Lost Phone on silent: Homing in on its location

Emerson

I've lost my meteor phone in the building where I work. I've been looking for it for a week. It's on silent mode but still ringing. The phone vibrates but I still cannot hear it. I'm positive it has not left the building but have searched everywhere conceivable.

Is it possible to detect it's signal using any cheap device and home in on it? Unfortunately I'm not hearing any interference on a radio I have.
Would anyone have a lend of a signal detector or have any suggestions?

Cyrus

is bluetooth on? not sure how helpful itll be but may give some idea

Emerson

Never thought of that, but I think I have it off unfortunately.
It's so frustrating. It's within 50meters of me but has fallen into a box or is in a fridge or something.
Damn silent mode!

MisterKipling

i know this sounds sad but remove anything thats making noise, then put your ear to the floor in different locations around where u think u may have lost it and listen very carefully....desperate time, desperate measures!!

1huge1

Im impressed the battery has lasted a week

wba88

1huge1 wrote: »

Im impressed the battery has lasted a week

thats what i was going to say, do you have a set alarm e.g. weekdays at 6am if so go into to work very early

what phone is it out of curiosity?

Random

If it's a bill phone I hope you're keeping an eye on your unbilled calls - otherwise you could be in for a nasty surprise if it wasn't the office you lost it in.

wba88

ciaranfo wrote: »

If it's a bill phone I hope you're keeping an eye on your unbilled calls - otherwise you could be in for a nasty surprise if it wasn't the office you lost it in.

good point, another reason why the battery could have lasted so long!

Random

Try explaining to your phone company that you don't have any relatives living on the international space station at massive call rates per minute

wba88

ciaranfo wrote: »

Try explaining to your phone company that you don't have any relatives living on the international space station at massive call rates per minute

talking from experience?
happened to my bro, calls to china and australia!

Random

Not from personal experience, but I've heard stories

Someone was also complaining on here the last week too.

towel401

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/5201748.stm

Random

towel401 wrote: »

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/5201748.stm

Don't SAT phones come with PIN numbers then? Dam fools!

wba88

One bill included calls to a South Pacific number totalling £289,991 - made to a £5.95 a minute number in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Wow!

Emerson

I can tell you now the phone is pre pay and there have been no calls/texts since I lost it.

I too am curious as to how long it has lasted. It's a Sony K750i.
I rang meteor earlier and they said a replacement sim is €7.50 but that its to the discretion of shops to charge. Does anyone know if most Meteor stores charge?

wba88

I went into one in town a few months because my sis lost my sim charged about that price, but the time b4 that about 6 months ago they said they would do it for free (different store), so shop around so to speak

Random

Emerson wrote: »

I can tell you now the phone is pre pay and there have been no calls/texts since I lost it.

I too am curious as to how long it has lasted. It's a Sony K750i.
I rang meteor earlier and they said a replacement sim is €7.50 but that its to the discretion of shops to charge. Does anyone know if most Meteor stores charge?

Those batterys can last months! (ok .. so not months, but a good 2 weeks on standby!)