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Siwsan

(27,286 posts)
Tue Jul 25, 2023, 02:43 PM Jul 2023

I lost my phone, today. Looked everywhere. I CAN'T LOSE MY KIDCAT PHOTOS!!

After about the 12 search in the yard and gardens I found it face up on some black landscaping fabric in the garden. Duh.

Almost as soon as I found it, Dewi came running up, meowing up a storm. I think he was suggesting I celebrate finding my phone by taking yet another photo of him. So, I did.

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I lost my phone, today. Looked everywhere. I CAN'T LOSE MY KIDCAT PHOTOS!! (Original Post) Siwsan Jul 2023 OP
When you misplace your phone if you have a landline or a house member call yourself kimbutgar Jul 2023 #1
I did that but my cordless phone battery is low so I couldn't use it outside Siwsan Jul 2023 #2
I lost my phone once and my cat was laying on it! kimbutgar Jul 2023 #3
🤣🤣🤣 irisblue Jul 2023 #8
He is so freakin' cute. 3catwoman3 Jul 2023 #4
Last time I lost a phone, wnylib Jul 2023 #5
Nothing to do with your phone TexLaProgressive Jul 2023 #6
Awwwww! He's SO CUTE! CousinIT Jul 2023 #7
What a beauty! Rebl2 Jul 2023 #9
Always scary when you lose your phone. Usually, I just misplace it in the house Fla Dem Jul 2023 #10
Get a friend to call you repeatavly vlyons Jul 2023 #11
I love your kitties too. 1WorldHope Jul 2023 #12
Anyone with an android phone mnhtnbb Jul 2023 #13
I'm definitely going to do that Siwsan Jul 2023 #15
Very handy tip! Nittersing Jul 2023 #22
You might have to set it up ahead of time viva la Jul 2023 #23
If you have any Google account on the phone mnhtnbb Jul 2023 #25
That would have been a nightmare! Thank goodness it was only misplaced, niyad Jul 2023 #14
How sweet!!! CaptainTruth Jul 2023 #16
Definitely. ggma Jul 2023 #18
Count me in. nt thatcrowwoman Jul 2023 #21
Invite somebody over and have them call your number Warpy Jul 2023 #17
We back our photos up to the cloud. Old Crank Jul 2023 #19
My, what big paws he has! thatcrowwoman Jul 2023 #20
I have Alexa find my phone when I misplace it, which happens a lot. Ocelot II Jul 2023 #24

kimbutgar

(23,271 posts)
1. When you misplace your phone if you have a landline or a house member call yourself
Tue Jul 25, 2023, 02:46 PM
Jul 2023

So many times I’ve been on jobs where do workers or clients lose their phones we get their number and call them and locate their phone. I rarely panic anymore when I misplace my phone!

Siwsan

(27,286 posts)
2. I did that but my cordless phone battery is low so I couldn't use it outside
Tue Jul 25, 2023, 02:49 PM
Jul 2023

And the funny thing is, Consumer Cellular just sent me a new, upgraded SIM card. I'll install that, tonight.

kimbutgar

(23,271 posts)
3. I lost my phone once and my cat was laying on it!
Tue Jul 25, 2023, 02:50 PM
Jul 2023

When I called myself the cat jumped so high it was hilarious!

wnylib

(24,391 posts)
5. Last time I lost a phone,
Tue Jul 25, 2023, 03:02 PM
Jul 2023

it was because Ember hid it under the couch.

I used to use the alarm on an old push button cell phone to wake me up if I took a nap on the couch. Ember did not like the sound of the alarm. So, she attacked it until she hit the right button to make it go silent, then dragged it to the floor and pushed it under the couch with her nose.

When it was missing, I searched everywhere and finally moved the couch. There it was, lined up next to her aluminum ball collection.

I couldn't figure how how she did that, so I set the alarm again for 2 minutes, placed it on the coffee table, and waited. Sure enough. The instant that the phone made a sound, Ember was on it. Whack, slam, and pow with her paws until, by chance, she shut it off. Then, under the couch it went.

That explained to me why my radio alarm had stopped working, which is why I was using the phone alarm.

