Re: Invaluable if you have a cell phone

Victor Martinez wrote:
I got this on email, looks interesting and useful!



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.

This is also the pan european emergency number that can be dialled from
_any_ phone in the EU except Bukgaria, they should be joining the system
soon. I didn't know it was worldwide for mobiles, that could be useful.

SECOND
Have you locked your keys in the car?

Does your car have remote keyless entry? This may come in handy
someday. 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!'

I didn't know about that one, I wonder if it works in europe.

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.

Another one I didn't know.

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 to tally 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.

I knew this one and have a record of the number, also logged with the phone
company.

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.

That would be for USA only I assume.
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Adrian (Owned by Snoopy, Bagheera & Shadow)
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