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

[Tom Denton]

Don't count on #2 to work. Keyless entry uses a 300 MHz RF signal, sound 
from a phone speaker will have no effect on it.

73,
Tom Denton  KB9VMW

CCARC Board of Directors
http://www.w9vmw.org/

Six Club #1963
http://www.6mt.com/



Todd Ervin wrote:
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> 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.) 
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> There are a few things that can be done in times of grave e mergencies.
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> 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:**
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> Emergency_**
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> 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 
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> can be dialed even if the keypad is locked. Try it out.**_
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> Have you locked your keys in the car?
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> 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 
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> object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach 
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> the other 'remote' for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the 
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> Editor's Note_/: **/It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked
> Our car over a cell phone!'/**_
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> Hidden_** **_Battery_** **_Power_**
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> Imagine your cell battery is very low. To activate, press the 
> keys ***3370#.** **Your cell phone will restart with this reserve and 
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> will show a 50% increase in battery. This reserve will get charged 
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> charge your cell phone next time.**_
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> How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone?_**
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> 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.
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> 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 
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> that whoever stole it can't use/sell it either. If everybody does 
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> would be no point in people stealing mobile phones. 
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> Free Directory Service for Cells_**
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> 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 
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> option, simply dial: **(800)FREE411, or **(800) 373-3411** **without 
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> any charge at all. Program this into your cell phone now.**_
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> Todd Ervin
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> N9PVQ
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> http://www.w9vmw.org
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