Slashdot Mirror
Ask Slashdot: How Can I Prepare For the Theft of My Android Phone?
New submitter Adam Jorgensen writes "Last week my 4-week old Moto G phone was stolen while getting onto the train at Salt River in Cape Town, South Africa. That in itself is no big deal. Cellphone theft is a huge problem here in South Africa and I've had at least two previous cellphones stolen. The big deal this time, for me at least, was that this was the first time I've lost an Android phone to theft. When I actually sat down and thought about it, losing a fully configured Android phone is actually a big deal as it provides ready access to all kinds of accounts, including ones Google account. This could potentially allow the thief to engage in all kinds of malicious behavior, some of which could have major implications beyond the scope of the theft.
Luckily for me it seems that the thief did the usual thing: Dumped the SIM card, wiped the phone, and switched it off. It's probably had its IMEI changed by now and been sold on to some oblivious punter, possibly some oblivious punter in another country. Still, the potential for serious issue is making me have second thoughts about replacing the phone with anything capable of doing much more than calling. My question is this: Are there any serious solutions out there for Android that secure against theft?"
Luckily for me it seems that the thief did the usual thing: Dumped the SIM card, wiped the phone, and switched it off. It's probably had its IMEI changed by now and been sold on to some oblivious punter, possibly some oblivious punter in another country. Still, the potential for serious issue is making me have second thoughts about replacing the phone with anything capable of doing much more than calling. My question is this: Are there any serious solutions out there for Android that secure against theft?"
He continues:
By serious I mean solutions that go beyond the laughably easy to defeat 'Find My Phone' and 'Remote Wipe' options provided at present. Presently I'm thinking along the lines of:
- Full encryption of phone contents
- Some kind of 'Travel Safe' mode that would lock the phone down and trigger a full wipe of not unlocked correctly (Including wiping the phone on next boot if not unlocked before being switched off/running out of battery).
So, any ideas?"
but I'd like to go on record as joining the beta sucks bandwagon
Encrypt the phone, and set a numeric PIN of 6 or more.
Done and done.
For rooted phones there are both a variety of backup options and variety of stolen phone options all of which you can locate in the Play store, or which can be found by simple Google search, since the options are discussed endlessly with their pros and cons on every major Android forum.
For unrooted phones, you can still fully encrypt, and still backup -- although not fully. How painless the recovery is will come down to how much you trust and buy into online services. Your Candy Crush progress is going to have to depend on if you decided to integrate with Facebook, or if you've got your tinfoil set to max.
Was it stolen out of the front pocket of your pants? Seems most of these thefts occur when people put it in the back pocket, which still baffles me to this day. The back pocket is the worst place to store anything of value.
Citation needed for the "laughably easy to defeat 'Find My Phone' and 'Remote Wipe' options". How are these laughably easy to defeat? Do tell. Also iphones have a kill switch installed, so they can't be wiped and reused. Compare this to your android solution of asking slashdot. I await more information.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.adm
You can see where your device is, and wipe it. Also, use two step authentication.
I use Cerberus. It's available on the store: https://play.google.com/store/... Though if you download it direct from their website then you can flash it straight into the ROM, meaning that even if someone does a factory wipe on your phone it will still be installed and you can remote into it: https://www.cerberusapp.com/do... With it installed, you register your phone on the website, then sign into your account on the phone. From there you can carry out all sorts of commands, including GPS tracking, location history, call and SMS logs. You can even call or message the phone, get it to display messages, record audio, video, take pictures, all sorts. And finally you can wipe the SD card, wipe the phone, or reboot it. I don't remember how much it cost, but it was only a couple of pounds. I've never had my phone stolen yet, but I occasionally log into the site to check that everything is working and it always does what I want it to, so I've had no complaints with it.
http://www.xtrasec.com/feature...
It's not even necessary to find a black market for them since several well-publicized used phone brokers will purchase late model phones for up to $200 US.
I would hire a credit watch company to eyeball my credit inquiries for a year or two, and even that'll get your card suspended if you enter the wrong info a single time on Amazon, but unless there's reason to suspect foul play just assume a Mexican drug lord is pleased with your lost precious cellie.
Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.
Ernest Hemingway
Save us both some time, and just send it to me...
"Flyin' in just a sweet place,
Never been known to fail..."
Don't store important shit on your phone.
