[ExI] 5 things you never knew your cell phone could do

John Grigg possiblepaths2050 at gmail.com
Tue Mar 4 20:31:42 UTC 2008


Hello everyone,

My friend James Swayze shared this with me and I'm passing it on to the
list.

Best wishes,

John Grigg


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 Mobiles 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 ke ypad 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. 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 t he 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 Se rvice 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 int o your cell phone now.


This is the kind of information people don't mind receiving, so pass
it on to your family and friends
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