Tagged “phones”

  1. One more phone

    Driving up Colonial, I spotted an iphone. Screen was busted, but I got Siri to work and said "call mom". Was able to track down the owner of the phone, their home about two blocks away.

  2. Partial phone return

    Biking on West Lake Road, found a completely destroyed telephone. Pulled out the SIM card and the SD card, put it in my phone. Got a phone number, so I called it. The guy picked up, and came over to collect the bits. Turned out he was extremely happy because it had all the pictures of his twins on it.

  3. More stuff I've found

    Here it is, December 12th, and I'm still bicycling. The big snow hasn't hit yet - in past years, it hit around December 7th, but everything's melted off again.

    More things I've found:

    • More phones: Apple iPhone - completely demolished, but returned to owner via SIM card.
    • Plastic toy grenade
    • Rear red blinking light for bicycle. I wrapped some wire around it and am still using it.
  4. Quiet so far this year

    I haven't written anything here for a while. Just a follow-up to things I've found so far this year on the bike:

    • $5
    • $1
    • Phone - returned to a 5 year old. Texted the number for 'mom', and she answered.
    • Tablet, found in the gutter of the Bayfront parkway. Found the owner via Facebook. After a week of procrastinating on it, I mailed it back.
    • Flashlight
    • A bunch of Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Yoh cards
  5. Biking to work

    Found a Samsung phone with a SIM card. The card was disabled, so no luck returning it.

  6. What is the best sub $500 phone?

    The best sub $500 phone is the one you already have. Or, the one you can get for free!

  7. Update on phone found on September 29
    • September 29 - Samsung S3 Prepaid - Near Hammermill. In grass, display cracked. Returned to owner.
    • September 7 - Alcatel, Hammermill and East Lake. Dropped on sidewalk, but in great condition. Brother called, will return to his mother.
    • August 30 - Samsung J3 phone, Mohawk and 6th, found in bike path. Display smashed, but still worked ok. Got phone number, was prepaid, could not return.
    • August - Prepaid phone. Turned on ok, but then failed to turn on. Got phone number, contacted owner. Due to dead nature of the phone, was trashed.
  8. More phones
    • September 29 - Samsung S3 Prepaid - Near Hammermill. In grass, display cracked. In process.
    • September 7 - Alcatel, Hammermill and East Lake. Dropped on sidewalk, but in great condition. Brother called, will return to his mother.
    • August 30 - Samsung J3 phone, Mohawk and 6th, found in bike path. Display smashed, but still worked ok. Got phone number, was prepaid, could not return.
    • August - Prepaid phone. Turned on ok, but then failed to turn on. Got phone number, contacted owner. Due to dead nature of the phone, was trashed.
  9. Another phone
    • September 7 - Alcatel, Hammermill and East Lake. Dropped on sidewalk, but in great condition. Brother called, will return to his mother.
    • September 30 - Samsung J3 phone, Mohawk and 6th, found in bike path. Display smashed, but still worked ok. Got phone number, was prepaid, could not return.
    • August - Prepaid phone. Turned on ok, but then failed to turn on. Got phone number, contacted owner. Due to dead nature of the phone, was trashed.
  10. Finding Phones

    This blog series is going to be about all the phones that I find on the side of the road. It's hard to keep track of the sheer number of phones I find, so this is some attempt to do so.

    • September 30 - Samsung J3 phone. Display smashed, but still worked ok. Got phone number, was prepaid, could not return.
    • August - Prepaid phone. Turned on ok, but then failed to turn on. Got phone number, contacted owner. Due to dead nature of the phone, was trashed.

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