Check out this nifty list of: 5 Useful Cell Phone Tricks…
I personally have not tried all of these cool little features, but anything that can help unlock a ride with a cell, has got our attention!
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. Try it out.
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).
Editor’s Note: It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked Our car
over a cell phone!’
THIRD Hidden Battery Power
Imagine your cell battery is very low. To activate, press the
keys *3370#. Your cell phone 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 phone 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: *#06#. 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.
And Finally..
FIFTH
Free Directory Service for Cells
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)FREE411, or (800) 373-3411 without
incurring any charge at all. Program this into your cell phone now.