When your shit gets stolen, just change the passwords to any accounts it was authorized to.
Don't be one of those idiots who uses 2-factor authentication with one of those RSA hash clock apps on their phone. You'll just end up locking yourself out of shit when you lose your phone.
Encrypting your phone does nothing because you decrypt it every time you power it on, and you always have your phone on, don't you?
Passwords / locks will stop casual thieves from getting in, but they don't want in - they just want to sell the phone.
Passwords / locks will NOT stop thieves who want your information. If your info is worth enough to be targeted it's worth enough for a 0-day bounty. (And with Android you don't even need that - it's likely to be a 6+ month old bug that your manufacturer / carrier never patched / pushed out the patch for).
You may as well ask how to make sure your car can't be stolen. Can't win, don't try. Just minimize the impact.
Buy a "Hello Kitty" wrist strap. That way you can prevent your phone from being stolen in the first place.
If you want everything encrypted: Sorry, you can't have that.
What are you doing with your phone that makes it possible that you've had 3 stolen from you? Are these thefts physically violent? I just can't imagine, for myself, that it would be super-easy to get my phone from inside my pocket or out of my hand without violence.
I think I'll stop here.
Android already features full device encryption, you've just got to turn it on. Keep in mind that not all OEMs support the feature, CyanogenMod and most AOSP derivitaves do. There's currently no self-destruct option should the pattern/pin lock be entered wrong X number of times, though I'm surprised Google hasn't implimented one as of yet.
The Amarri pray for god, the Caldari pray for profit. the Gallente pray for peace, but the Minmatar pray their ships hol
Simple answer: Treat your phone/tablet as only slightly more trusted than logged in from a semi-public PC, such as at a library.
I pretty much only log in to anything from my Android tablet via a browser in private browsing mode / incognito. I can then do everything through the browser that TFS' author presumably uses pre-logged-in native apps to do. Email, IM, cloud storage... I use them all, I just don't have my device set up to one-click root-my-life.
I don't even bother with a password on the thing - It wastes more of my time than that of a potential thief. If someone nabs it, hey, they get a few gigs of music (that I have backups of) and a $50 (replacement value - they don't tend to age well) tablet. Woo-hoo.
It's as simple as: Power down device, remove battery, remove SIM, do not re-connect to wifi hotspots. All of which can be done by anybody in less than 45 seconds. If the battery is non-removable? Power down, remove SIM, don't use wifi. Find my phone and remote wipe are pretty much a big hilarous joke if the theif know how to handle phones.
The Amarri pray for god, the Caldari pray for profit. the Gallente pray for peace, but the Minmatar pray their ships hol
so...not AFTER theft, but before: 1. wear a watch. that's how you check the time. don't flash your phone. 2. look around Before looking at your screen. really that simple. 3. finally, carry a dead one. give them that one. they only expect you to have ONE.
Detonate automatically when the phone for a given period of time can't contact the wireless HW token you have on yourself.
Ezekiel 23:20
No, android does not have full device encryption unfortunately. Only the encryption of /data partition. In most cases this should be sufficient though.
I'm not sure about external sdcard for devices that have it. I have Nexus so emulated sdcard is part of /data and it gets encrypted. If that is not the case with external sdcard, tough luck.
Also, doesn't look like google particularry cares about older devices and device encryption. See this issue for example (TRIM support on encrypted volume): https://code.google.com/p/andr...
I'm not holding my breath to ever get this resolved for my 1st gen Nexus 7.
The submitter appears to live in South Africa. After all, he wrote:
There's no suggestion that he is an American who has ever had to to deal with "the TSA". Slashdot has had a global readership since forever.
Enable the "Wipe after X failures."
I presume you don't have kids :-)
I thought IMEI could not be changed. Is it possible here because on a smartphone everything is software defined?
Step 1 change gmail password.
Step 2 realize you were dumb for not setting a lock screen code.
Step 3 - buy unlocked Moto X used on ebay for $260 and keep it in your front pocket next time.
Do not look at laser with remaining good eye.
Enable the "Wipe after X failures."
I presume you don't have kids :-)
Or you teach them that certain things are not toys. Why, maybe you even keep those things out of the kid's reach! Wow! Y'know, like every real parent has done throughout the ages. Knives, matches, car keys, stoves, cleaning chemicals, really there are things much worse than cellphones out there. If you cannot grasp the principle, you have problems much bigger and more important than having your smartphone wiped.
