[statecom-discuss] things to know about your cell phone

[Merelice]

Hi,
Some really good suggestions here.
Merelice

THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW YOUR CELL PHONE COULD DO.
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.

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 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.

FOURTH:  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 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 use/sell it either. If everybody does this,
there would be no point in people stealing mobile phones.


FIFTH:  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) FREE 411, or (800) 373-3411 without
incurring any charge at all. Program this into your cell phone now.

So please share this information with your family and friends.