[elky] Re: Fwd: Cell Phone Info

  • From: Jared Ryan <jryan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2010 22:42:07 -0500

Only one of the items is true.  The rest are either completely false or a mix 
of truth and falsehood.

http://www.snopes.com/science/mobile.asp
http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/keyless.asp
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/cellphones.asp
http://www.snopes.com/crime/prevent/celltheft.asp
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/free411.asp


On Jul 10, 2010, at 10:36 PM, go4itmrb@xxxxxxx wrote:

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> Subject: Cell Phone Info
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> From: Grannieb62@xxxxxxx
> To:   Grannieb62@xxxxxxx
> Subject:      Cell Phone Info
> Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2010 12:18:17 EDT
> Subject: FW: : CELL PHONE INFO>
>  
> 5 Things You Never Knew Your Cell Phone Could Do
> 
> For all the folks with cell phones. (This should be printed and kept in your 
> car, purse, and wallet. Good information to have with you.)
> 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 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 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: 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 phone 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 phone 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: *#06#. 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..... 
> 
> FIFTH
> Free Directory Service for Cells
> 
> 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)FREE411, or (800) 373-3411 without incurring any charge at all. Program 
> this into your cell phone now.
> 
> This is the kind of information people don't mind receiving, so pass it on to 
> your family and friends.
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> 01:37:00
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