Things you never knew your cell phone could do.

Danny Diamond · 02-25-2007, 08:23 AM

THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW YOUR CELL PHONE 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:

FIRST

Subject: 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

Subject: 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

Subject: Hidden Battery Power

Imagine your cell battery is very low. 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.

FOURTH

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 gets 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

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) FREE 411, or (800) 373-3411 without incurring any charge at all. Program this into your cell phone now.

Duke · 02-25-2007, 02:23 PM

i tried the one about the extra battery and it didnt work..
the battery on my cell was full tho so that might of been it

Beaker · 02-25-2007, 05:56 PM

my battery is almost dead, and it didnt work either

Chewy · 02-25-2007, 06:35 PM

Good find DD.

Mikk · 02-25-2007, 09:00 PM

The only one that i've tried that works is number 4 but i already knew that because i worked for Orange and knew this off by heart.

I tried the battery one as my phone is fairly low but that didn't work.

Mr. WikipediaSpamBot · 02-25-2007, 09:20 PM

This was covered at Snopes (Urban Legends Reference Pages: Things You Never Knew Your Cell Phone Could Do)

#1 does work (unless it's in a area where ALL cell phone signals are blocked)
#2 is false
#3 is a misunderstanding. It's actually a plan option on some phones that let you get about 30% more battery life at the expense of lower sound quality
#4 only works on some phones and it's efficacy in stoping the thief is limited
#5. While the company that runs that number won't charge, your phone company can still charge you.

It's an interesting read though.

Mikk · 02-25-2007, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Kennedy

This was covered at Snopes (Urban Legends Reference Pages: Things You Never Knew Your Cell Phone Could Do)

#1 does work (unless it's in a area where ALL cell phone signals are blocked)
#2 is false
#3 is a misunderstanding. It's actually a plan option on some phones that let you get about 30% more battery life at the expense of lower sound quality
#4 only works on some phones and it's efficacy in stoping the thief is limited
#5. While the company that runs that number won't charge, your phone company can still charge you.

It's an interesting read though.

Number 4 pretty much works on all phones as its the combination to see your IMEI number, which however is on the box when you buy it

Duke · 02-25-2007, 09:26 PM

so danny lied to us

Tyler Durden · 02-26-2007, 05:03 AM

I am impressed by these (apparently) non functioning facts!!

Now find me one where it allows me to go back in time. Then I may rep you!

Duke · 02-26-2007, 05:07 AM

hit #454555490201 and let the time travel begin

02-25-2007, 09:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
Mr. WikipediaSpamBot I Heart Wrestling Clique Status: Offline Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,616 vBookie Cash: 219 Rep Power: 6	Re: Things you never knew your cell phone could do. This was covered at Snopes (Urban Legends Reference Pages: Things You Never Knew Your Cell Phone Could Do) #1 does work (unless it's in a area where ALL cell phone signals are blocked) #2 is false #3 is a misunderstanding. It's actually a plan option on some phones that let you get about 30% more battery life at the expense of lower sound quality #4 only works on some phones and it's efficacy in stoping the thief is limited #5. While the company that runs that number won't charge, your phone company can still charge you. It's an interesting read though.

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