I've lost my iPhone 4S today or stolen

I've lost my phone, I've got an ipad with find my phone but it keeps saying phone offline. Does it need to be on? Do you need the app on your phone? Should'nt it say we're it was last? I don't no what to do as I have no insurance, plus still have a year left to run on my contract!

Wasn't me!

I'm sorry to hear that you're iPhone is lost/stolen. Now when it says "offline" on the app, it really means it is not connected to the internet. It needs to be connected on the internet for you to lock or locate it. You do need to install the app on your iPhone and make sure that the location services are on. That's how the app searches for your iPhone. It doesn't say where it was last.

Now, what you can do is set a claim for the iPhone or talk to your cellphone provider and report as theft. They might be able to give you a refurbished iPhone.

Ring your iPhone. If it's in the house, you'll hear it ring.
If someone else has it, they might answer.

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