Someone forwarded this to me, i thought it was interesting..........
>5 THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW YOUR CELL PHONE COULD DO
>
>There are a few things that can be done in times of grave emergencies.
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 a 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. To activate, press the keys
*3370#. Your cell 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 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: * # 0 6 #. 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.
>
>And Finally....
>
>FIFTH
>Free Directory Service for Cells
>
>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) FREE 411, or (800) 373-3411 without incurring any
charge at all. Program this into your cell phone now.
>5 THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW YOUR CELL PHONE COULD DO
>
>There are a few things that can be done in times of grave emergencies.
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 a 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. To activate, press the keys
*3370#. Your cell 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 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: * # 0 6 #. 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.
>
>And Finally....
>
>FIFTH
>Free Directory Service for Cells
>
>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) FREE 411, or (800) 373-3411 without incurring any
charge at all. Program this into your cell phone now.
