On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 2:31 PM, Hempal Shrestha <[email protected]>wrote:
> Dear All FOSSians, > > Recently I upgraded to my Ubuntu 9.04. Everything is as usual. One new > thing that I noticed is that. When I plug in my mobile (A original Chinese > brand one) using USB plug, my Ubuntu 9.04 show a dialog box showing > configure Mobile Broadband. Actually I was having my Mero Mobile sim in the > phone and it showed up very well. Now, it has also listed Mero Mobile in the > Network connection list. But whenever I attempt enable it/ get connected > using this GSM Network, it does not connect. Obiously, I need should have > done few other major configuration. Have anyone already done this, if so > could you kindly guide. > > Just for reminder, this is GSM Network and not a CDMA network as had been > discussed in our previous discussion threads. > > Best Regards, > > Hempal Shrestha > > ========================================================================== > Subject Change: Demystify your mobile! > > Also, some interesteing information for all who want to demystify your > mobile. This is very informative mail for you, I thought I should share it > with you all, > > Would you like to know if your mobile is original or not ????? > > Press the following on your mobile *#06# and the-international mobile > equipment identity number appears. Then check the 7th and 8th numbers: > > 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 th 8 th 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 > Phone serial no. x x x x x x ? ? x x x x x x x > > > IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 02 or 20 this means your cell phone was > assembled in Emirates which is very Bad quality > > IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 08 or 80 this means your cell phone was > manufactured in Germany which is fair quality > > IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 01 or 10 this means your cell phone was > manufactured in Finland which is very Good > > IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 00 this means your cell phone was > manufactured in original factory which is the best Mobile Quality > > IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 13 this means your cell phone was > assembled in Azerbaijan which is very Bad quality and also dangerous for > your health THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW YOUR CELL PHONE COULD DO > > 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 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) Have you locked your keys in the car? Does you car have remote keys? > 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!"* > > (3) Hidden Battery power > Imagine your cell battery is very low , you are expecting an important call > and you don't have a charger. Nokia instrument comes with a reserve battery. > To activate, press the keys *3370# Your cell 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 next time. > > AND > > (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. 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. > > ========================================================================== > Excerpt from http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/c/cell%20phones.htm *The Emergency Number for Cell Phones Worldwide is 112-**Fiction! **You Can Unlock Your Car Remotely Through a Cell Phone-**Fiction! **There May be Hidden Battery Power in Your Cell Phone-**Fiction!** Dial *#06# on Your Cell Phone to Get a Code That Will Disable Your Phone-** Truth!* > > > > -- With Regards, Suraj Sapkota सुरज सापकोटा --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ FOSS Nepal mailing list: [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