If you use that you can at least revoke that devices access so your google account is protected.
There's a few simple steps to follow to prevent phone theft in the first place:
Step 1: Wear gloves at all times
Step 2: Put a non-conductive silicon case on your phone
Step 3: Slip phone into pocket
Step 4: Charge up a 400V 10uF capacitor and slip it into your pocket, leads up (now you see the need for gloves).
Then you play a simple game.
1 point for a loud scream on public transit.
10 points for a loud scream followed by self injury while attempting to run away.
100 points if the thief had a pre-existing heart condition.
1000 points for a girl in the vicinity mistaking the agony with simple surprise of your well equipped package and offering to "take you now" right there on the train.
Clearly you don't have kids.
You have 2 choices. 1, wait for the moron to take a selfie that auto-uploads to your instagram.
2. self destruct button with a significant amount of C4 (plus phone insurance)
Enable the "Wipe after X failures."
I presume you don't have kids :-)
Or you teach them that certain things are not toys. Why, maybe you even keep those things out of the kid's reach! Wow! Y'know, like every real parent has done throughout the ages. Knives, matches, car keys, stoves, cleaning chemicals, really there are things much worse than cellphones out there.
Confirmed. He's never had kids.
When our name is on the back of your car, we're behind you all the way!
Set your background to a really attractive but clothed female to make them think that's the owner of the phone. Then put an app on your phone(displayed in a prominent place) that says "my hot nude pics" that when launched, wipes your phone. Done!
Monstar L
Instead of cursing the darkness, why not light a candle?
http://soylentnews.org/
You are welcome on my lawn.
Maybe a pair of those 80's "parachute pants" would do the trick.
Enable the "Wipe after X failures."
I presume you don't have kids :-)
Or you teach them that certain things are not toys. Why, maybe you even keep those things out of the kid's reach! Wow! Y'know, like every real parent has done throughout the ages. Knives, matches, car keys, stoves, cleaning chemicals, really there are things much worse than cellphones out there.
Confirmed. He's never had kids.
Or he's a true helicopter parent, not leaving the kids out of his sight for even a second at a time. However your assessment is the more likely.
Well I don't know about the Android version of this feature, but on the iPhone, the "wipe after 10 failures" option puts an increasing delay between attempts. Once you get to the last few attempts, the delay is pretty long (I think 30 minutes or an hour, per attempt), so it's pretty unlikely even a kid would trigger it, unless the phone was left alone with them for a long time.
I dunno. Even if you have kids, for many people the phone is with them 24 hours a day, so kids would be unlikely to get their hands on it for an extended period regardless. My phone is in my pocket during any time I'm awake, and when I'm asleep it's 30 cm from me on my bedside table (at which point the kids are asleep anyway).
Keep in mind there's normally a delay on the "wipe after X failures" options on phones, such that the kid would need to have the phone for several hours in order to reach the limit. I'd notice if I was without my phone for a few hours...
First, try not to get too attached to your Android. This can not be stressed enough as it is the absolute most important out of all the steps. Getting attached may feel right at first, but will make separation far more painful for all parties involved later. Despite how you feel about your Android now, the truth is it's highly unlikely you will never get an upgrade.
Secondly, set a lock screen message addressing the new owner of your phone. Try not to make it too bitter sounding, or you will never see your Android again. Leaving your name and address, and times that you are typically at home is not recommended. Instead use something along the lines of, "Please take good care of my Android." Wishing the thief and your ex Android both happiness is a good idea, but you will have to see that message periodically which could lead to separation anxiety or a self fulfilling over the air update.
Third, try to be sensitive to clues that your Android may be about to go missing. If your Android is acting up, freezes giving you the cold shoulder after receiving certain gestures, refuses to listen when you speak to it, suggests things in a mocking way, interrupts you while talking to someone you spend (too much) time with, or just can't make it through the day without a little "boost", these are signs that your relationship with your Android may soon be Terminated.
Additionally, try your best to be a good person. Be aware that your Android is aware of almost everything you do down to the slightest touch or subtle tilt of your head. Thus, mistrust between you and your Android is a sure-fire recipe for disaster. Your android can hear those things you whisper under your breath after ending a call -- it senses how you act towards others you have contacts with. Performing acts of kindness towards others will reduce the chances that your Android will inexplicably leave your company, and can increase the chances of reuniting with your Android after an affair with a thief. If you are reunited after a separation, it will be up to you to decide if you can ever really trust your Android again; Unfortunately, one must beware of viruses...
