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Tips on Cool New Uses for Your Cellular Phone

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Education & Training with Staged4more School of Home Staging
Saw this on Seeking Alpha today. Figure I should share! It's by far the best cool use of cell phone that I have seen! (contrary to popular opinion, talking on cell phone in public spaces is really not a great use!) 
 
Tips on Cool New Uses for Your Cellular Phone 
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Cellphoneuses There are lots of things you can use your cell phone for besides phone calls (and we're not talking text messages, games, or photos). Check out this random list of super-cool cell phone functions. You'll never look at your mobile the same way:

1. In Case of Emergency - The worldwide Emergency Number for mobiles is 112. Even if you find yourself out of the coverage area of your mobile network and you dial 112, the mobile will search any existing networks to establish the emergency number for you. Interestingly, this number can be dialed even if the keypad is locked.

2. Lock Your Keys in the Car? - If your car has a remote lock/unlock device (and you have a second one, say at home - aside from the one on your keychain that's locked inside the car) you can call someone at home on their cell phone from your cell phone, hold your phone about a foot from your car door, and have the person at home press the unlock button on the device, holding it near the mobile phone on their end. Your car will unlock. 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.

3. Secret Battery Power - Imagine your cell battery is very low, you are expecting an important call, and you don't have a charger. Nokia phones come with a reserve battery. To activate it, press the keys *3370#. Your cell will restart with this reserve, and show a 50% increase in battery. This reserve will get charged when you charge your cell next time.

4. Disabling a Stolen Phone - To check your mobile phone's serial number, key in the following digits on your phone: * # 0 6 #. A 15-digit serial code will appear on the screen. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. If 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.

5. Testing Your Microwave - Put your mobile phone inside the microwave and close the door. Now call your mobile number from another phone. If your mobile rings you should throw away your microwave, since inside the oven, your phone should have zero reception, so if it rang it means the oven is not properly insulated.

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Comments (8)

Jennifer Fivelsdal
JFIVE Home Realty LLC | 845-758-6842|162 Deer Run Rd Red Hook NY 12571 - Rhinebeck, NY
Mid Hudson Valley real estate connection
Thanks Cindy for sharing.  I especially liked the locking of Key in car and how with the help of the cell phone I could get help sooner than later.
Dec 11, 2006 02:29 AM
Cynthia Sloop
Community Association Manager - Indianapolis, IN
Wow, I never thought of using my cell phone to check my microwave.  I think I'll do that tonight.  Cell phones, sometimes I wonder how we ever lived without them.
Dec 11, 2006 05:59 AM
Anonymous
Phyllis Pafumi

Thanks Cindi for that information I am definitely going to try the microwave tip. Does it do anything to help you when you get locked out of your home like I did today? I was decorating outside and accidentally slammed the door behind me, thankfully I was able to call my daughter (from a neighbors phone) my cell was locked inside and she came to pick me up until my husband got home..

 

Dec 11, 2006 03:20 PM
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Phyllis Pafumi
ReStyled to Sell Home Staging New Jersey - Old Bridge, NJ
ReStyled to Sell Staging Homes NJ

Thanks Cindy for that information I am definitely going to try the microwave tip. Does it do anything to help you when you get locked out of your home like I did today? I was decorating outside and accidentally slammed the door behind me, thankfully I was able to call my daughter (from a neighbors phone) my cell was locked inside and she came to pick me up until my husband got home...

Phyllis Pafumi

Dec 11, 2006 03:24 PM
Ivan Warman
Verify Tenant - Dania Beach, FL

Cindy very interesting I will test all
I wishe I knew about the cel with my car
like a year ago I left my keys inside I had to waith for someone to open my car for more than 2 hours at night in an empty parking lot

Thank you

 

Ivan Warman
www.rightabouthomes.com

Dec 11, 2006 03:29 PM
Mary Buchner
Realty USA - Amherst/Clarence - Buffalo, NY
Amherst NY Real Estate, Relocation and Buffalo Homes for sale

This was fun and interesting to read.  You can also text  message google if  you need a phone number and google will text you back.

Dec 12, 2006 12:21 PM
Frank Rubi
Frank Rubi Real Estate, LLC - Metairie, LA
FrankRubiRealEstate.com
great points
Feb 24, 2007 09:09 PM
Kip & Tamara Barnard
Coldwell Banker - Campbell, CA
Broker Assoc., Realtor ASP

Great tips.  I also use google text for lots of things.  You can check weather, movie times, lots of stuff.

Here's the link:

http://www.google.com/intl/en_us/mobile/sms/

 

Feb 26, 2007 05:13 AM