Interesting things your cell phone can do for you
Written by Gino on February 10, 2009 – 9:15 pm -
With the current communication tools we have, and especially e-mail, people all over the world receive a lot of information. Earlier today, I somewhere read that about 80% of all e-mails that are being sent around consist of spam. Every time I receive an e-mail from an address I don’t know, I always delete it. I don’t want to run any risks anymore. Only a couple of months ago, I received an e-mail which looked fine to me, but as soon as I opened it, my whole system was attacked by a very powerful virus. As a result of that, I had to buy a complete new hard disk. Fortunately, the computer guys were able to save most of the important information I had on the ruined disk. But sometimes, I receive pretty interesting information as well, for example the information below which I received earlier today from a very special friend of mine…
The things a cell phone can do:
1) EMERGENCY
The “emergency number” worldwide for mobile phones is 112. If you find yourself out of the coverage area of your mobile area, and there is an emergency, just dial 112 and the mobile phone 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.
2) KEYS INSIDE LOCKED CAR
Have you forgotten your keys inside your locked car? Does your car have a remote keyless entry? This may come in handy some day. In this case, it’s good to own a cell phone.
If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are at home, or with somebody else. Call someone at your home, or the person who’s got your spare keys on their cell phone from your cell phone. Hold your cellphone about one foot from your car and have the person who has your spare keys press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone on their end. Your car will unlock. This saves someone from having to drive your keys to you. The distance is no object. You could be hundreds or thousands of miles away. So if you can reach someone who has the other “remote” of your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk).
3) HIDDEN BATTERY POWER
Imagine your cell battery is very low. Now, every battery has got a certain hidden “battery reserve”. To activate, press the keys *2270#. Your cellphone will restart with this reserve and show a 50% increase in battery. This reserve will get charged when you charge your cell phone the next time.
4) HOW TO DISABLE A STOLEN PHONE
To check your mobile phone’s serial number, key in the following digits on your phone: *#06#. A fifteen 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 gets stolen, you can call your service provider and give him 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 who ever stole it can’t use or sell it either. If everybody does this, there would be no point in people stealing mobile phones.
When I received this information, I decided to put it over here, as it is good information to know. Maybe one day, sooner or later, this information will be of help for you.
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February 10th, 2009 at 10:16 pm
Hi Gino,
just to tell you there is some truth in there but really not all of it.
There is no single emergency number in use WORLD WIDE. The number 112 is used in some countries (like europe) Other countries also use 119, 999, and 911. Additionally, not all phones would work in ALL countries.
You Can Unlock Your Car Remotely Through a Cell Phone
-FICTION!
This was an internet Rumor that previously circulated on its own.
It assumes that car remotes use sound waves to open your door but most of them use radio signals, not sound. A radio signal will not travel over the audio of a cell phone.
There may be hidden battery power in your cell phone
-FICTION!
The claim that pressing the sequence *3370# will unleash “hidden battery power” in a cell phone seems to be a misunderstanding of an option available on some brands of cell phone (such as Nokia) for Half Rate Codec, which provides about 30% more talk time on a battery charge at the expense of lower sound quality. However, this option is enabled by pressing the sequence *#4720# ? the sequence *3370# actually enables Enhanced Full Rate Codec, which provides better sound quality at the expense of shorter battery life.”
How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone-Truth!
The Rumor says that inputting “*#06# into your phone will reveal your serial number. It says that you should write that number down and if your cell phone is lost or stolen, giving the number to your cell provider will give them what they need to disable your phone.
If such a phone is stolen, it can be “greylisted” or “blacklisted.” Greylisted means that the phone can still be used but can also be tracked. Blacklisting means that the phone cannot be used.
Ah finally something on your blog i also have some knowledge about
keep up the good work though
February 11th, 2009 at 3:20 am
What great information - thanks, Gino!
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