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nyaxea
November 13th, 2006, 12:21 PM
Found this..hope it can be useful info...tried it unlocking my car..it worked..the rest I dont know..but i got a feeling that info is true :D

THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW YOUR CELLPHONE COULD ..
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: -

*EMERGENCY*

*I*

*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 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.**

*II*
*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 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).
Editor's Note: *It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked our car
over a cell phone!"*

*III*
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.
AND

*IV*

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.

renegade600
November 13th, 2006, 06:09 PM
that unlock the car one might come in handy. Interesting info, thanks:D

oracle128
November 13th, 2006, 10:57 PM
*The Emergency Number worldwide for **Mobile** is 112.*The telephone number 112 is the international emergency telephone number for GSM mobile phone networks. It does not necessarily work on mobile phone networks based on other technologies. In all European Union countries it is also the emergency telephone number for both mobile and fixed-line telephones.If you find yourself out of 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,
http://www.snopes.com/science/mobile.asp
*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 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).
http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/keyless.asp
*III*
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. This would mean there's another battery at least half the size of the normal one hiding in the phone. Take it apart and look for yourself.
*IV*

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.http://www.snopes.com/crime/prevent/celltheft.asp

black mirror
November 14th, 2006, 07:56 PM
My son discovered you can unlock the car from a distance by pointing it at your head!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

smurfy
November 14th, 2006, 08:05 PM
Thanks for those links Oracle - saved me having to do it.

Did anyone see the Mythbusters episode where they debunked the car keys one?
:)

PurestLight
November 14th, 2006, 10:42 PM
My son discovered you can unlock the car from a distance by pointing it at your head!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


I do that one too. Its a bit of a worry it works lol

dammit
November 14th, 2006, 10:49 PM
It's a bit worrying how you discovered it.. lol

smurfy
November 15th, 2006, 12:09 AM
The "hold it to your head" signal amplification is true. Most car remote central locking devices operate on radio waves - the human body can act as an antennae - ever held onto an FM radio antennae to help pick up a distant signal?