TS2446 My iphone 5 was stolen, i have refused to disconnect my service with sprint from the phone because i still have the hope that once the thieves turn on the phone or try to use it, I will be able to track them and find my phone. do you think is a goo

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My iPhone 5 was stolen from me in a train station, the phones battery was dead, the iphone hasnt bee turned on yet, everytime I call it it rings once and goes to voicemail which tells me that it is still dead, nobody has charged it nor turned it on yet, the find my iphone app says its offline, and the sprint service representatives have told me that the phone has not been used yet. I dont want to disconnect my phones service just yet, becasue even if the thief restores my phone, and wipes out all of my information they cannot and will not be able to use it as if its theres because my carrier would still be connected on it. My hopes is that the thief will attempt to use the phone to make a call or to receive a call from my phone and then I will be able to find them tracing their calls. I did this once from my a blackberry that was taken from me and I found it... My question is can they erase all the information from my phone to the point of using it although i have not disconnected it from sprint????

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tapia1988 wrote:
... My question is can they erase all the information from my phone to the point of using it although i have not disconnected it from sprint????
Yes.
Unless you are certain that it was stolen, don't overlook the fact it may have been turned in to a lost and found.