So I found this cell phone in the park parking lot

[moobu2]

It isn't an expensive one. It's an older Samsung flip out dumb phone but some poor guy might still need it. Wonder how I could find out who's it is and return it to them? Anybody know?

[hollysmom]

1. someone found my phone at the dog park and called the last person I called

my aunt gave him my home number and we met about 1- minutes later.

[moobu2]

2. I'll try that in the morning.

[TexasTowelie]

3. If the person doesn't answer or divulge the identity of the caller

then you can assume that it is a burner phone and neither party wants to be traced.

[moobu2]

4. Yeah I didn't think about that.

thanks for reminding me to be careful.

[mackerel]

5. Home phone????? People still have land lines?

[Trailrider1951]

6. Yup, some of us still need them. Out where I live, cell service is nonexistant

The nearest cell tower is 5 miles away in Granger. Now that I'm retired, my land line is the one to call to talk to me, because I'm at home most days. Or you could e-mail me, either way, ATT is the only game in town....

[47of74]

12. I noticed that when I was out west last month

There were quite a few dead zones where there was no service.

[RebelOne]

14. Yes, I have the same problem and have to rely on the land line.

I live in the country in Canton, GA, and there are times when cell phones do not get good reception.

[hobbit709]

9. They work when nothing else does.

Some of us don't want to be bothered on the phone when we walk out the door. I don't want to called and "Help, my computer just ..." after I'm on my way to do something else.
My cell is off 90% of the time. I don't give out the number to just anyone-there's only about 20 people that have the number.
Life is so much better when you're somewhere and the phone isn't constantly going off with either calls or texts. It makes for better personal interaction when you talk to someone.
I've seen people text each other across the table in places rather than carry on an actual conversation.

[rug]

7. You could call the provider and tell them you found a subscriber's phone.

[Shrek]

8. It's mine, please return it n/t

[Baitball Blogger]

10. I found one on a soccer field once.

There was no password so I went to the contact list and looked for the name, "Home." Called up the guy and when he picked up the phone his response was quick. "I left my phone at the park, didn't I?"

He was quick to drive back to pick it up and he must have felt pretty foolish because we didn't exchange much of a conversation. Though I'm sure he said thank you.

[moobu2]

11. The guy who owned the phone called it this morning

and I met him and returned it a little later. Turns out he did need it back pretty bad. He was thrilled. He said he was getting into his car and stopped to do something and put the phone on his car roof and forgot about it.

[mrmpa]

13. I have found a number of phones.......

left in my car left by riders (uber). Most are smart phones & I always go to contacts and find mom's number & call her. It works every time.

[OriginalGeek]

15. wow, do people not lock their phones?

I thought everyone put a password on their phone. I use a pin but once I tried using the facial recognition.

I wondered how secure it was though so I had my wife take a picture of my face with her phone and we held the picture up to my phone and it unlocked right away. So, not using that now. PIN PIN PIN!

My phone is also encrypted but that's because of work. I Wouldn't expect regular users to encrypt their phones but it's not a bad idea.

[mrmpa]

16. I was surprised too.....eom