> FIRST: Emergency: The Emergency Number worldwide for Mobiles is
> 112. If
> you find yourself out of the coverage area of your mobile; network
> and
> thereis an emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any
> existing
> network toestablish the emergency number for you, and interestingly
> this
> number 112 canbe dialed even if the keypad is locked. Try it out.
>
> SECOND: Have you locked your keys in thecar? Does your car have
> remote
> keyless entry? This may come in handy Someday. Good reason to own a
> cell
> phone: If you lockyour keys in the car and the spare keys are at
> home,
> call someone at home ontheir cell phone from your cell phone. Hold
> your
> cell phone about a foot fromyour car door and have the person at
> your
> home press the unlock button, holdingit 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). It works fine! We tried it out and
> it
> unlocked our car over a cell phone!'
>
> THIRD: 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%% increasein battery. This reserve
> will
> get charged when you charge your cell next time.
>
> FOURTH: How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone? To check your Mobile
> phone's serial number, key in the following digits on yourphone: *
> # 0 6
> # A 15 digit code will appear on the screen. This number isunique
> to
> your handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. When
> yourphone
> 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 theSIM card, your phone will be totally useless. You
> probably
> won't get your phone back, but at least you knowthat whoever stole
> it
> can't use/sell it either. If everybody does this, therewould be no
> point
> in people stealing mobile phones.
>
> FIFTH: Free Directory Service for Cells: Cell phone companies are
> charging us $1.00 to $1.75 or more for 411 informationcalls when
> they
> don't have to. Most of us do not carry a telephone directory inour
> vehicle, which makes this situation even more of a problem. When
> you
> needto 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.