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Just received this from a friend in america, he says they all work.
what do you think???
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 112 and the mobile will search any existing
network to establish the emergency number for you,
and interestingly this number 112 can be dialled
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.
When your phone 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 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.
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.
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"Just received this from a friend in america, he says they all work.
what do you think???
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 112 and the mobile will search any existing
network to establish the emergency number for you,
and interestingly this number 112 can be dialled
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.
When your phone 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 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.
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.
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The PIN number one is definitely not true. It's a hoax that's been going round since 2006.
The car key one cannot be true as remote central locking is done with infra red which can not possibly be transmitted over a phone.
The special phone codes may well be true but as they call it "cell phones" I'm guessing this stuff originated in the US and European phones and networks are different. All smartphones have tracking and blocking apps now anyway.
The only one that appears to be true is 112, which is an alternative emergency service number and always has been. It was a quicker way to dial 999 on an old rotary telephone. |
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"The PIN number one is definitely not true. It's a hoax that's been going round since 2006.
The car key one cannot be true as remote central locking is done with infra red which can not possibly be transmitted over a phone.
The special phone codes may well be true but as they call it "cell phones" I'm guessing this stuff originated in the US and European phones and networks are different. All smartphones have tracking and blocking apps now anyway.
The only one that appears to be true is 112, which is an alternative emergency service number and always has been. It was a quicker way to dial 999 on an old rotary telephone. "
i'm waiting for the charge in my phone to run down to see if that one works.
tried the 15 digit phone code one and that one works |
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The 112 one is correct and its worth noting that its a GPS enabled service, so you don't need to know where you are. Also only the operator can end the call, very handy if you've attacked or someone else has taken your phone from you.
The rest, is crap!.... |
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Pressing the remote unlock button down a phone will unlock your car
Dont try this as you will end up locking yourself down the car and your 'phone a friend' probably pissing themselves laughing at your stupidness |
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over a year ago
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the mobile locking thing is true.
its called your imei number.
had to do it when i worked for argos as a security thing so they knew we hadnt stolen a mobile out the back of the trucks |
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over a year ago
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"if anyone wants to rob me my pin number is 1111..  tried the reverse thing and it just cam incorrect pin number ??   "
On this note, if anyone wants to rob me of my overdraft, currently £245.46 please feel free to do so.
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over a year ago
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"Elephants can't jump
So where do baby elephants come from?
A very large stork 
I expected Africa at the least. "
Ohhh shush I'm tired just landed in from work |
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