I got this email from a friend. And this is actually good to know about your cell phone. It can save your life and your love ones.
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: EmergencyThe 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 PowerImagine 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.
FIFTH: Free Directory Service for CellsCell 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
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4 comments:
Thats actually really cool!
I'm going to try this stuff. If it works that is pretty cool. I'm actually a bit sckeptical about those features. Why haven't more people heard about that. Especially the remote car thing. That would be awesome. My girlfriend has locked her keys in the car multiple times. I had to ger her a hide-a-key.
If this stuff works, this is a great find.
Uncle Shanky.
I get emails like this all the time from one of my friends who never bothers to check whether they are actually true before passing them on to all her friends. According to a rumor busting website:
1. iffy - true in some parts of the world, mostly Europe.
2. false - different type of signals, different frequencies
3. false - on some phones it enables better sound quality at the expense of batter life
4. iffy - works on some phones. efficacy of reporting is limited.
5. true - 1800 FREE-411 does provide directory assistance. Normal cell phone charges apply, of course.
Rumor Has It
Surfpup
Yeah, I tried the features yesturday and my phone said, "This feature is not available at this time". I was like, "I KNEW IT!!!"
So yeah, it would have been cool.
Surpup, thanks for the 'Rumor has it' link. I listen to RELEVANT Magazine's podcast and one of the guys is always disproving emails. I think he uses that link also.
Uncle Shanky.
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