(some of you may already know this)


Check out the things that you can do with your cell phone:

1) The emergency number worldwide for a mobile phone 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 enough, you can even dial (112) if the keypad for your cell phone is locked.

2) Have you ever locked your keys in the car? I know I have. Does your car have a remote keyless entry? At least one of my cars does. The following may come in handy someday - and it's reason enough to own a cell phone: If you lock your keys in the car and your spare remote is at home or with your spouse, call that person on their cell phone from your cell phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the person on the other end (the one with the spare remote) press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone on their end. Believe it or not, your car will unlock. I'd have never believed it if I hadn't tried it myself. Saves someone from having to drive your keys to you, and distance is no object (but let me clarify -- if you're in Tokyo and for some reason the other remote is in Toronto, then unfortunately you ARE screwed). But if you are 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) Now imagine your cell phone cell battery is very low. To activate your phone and tap into the phone's hidden battery power, press the keys * 3 3 7 0 #. Your cell phone miraculously will restart with this reserve power and the cell phone will register a 50% increase in battery charge. This reserve power will get charged when you charge your cell phone next time.

4) 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 cell phone ever 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.

5) Cell phone companies are charging us $1.00 to $1.75 or more for each 411 information call we make. 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 information option, simply dial:

(800) FREE 411

or

(800) 373-3411
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Not sure about all of these, but I know #2 for a fact is false

edit: here is snopes explanation
http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/keyless.asp


they emergency # one would be very useful tho


Here is the snopes for the whole email:
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/cellphones.asp
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Im not so sure it is false. My co-worker said he saw it work personally as fact last week with his supervisors car outside. His car was here in Los Angeles & his wife was in San Jose.


Actually Im gonna try it now. :-)
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Yeah none of those are 100% true. There is a snopes dedicated to the entire email
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Maybe not. Although I did just punch * # 0 6 # in my iPhone and the phone's IMI number did appear.:-)
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Weird. The explanation of the different types of signals makes since. You sure he didn't have onstar? Either way, if it works let us know :-)
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If you turn your phone on speaker and call a friend near by and they put their phone on speaker too, you can hold the two phones facing each other for a really cool echo loop effect.

sorry that's all I've got.
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:-) thanks for contributing
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another free 411 is 1-800-GOOG-411 it is from Google if you couldnt guess and it works great
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Cool information...
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If you text message "GOOGLE" on your phone it is the same as 411 but as a text. You can find movie times, weather, sports scores etc.. Just text the info you are looking for a nd a zip code. Zip code can be replaced with city, state.

For example you can text to "GOOGLE" Detroit Red Wings and they will tell you the latest score and schedule.
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http://www.hoax-slayer.com/mobile-phone-tips.shtml
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I feel compelled to try the car one :-)
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Sledn and I used to do that as well. Almost sounds like bugs. The closer the phones are, the louder and more frequent the noise.
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If you like 411, try 'beyond411' for Blackberry users. Its a great application. :-)
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Only cell phone trick I know is this button that is on every model but alot of people don't know about. It is called the power button and it turns the phone off which alot of people forget how to do.
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Best one yet, too bad too many people don't know about it.
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If you dial 1-800-GROGNOW using a chaperone enhanced Verizon cell phone, three Swedish bikini models will arrive within 20 minutes with a pony keg of Sam Adams. This is a free service but you can only take advantage of this offer once a week.
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I will have to try this with my son's phone later this evening. I will wait for my wife to go to the store she doesn't like Sam Adams.
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are there any blakberry secrets
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