4 THINGS YOU PROBABLY NEVER KNEW YOUR MOBILE PHONE COULD DO

Date: 11-05-2008 9:13 pm (16 years ago) | Author: Tusse
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- at 11-05-2008 09:13 PM (16 years ago)
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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. 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 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).
Editor's Note: It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked our car over a mobile phone!'

THIRD: Hidden Battery Power

Imagine your mobile battery is very low. To activate, press the keys *3370# 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.

Posted: at 11-05-2008 09:13 PM (16 years ago) | Newbie
- myragonza at 13-05-2008 07:10 AM (16 years ago)
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interesting...imma try that phone trick...

Posted: at 13-05-2008 07:10 AM (16 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- ifeyemi5 at 27-07-2008 06:41 AM (16 years ago)
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i was taught about this at work.
Posted: at 27-07-2008 06:41 AM (16 years ago) | Upcoming
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- khadijah at 5-08-2008 03:46 PM (16 years ago)
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good one..i know of no1 and 4
Posted: at 5-08-2008 03:46 PM (16 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- commysteve at 12-08-2008 03:30 PM (16 years ago)
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GUY THAT'S LOVELY I JUST TRIED IT AND IT REALY WORKED, U ARE THE BORM
Posted: at 12-08-2008 03:30 PM (16 years ago) | Newbie
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- Vixenx at 20-08-2008 04:36 AM (16 years ago)
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thanks, but i knew all that b4............got it off youtube..lol. But the car one doesn't always work or it'll take u forever to finally get d door open.
Posted: at 20-08-2008 04:36 AM (16 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- zie85er at 23-08-2008 02:59 AM (16 years ago)
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Quote from: vixenx on 20-08-2008 04:36 AM
thanks, but i knew all that b4............got it off youtube..lol. But the car one doesn't always work or it'll take u forever to finally get d door open.

the car trick works,got it from metacafe.try it carefully.

Posted: at 23-08-2008 02:59 AM (16 years ago) | Hero
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- solazed at 23-08-2008 02:56 PM (16 years ago)
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nice................tip1 works fine;
tip2 works only if your car has an electronic central locking system (does not work with the mechanical or vacuum system) and the cell phone must be fully charged 'cause the process rapidly eats up battery power and you need to be in a strong reception area;
if at all tip3 works, it does so only with original nokia phones;
tip 4 is also known as the IMEI number, not all the service providers ;
do you know that if you own a smartphone such as a 'series 60' phone (e.g nokia 3230 or 6630) or a 'UIQ platform' phone (e.g SE p990i) that is equipped with an infrared port, you could use it as TV remote control?.......yeah......your phone can do a lot more than  you could imagine.... have fun !!! 

Posted: at 23-08-2008 02:56 PM (16 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- williewillie at 1-09-2008 10:24 AM (16 years ago)
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@poster wee done broooooooooooooooo
Posted: at 1-09-2008 10:24 AM (16 years ago) | Hero
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- khadijah at 2-09-2008 12:44 AM (16 years ago)
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tried the car too...didnt work
Posted: at 2-09-2008 12:44 AM (16 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- williewillie at 2-09-2008 02:09 AM (16 years ago)
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Quote from: khadijah on  2-09-2008 12:44 AM
tried the car too...didnt work


due to bad network.... Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy
Posted: at 2-09-2008 02:09 AM (16 years ago) | Hero
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- deguzman at 8-12-2009 07:44 AM (15 years ago)
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hmm.. nice 1.. tried them all 1,2,5 worked
Posted: at 8-12-2009 07:44 AM (15 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- federico at 8-12-2009 08:18 AM (15 years ago)
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hmmm
Posted: at 8-12-2009 08:18 AM (15 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- Sheenor at 8-12-2009 08:45 AM (15 years ago)
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moved!

Posted: at 8-12-2009 08:45 AM (15 years ago) | Hero
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- Doshe at 8-12-2009 12:52 PM (15 years ago)
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the third one does not work
Posted: at 8-12-2009 12:52 PM (15 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- black_samurai at 8-12-2009 01:41 PM (15 years ago)
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most of these like someone pointed out are reserved to only Nokia phones (not the Nigerian Nokia's oo).
The care unlock one doesn't! It depends on the transmitting frequency of the key!

Posted: at 8-12-2009 01:41 PM (15 years ago) | Upcoming
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- teeco at 8-12-2009 01:47 PM (15 years ago)
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ok

Posted: at 8-12-2009 01:47 PM (15 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- harrywax_224 at 8-12-2009 02:25 PM (15 years ago)
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616842288**
Posted: at 8-12-2009 02:25 PM (15 years ago) | Newbie
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- teeco at 8-12-2009 03:01 PM (15 years ago)
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what

Posted: at 8-12-2009 03:01 PM (15 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- shine1177 at 9-12-2009 04:14 PM (15 years ago)
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Quote from: Doshe on  8-12-2009 12:52 PM
the third one does not work

yes i tried it but did not work anyway you've done a great job by providing this piece of information.

Posted: at 9-12-2009 04:14 PM (15 years ago) | Upcoming
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