Prey has been posted previously, however I felt a timely reminder would help those receiving their new Christmas present or unaware of this superb tracking software would like to help protect their new gadgets.
What is Prey?
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Prey is proven tracking software that helps you find, lock and recover your laptop, smartphone or tablet when it has been lost or stolen.
What is is compatible with?
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Prey is available FREE for up to 3 devices and works with Windows, MAC OSX, Linux, iPhone, iPad and Android.
How does Prey work?
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Prey works by installing a free program on your device, This software automatically runs silently in the background and and if your device is stolen it helps locate, help track down and try to recover your device -- or at least disable it so the thief cannot access your private files.
Is Prey really FREE?
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Yes.
Prey offers tracking of up to 3 devices for FREE.
If you would like to track more devices, Prey offer various plans to suit your security requirements
Top comments
midian09
27 Dec 155#2
another tracker is https://www.cerberusapp.com/ download the app for mobile devices. i use this in conjunction with prey.
note: when i got my mobie stolen i watched the thieves driving up the motorway with it on the laptop. i recorded their voices, and listened to their music in the car with them. if they had it facing them i could even have taken their pic. i decided to wait until they stopped.
but when the battery ran out they never charged it again. it had a crack on the screen so, i guess, no resale value as they would have needed to repair it. or they did a full adminstrator level wipe. I'll never know. so i wasn't able to go to their final stop and ask for my phone back...
these apps are brilliant but not wholly foolproof.
andiejn to Rimi
28 Dec 153#17
You vastly over estimate the intelligence of the average tea leaf.
gavin1
28 Dec 153#9
Like most of these tracker apps their rely on the thief not fully factory resetting the device or doing a full drive wipe. Anything without gps and cellular onboard will only ever be as accurate as the wifi signal it sees.
another tracker is https://www.cerberusapp.com/ download the app for mobile devices. i use this in conjunction with prey.
note: when i got my mobie stolen i watched the thieves driving up the motorway with it on the laptop. i recorded their voices, and listened to their music in the car with them. if they had it facing them i could even have taken their pic. i decided to wait until they stopped.
but when the battery ran out they never charged it again. it had a crack on the screen so, i guess, no resale value as they would have needed to repair it. or they did a full adminstrator level wipe. I'll never know. so i wasn't able to go to their final stop and ask for my phone back...
these apps are brilliant but not wholly foolproof.
antdav
27 Dec 151#3
Thanks for this info about n alternative tracker for the Android platform, very useful. :smile:
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Opening post
What is Prey?
========================
Prey is proven tracking software that helps you find, lock and recover your laptop, smartphone or tablet when it has been lost or stolen.
What is is compatible with?
========================
Prey is available FREE for up to 3 devices and works with Windows, MAC OSX, Linux, iPhone, iPad and Android.
How does Prey work?
=======================
Prey works by installing a free program on your device, This software automatically runs silently in the background and and if your device is stolen it helps locate, help track down and try to recover your device -- or at least disable it so the thief cannot access your private files.
Is Prey really FREE?
=======================
Yes.
Prey offers tracking of up to 3 devices for FREE.
If you would like to track more devices, Prey offer various plans to suit your security requirements
Top comments
note: when i got my mobie stolen i watched the thieves driving up the motorway with it on the laptop. i recorded their voices, and listened to their music in the car with them. if they had it facing them i could even have taken their pic. i decided to wait until they stopped.
but when the battery ran out they never charged it again. it had a crack on the screen so, i guess, no resale value as they would have needed to repair it. or they did a full adminstrator level wipe. I'll never know. so i wasn't able to go to their final stop and ask for my phone back...
these apps are brilliant but not wholly foolproof.
They are good but not always perfect.
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note: when i got my mobie stolen i watched the thieves driving up the motorway with it on the laptop. i recorded their voices, and listened to their music in the car with them. if they had it facing them i could even have taken their pic. i decided to wait until they stopped.
but when the battery ran out they never charged it again. it had a crack on the screen so, i guess, no resale value as they would have needed to repair it. or they did a full adminstrator level wipe. I'll never know. so i wasn't able to go to their final stop and ask for my phone back...
these apps are brilliant but not wholly foolproof.
tnx