Things you never knew yours cell phone could do
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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 comein 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, 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: Free 411


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.