[4WDBetterthan2feet]

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.)

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
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 un lock 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-dig it 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. I f everybody does this, there would be no point in people stealing mobile phones.
An d 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) FREE 411, or (800) 373-3411 without incurring any charge at all. Program this into your cell phone now. This is sponsored by MacDonalds.
This is the kind of information people don't mind receiving, so pass it on to your family and friends.

[bpassmore]

Originally Posted by 4WDBetterthan2feet

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.

holy crap. this did work while my blackberry was locked.


i need to test a few others..

[4WDBetterthan2feet]

They all worked for me. The car key fob thing was the best.

Originally Posted by bpassmore

holy crap. this did work while my blackberry was locked.


i need to test a few others..

[re_guderian]

snopes.com: Things You Never Knew Your Cell Phone Could Do

[Polak]

I call BS on the unlocking sh!t. LINKY LINK

Mine turns into this mean little f@cker if I feed it after midnight........

[Polak]

Originally Posted by re_guderian

snopes.com: Things you never knew your cell phone could do

damn you!!!!!! Damn you to heck!!!!

[4WDBetterthan2feet]

LOL, my wife was inside me and car in the drive way and I called her and tried the cell phone thingy. It worked but I guess it was just from her clicking the unlock and not the cell doing the unlocking. I did not think the key fob had that good of a range. I will have to try this again from work.

Originally Posted by re_guderian

snopes.com: Things You Never Knew Your Cell Phone Could Do

[Jomama]

Originally Posted by 4WDBetterthan2feet

LOL, my wife was inside me.....

[4WDBetterthan2feet]

Sadly so, srsly.

Originally Posted by Jomama

[oilsandsfj]

has anyone tired the key/unlocking thing with the phone? I find it hard to believe a radio wave is picked up by your cellphone, then transmitted out the other phone to the vehicle...

[Randy88FJ62]

The emergency one is nice to know and probably the only useful one.

[fsusteve]

Originally Posted by oilsandsfj

has anyone tired the key/unlocking thing with the phone? I find it hard to believe a radio wave is picked up by your cellphone, then transmitted out the other phone to the vehicle...

I tried this one, it didn't work.

[Nemo]

Me and a friend just tried it on a suby and it it worked...Need to try the yota...

[krzyabncanuck]

Just worked on my GMC.

[EricG]

Originally Posted by krzyabncanuck

Just worked on my GMC.

How close was the person with the transmitter? AFAIK, all keyless remote entry systems are RF based, which a phone can't possibly re-transmit.

[crotalusatrox]

some remotes, this'll werk,,, some won't,,, some it'll just do your trunk...

[rlind31636]

Originally Posted by crotalusatrox

.....some it'll just do your trunk...

werd....

[raydouble]

1800goog411
Google 411 is free and awesome.

[IronYuppy]

They forgot to mention that your cell can be used to open coconuts if you're stranded on a desert island.

Simply hit the coconut repeatedly with the phone, until it breaks open. Mmmm... fresh coconut milk, with no roaming charges!