Tuesday, October 28, 2008

4 THINGS YOU PROBABLY NEVER KNEW YOUR MOBILE PHONE COULD DO

I'm not sure if these are an urban myth or not...but hey, it can't hurt to try them in an emergency...

1: 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.

2: Locked your keys in the car?
Does your car have remote keyless entry? If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are at home, call someone at home on their mobile phone from your cell phone.
Hold your mobile 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).

3: Hidden Battery Power
Imagine your mobile battery is very low. (Oh, this makes me laugh...no imagination necesary)
To activate, press the keys *3370#. Your mobile will restart with this reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in battery. This reserve will get chargedwhen you charge your mobile next time.

4: 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.

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