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    Five Things You Never Knew Your Cell Phone Could Do

    For all the folks with cell phones, here are a few things you can do with your cell phone in an emergency.

    This should be printed and kept in your car, purse, and wallet. Good information to have with you.

    Your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool for survival. Check out the things that you can do with it:

    FIRST: Emergency

    The Emergency Number worldwide for Mobile is 112. If you find yourself out of the coverage area of your mobile network and there is an Emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any existing network to establish the emergency number for you, and interestingly, this number 112 can be dialed even if the keypad is locked. Try it out.

    SECOND: Have you locked your keys in the car?

    Does your car have remote keyless entry? This may come in handy someday. Good reason to own a cell phone: If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are at home, call someone at home on their cell phone from your cell phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone on their end. Your car will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your keys to you. Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the other "remote" for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk).

    (Editor's Note: It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked our car over a cell phone.)

    THIRD: Hidden Battery Power

    Imagine your cell battery is very low but you MUST make a call. To activate reserve power press the keys *3370#. Your cell phone will restart with this reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in battery. This reserve will get charged when you charge your cell phone next time.

    FOURTH: How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone?


    To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following digits on your phone: *#06#. A 15-digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe.

    When your phone get stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code. They will then be able to block your handset so even if the thief changes the SIM card, your phone will be totally useless. You probably won't get your phone back, but at least you know that whoever stole it can't use/sell it either. If everybody does this, there would be no point in people stealing mobile phones.

    FIFTH: Free Directory Service for Cells

    This tip is not for emergencies but sure does come in handy. Cell phone companies are charging us $1.00 to $1.75 or more for 411 information calls when they don't have to. Most of us do not carry a telephone directory in our vehicle, which makes this situation even more of a problem. When you need to use the 411 information option, simply dial: (800)FREE411, or (800) 373-3411 without incurring any charge at all. Program this number into your cell phone now.
    Last edited by FRED; June 01, 2008, 09:34 PM.
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    Re: Five Things You Never Knew Your Cell Phone Could Do

    most of this stuff isn't really true according to this article...

    http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/cellphones.asp

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    • #3
      Re: Five Things You Never Knew Your Cell Phone Could Do

      Originally posted by metalman View Post
      most of this stuff isn't really true according to this article...

      http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/cellphones.asp
      You're such a stickler for details, Metalman. :mad: (;) )

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        Re: Five Things You Never Knew Your Cell Phone Could Do

        Originally posted by FRED View Post
        Five Things You Never Knew Your Cell Phone Could Do

        For all the folks with cell phones, here are a few things you can do with your cell phone in an emergency.

        This should be printed and kept in your car, purse, and wallet. Good information to have with you.

        Your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool for survival. Check out the things that you can do with it:

        FIRST: Emergency

        The Emergency Number worldwide for Mobile is 112. If you find yourself out of the coverage area of your mobile network and there is an Emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any existing network to establish the emergency number for you, and interestingly, this number 112 can be dialed even if the keypad is locked. Try it out.

        SECOND: Have you locked your keys in the car?

        Does your car have remote keyless entry? This may come in handy someday. Good reason to own a cell phone: If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are at home, call someone at home on their cell phone from your cell phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone on their end. Your car will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your keys to you. Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the other "remote" for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk).

        (Editor's Note: It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked our car over a cell phone.)

        THIRD: Hidden Battery Power

        Imagine your cell battery is very low but you MUST make a call. To activate reserve power press the keys *3370#. Your cell phone will restart with this reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in battery. This reserve will get charged when you charge your cell phone next time.

        FOURTH: How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone?

        To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following digits on your phone: *#06#. A 15-digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe.

        When your phone get stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code. They will then be able to block your handset so even if the thief changes the SIM card, your phone will be totally useless. You probably won't get your phone back, but at least you know that whoever stole it can't use/sell it either. If everybody does this, there would be no point in people stealing mobile phones.

        FIFTH: Free Directory Service for Cells

        This tip is not for emergencies but sure does come in handy. Cell phone companies are charging us $1.00 to $1.75 or more for 411 information calls when they don't have to. Most of us do not carry a telephone directory in our vehicle, which makes this situation even more of a problem. When you need to use the 411 information option, simply dial: (800)FREE411, or (800) 373-3411 without incurring any charge at all. Program this number into your cell phone now.
        Sixth: a weapon

        just my thoughts

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