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Cell phones emergency uses
>I have received some tips on Cell phones emergency uses... it may be
> of use to you.
>
> I never knew 3 of these things about my mobile. I am particularly
> impressed with the one about opening car doors. There are a few things
> that can be done in times of grave emergencies. Your mobile phone can
> actually be a life saver; an emergency tool for survival. Check out
> the following things you can do with it.
>
> * 1. *The Emergency Number worldwide for Mobile is 112 . If
> you find yourself out of coverage area of your mobile network and
> there is an emergency, dial 112. 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. *Subject: Have you locked your keys in the car? Does you
> car have remote keys?*
>
> 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 at
> their end. Your car will unlock.
>
> Saves someone from having to drive/bring 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).
>
> Editor's Note: *It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked our
> car over a cell phone!"*
>
> >
> 3. Subject: Hidden Battery power
>
> Imagine your cell battery is very low , you are expecting an
> important call and you don't have a charger. Nokia instrument comes
> with a reserve battery.
>
> To activate, press the keys *3370# your cell 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 next time.
>
> >
> 4. How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone?
>
> To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following
> digits on your phone: * # 0 6 #
>
> 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 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.
>
> 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.
> of use to you.
>
> I never knew 3 of these things about my mobile. I am particularly
> impressed with the one about opening car doors. There are a few things
> that can be done in times of grave emergencies. Your mobile phone can
> actually be a life saver; an emergency tool for survival. Check out
> the following things you can do with it.
>
> * 1. *The Emergency Number worldwide for Mobile is 112 . If
> you find yourself out of coverage area of your mobile network and
> there is an emergency, dial 112. 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. *Subject: Have you locked your keys in the car? Does you
> car have remote keys?*
>
> 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 at
> their end. Your car will unlock.
>
> Saves someone from having to drive/bring 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).
>
> Editor's Note: *It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked our
> car over a cell phone!"*
>
> >
> 3. Subject: Hidden Battery power
>
> Imagine your cell battery is very low , you are expecting an
> important call and you don't have a charger. Nokia instrument comes
> with a reserve battery.
>
> To activate, press the keys *3370# your cell 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 next time.
>
> >
> 4. How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone?
>
> To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following
> digits on your phone: * # 0 6 #
>
> 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 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.
>
> 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.
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