Finally, if things do not work out with your Android, do not despair. New models with more desirable features and stronger vibration functions will be available soon. Never damage your Android on purpose as this can lead to an immediate break-up, and may cause you harm as well. If you voluntarily end a relationship with an Android, return it to an authorized recycling centre so that it may be refurbished. Remember, if an Android doesn't bring you happiness, it may have been meant for someone else in the first place.
Instead of cursing the darkness, why not light a candle?
http://soylentnews.org/
Because every time I go to that site, I find it as frustrating to use as beta. Why do truncated comments have to load a new page?
/. classic the first time I encountered beta.
Also I haven't been forced onto beta since I opted for
Soylent news will have to improve to get readership.
Calling someone a "hater" only means you can not rationally rebut their argument.
Yes. Kids are invincible. They will defeat their parents at every turn and will never listen to reason. Attempting to raise them is pointless.
You really never have had kids... or even been around kids... or even remember being a kid if you honestly think it's that easy. No kids don't listen to reason because they don't fully understand the concept of reason and if you dont understand that, you dont know much about raising kids.
I haven't got kids, but helped my sister out with my nephew for a while. Yes kids will find a way into things, not because their evil, unreasonable or stupid, but because they are curious and attracted to shiny things (or anything with buttons). I guarantee you if you leave keys or mobile phones within reach of a 2 year old, they will have them within a number of seconds. You have no idea how much you need to secure from them, chemicals, cutlery, plates, anything made of glass, anything small enough to swallow... so your phone is so far down the list you just don't give a crap.
I'm sure you could beat that behaviour out of them using a variety of electrodes but you see, that curiosity is a healthy appetite for learning and that isn't a bad thing (seeing as learning is a huge part of raising kids) so most parents don't.
I'll also guarantee two other things about kids to you. First that if I left you alone with a kid, within half an hour that kid will have gotten into something they shouldn't have and secondly, that you were a little shit at some point in your life too.
Calling someone a "hater" only means you can not rationally rebut their argument.
The funny part of stolen phones in Europe is that Europeans predominantly use prepaid SIM cards, so what they are really stealing is airtime for when they plug the stolen prepaid SIM in their own phone, and your phone gets sold or just plain thrown in the trash nearby, since most people trash SIMs instead of reloading them, and as long as they are not post-paid SIMs, the fact that the SIM number moves to another IMEI is not something the phone company cares about recording/tracking.
You really never have had kids... or even been around kids... or even remember being a kid if you honestly think it's that easy.
You don't know jack shit about me.
And here you've just confirmed everything I've said about you.
You responded with an attack, not a reasonable rebuttal (I like the irony here, claiming you can reason with kids but cant even reason with an adult). If you don't want to look so guilty, don't get so defensive.
Calling someone a "hater" only means you can not rationally rebut their argument.
What we really need is a phone / ring combination. i. e. phone only works with the wearer of a ring. No need to use pins, works all the time for every app, quick and convenient.
But your message was a bit attacking too, as you assumed things about him which you didn't know for certain.
But your message was a bit attacking too, as you assumed things about him which you didn't know for certain.
As per your response, they were very good guesses.
Your earlier post gave a lot away. So they were quite educated guesses. You clearly don't remember what it was like to be a kid, nor do you have them.
BTW, the only kind of attack-ish thing I did was point out that at one point in your childhood, you would have misbehaved. Given the way you responded, I'd say that was a good bet too.
Calling someone a "hater" only means you can not rationally rebut their argument.
Heh heh...and now you assume things about me too? ;)
Hint: I'm not the GP.
Heh heh...and now you assume things about me too? ;)
Hint: I'm not the GP.
You're making the assertion that I dont know.
Sorry, but if your only defence is to hold up your hand and shout "Y'all dont know me" shows a serious dearth of both a point and creativity.
You and the OP, to which I'm still not convinced aren't the same person (you both have the same writing styles and the same argument) haven't managed to argue, let alone counteract a single one of my points.
I award you zero points, and may god have mercy on your soul.
Calling someone a "hater" only means you can not rationally rebut their argument.
I think the real problem here is :
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wi...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G...
