Once in a while, I come across a web application that’s so genius in its usefulness and simplicity, I have to take a momentary time out, facepalm myself, and say “why didn’t I think of that?” Such was the case when I found ICantFindMyPhone.com, which takes the stress right out of finding a lost phone.
Just plug in your digits, and this stylishly simple lost phone locator will ring you within seconds – a perfect solution for helping you locate a phone that’s momentary gone missing. And it even has a blacklist option, so you can prevent your devious friends (or jealous ex-lovers) from bugging you by means of the app’s software. Ingenuity!
Now there are a few caveats; personally, I have my phone set to ring silently when it receives an incoming call from an unknown number. I blame this necessity on a snafu with my credit card companies – clearly not my fault, since I was dead at the time (not true) – but generally it serves me well. Not so if I were on the lookout for a missing mobile; you can get around this by adding 208-953-1569 (the service’s ringback number) to your phone book.
Another thing to keep in mind is that tracking a lost cell phone with this method will only really work if you have a general idea of where the bugger might be hiding. At your home, workplace, or a friend’s abode? Aces! But if your phone wandered off randomly – perhaps on a bus, or in some kind of public place – this app won’t help much, as its only function is to call your phone, not to provide the person who answers a way to return it to you. (In a situation like that, utilizing your service provider’s GPS locator would be your best bet – provided that it’s part of your phone plan.)
And yes, some may say that if you have nearby internet access, you could always contact a friend and ask them to ring your phone. (Or use a landline, but those are for old people and Luddites!) So what if it’s 3am, you’re itching to make a booty call, but all your friends and their pansy early-bird asses are asleep? How are you going to find your phone then? … I mean, that scenario could present itself sometime, right? Not that I would know. 
{ 0 comments }
