Fwd: Things You Never Knew Your Cell Phone Could Do

My daughter sent this to me. Have tried none of these things yet.  
Have any of you seen this?

Cathy, west central IL, z5b

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> Subject: Things You Never Knew Your Cell Phone Could Do
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> Please forward to anyone you think can use this info
> Print this and take with you
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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 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 ever 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 (on your 'other'  
> remote),
> holding it near the mobile phone on their end. Your car will unlock  
> and
> save 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 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 Subject:  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.
>
> FIFTH Subject:  Cell phone company charges.
> 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.

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