Thanks for that link, I found it very interesting.
But also worrying.
I mean, looking at everything Cerberus can do without apparently being detectable on the phone... How can I know that my phone doesn't have something similar installed on it?
I am not the OP.
Indeed. Native South African.
I love all these replies placing the onus of the of blame on me and calling me dumb for having my phone stolen...
As fun as it is for you to call me dumb and a moron for having been robbed, it's not really helpful either.
And for the folks saying that I must be "doing something wrong" to have 3 phones stolen in the last 12 years:
My last phone theft happening when the train I was on was robbed by a gang of men moving from carriage to carriage threatening people at knife point. Please illustrate to me what I could have "done right" in that scenario...
In South Africa the way we typically defeat car thefts is to leave a bottle of liquor in the glovebox and it's laced with cyanide. Usually they get about a half mile, die and crash. But it's just a fender. Drag out the dead guy, get the dings knocked out, you're good to go. I wonder if there's a way to kill the thief by making the phone explode though. Or at the least electrocute his face when he holds it up.
Often the kids now better your password then you, even when you think they dont know...Last time I was at a friends house, it was their 4 years old that unlocked the iPad for me.
That would be me...
They'd have to be feeling pretty lucky to try.
Is punter some kind of African slang for something/someone?
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.........
The only laughing is being done by the people who are getting a cheap source of replacement parts thanks to Apple's iCloud lock feature. Everything but the logic board (motherboard) is still fully usable.
Ironically, even the locked logic boards still seem to have value on eBay. I can only assume there's some recyclers in China where they're swapping out the flash memory chips with ones from logic boards that were water damaged.
---
DRM is like antifreeze, to the MPAA/RIAA it's sweet, to the consumers it's poison.
Hey. It's "Gamification" of the comment hierarchy.
"Flyin' in just a sweet place,
Never been known to fail..."
Is Apple's security model for iOS with local passcode (simple or complex), 100% encryption, tracking, auto and remote wipe capability and the device is incapable of being used unless you log it in to it with the proper credentials so the activation server allows it to go past the lock screen whenever you restart it or even re-install the OS on the device.
I'm guessing if I say you should just get an iPhone that you'd complain about the "walled garden" and "overseer status" of Apple, which is of course ironic given that those exact features are what it will take to lock any phone from hackers and thieves. You need to make up your mind... customizable Android based phone or highly secure iPhone.
The way I see it is that such a secure setup could never happen with the Android system: No manufacturer wants to run stock Android as there would be little competitive differentiation. Since all Android installs are different you can't easily implement the activation server model or OS level encryption, plus who would do it? Carriers would want to raise prices to offer the service, manufacturers don't want to support phones for longer than it takes to sell them and Google doesn't seem to think security is a priority for the OS. Who's left?
Article X: The powers not delegated... by the Constitution...are reserved...to the people
You're mostly right. Bill Cosby often speaks on this subject, advocating self-accountability and hard work. But, more and more, he seems to be shunned and dismissed in favor of others like Jesse Jackson who insist on blaming everyone else for the black community's woes.
sig: sauer
My Nexus 4 has a lock screen that looks like a Windows Phone 7 screen. But I wasn't prepared for the thief to come back and go into a rant about me being a tool.
Place nail here >+
True...and for the Jesse Jacksons and Al Sharptons of the world, they really do NOT want to truly help the black community, if they were to promote success instead of victimization, they'd have all their revenue sources dry up.
They make their living trying to keep racial dis-harmony going.
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.........
While your comment is indeed funny, I can't help but jump in here.
As someone who has never had kids, I find it offensive and idiotic when people use this bullshit excuse to shut down a debate. I've never existed in a two dimensional universe, but that doesn't stop me from talking about basic geometry. To suggest that only direct experience qualifies one to take up any subject of discourse is absurd and wrong.
In the context of parents talking down to non-parents, it makes you guys look stupid. Being a parent is stressful, exhausting, and unpredictable. It's not rocket surgery. You don't have some sort of magical insight into things unfathomable to the rest of us. Unwarranted elitism is comical from the outside looking in.
Chuuch. Preach. Tabernacle.
