CELL PHONE USES

[pigwings]

<<<<<<<<<Don't know if ANY of this is true :confused: >>>>>>>>>>>>>



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 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

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.

[Nicegy525]

so do any of them work?

[Flyte Risk]

Break out your phone and let us know Dave.

[ArinSjorensen]

thats an incredibly informative post, thanks, i printed it in case. if they dont work and i die in the desert because of it, well.thats gonna be a drag

[Nicegy525]

Break out your phone and let us know Dave.

yeah right, Im not gonna type some code into my phone and freeze it!

[Jane Honda]

Hmm, i wonder if it will work... Not in the mood to try at this point.

[RockstEdy]

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/cellphones.asp


1. Calling 112 on your cell phone will (in some parts of the world, primarily Europe) connect you to local emergency services, even if you are outside your provider's service area (i.e., even if you are not authorized to relay signals through the cell tower that handles your call), and many cell phones allow the user to place 112 calls even if the phone lacks a SIM card or its keypad is locked. However, the 112 number does not have (as is sometimes claimed) special properties that enable callers to use it in areas where all cellular signals are blocked (or otherwise unavailable).

2. Cars with remote keyless entry (RKE) systems cannot be unlocked by relaying a key fob transmitter signal via a cellular telephone. RKE systems and cell phones utilize different types of signals and transmit them at different frequencies.

3. The claim that pressing the sequence *3370# will unleash "hidden battery power" in a cell phone seems to be a misunderstanding of an option available on some brands of cell phone (such as Nokia) for Half Rate Codec, which provides about 30% more talk time on a battery charge at the expense of lower sound quality. However, this option is enabled by pressing the sequence #4720# the sequence *3370# actually enables Enhanced Full Rate Codec, which provides better sound quality at the expense of shorter battery life.

4. Entering the sequence *#06# into a cell phone may display a 15-digit identification string, but that function only works with some types of cell phones, and the efficacy of reporting the ID number to a cellular service provider to head off unauthorized use of a lost or stolen phone is limited.

5. Some business outfits such as (800) FREE-411 do provide free directory assistance services to cell phone customers. However, users should note that the service is "free" in the sense that FREE-411 provides directory information to callers at no charge, but cellular service providers may still assess charges related to placing such calls.

[rainrider]

Hah ha.
I thought the remote entry thing wouldn't work.
The remote entry is a radio frequency code and a cell phone can't relay a non audible signal audibly.

Did you know you can hook your cell phone up to your cars battery if it dies? And if you listen very carefully you can just barely hear........"you are hosed!!"

[AndrewR6]

the free 411 thing is true