Next time, I put the phone inside Ember's carrier, with the gate closed, and put the carrier on the coffee table. It was safe from Ember's attack. But I woke up to a loud clatter. When Ember could not get to the phone, she knocked the whole carrier to the floor.

She does not like loud or unusual noises.

TexLaProgressive

(12,285 posts)
6. Nothing to do with your phone
Tue Jul 25, 2023, 03:08 PM
Jul 2023

I was missing your posts and looking at a couple of our cat babies thinking who needs tic toc when you have kit cat. And that Dewi is a heart breaker. What a handsome little guy.

Fla Dem

(25,685 posts)
10. Always scary when you lose your phone. Usually, I just misplace it in the house
Tue Jul 25, 2023, 03:53 PM
Jul 2023

Thankfully I have a land line, so I just call my iphone to find it in the housel

Glad you found it.

vlyons

(10,252 posts)
11. Get a friend to call you repeatavly
Tue Jul 25, 2023, 04:07 PM
Jul 2023

So you can hear the ring and track it down. Do this right away before the battery goes down to 0%

1WorldHope

(900 posts)
12. I love your kitties too.
Tue Jul 25, 2023, 04:14 PM
Jul 2023

Save your photos on your phone to Google or something. They will be there if you have to replace your phone. (These darn little hitch hikers to the galaxy have become almost more important than a towel. (In reference to my all time favorite book, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy) My point is how scary important my cell phone has become to me. Someday, I'll be attending 12 step groups to help myself.

mnhtnbb

(32,062 posts)
13. Anyone with an android phone
Tue Jul 25, 2023, 04:29 PM
Jul 2023

and another device, can locate the phone by typing in android.com/find on the device. It will bring up a screen for Google Find My Device--your android phone--and give you an option to play sound where the phone will ring for 5 minutes, even if set on silent.

My techie son told me about this. Just tested it with my phone and it works.

Siwsan

(27,286 posts)
15. I'm definitely going to do that
Tue Jul 25, 2023, 04:33 PM
Jul 2023

It HAD to be here somewhere because I haven't left the property, today. I figured if I put it down it would have been in the garden but I checked SO many times. Then I remembered pulling some garlic growing next to the garden barn and there it was. It just blended in with the black landscaping fabric.

viva la

(3,775 posts)
23. You might have to set it up ahead of time
Tue Jul 25, 2023, 06:39 PM
Jul 2023

At least the phone has to be on your google account I think.

I had to do this when I left the phone at a restaurant. It actually pinpointed the precise address on the map. Very helpful.
I don't know if it works if the power is off on the phone though.

niyad

(119,909 posts)
14. That would have been a nightmare! Thank goodness it was only misplaced,
Tue Jul 25, 2023, 04:33 PM
Jul 2023

and not lost. And thank goodness Dewi was there to help you celebrate!

CaptainTruth

(7,216 posts)
16. How sweet!!!
Tue Jul 25, 2023, 04:44 PM
Jul 2023

I feel like I want that little kitty... but I may have to hold back & limit us to three. 😁

Or maybe not... 🤔

Can I ask, do you have a GoFundMe or some other way that I could contribute to your kitty expenses? You do so much to save these sweet little lives & I know it takes money out of your pocket (I fostered for years) & I would be happy to contribute to cover your expenses & reward you for all that you do for these precious little ones.

I'm sure there are other folks on DU who feel the same. ❤

Warpy

(113,130 posts)
17. Invite somebody over and have them call your number
Tue Jul 25, 2023, 04:58 PM
Jul 2023

You'll find the damned thing quickly.

I have a landline and I've done that when the stupid cell phone has grown legs and walked off somewhere.

thatcrowwoman

(1,230 posts)
20. My, what big paws he has!
Tue Jul 25, 2023, 05:35 PM
Jul 2023

I’m so glad you found your phone! What a relief, eh?
And Princeling Dewi ready to help you celebrate.
Another day in the life!
🕊thatcrowwoman

Ocelot II

(120,836 posts)
24. I have Alexa find my phone when I misplace it, which happens a lot.
Tue Jul 25, 2023, 09:21 PM
Jul 2023

I just say, "Alexa, find my phone," and it rings. I don't know what Alexa's range is, or whether this would work outside the house, but it sure has come in handy when I've lost the phone - typically under a pile of books.

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