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SeniorArk has not checked these out, but they could be handy
5 Things You Never Knew
Your Cell Phone Could Do
For all the folks with cell phones. (This should be
printed and kept in your car, purse, and wallet. Good
information to have with you.)
&nbs p;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 11 2. 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 phone 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 phone
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:
*#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.
If
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.
And Finally.</ FONT>
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)FREE411, or
(800) 373-3411
without incurring any charge at all. Program this into your
cell phone now.
thanks to Joe Hopkins, New Wilmington, PA |
