Thieves grab-and-run with Smart Phones

A word of caution when you’re in Paris and you’re walking around with smart phones

iPhone, Android, or iPad/tablets etc

Don’t be paranoid, be sensible with your phone, and DON’T make it easy for thieves to grab and run off with your expensive technology.

DON’T sit your phone/iPad on a café table (which I’m guilty of here in Australia) because these devices can fetch around 500 Euros on the black market.

Be cautious and careful and put your smart phone away where it can’t be grabbed when you’re walking the streets of Paris, in cafés and on public transport. If you have a backpack, handbag or some other bag you can carry in front of you where you can keep an eye on it, that’s best.

PS — BACK UP YOUR SMART DEVICE’S DATA before you arrive in Paris — better to be safe than sorry, right?

Looking at maps and information on your smart phone in Paris

If you’re standing in the street and want to look up maps etc, considering going inside a cafe or somewhere more secure.  Thieves are grabbing phones out of tourists’ hands because they’re small, easy to grab and easy to sell.

Make it harder, go and sit somewhere where it will be more difficult to snatch anything out of your hands.

I know all this sounds scary, but it makes sense when you’re travelling to be super vigilant with anything you own that costs hundreds of dollars to replace.

How to back up smart phones

Plug your phone into your laptop.

• iTunes will launch
• an automatic back-up will be performed by iTunes.

While you’re in Paris, it’ll be a good idea to back up your phone often, especially if your taking lots of photos and videos, and adding lots of new friends into your Contact list.

Got any tips on using smart phones when travelling? I’d love to hear from you – I can post your tips here on this page — thanks in advance!

 

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