Hi all. Do any of you know if some of these are true such as the door unlocking and the battery reserve?
_____ From: Barbara Denny [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 10:49 AM To: robert kilmoyer; Carlene Denny; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mary Ann Topolewski; Kevin Ertel Subject: FW: Things you should know about your cell phone -----Original Message----- From: James Majors Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 7:43 AM To: rawaller Subject: Things you should know about your cell phone THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW YOUR CELL PHONE COULD DO. 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 Subject: 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. SECOND Subject: 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 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). THIRD Subject: 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% increase in battery. This reserve will get charged when you charge your cell next time. FOURTH Subject: 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 is 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 Subject: Free directory assistance Cell phone companies are charging us $1.00 to $1.75 or more for 411 information calls when they don't have to. Wen 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. SIXTH Subject: In Case of Emergency A recent article from the Toronto Star, "the ICE idea," is catching on and it is a very simple, yet an important method of contact for you or a loved one in case of an emergency. As cell phones are carried by the majority of the population, all you need to do is program the number of a contact person or persons and store the name as "ICE." The idea was thought up by a paramedic who found that when they went to the scenes of accidents, there were always mobile phones with patients, but they didn't know which numbers to call. He therefore, thought that it would be a good idea if there was a nationally recognized name to file the next of kin under. Following a disaster in London, The East Anglican Ambulance Service has launched a national "In Case of Emergency (ICE)" campaign. The idea is that you store the word "ICE" in your mobile phone address book, and with it enter the number of the person you would want to be contacted "In Case of Emergency." In an emergency situation, Emergency Services personnel and hospital staff would then be able to quickly contact your next o kin by simply dialing the number programmed under "ICE". For more than one contact name simply enter ICE1, ICE2, ICE3, etc. A great idea that will make a huge difference in trauma situations. __________ NOD32 2114 (20070314) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com