Not that I have a smart phone yet, but my kids only get their hands on my phone for about 5 to 10 seconds before I realize it since my phone is usually in my pocket or out of their reach while charging. If they do grab it if it falls out of my pocket they typically hand it to me as we've been through the motion of me immediately removing it from their hands and they just skip the step. They know they can use it when I hand it to them when grandma/grandpa is on the phone or someone else to talk to.
Same with the ipad, my 2 year old knows to have myself or my wife 'set up' the ipad for him before he uses it and will bring it over to us if we leave it somewhere in his reach. Sure like anything it took a couple times to establish the routine, but once locked in, they pretty much follow it as normal. The kids slip up and get curious/drop milk etc on things, but typically I just let them use electronics in very specific ways like powering them on or off to remove the 'untouchable' curiosity factor and establish some ground rules about specific things and it works out for the most part.
But every kid is different, some just don't listen, and they all act out at some point or another from what I've seen and talked about with people. Still, most kids know what they can and can't do in the house as long as you establish rules, and 95% of the time they seem to abide by them or cover their tracks well enough that you don't notice ;)
Uh.... what? Elaborate, please.
sig: sauer
Did you actually measure it (adrobench storage read/write test for example) and did not find any difference?
I'm assuming not and since Nexus 5 is fast to begin with there isn't any *noticable* difference.
Only recently (KitKat release) Google added TRIM support for encrypted volumes. Without that the performance difference between unencrypted (with TRIM) and encrypted (no TRIM) was very noticable after device was used for some time.
Unlucky for owners of older devices (1st gen Nexus 7, Galaxy Nexus) it does not work. This problem is very serious on 1st gen Nexus 7, to the point where it becomes unusable if encryption is used: https://code.google.com/p/andr...
As someone who has never had kids, I find it offensive and idiotic when people use this bullshit excuse to shut down a debate. I've never existed in a two dimensional universe, but that doesn't stop me from talking about basic geometry. To suggest that only direct experience qualifies one to take up any subject of discourse is absurd and wrong.
In the context of parents talking down to non-parents, it makes you guys look stupid. Being a parent is stressful, exhausting, and unpredictable. It's not rocket surgery. You don't have some sort of magical insight into things unfathomable to the rest of us. Unwarranted elitism is comical from the outside looking in.
It's not that it is rocket surgery or that you are only allowed to think about this stuff if you are a parent. It's that the things are not really as you imagine them before you have kids. I can remember several things we planned on for a new youngun. But once they come along, and they have their own personality and do things the way they want to, you change your views on what to expect. You cannot reason with them, that's for sure. They are very interested in learning about things, so you can use that to your advantage. But I have learned not to expect anything to be how I imagine it anymore and to adapt to the situation at hand. One example we faced was potty training. We tried logic and reason, we tried the lure of the big girl underwear, what finally worked was bribery with wrapped 10 cent toys each time she went or stickers for trying. Before hand, we derided bribery as weak parenting and thought it would be a bad way to go. In our case it worked out really well. It gave her the motivation needed to learn to go and she didn't get spoiled by needing the presents afterwards. We are definitely not the "get the kid what they want at the store" parents and she does not have tantrums and problems like that, so to hear me advocating bribing with toys even sounds weird to me still. That's basically what it come to. You don't live in the two dimensional universe, but can imagine one. It would be much harder for the two dimensional being to imagine the third dimension. Having your first kid puts you into the third dimension.
-- ssoorrrryy,, dduupplleexx sswwiittcchh oonn.. -Quote found on actual fortune cookie.
I actually have my phone (a Galaxy Note 2) on a lanyard and when I'm out I keep it tied to my person or hanging around my neck, like a little kid with mittens. Won't prevent *every* thief, but certainly lowers the ease of stealing it. Also protects against dropping and losing.
wg
[Shrug]
When I trashed my phone - just before coming to work 7 weeks ago - had to pick up a £10 basic phone from a supermarket to allow me to be in contact while travelling. But it made me think - is that phone really any use with all it's complicated facilities? It's an address book, an alarm clock ... and that's about it.
Nope, when I get back from work, I think it's going to be upgrading to a basic phone (and recovering my normal phone number) for me. Oh, and using my tablet, with an added external keyboard and wall-wart for day-to-day mobile access. Or a netbook - essentially the same form factor. Which, since it lives in my rucksac, is considerably less pick-pocketable then a phone.
Birds are not dinosaur descendants;birds are dinosaurs, for all useful meanings of "birds", "are" and "dinosaurs"