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Dialing 112 -- False Keyless entry with cell phone -- False Extra Battery power -- False -- misunderstood option on a Nokia phone Disable stolen phone -- partially true Free 411 service -- True. You just have to listen to advertising like TV and radio... -----Original Message----- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 8:44 PM Subject: [scifinoir2] [Fwd: Five Things You Never Knew Your Cellphone Could Do] -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Five Things You Never Knew Your Cellphone Could Do Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:47:43 -0500 From: Teresa Cottrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: GIRLFRIEND <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Some of these I've heard, but I never knew about #2. >> 5 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 >> 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 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 >> 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, ke y 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 >> 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. >> This is the kind of information people don't mind receiving, so pass > it on >> to your family and friends. = Yahoo! Groups Links
