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).
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 u se/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.
Charlotte,
Thank you so much for this. I have programmed the 112 and low battery numbers into my phone. The free directory assistance number you refer to also now includes some Mapquest--new since I first put this number in my contacts, but which I just discovered by testing the number you referenced.
Today I was out with transferees--whole family of five--and found to my horror that my Palm Treo, which normally works flawlessly, had somehow neither updated my MLS access nor recharged the battery. (Charger was probably slightly dis-engaged by enthusiastic leap- everywhere kittens.) Thankfully, the manual update worked and the battery charge such as it was lasted to the last home of the day, but it was a close call. Your information would have saved the day, though.
didnt know about the reserve power -- does that work with all makes of phones? Good idea on the keys
Wow! Are you serious? I didn't know none of this stuff. Thanks for sharing Charlotte. Have a great weekend. Great post.
Thanks for sharing - However, I did try a couple of these and they did not work for me!
Thank you! You are the best!! I have forwarded this on to my daughter in college, my sister in Texas, and the whole batch of my email friends.
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