a computer in my pocket. You ever have a power outage at home, yet you instinctively flip the light switch as you enter a room? That’s how I feel every minute now. “I should probably text…Oh, shit.” “I wonder what the score of the… Oh shit.” “Is it going to rain later? Oh shit.” On and on and on… ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2017, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-phone-and-you-have-no-idea-how-inconvenienced-i-feel/785140/2 "2017-04-24T14:44:44Z")
Just on the off-chance it bounced into the bushes and hasn’t been taken, borrow someone else’s phone, walk down to the bus and call your phone (if you remember the number ;)). ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2017, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-phone-and-you-have-no-idea-how-inconvenienced-i-feel/785140/3 "2017-04-24T14:45:07Z")
We actually have a cheap prepaid phone specifically for this purpose, which we can re-activate if something happens to one of our phones. I also have a cheap Amazon tablet, so, when I lost my phone, I just put it in my pocket. A bit bulky, but, honestly, I prefer it. Only problem is the lack of cell service. I don’t mind not calling, but there are a few places I go without free wi-fi. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2017, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-phone-and-you-have-no-idea-how-inconvenienced-i-feel/785140/4 "2017-04-24T14:57:14Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Just on the off-chance it bounced into the bushes and hasn’t been taken, borrow someone else’s phone, walk down to the bus and call your phone (if you remember the number ;)). Did that. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2017, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-phone-and-you-have-no-idea-how-inconvenienced-i-feel/785140/5 "2017-04-24T15:29:25Z")
I’ve twice used “find my iPhone”; once to find my phone (in our garage), once to find my gf’s phone (in the barn). ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2017, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-phone-and-you-have-no-idea-how-inconvenienced-i-feel/785140/6 "2017-04-24T15:40:03Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > I’ve twice used “find my iPhone”; once to find my phone (in our garage), once to find my gf’s phone (in the barn). It was a Motorola android. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2017, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-phone-and-you-have-no-idea-how-inconvenienced-i-feel/785140/7 "2017-04-24T16:34:07Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > It was a Motorola android. Droid also does “find my phone”. If you just google “Find My Phone Android” google should automatically pop up a map with your phone’s location (well, it does on Chrome while signed in, anyway). ETA: You can also ring your phone, even if it is set to silent through the same interface on Google. I’ve had to use all of these several times (Motorola Droid Turbo). ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2017, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-phone-and-you-have-no-idea-how-inconvenienced-i-feel/785140/8 "2017-04-24T16:43:54Z")
> [@Kron](#): > > Droid also does “find my phone”. If you just google “Find My Phone Android” google should automatically pop up a map with your phone’s location (well, it does on Chrome while signed in, anyway). > > ETA: You can also ring your phone, even if it is set to silent through the same interface on Google. I’ve had to use all of these several times (Motorola Droid Turbo). I just had to try that, and it pegged my desk almost perfectly, and instantly. Given the phone has been missing since Friday, however, I doubt OP could find it so easily. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2017, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-phone-and-you-have-no-idea-how-inconvenienced-i-feel/785140/9 "2017-04-24T16:46:16Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > I’ve twice used “find my iPhone”; once to find my phone (in our garage), once to find my gf’s phone (in the barn). > [@Kron](#): > > Droid also does “find my phone”. If you just google “Find My Phone Android” google should automatically pop up a map with your phone’s location (well, it does on Chrome while signed in, anyway). > > ETA: You can also ring your phone, even if it is set to silent through the same interface on Google. I’ve had to use all of these several times (Motorola Droid Turbo). After **Kayaker** ’s message I went to Google and discovered the Android version. I wish I’d known about this on Friday when the battery still had life. So, it’s a no-go too. ETA: Yep **Chisquirrel** : dead battery. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2017, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-phone-and-you-have-no-idea-how-inconvenienced-i-feel/785140/10 "2017-04-24T17:56:03Z")
My cellphone is on a short list of things I’d replace immediately if permanently lost. **Leaffan** , I’m sorry for your loss. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2017, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-phone-and-you-have-no-idea-how-inconvenienced-i-feel/785140/11 "2017-04-24T18:18:21Z")
Thanks. My email address is displayed on the main screen with no password required. I’m hoping someone finds it, charges it and emails me… but I’m not holding out. I’ll probably replace it in a few days. ---
**Author:** ![Aquadementia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aquadementia/32/555_2.png) [@Aquadementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquadementia)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2017, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-phone-and-you-have-no-idea-how-inconvenienced-i-feel/785140/12 "2017-04-25T03:59:50Z")
Stop being so selfish. Think about how much your phone is missing you. Out in the cold, all alone. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![chizzuk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@chizzuk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chizzuk)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2017, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-phone-and-you-have-no-idea-how-inconvenienced-i-feel/785140/13 "2017-04-25T05:57:21Z")
I lost my phone a few months ago while on vacation in Israel and had to fly back to the US without one. I was connecting through Istanbul and they had a terrorist attack in the city that morning, so I wasn’t too thrilled about being phone-less. All worked out, but I felt bereft while it was missing. The best part was getting lost on the way to the Verizon store the next day to replace the phone, because I had no phone to tell me where the store was. Look it up ahead of time? Don’t be ridiculous. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2017, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-phone-and-you-have-no-idea-how-inconvenienced-i-feel/785140/14 "2017-04-25T12:04:39Z")
I left my phone on the dresser this morning. I feel naked. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-phone-and-you-have-no-idea-how-inconvenienced-i-feel/785140/15 "2017-04-26T23:31:36Z")
Well, you can all rest easy. I got a new phone tonight. Sent from my XT1635-02 using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-phone-and-you-have-no-idea-how-inconvenienced-i-feel/785140/16 "2017-04-26T23:42:12Z")
So _that’s_ why you haven’t been answering my texts. mmm ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-phone-and-you-have-no-idea-how-inconvenienced-i-feel/785140/17 "2017-04-26T23:49:43Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Well, you can all rest easy. I got a new phone tonight. > > Sent from my XT1635-02 using Tapatalk I’ve hear good things about the XT1635-02. Psych! ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2017, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-phone-and-you-have-no-idea-how-inconvenienced-i-feel/785140/18 "2017-04-27T00:56:28Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > I’ve hear good things about the XT1635-02. > > Psych! Sent from my XT1635-02 using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2017, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-phone-and-you-have-no-idea-how-inconvenienced-i-feel/785140/19 "2017-04-27T00:57:29Z")
That was supposed to be a smiley. 🙂 Sent from my XT1635-02 using Tapatalk