I was cleaning off my desk yesterday and found a document interesting enough to share with you. ________________________________________ 5 things you may not know your cell phone can do 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. Interestingly, this number 112 can be dialed even if the keypad is locked. Second- Have you locked your keys in the car? Does your car have remote keyless entry? This tip 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, saving someone from having to drive your keys to you. Distance is no object. You could b 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 - Hidden battery Power Imagine your cell battery is very low. To activate, press the keys *3370#. Your cell phone will restart with this reserve and thie instrument will show a 50% increase in battery. This reserve will get charged when you charge your cell phone. Fourth - Disabling 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. On our Exchange system, Blackberry users can call us to disable their phone. Smart phone users (phones using ActiveSync) can access utilities on OWA to disable their phone themselves. 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 cannot use or sell it. Fifth - Free Directory Service for Cells Cell phone companies are charging $1.00 to $1.75 or more for 411 information calls when they don't have to. Most of us do not carry a phone directory . When you need to use 411, dial (800)FREE411 or (800)373-3411 for a no charge information call.
______________ Sincerely, Ron Egolf, MCSE Network Analyst, Area IV LTC 217-893-1431 (O) 217-841-4311 (C) reg...@area4.k12.il.us
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