I am assuming that the thieves would simply take the SIM card and reuse it. I am hoping that most of the data is actually stored on the phone itself rather than the SIM card. In the old days almost everything was on the card.
Since the phone itself was stolen, I have no way of knowing if the telco has sent me messages to say that any of my data has been compromised.
I have just been to the telco website and have had no luck finding if my number was among those that were leaked.
Some of the newer phones have some weird set up where you can put the phone on some sort of plate and it recharges wirelessly. No idea how it works but at least it is an alternative if the charging port dies.
I still have my Plan Z phone that has been sitting in its box since April 2021. It still has the plastic wrapping. Unlike my usual Tweet Stone which was not locked to any network when I bought it and has 2 SIM cards, the spare phone is locked to Optus which is the Telco that was hacked.
Most phones here are locked for a year. I assume that starts from date of activation not date of purchase.
The Moto Tweet Stone now runs low on juice around 6pm each day. My powerbank also got stolen along with the phone so that well and truly nuked my Plan B.
I am now only 40 days away from a 2,000 day Duolingo streak so I definitely do not want to lose that. I am still in Zombie mode over there.
Sneaks and thieves
Since the phone itself was stolen, I have no way of knowing if the telco has sent me messages to say that any of my data has been compromised.
I have just been to the telco website and have had no luck finding if my number was among those that were leaked.
Some of the newer phones have some weird set up where you can put the phone on some sort of plate and it recharges wirelessly. No idea how it works but at least it is an alternative if the charging port dies.
I still have my Plan Z phone that has been sitting in its box since April 2021. It still has the plastic wrapping. Unlike my usual Tweet Stone which was not locked to any network when I bought it and has 2 SIM cards, the spare phone is locked to Optus which is the Telco that was hacked.
Most phones here are locked for a year. I assume that starts from date of activation not date of purchase.
The Moto Tweet Stone now runs low on juice around 6pm each day. My powerbank also got stolen along with the phone so that well and truly nuked my Plan B.
I am now only 40 days away from a 2,000 day Duolingo streak so I definitely do not want to lose that.
I am still in Zombie mode over there.