Irish Taxi Forum
Public Area => Taxi Talk => Topic started by: Rat Catcher on January 03, 2018, 06:52:36 pm
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Email from mytaxi:
Hi Stephen,
Happy New Year. We have recently been made aware that drivers operating in the Dublin North-West area have been the target of planned robberies.
We are currently assisting the relevant authorities with their inquiries, but please contact your local Garda station should you have any further information.
The Gardai have asked us to request that all drivers exercise caution when picking up or dropping off passengers in this area. If for any reason you feel unsafe, avoid this area.
Be vigilant and use your best judgement at all times, report all incidents and any information/suspicious activity to An Garda Síochana.
Staying Safe: Tips
Please be cautious at pick-up and drop off locations. For example, ensure you have the correct location, and call the passenger.
Always ask the passenger for their name, avoid mentioning the name on the account when the passenger arrives.
Activate your find my phone app by following the relevant download link for Android or iOS.
Record the IMEI number of the phone. You can retrieve this 15 digit code by typing *#06# into the keypad on your smartphone.
Stay Safe,
The mytaxi Driver Team
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Record the IMEI number of the phone. You can retrieve this 15 digit code by typing *#06# into the keypad on your smartphone.
What does the IMEI number do ?
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Record the IMEI number of the phone. You can retrieve this 15 digit code by typing *#06# into the keypad on your smartphone.
What does the IMEI number do ?
Where you tap that number into the server the phone explodes
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All pointless, the thief is going to take the battery out or switch it off straight away. Might make sense to hide an old phone in the boot, it doesn't need a sim to call 911.
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911....who will ye get through to... Tony or Gerry?..they'll be too busy wiping kebab sauce off their capes!!
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... or 112 or 999.
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All pointless, the thief is going to take the battery out or switch it off straight away. Might make sense to hide an old phone in the boot, it doesn't need a sim to call 911.
I wrote down my IMEI number on a notepad at home, I don't know if it will ever help, but it can't cause any harm.
As fer taking out the battery, I don't think you can do that anymore with Iphones, I have a '5 S' and it seems totally sealed except fer the sim port and charger point.
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I just did a 'Find my Iphone' check on my P.C. with my phone turned Off
and it had me within 10 meters of my own home.
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Go to bed ya cunt
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Go to bed ya cunt
Is that an offer Gerry ?
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Turn it off when you're 12.7 miles away from home then go home with it in your pocket and try to locate it without turning it back on.
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Turn it off when you're 12.7 miles away from home then go home with it in your pocket and try to locate it without turning it back on.
Yea, I'll do that some night soon and revert.
Does it have to be exactly 12.7 miles away ?
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Turn it off when you're 12.7 miles away from home then go home with it in your pocket and try to locate it without turning it back on.
Yea, I'll do that some night soon and revert.
Does it have to be exactly 12.7 miles away ?
Exactly 12.7 miles or 20.439kms.....whichever gets your needle twitchin!!
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20 kilos will do, give or take a yard or two. AFAIK, Androids aren't reachable when powered down or when internet is turned off so it'll be interesting to see in Apple have a sneaky little app running even when the telephone appears to be powered down. Depending on the result of the experiment you may need to repeat with internet access (apparently) disabled.
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It was Thirteen years ago that a terrible tragedy took place in Cork.
A young lad went missing and after a huge search fer him, nothing was found.
These were pre-smartphone days and the Gardai did eventually trace him Five days
later by some sort of Triangulation system on his mobile phone even though the phone
had long since powered down.
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Indeed, they approximated the last pace it was connected i.e. before the battery went flat or it was powered down.
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Indeed, they approximated the last pace it was connected i.e. before the battery went flat or it was powered down.
I will do both tests and revert to the forum.
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I will get around to that soon, if I ever actually do go out to work again !
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Out will do, it doesn't have to be to work.
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I'll do the First test tomorrow as I have a Schooly 'Cover' job at 3pm that
will take me 30km's outside of the city.
I'll turn Off 'Mobile data' and 'Wifi' and obviousely the Phone itself when I'm
30km's away and see what happens with 'Find my Iphone' when I get home.
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Don't forget to do the find my phone bit before you power it up again!
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I turned Off the phone 30km's outside the city, also turning off 'Mobile Data' and 'Wifi'.
On arriving home and going to 'Find my Iphone' it read;
"Device could not be found as No internet connection".
I turned the phone back on at home and refreshed the page, but the same message
came up again, as both 'Mobile data' and 'Wifi' were still disabled.
To sum-up; If the Iphone has an internet connection through Mobile data or Wifi,
then it can be traced regardless if the phone is turned On or Off.
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I just did a 'Find my Iphone' check on my P.C. with my phone turned Off
and it had me within 10 meters of my own home.
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Yis can all do the test from Kens boxroom next Wed....i heard Tony and Gerry might be joining yis!!
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To sum-up; If the Iphone has an internet connection through Mobile data or Wifi,
then it can be traced regardless if the phone is turned On or Off.
Does it still track it with it apparently turned off or does it just give the last known location? Either way, the thief would just need to take the sim out but is probably more likely to discard it soon after stealing it.
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https://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2018/0117/934043-taxi-court/ (https://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2018/0117/934043-taxi-court/)
Two teenage boys have been charged with a spate of robberies of taxi drivers in Dublin.
The boys, aged 14 and 16 appeared at Dublin Children's Court today and were remanded on bail with strict conditions.
They were charged with three counts of robberies of taxi drivers in the Tyrrelstown area on 10, 12 and 17 December last year.
It was alleged a phone worth €400 was taken from a taxi man at Curragh Hall on the first date and that another driver was robbed of a phone valued at €600 along with €200 in cash.
It is also alleged they failed to pay a €35 fare during the second incident, that €150 was taken and they failed to pay a €20 fare during the third alleged robbery.
The younger boy is also facing a further charge of failing to pay a taxi for a journey in Balbriggan in north Co Dublin and trespassing at a building site there following a chase on 12 December.
The court heard that up to six youths had been involved in the incidents and the 16 year old was regarded as being a leader of the group during the incidents.
His mother initially refused to come to court with her son and he risked being held in custody. She arrived later and apologised.
The boys have not yet indicated how they will plead and were ordered to abide by bail conditions including a curfew, an order to go to school and not to associate with each other.
Judge O'Connor warned that a breach of bail would result in them being remanded in custody.
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Are they black youths?
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Are they black youths?
Yes
Probably
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Are they not reporting that in case they're accused of racism and the possibility that drivers won't pick up black youths!!
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I'd never pick them up inanyways
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I'd never pick them up inanyways
Not even Musical Youth?
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I'd never pick them up inanyways
Not even Musical Youth?
Especially them
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Anyways...pass the dutchie...on the left hand side..Tony.
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I'd never pick them up inanyways
Plus wan.
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Bleedin racialists!!
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Bleedin racialists!!
More the age group than the colour of them..
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Have a new sign in me winda....No Tracks,No Knacks,No Dogs!!
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Balbriggan used to be retreat for the discerning classes....what happened?
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Balbriggan used to be retreat for the discerning classes....what happened?
Ratty moved in!!
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Gormanston happened.
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Have a new sign in me winda....No Tracks,No Knacks,No Dogs!!
How does it feel when you got no food?
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You could feel it cos it was the month of
June January.