[Ccarc] 5 Things You Never Knew Your Cell Phone Could Do

[Todd Ervin]

For all the folks with cell phones. (This should be printed and kept in
your car, purse, and wallet. Good information to have with you.) 


There are a few things that can be done in times of grave e mergencies.

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
Yoursel f 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. To activate, 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. 


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)FREE411, or (800) 373-3411 without incurring 
any charge at all. Program this into your cell phone now.

This is the kind of information people don't mind receiving, so
Pass it on to your family and friends.
 
 
 
Todd Ervin 
N9PVQ
http://www.w9vmw.org
 
 
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