5 Things You Never Knew Your Cell Phone Could Do

[Astroman]

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 what 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.) Have you locked your keys in the car?

Does your car have remote keyless entry? If you lock your keyes 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 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% increase in battery. This reserve will get charged the next time you charge your cell phone.

4.) How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone

To check your mobile phones serial number, key in the following digits on your phone: *06#. Now 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 lease you know that whoever stole it can't use/sell it either.

5.) Free Directory Service for Cells (and land lines)

Cell phone companies are charging us $1.00 to $1.75 (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 option, simply dial: (800) FREE 411 or (800) 373-3411 without incurring any charge at all. You might want to program this into your cell phone now.