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Mortgage and Lending with Bob Amato of Empire Home Mortgage Inc

Here are some interesting facts about what you can do with your cell phone. It would be wise to print them out and keep them in the glove compartment box of your car just in case.


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:
                  1- (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.
                  2- (Locked Keys in Car) 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).
                  3- (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.
If your phone is 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.

                 5- (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.

Todd & Devona Garrigus
Garrigus Real Estate - Beaumont, CA
Broker / REALTORS®

Great advice, Robert! I am printing out a copy of your blog now for future use! Thank you!

Oct 21, 2010 07:20 AM
Patsy Overton
Patsy Overton Interiors, Atlanta, Georgia - Duluth, GA

This is fantastic!  Thanks so much for posting these great tips.  I'll run a copy before you get so many comments that it would use all the paper in my tray to print.

Oct 21, 2010 07:25 AM
Mott Marvin Kornicki
Waterway Realtors® • Notary Public & Apostille - Sunny Isles, FL
Miami Notary & Apostille 786-229-7999

Hi Robert:

I just saved *3370# to my phone and will be adding

1-800-FREE-411    800-373-3411 Directory Assistance too.

Google Mobil Apps also has a similar feature- voice activated!

Thanks!

Oct 21, 2010 07:28 AM
Robert Amato
Bob Amato of Empire Home Mortgage Inc - East Meadow, NY

Mott,

 I am not sure but I think your cell phone needs to have died before you push *3370#. Read it again it says after you push those numbers in sequence your phone will turn on. This leads me to believe it needs to have died.

Oct 21, 2010 08:01 AM