Five Things You Never Knew Your Cell Phone Could Do!

[s18000rpm]

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. This will save 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! 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 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: *#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 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.

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

Source : www.neowin.net/forum

[ThinkFree]

I knew all!!

Originally Posted by s18000rpm

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 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.

Even if you provide IMEI no. of stolen phone to service provider and even Police, nothing would be done for the person who loses the phone.

[chesss]

Sounds cool!! but do they work in india?

[hullap]

i knew 2,3,4. but 112 one was nice

[max_demon]

i knew all xcept 2nd one .

[alsiladka]

knew all except 5th. I doubt if the service exists in india.

[shobankr]

SECOND - Have you locked your keys in the car?

THIRD - Hidden Battery Power


Second: Does this really work? I doubt?

Third: This is not hidden battery power.. it makes the cell phone to use ess power to search for radio signals. meaning.. voice quality will be less.

[Head Banger]

Third one is a rumor.

[kumarmohit]

The last one does not apply in India

[praka123]

knew the first one long back.most other one too.

[slugger]

yaar!!! 112 number does not work in India my motorola even allows 911 but no 100

and (800) number r US only

[rahul_rks]

thanks for the info.i didn't know about reserve battery power.

[gunda_26]

Even IMEI can be changed by changing a chip inside the phone.so not a relaible method.there are some sofwares which disable the mobile phone by sending sms,if thief is using the same sim.but i donot know the detail of this software.If reserve battery info is correct that is a boon,but no manual which come with the mobile phone of any company tell about reserve battery power.Why it is so,why companies want it to be secret.

[Quiz_Master]

IMEI can be changed by use of softwares.

5th one do not even work in india.. 2nd one not sure,,,

So ultimately these 5things are useful for Americans/// Not for us.

[infra_red_dude]

Originally Posted by s18000rpm

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.

Doesn't work in India.

Originally Posted by s18000rpm

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. This will save 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! We tried it out and it unlocked our car over a cell phone!

This is bull$h1t!!!

Originally Posted by s18000rpm

THIRD - 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.

Works only in age old nokia phones.

Originally Posted by s18000rpm

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 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.

I wish it'd work in India

Originally Posted by s18000rpm

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

Source : www.neowin.net/forum

Not applicable, again!

[NucleusKore]

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