cellphone extras
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layne67Somebody emailed me this. I never knew about them before. Do you? I've tried #1 and #3. They work. When I tried #4 I got a messsage saying that the number is not applicable. Maybe because my phone is an old one. What I'm interested to know is whether #2 really works. The hubby told me not to experiment but to do it only if there's a real emergency.
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: -
EMERGENCY
I
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.
II
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).
III
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.
IV
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: -
EMERGENCY
I
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.
II
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).
III
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.
IV
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.
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Date: 2006-08-17 06:54 am (UTC)http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/keyless.asp
You should be able to check out the others at snopes, too!
Off to work now.
*hugs ya*
:D
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Date: 2006-08-17 07:15 am (UTC):-(
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Date: 2006-08-17 11:06 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-08-18 07:19 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-08-17 02:35 pm (UTC)Very interesting, must keep them in mind!
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Date: 2006-08-18 07:22 am (UTC)