Nov '24 (edited) • 🧐 Bureaucracy & Admin 🧐
I lost (and found) my mobile/cell phone in Portugal (a thread)
Lost my phone last Sunday morning and quite liked the freedom. UNTIL I realised the full consequences!
Like:
- Two-factor identification would be impossible
- No camera
- No livestreaming device
On the upside
- Whatsapp desktop continued to work
- It was locked with code/biometrics
Here's what I did...
- Visited local GNR to see if phone had been handed in
- Then went to mobile service provide (Vodafone in this case) next day, when certain it was lost.
- Was given a new SIM in store, and instructions for deactivation and transfer of old number to new sim (see pic)
- Tried to deactivate phone at a cafe, pressing random numbers, and hoping for the best, when facing some VERY FAST Portuguese instructions. (There was a "Press 9 for English" option, which didn't work on first call)
- Tried again at home, with better luck
- Criteria required are detailed and include: NIF, post code, amount of last bill and date paid (so logged in to Vodafone simultaneously). English option worked, and phone was deactivated.
- Had a brainwave to look on social media, to see phone had been found!
- Regretted deactivating phone BEFORE looking on social media
- Went to collect phone, and had a beer with inn-keepers to celebrate!
- Haven't transferred to new SIM yet, will update later...
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I lost (and found) my mobile/cell phone in Portugal (a thread)
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