5 Things You Never Knew Your Cell Phone Could Do

ReBIRTH

Shared on Thu, 06/03/2010 - 18:42

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 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
Emergency

The Emergency Number worldwide for Mobile is 112. If you find
Yourself 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 y our 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.
 

Comments

Fish66's picture
Submitted by Fish66 on Thu, 06/03/2010 - 20:26
LOL, Seriously? I thought these things died out in the 90's. Funnier yet, people used to believe all that stuff.
shred1's picture
Submitted by shred1 on Thu, 06/03/2010 - 20:32
The remote entry over cell phone is BS. http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/keyless.asp
ReBIRTH's picture
Submitted by ReBIRTH on Fri, 06/04/2010 - 10:53
My attempt at humor... Epic Fail!
Fish66's picture
Submitted by Fish66 on Fri, 06/04/2010 - 11:00
My bad, I should have just waited to see if ya got any "Thank You(s)" Sorry bout that.

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