On Sun, 25 Mar 2007 16:35:54 -0500, "Joe" <abc@xyz.com> wrote:
>> 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 dialed even if the keypad is locked. Try it out.
Yes 112 is part of the
GSM protocol and is normally mapped at the
Network level to the local EMERGENCY number. As per the
GSM protocol
most phones will dial 112 even if the keypad is locked and without a
valid
SIM card. But as Richard has said in the UK the Network will
only accept the EMERGENCY call with a valid
SIM card.
Depending on which country the phone is intended for other numbers can
be configured to function like 112, like 991 in the US and 000 here in
Australia. My Nokia N70 will dial 112, 911 and 000 with the keypad
locked and or without a valid
SIM card.
>> 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 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. 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 cell phone!"
TOTAL BULL ****!
>> 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% increase in battery. This reserve will get charged
>> when you charge your cell next time.
As others have stated the 3370 code relates to EFR (Enhance Full Rate
compression) if enabled with increase audio quality (if configured on
your network) and will also increase battery drain. In NO way does
access any reserve battery capacity!
>> 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.
>> And, Finally....
As others have stated this is correct IF your provider could be
bothered to do so, secondly this will only be effective if other
providers share black listed IMIE numbers to block. Unless forced to
do so by a Government or other regulating body (which was eventually
done here in Australia) most providers are loathed to do so as the
owner has to go out and purchase another phone and the stolen phone
usually ends up being used by another person with a new
SIM card and
generating more revenue for the provider.
>> FIFTH: Free 411
>> 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 information option,
>> simply dial: (800) FREE 411, or (800) 373-3411 without incurring any
>> charge at all. Program this into your cell phone now.
Might work in your country but certainly NOT here in Australia.
But this is basically an abbreviated dial set up by your provider and
can be any 3 digit number and there can be any number of these set up
at the Network level, but will only work on that providers network.
Many Networks set up a 3 digit number for their Customer Support, some
set other 3 digit numbers for Account Balances, pre-paid recharge etc.
etc. It is entirely up to the Network if they charge for these
numbers or allow them for free.
--
The views I present are that of my own and NOT of any organisation I
may belong to.
73 de Simon, VK3XEM.
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