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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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