Prey Works!
Just recently I've switched mobile phone networks and I've had to switch SIMs. Having had an Android phone for the past two years, I've come accustom to the huge number of apps which enhance your mobile experience. An app which I installed a long time ago and had completely forgotten about was 'Prey'.
Prey is a security app which will alert you if your phone is stolen and will help you track it's whereabouts. It not only works for Android and iOS, but Windows, Mac and Linux laptops too. It can be triggered in a number of ways. I had it set up to start tracking and make an insane amount of noise if anyone were to replace the SIM card (exactly what I was attempting to do!)
So, as I put in my new SIM card, the alarm started blaring and a notification came up on the screen to tell the unsuspecting 'thief' that the phone was stolen and is being tracked. An email notification was also sent to me to tell me Prey had been activated and shortly after my first report came in.
The report shows you a pretty accurate map of where you phone is located and shows the IP address the phone can be found on. You can set the reports to collect what data you want and at which intervals you'd like.
I'm pretty happy with how it worked. If I were to loose my phone or if it were stolen, I'd be able to trigger the reports through the web interface or via SMS. The phone will send data back to you and it can lock your phone and leave a message to help your phone get back to you.
I'd definitely recommend.
