CO- Dylan Redwine, 13, Vallecito, 19 November 2012 - #7

[Psychic Sleuth]

But if you have internet access you can skype, send emails, chat, send facebook messages etc etc. A bazillion ways to communicate without a phone.

 

[mijamawi]

I was so determined to catch up before posting much but I can't keep up! Someone has probably replied to this already but just in case, yes, we have 411 in the US. Although I'm not sure how many kids Dylan's age know about it, same as most kids that age giving you funny looks if you suggest looking something up in a <gasp!> phone book.

BBM

It is a running joke at my house that phone books are for my husband (who is only 5'10) to sit on at restaurants. If my kids were asked what a phone book was, that's what they'd say.

 

[PaulR]

A quick question because I don't know, can you make calls or send/receive texts on an iPod? I know you can on an iPad, but IIRC the article said what they took from the house was an iPod. I was under the (possibly mistaken)impression those were just used for music, possibly video on some of the newest ones?

A regular iPod doesn't have wifi. The iTouch does have WiFi so you can access the Internet (and thus send/receive emails/texts, and apparently you can kind of make phone calls as well.)

 

[mck16]

A quick question because I don't know, can you make calls or send/receive texts on an iPod? I know you can on an iPad, but IIRC the article said what they took from the house was an iPod. I was under the (possibly mistaken)impression those were just used for music, possibly video on some of the newest ones?

I think you can send and receive texts. But, saying Ipod or Ipad is a blanket name when in fact there are several differnent kinds with different features. My friends Ipad does not make calls and I wasn't aware that any of them did. But I don't own one and I am sure they now have all kinds of features and upgrades. jmo

 

[nikb]

Actually, some cell providers also have 411. I can't remember if it was Sprint or Verizon where you'd dial 1-411.

I have T-Mobile and can call it from the cell phone. I use it every so often.

The catch and I think what people may be getting at is that it doesn't give you someone else's cell #, only landlines AFAIK. When I use it it's usually to look up a business, so it works great, but trying to find a person's cell # would be harder IMO.

 

[Psychic Sleuth]

Do you think LE would refer to an iTouch as an Ipod?

 

[mck16]

But if you have internet access you can skype, send emails, chat, send facebook messages etc etc. A bazillion ways to communicate without a phone.

That's true if a computer is handy.

 

[Psychic Sleuth]

And we don't know if MR had a computer in the house? I would assume if he did that LE would have confiscated that too?

 

[OneLove]

But Dad saw him in the morning so we know this didn't happen. Or at least according to Dad.

Dad SAYS he saw him in the morning, that has NOT been proven to be true yet, so we don't know that ANYTHING nefarious happening Sunday night is off the table.

 

[Confusion]

I finally decided to skip a couple pages of posts, I hope I didn't miss anything new. Seems like every time I leave for a bit, I come back to 500-1000 new posts to read. :banghead: Anyway, sorry if my post doesn't fit in with the conversation, or repeats something already said (not likely, most people don't think like I do!)

Seeing Salem's posts about someone taking him from the home, and more accepting responses than I got when I suggested something similar, I'm going to try again. Hopefully it will coffer problems from previous ideas - phone, backpack, fishing pole, etc.

...After getting groceries and eating, MR starts heading for home. DR accepts that he has to wait until the next morning to see his friends and sends a text to let them know. They start talking about what they'll do over the week, and DR maybe gets a text or two, so MR tells him to say he'll see them tomorrow and turn off the phone. If he tells him they have to figure out some things, and the service will be getting bad pretty soon - which will drain the battery quickly if it does anything.

DR turns off the phone and they talk for a while. Once they get to the house, DR turns the phone back on to text again, but their no service. He turns it off, lays on the couch to watch tv and falls asleep. MR covers him with a blanket and goes to bed. In the morning, MR gets up and spends about an hour messing around and making noise, but DR doesn't stir. He finally wakes him up enough to tell him that if he wants to go, he has to do it now. DR says he's not ready to get up, so MR says he'll be back around 11 and take him then, and leaves.

A while later, Dylan wakes up, turns the tv back on, digs through the backpack for something (toothbrush?) and eats a bowl of cereal. When he does everything he needs to do in the house, he grabs his stuff and goes outside to go to a spot he's found good reception in the past. When he gets outside, someone drives by and stops. Seeing that MR's car is gone, the guy says he's looking for him and talks to DR for a few minutes. DR tells him he was just going to find a spot with better cell reception and try to find a ride to his friend's place. The guy offers to take him, DR assumes he's a friend of his father and goes, and whatever happens to him happens.

The fishing pole may have already been missing, but MR hadn't noticed, or he may have grabbed it in case they decided to go fishing. He may have never gotten the chance to turn his phone on, and there wouldn't be any sign of forced entry (nobody ever entered the home) or a struggle. So, what did I miss this time?

 

[Chili Fries]

Do you think LE would refer to an iTouch as an Ipod?

Yes, I do. I just call mine an iPod, that's what it says on the back of the device.

 

[Psychic Sleuth]

That's true if a computer is handy.

or other device with internet capabilities.

