I recieved this in the mail, not sure who the original author is, it does say to pass it along to others.

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 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
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-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 get 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
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 without incurring any charge at all. Program this into your cell phone now. This is sponsored by McDonalds.

 

 

 
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8 Comments on 5 things a cell phone can do

DEC
22
2009
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This was interesting, I have never heard some of this.   I always keep an updated telephone book in my car. It's amazing how much I use it.  Thanks for sharing.

9:52am • #1
240,763 Points

Thanks for the tips William.  I really like the keyless entry thing.  Very cool.

9:54am • #2
130,170 Points

Hi William,

Great post with very valuable information. It's a shame the free 411 does not work for Canada...I just tried it.

10:34am • #3
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I gotta try the remote keyless entry thing.

Great list of uses I never knew about. Thanks!

6:36pm • #4
DEC
23
2009

Thanks for the comments;

I thought it would be handy to have, glad some of it works for cell phone users.

With the new laws coming into effect for hands free, these little ideas can help out

11:34pm • #5
DEC
24
2009
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William, it never ceases to amaze me the things that people discover. As for the remote keyless trick, you have to have remote keyless features on your vehicle. If not, just carry a spare key in your wallet, shoe, purse, ...

3:08pm • #6
JAN
24
2010
103,862 Points 2 Featured Posts

Great information here. You would think functions like this would be common knowledge. These are functions that everone should know.

10:44pm • #7
JAN
29
2010
107,411 Points

Great information William.  Thanks for sharing.  Have a great week.

Eldon

7:03am • #8

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