Comments on: How to keep your iPhone safe in Paris… and what to do if it gets stolen https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/how-to-keep-your-iphone-safe-in-paris-and-what-to-do-if-it-gets-stolen.html EuroCheapo editors take on the world of budget travel. Sat, 06 Sep 2025 14:19:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.3 By: Using Your iPhone in Europe - Rich & Cat Lenke https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/how-to-keep-your-iphone-safe-in-paris-and-what-to-do-if-it-gets-stolen.html#comment-289747 Tue, 24 May 2016 01:39:08 +0000 http://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/?p=32267#comment-289747 […] Tom Meyers also shares how to keep your iPhone safe and what to do if it is stolen here. […]

]]> 32267 289747 2016-05-24 01:39:08 By: Chris Baker https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/how-to-keep-your-iphone-safe-in-paris-and-what-to-do-if-it-gets-stolen.html#comment-280658 Thu, 14 Apr 2016 11:52:09 +0000 http://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/?p=32267#comment-280658 Also, set a password on your phone! Yes, it’s a hassle. But it’s one more step to keep your personal information safe, and another hurdle for thieves. After several wrong tries, your phone will lock and/or automatically erase. It may take you a little while to notice your phone is gone, and another bit of time to get to the police, etc.

Also, consider buying a cheap smartphone for your travels instead of your fancy new $800 iPhone. It might be less of a target, and if you lose it, it is less of a financial loss. I lost my iPhone on a train, because I absentmindedly put it in my jacket pocket where it most likely just slid out as I was leaving–it had fallen out once before. Fortunately it was locked, but never showed up again on Find my iPhone. It was an older iPhone, and gave me an excuse to buy a new one. My BF had his, so we could use it for maps and stuff. But then later, I also got a $100 Android phone for traveling. I just swap out the SIM card when I need to use it in the US.

]]> 32267 280658 2016-04-14 11:52:09 By: Using Your iPhone in Europe | Rich & Cat Lenke https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/how-to-keep-your-iphone-safe-in-paris-and-what-to-do-if-it-gets-stolen.html#comment-179106 Tue, 24 Feb 2015 00:47:39 +0000 http://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/?p=32267#comment-179106 […] Tom Meyers also shares how to keep your iPhone safe and what to do if it is stolen here. […]

]]> 32267 179106 2015-02-24 00:47:39 By: Lynn https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/how-to-keep-your-iphone-safe-in-paris-and-what-to-do-if-it-gets-stolen.html#comment-166576 Sat, 02 Aug 2014 10:22:37 +0000 http://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/?p=32267#comment-166576 Jeff, it might be counter-intuitive since it’s called a backpack, but in the Metro I’d take it off your back and put it on the floor and/or hold it by its top handle. I hold my purse in my hand as opposed to on my shoulder; it would be pretty obvious if someone leaned down right in front of me to take something out of it (and difficult in a crowded train). I haven’t had a problem yet (fingers crossed). And keep your guard up since having a backpack in Paris will identify you as a tourist and a target. Good luck!

]]> 32267 166576 2014-08-02 10:22:37 By: Jeff https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/how-to-keep-your-iphone-safe-in-paris-and-what-to-do-if-it-gets-stolen.html#comment-165533 Thu, 31 Jul 2014 12:59:26 +0000 http://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/?p=32267#comment-165533 I’ve heard of the pickpockets but have never read such detailed advice. Thank you. I will be backpacking the Camino in Spain and will transit through Paris for the first time. Any suggestions on how to pack or safe guard the backpack? It seems all of the zippered and velcro’d pockets would be especially vulnerable in crowded spaces like the metro.
I will be traveling solo and carrying a travel digital camera, iPhone5, and iPad Mini with all other belongings in a backpack.

]]> 32267 165533 2014-07-31 12:59:26 By: Kristin Hohenadel https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/how-to-keep-your-iphone-safe-in-paris-and-what-to-do-if-it-gets-stolen.html#comment-119110 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 19:43:23 +0000 http://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/?p=32267#comment-119110 Hi Lynn,

The last year that statistics were released in France was 2010, with 630,000 thefts according to the l’Observatoire national de la délinquance et des réponses pénales (ONDRP).

]]> 32267 119110 2013-07-30 19:43:23 By: Lynn https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/how-to-keep-your-iphone-safe-in-paris-and-what-to-do-if-it-gets-stolen.html#comment-119087 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 17:43:47 +0000 http://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/?p=32267#comment-119087 Great tips. I’m curious where the half a million iPhones stolen statistic comes from — it seems really high.

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