david_396
02-20-2007, 09:11 PM
don;t know if all this is true...??
THiNGS YOU NEVER KNEW YOUR CELLPHONE 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
> Subject: Emergency
> The Emergency Number worldwide for Mobile is 112. If
> you find yourself out of 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
> Subject: 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
> Subject: 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.
>
> AND FINALLY...
> 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.
>
THiNGS YOU NEVER KNEW YOUR CELLPHONE 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
> Subject: Emergency
> The Emergency Number worldwide for Mobile is 112. If
> you find yourself out of 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
> Subject: 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
> Subject: 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.
>
> AND FINALLY...
> 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.
>