Iphone 4s stolen. Selected remote wipe via Icloud. Received email hours later saying it was happening. Here's the problem: according to Verizon, the phone is still using data. How is this possible? Wouldn't the user have to register the device with Apple?

So, if a remote wipe occurred as the email stated, how did the person with the phone immediately go back to using the data on the phone. Wouldn't the person have to register the Iphone through Itunes? I got the email saying the erase was happening at 11:10. Looking at my cellular data usage, the phone began using data about that time after about a 12 hour break. So it seems like Find my Iphone quickly picked up the phone. But then the phone continued using data for about 3 more hours. How could the person be using the phone if it had just been wiped?

I understand that iCloud's erase function is totally distinct from Verizon's cellular service (i.e. the phone could be wiped and Verizon would never know). It's been a while since I've activated an Iphone through Itunes, but when you activate the phone don't you have to register it? If the iPhone was wiped at 11:10, how could it be using data at 11:15 and consistently for the next three hours. How long does the Itunes registration process take?

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