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Bug Sends Lost-Phone Seekers To Same Wrong Address
netbuzz writes "A mysterious GPS-tracking glitch has brought a parade of lost-phone seekers — and police officers — to the front door of a single beleaguered homeowner in Las Vegas. Each of the unexpected visitors – Sprint customers all — has arrived absolutely convinced that the man has their phone. Not so, police confirm. The same thing happened in New Orleans in 2011 and Sprint got sued. Says the Las Vegas man: 'It's very difficult to say, 'I don't have your phone,' in any other way other than, 'I don't have your phone.''"
Open an Apple store there. Sell iPhones. The people showing up are inevitably short a phone.
I'm surprised Apple hasn't patented this yet.
Have gnu, will travel.
If everyone had a gnu, this would not be a problem.
--frank[at]unternet.org
"These aren't the GPS coordinates you are looking for."
(Well, that's better than, say "Imagine a Beowulf cluster of people looking for lost phones")
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I skimmed the submission, it rang a bell, I searched it, submission on front page, I pasted and Wham! Instant tit head!
Thems the breaks
Watch those corners
Actually, not very effective since they don't have their phone.
I'd start stealing phones. How would Sprint know the difference?
That is all.
He could offer to move to a nicer house in a nicer part of town, and sell his house to Sprint. Better, he could offer to sell his house to AT&T and let them open a ATT Wireless store in his house - after being screwed by Sprint, perhaps their frustrated customers would be looking for a change.
John
First, rage is taking over at this point. They're missing their precious shiny. And, as far as a computer's told them, you have it. Thus, what would normally be impotent rage is now focused rage: They now "know" that you've got their precious, precious shiny! Do you seriously expect them to stop and read a lowly yard sign as they advance on your home with crowbars and torches? Even worse if that yard sign is contradicting the word of an all-knowing, completely logical, infallible computer? A computer just like their missing pet shiny?
Second, as others have pointed out, they don't have their phones. They can't call Sprint.
Please call SPRINT at 1-800-xxx-xxxx
Telling people, who are looking for their lost phone, to call a number, might not be the most effective tactic. =)
I had this problem when I first got my Google Voice number before. I ended up redirecting the number to the front office of the collection agency. After three months, I never got a call from them again.
Nah, too complicated.
He should start actually stealing phones.
I set up a 9.99/minute premium phone line and give that out to my creditors. They soon stop harassing me.
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According to TFA there is now a sign on his house to that effect.
If I was stealing cell phones, I'd put that sign up too.
Sig Battery depleted. Reverting to safe mode.
You really think the Casinos would not put an end to pickpockets on their turf? They don't like competition from amateurs.
Sorry, teleporters just kill you and then make a copy. A perfect, soul-less copy.
You guys are looking at this all wrong. I assume they're calling in the evening, around 5 or 6. There's nothing good on TV then. We're slashdotters, so it's not like we've got dinner dates to go to or anything. So, why not get some smalltalk practice in and make some friends? "Oh yeah, Sherry McStealerFace again... She's not here 'cause she's using my phone number to open fraudulent credit cards. But enough about her, how's the weather out there in Cheboygan? Do you guys get much golfing in? Someday I'll need to make the trip out to visit. Say hi to the missus for me, hope third grade goes well for little Billy. Lookin' forward to your call tomorrow!"
Seriously, angry people have no sense of imagination.
+1 Disagree
I skimmed the submission, it rang a bell, I searched it, submission on front page, I pasted and Wham! Instant tit head!
Thems the breaks
That's terrible, reading anything in the submission should be a crime. We managed to ban articles back in 2005, but skimming submissions is far to close to "informed"
"I'm sorry, but your cell phone is in another castle!"
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