Can I lock or wipe my iphone even if I did not subscribe to mobileme?, can I lock or wipe my iphone even if I did not subscribe to mobileme?

Is there any way to wipe an iphone 3gs even though I had not set it up with mobile me?  My phone was stolen a couple of days ago, and even though i did not have much important info in it (it was relatively new) aside from my contacts.... I'm worried about the access to my mail account if they are able to use a wifi source.  I've cancelled the service on that phone, but would feel more comfortable if I coud wipe the info on the phone.  Is there any way to do it?

If the Find My iPhone service is not installed on the device you cannot wipe or locate the device. Sorry to hear about your loss :'(

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