 

[nikb]

I am sure they all have 411, but can you call 911 and get someone's cell phone number? If so, this is new to me. I have Verizon. jmo

No definitely not 911! That can get you an ambulance, fire truck, or LE officer, but not phone numbers - cell or otherwise.

 

[Psychic Sleuth]

Dad SAYS he saw him in the morning, that has NOT been proven to be true yet, so we don't know that ANYTHING nefarious happening Sunday night is off the table.

Very true. I was just referring to the abductor theory in the middle of the night. Obviously if a stranger abducted him in the middle of the night Dad would not have said he saw him in the morning.

 

[i8mypaint]

Been gone all day... New thread and 20 pages. Oh my.

 

[LotusPawprint]

I finally decided to skip a couple pages of posts, I hope I didn't miss anything new. Seems like every time I leave for a bit, I come back to 500-1000 new posts to read. :banghead: Anyway, sorry if my post doesn't fit in with the conversation, or repeats something already said (not likely, most people don't think like I do!)

Seeing Salem's posts about someone taking him from the home, and more accepting responses than I got when I suggested something similar, I'm going to try again. Hopefully it will coffer problems from previous ideas - phone, backpack, fishing pole, etc.

...After getting groceries and eating, MR starts heading for home. DR accepts that he has to wait until the next morning to see his friends and sends a text to let them know. They start talking about what they'll do over the week, and DR maybe gets a text or two, so MR tells him to say he'll see them tomorrow and turn off the phone. If he tells him they have to figure out some things, and the service will be getting bad pretty soon - which will drain the battery quickly if it does anything.

DR turns off the phone and they talk for a while. Once they get to the house, DR turns the phone back on to text again, but their no service. He turns it off, lays on the couch to watch tv and falls asleep. MR covers him with a blanket and goes to bed. In the morning, MR gets up and spends about an hour messing around and making noise, but DR doesn't stir. He finally wakes him up enough to tell him that if he wants to go, he has to do it now. DR says he's not ready to get up, so MR says he'll be back around 11 and take him then, and leaves.

A while later, Dylan wakes up, turns the tv back on, digs through the backpack for something (toothbrush?) and eats a bowl of cereal. When he does everything he needs to do in the house, he grabs his stuff and goes outside to go to a spot he's found good reception in the past. When he gets outside, someone drives by and stops. Seeing that MR's car is gone, the guy says he's looking for him and talks to DR for a few minutes. DR tells him he was just going to find a spot with better cell reception and try to find a ride to his friend's place. The guy offers to take him, DR assumes he's a friend of his father and goes, and whatever happens to him happens.

The fishing pole may have already been missing, but MR hadn't noticed, or he may have grabbed it in case they decided to go fishing. He may have never gotten the chance to turn his phone on, and there wouldn't be any sign of forced entry (nobody ever entered the home) or a struggle. So, what did I miss this time?

Ohh, not much. Just a thread and a half, a few dozen pages, and no new official info from LE. lol J/k. Theories, friendly debates, and ideas.

And no word on Dylan :-(

 

[Psychic Sleuth]

A while later, Dylan wakes up, turns the tv back on, digs through the backpack for something (toothbrush?) and eats a bowl of cereal. When he does everything he needs to do in the house, he grabs his stuff and goes outside to go to a spot he's found good reception in the past. When he gets outside, someone drives by and stops. Seeing that MR's car is gone, the guy says he's looking for him and talks to DR for a few minutes. DR tells him he was just going to find a spot with better cell reception and try to find a ride to his friend's place. The guy offers to take him, DR assumes he's a friend of his father and goes, and whatever happens to him happens.

The problem I have with the theory of him roaming outside to try to pick up cell reception is would he really take his backpack with him? I just don't think that's feasible. And the fishing pole? You're saying maybe the fishing pole was already missing and Dad didn't know? Why would you think that? Doesn't anyone else think it's strange that Dad said the fishing pole was missing? Unless Dylan had talked about going fishing or was an avid fisherman why would Dad even think to check on the pole? Surely he didn't keep it in his house??

 

[ttcRider]

And if the phone was somehow incapacited, Dylan could've called mom from the landline. She probably has the friend's numbers, since they lived near Bayfield and the kids attended Bayfield MS together until recently.

It's troubling that neither Dylan nor his father apparently called anyone from the house Monday, by cell or landline.

Moo

:cupcake:

 

[vasportsmom]

He'd need to know the phone numbers for his friends though. If his cell phone wasn't working, then Google Voice (or Skype) wouldn't be of much use.

Huh? My reply (that you quoted) was in response to poster talking about her own child. Not Dylan.


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[TxJan1971]

But Dad saw him in the morning so we know this didn't happen. Or at least according to Dad.

Dad SAYS he saw him in the morning, that has NOT been proven to be true yet, so we don't know that ANYTHING nefarious happening Sunday night is off the table.

Agreed. Just because someone (mom OR dad) says something, doesn't make it factual. Until it comes out by LE or MSM that it is a fact (i.e. that Dylan stayed overnight and that he was definitely there in the morning before dad left, etc. etc.), I think it is wise to consider any other possibilities outside the box, specifically since there was no phone activity after 8:00 p.m. Sunday night. That's where I think the wheels need to begin spinning...from 8:00 p.m. Sunday night on... JMO