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:
1. 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.
2. Did you lock 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. It 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).
3. Hidden battery power. Imagine your cell battery is very low. To activate,
press the keys *3370# Your cell will restart with this reserve and the instrument
will show a 50 percent increase in battery. This reserve will get charged when
you charge your cell next time.
4. 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. 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.
And finally...
5. Save money. Cell phone companies are charging us $1.00 to $1.75 or more
for 411information 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)
FREE 411, or (800) 373.3411 without incurring any charge at all. Program this
into your cell phone now. This is the kind of information people don’t
mind receiving, so pass it on to your family and friends. |
