KB Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 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 the 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 and is a 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 mobile 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 mobile battery is very low. Press the keys *3370# to activate the reserve. Your mobile will restart with this reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in battery. This reserve will get charged when you charge your mobile 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rxus Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 U know i have tried the unlocking doors over the phone just yards away from the vehicle and it does not work. i realize their are a multitude of reasons why it could work for some and not others but nevertheless the attempt was made when my buddies and I heard about this. And the battery trick does not work on all cell phones I believe that is manufacturer specific if that is even the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahchard Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 THIRD is for NOKIA phones only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted March 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 U know i have tried the unlocking doors over the phone just yards away from the vehicle and it does not work. i realize their are a multitude of reasons why it could work for some and not others but nevertheless the attempt was made when my buddies and I heard about this. And the battery trick does not work on all cell phones I believe that is manufacturer specific if that is even the case. Interestingly enough the one I got these details off said the unlock trick didn't work for him either but he thought it might be because his car was fitted with an after market central locking. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahchard Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 The unlock trick is for cars where there is a lock/unlock button on the key... I think it won't work with remote alarms... not sure though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdfaker Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 The only way the car unlocking thing would work is if: 1) The car unlocking feature uses a sub or super audible wavelength pattern that is somewhat close to what a human ear could hear (think dog whistle) 2) The sender phone receiver can pick up this sub/super audible wavelength 3) The receiving phone speaker can output this sub/super audible wavelength at a magnitude great enough to get the signal to the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letter Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 PM 1998 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted March 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 A few urban legends here. See the following link: http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/cellphones.asp *Always* check snopes Well there ya go Although I will say one thing, I just changed providers for my mobile and one number that was added to my phone by them was 'Emergency 112' so that one must at least work in Australia. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victoria Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 Well there ya go Although I will say one thing, I just changed providers for my mobile and one number that was added to my phone by them was 'Emergency 112' so that one must at least work in Australia. I gave you a Gold Star at first, thinking this was invaluable if slightly dodgy info. I mean, wouldn't car theft be astronomical if that tip were true? And then I input the *#06# thingie. Nada. That's when I gave you a funny. @Phaedo: I have a Nokia, and the 4th didn't work. Could I be doing something wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaedo Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 The fourth does at least give a code when typed in, so at least that one works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahchard Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 the serial number thingy is real... i have done it before... but i cant remember what u have to press Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaedo Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 @Phaedo: I have a Nokia, and the 4th didn't work. Could I be doing something wrong? Looking at the urban legend page linked previously, only some phones will give the code - I have a samsung and it worked is all I can say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted March 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 I have an NEC and it gave me the 15 digit code too. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shundi Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 iPhone's get the 15 digit code as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdfaker Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 Yea its just the IMEI... its nothing special... your phone's unique serial code basically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 Yea its just the IMEI... its nothing special... your phone's unique serial code basically. The IMEI is also usually available on the bar code on the outside of the box or in the phone under the battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narikaa Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 IMEI blocking only works were you are Blocked phones can either be reprogrammed or simply exported elsewhere . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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