Cell Phone Usage Information
5 Things You Never Knew Your Cell Phone Could Do
(If you use a cell phone, this should be printed and kept in your car, purse, and/or wallet to have handy at any time.)
Your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool for survival besides its common use for communication and entertainment. Here we give five less-widely known tips. Recall that 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
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 Backup for locking your keys in the car
Does your car have remote keyless entry? This may come in handy someday.
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. This saves someone from having to drive your keys to you. Distance is no limitation. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the ‘ remote ‘ for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk). Owning a cell phone now has a worthy secondary benefit for any car owner.
THIRD Hidden Battery Power
When your cell battery is very low, you can activate the hidden battery power by pressing the keys *3370#.
Your cell phone will restart with this reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in remaining battery. This reserve will get charged when you charge your cell phone the 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.
If your phone gets 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 Free Directory Service for Cell Phones
Cell phone companies are charging $1.00 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 service to look up a number on the fly, simply dial: (800) FREE411, or (800) 373-3411 without incurring any charge at all. Program this into your cell phone now.
Everyone should know these basics of cell phones so pass it on to your family and friends.