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Lost: Mobile Phone

Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2022 10:40pm
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SteveJSmith56

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Location: Vélez-Málaga

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Hi
I hiked up Maroma and onto Cerro del Sol via Cima de Tejeda, where somewhere along the way I lost my phone.
I definitely had it on arrival at Cerro del Sol as I wanted to take a photograph, but the wind chill killed the battery.
I remember holding it against my stomach to revive the battery somewhere on the way back to Cima de Tejeda so I guess I let go of it to do something else and it fell from under my clothing somewhere between Cerro de Sol and Mojon de tres Terminos (2071m spot height WNW of Maroma).
The phone can be replaced, however I took a lot of photos during the hard ascent and would really like to have them.
Slim chance, but if anyone has been up Maroma/Cima de Tejeda or goes up after 22 Feb 2022 and finds my phone, please message me via this forum.
Thanks in anticipation of even a slim chance it will be found
Steve

Kerri

Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2022 12:36pm

Kerri

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Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2022 12:36pm

Hi Steve,

I lost my phone a little while ago and used Google's Find My Phone.  With that you can both lock the phone and put a message on it should anyone find it.  It might be too late now though if the battery is dead.

I put a message in Spanish to take the phone to the Police.  And someone did!!!!

Only problem I had was that I could not get rid of the password afterward.  But I was able to get all my photos off the phone when I got it back using the password and then reset to factory, which got rid of the password and I could carry on.

Its really frustrating to lose your photos I know.  I hope you got lucky as I did.

SteveJSmith56

Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2022 12:47pm

SteveJSmith56

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Location: Vélez-Málaga

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Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2022 12:47pm

Kerri wrote on Mon Feb 28, 2022 12:36pm:

Hi Steve,

I lost my phone a little while ago and used Google's Find My Phone.  With that you can both lock the phone and put a message on it should anyone find it.  It might be too late now though if the battery is dead.

I put a message in Spanish to take the phone to the Police.  And someone did!!!!

Only problem I had was that I could not get rid of the password afterward.  But I was able to get all my photos off the phone when I got it back using the password and then reset to factory, which got rid of the password and I could carry on.

Its really frustrating to lose your photos I know.  I hope you got lucky as I did.

Thanks for the thought Kerry, but I put it in flight mode to save the battery so it would not transmit current location only store for uploading when back on line.
Guess the battery liked the windchill up there less than  I did, but at least I had a coat on :)
Thanks again
Steve

Kerri

Posted: Tue Mar 1, 2022 2:58pm

Kerri

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Posted: Tue Mar 1, 2022 2:58pm

SteveJSmith56 wrote on Mon Feb 28, 2022 12:47pm:

Thanks for the thought Kerry, but I put it in flight mode to save the battery so it would not transmit current location only store for uploading when back on line.
Guess the battery liked the windchill up there less than  I did, but at least I had a coat on :)
Thanks again
Steve

Yikes Steve.  That is gut wrenching.  :(

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