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iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail

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Re: iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail

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Post by stephenr »

jackyard86 wrote: post #56
stephenr wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I believe it's their PR plan. ... What exactly do you think they planned? The photos show a person's name on an email from an airline. Are you suggesting they planted a fake phone on the side of a road, with a fake email from the airline about baggage for said airline open on the screen, and then had a hired stooge "find" the phone, and then either (a) make a false claim to the NTSB or (b) have a second stooge impe…

Same are these devices function, but Apple is paying for those who share their stories.

You think he found the phone, and before doing anything he called Apple who said "Ok yeah, contact the NTSB, then take some selfies with it and post them on the internet. Once you do we'll make it rain money bruh."

Re: iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail

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Post by 8ig8 »

irrational wrote: post #29

It is strange two phones have been found, but not the door. Most of the Cedar Hills/Beaverton area is houses and shops with sporadic green spaces that aren’t that large in comparison. It is possible the door fell into a green space, but the odds are it did not. I imagine it is in someone’s backyard, but it is January in rainy Oregon. People aren’t doing yard work right now. I wouldn’t be surprised if it isn’t found u…

They found it…

https://lite.cnn.com/2024/01/07/us/alaska-airlines-faa-plug-...

Re: iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail

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Post by kiririn »

snvzz wrote: post #67

it was found... unlocked and displaying Mail application. Sure this level of shock would have registered on its accelerometers, right? How come it did not do the obvious right thing from a security perspective, which is to lock itself?

A locked phone is exactly what you want in an emergency /s

Re: iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail

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Post by c0nducktr »

stephenr wrote: post #71
jackyard86 wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Same are these devices function, but Apple is paying for those who share their stories.

You think he found the phone, and before doing anything he called Apple who said "Ok yeah, contact the NTSB, then take some selfies with it and post them on the internet. Once you do we'll make it rain money bruh."

They're trolling you dude. Their first comment was just a joke, but people bought in, and now you're being trolled, like in the original sense.

Re: iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail

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Post by hobs »

aylaujp wrote: post #61
upon_drumhead wrote: post #17

It says SOS mode, not airplane mode. Wonder why it’s not getting a cell signal. Maybe it is broken internally.

Apple's going to add plane crash to their crash detection marketing real soon.

They could have before, back when I worked for apple support I took call from someone who was in a small prop plane crash and called in because the laptop was still intact but the screen cracked; they ended up comping the entire thing (and some more stuff) because the story was good.
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