Re: Fwd: Things You Never Knew Your Cell Phone Could Do

that is interesting, wow.

On 3/10/07, Andrea Hodges <andreah@hargray.com> wrote:
>
> Interesting! Good info to know. Thanks!
> A
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cathy Carpenter" <cathy.c@insightbb.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 9:58 PM
> Subject: [CHAT] 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
> >
> > Begin forwarded message:
> >
> >
> >> Subject: Things You Never Knew Your Cell Phone Could Do
> >>
> >>
> >> Please forward to anyone you think can use this info
> >> Print this and take with you
> >>
> >>
> >> 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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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
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