QuoteHave tried these and i dont think they all work
Got these sent to me recently by someone who knows I'm not fond of cell phones. Very handy if true and I've no reason to doubt them ...though I'm letting the battery on mine run down just so I can try out the emergency power supply tip.
4 THINGS YOU PROBABLY NEVER KNEW YOUR MOBILE 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:
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 112and 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.
SECOND
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 mobile 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 mobile phone!'
THIRD
Hidden Battery Power.
Imagine your mobile battery is very low. To activate, press the keys *3370#
Your mobile will restart with this reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in battery.
This reserve will get charged when you charge your mobile next time.
FOURTH
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 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 can't use/sell it either.
If everybody does this, there would be no point in people stealing mobile phones.
Finally...
ATM - PIN Number Reversal - Good to Know
If you should ever be forced by a robber to withdraw money from an ATM machine, you can notify the police by entering your PIN # in reverse.
For example, if your pin number is 1234, then you would put in 4321.
The ATM system recognizes that your PIN number is backwards from the ATM card you placed in the machine.
The machine will still give you the money you requested, but unknown to the robber, the police will be
immediately dispatched to the location.
This information was recently broadcast on CTV by Crime Stoppers however it is seldom used because people just don't know about it.
" I wish to God that someone would be able to block out the voices in my head for five minutes, the voices that scream, over and over again: "Why do they come to me to die?"
Have tried these and i dont think they all work
Why are people who "need no introduction" always introduced?
Cool, if they work! Will get back to ya!
The emergency number and the serial number tricks certainly work (dunno if having the serial would be enough though).
Is the ATM one legit - that would be well handy to know.
That question was less stupid, though you asked it in a profoundly stupid way.
Help me, Arthur Murphy, you're my only hope!
Originally Posted by Dodge
*#000# - will tell you when your mobile was made
They always cheat, they always lie
**** Delaney and the FAI
The police will be immediately dispatched to your location..but will arrive half an hour later when it's all over.
Upwards to the vanguard where the pressure is too high.
What happens if your PIN is a palindrome? e.g. 1221
A man can have no greater love than give 90 minutes for his friends.
Some handy stuff there, if they work.Just tried that and got 'Unknown Application'
Then you're keeping the guards very busy...
Life without Rovers, it makes no sense...it's a heartache...nothing but a fools game. S.R.F.C.
1st and 4th are true in order to make the rest of this horsecrap appear real.
+1
Doesn't work.
" I wish to God that someone would be able to block out the voices in my head for five minutes, the voices that scream, over and over again: "Why do they come to me to die?"
2nd one is true. I opened a mate's car this way
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Should be *#0000#
Done it with my own car just to see. It works.
Did you ever notice that in every painting of Adam & Eve, they have belly buttons. Think about that...take as long as you want.
The unlocking the car thing has reminded me of another handy trick.
Say you've parked your car, and after walking away you realise you forgot to lock it.
If the remote key wont work because you're too far away from the car, hold the key to your head and try again.
I dont know "the science bit" but bizarre at it sounds, holding the remote key to your head does increase its effective range.
LTID
while frying your brain at the same time... well worth the few steps closer to the car you've saved...
WORKS!
Okay we've fairly established 1, 2 and 4 work. I'm still waiting on my phone to run down it's juice to try out 3.
" I wish to God that someone would be able to block out the voices in my head for five minutes, the voices that scream, over and over again: "Why do they come to me to die?"
I tried it last night and it didn't work for me but mabye it will for someone else. Think it's a little too far fetched myself tbh.WORKS!
Okay we've fairly established 1, 2 and 4 work. I'm still waiting on my phone to run down it's juice to try out 3.
They always cheat, they always lie
**** Delaney and the FAI
I love how Lional Richie has thoughtfully included tags on this thread: "emergency, mobile, phone, tips." I can't think of a single reason why I'd ever search foot.ie for those terms- "Oh dear God, it's an emergency; I've just locked myself out of the car, my phone is running out of battery power and this gang looks like they want my wallet...quick! To Foot.ie!"
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