tripower
02-27-2007, 11:38 PM
Here is some information that I thought may be of some help.
>
> 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 Subject: 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 Subject: 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 "remot e " 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 Subject: 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 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....
> FIFTH
> 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.
>
> 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 Subject: 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 Subject: 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 "remot e " 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 Subject: 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 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....
> FIFTH
> 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.