Joseph Madden

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 /
or  wallet)
(Good information to have with you.)

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 – Lost keys
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).

THIRD – Hidden Battery Power

Imagine your cell battery is very low.
To activate hidden battery power, 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. 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 p hones.

And Finally….

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< Bwithout
incurring any charge at all. Program this into your cell
phone now.

Pass it on to your family and friends.