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THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW YOUR CELLPHONE COULD DO


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Hi,

 

Just found this write-up, I don't know if the things they are suggesting will actually work, but if they do they could help someone, I wouldn't ring the 112 number as if two many people ring it could cause problems, ?? the unlocking of the car etc sounds very interesting ?

 

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:

 

1. 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 dialled even if the keypad is locked. **Try it out. **

 

2. Subject: Have you locked your keys in the car? Does you car have remote keys? 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).

 

 

3. Subject: Hidden Battery power

 

Imagine your cell battery is very low, you are expecting an important call and you don't have a charger. Nokia instrument comes with a reserve battery. 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.

 

4. 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.

 

Please spread this useful information around

 

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Mostly good points but number 2, remote unlocking of your car is a complete fallacy I'm afraid. The mobile phone systems can only transmit audio tones and car alarm/central locking systems use Radio frequency signals so it is impossible for the unlock signal to be transmitted via a mobile phone.

 

D.

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enodreven - 2007-11-27 10:15 AM . . .  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 . . . 

Interestingly enough, the latest free software update for TomTom SatNavs has a menu option called Help Me.  Under the option 'Phone for help > Emergency services' it gives you your Lat/Long fix, the exact location and . . . . yeah you guessed, the telephone number 112.

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Dave Newell - 2007-11-27 11:27 AM

 

Mostly good points but number 2, remote unlocking of your car is a complete fallacy I'm afraid. The mobile phone systems can only transmit audio tones and car alarm/central locking systems use Radio frequency signals so it is impossible for the unlock signal to be transmitted via a mobile phone.

 

D.

 

We tried this when my Jag keys got locked in the car with the engine running (electronic glitch - a Jag speciality!) - and it didn't work!

 

Dot had to drive 12 miles out to me with the spare key whilst I stood outside in the rain with the Jag engine purring away beside me!

 

I was not amused!

 

 

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BGD - 2007-11-27 2:49 PM

 

Tracker - don't you mean your Ford?

 

B-)

 

 

 

The 'S' type may have been an 'ex' Lincoln - Ford floor pan but the XJ wasn't!

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Tomo3090 - 2007-11-27 4:01 PM

 

Just for interest, 999 works the same way as 112. You don't even need any credit in your phone to do it.

 

In the UK. Not anywhere else, as all other European countries only use the 112 thingy.

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