It's all rubbish I'm afraid. Well at least the list is finally getting traphic! I wonder if Talks is being developed? Perhaps a dealer could answer that on here? On 28 Aug 2013, at 22:24, "goshawk on horseback" <goshawk_on_horseback@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > the battery reserve thing also is garbage, well, certainly as far as the N96 > goes anyway, as heard about that one before, tried it, and it didn't work. > > Simon > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 10:53 AM > Subject: [talks-uk] Re: FOUR THINGS YOU PROBABLY NEVER KNEW YOUR MOBILE > PHONE COULD DO. > > > Hi, > > This is pretty out of date and won't work on Android or iPhone. > > All the best > > Steve > > -- > Computer Room Services > 77 Exeter Close > Stevenage > Hertfordshire > SG1 4PW > Tel: +44(0)1438-742286 > Mob: +44(0)7956-334938 > Fax: +44(0)1438-759589 > Email: steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Web: http://www.comproom.co.uk > > > -----Original Message----- > From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Mark Best > Sent: 27 August 2013 10:54 > To: "Undisclosed-Recipient:;"@freelists.org > Subject: [talks-uk] FOUR THINGS YOU PROBABLY NEVER KNEW YOUR MOBILE PHONE > COULD DO. > > FOUR 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 Services(Found this out on Speed Awareness Course) > > The Emergency Number worldwide for all Mobile Phones is 112. > If you find yourself out of the coverage area of your mobile network and > there is an emergency, dial 112 and your mobile will search any existing > network in your area to establish the emergency number for you, and > interestingly this number 112 can be dialled even if the keypad is locked. > This works on all phones worldwide and is free. > > SECOND > Have you locked your keys in the car? > > If your car has 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 thousands of miles > away, > > Editor's Note: I didn't believe this when I heard about it! I rang my > daughter in Sydney from Perth when we went on holiday. She had the spare > car key. We tried it out and it unlocked our car over a mobile phone!' > > THIRD > Is your mobile phone battery flat ? > > All mobiles have Hidden Battery Power > > To activate, press the keys *3370# (remember the asterisk). Do this when > the phone is almost dead. > Your mobile will restart in a special way with this new reserve and the > instrument will show a 50% > increase in battery life.. This reserve will get re charged when you charge > your mobile next time. > This secret is in the fine print in most phone manuals. Most people however > > skip this information without realising. > > 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 # > Ensure you put an asterisk BEFORE the #06# sequence. > > 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 ever 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 you r phone back, but at least you know that whoever > > stole it can't use/sell it either. If > everybody done this, there would be no point in people stealing mobile > phones. > This secret is also in the fine print of most mobile phone manuals. It was > created for the very purpose of trying to prevent phones from being stolen. > > Also -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 po lice will be immediately > dispatched to the location. > All ATM's carry this emergency sequencer by law. > > This information was recently broadcast on by Crime Stoppers however it is > seldom used because people just don't know about it. > > > Please pass this along to everyone. > > This is the kind of information people don't mind receiving, so pass it on > to your family and friends. > To book a Piano Tuning and or an Entertainment, please click on: > www.bestpianotune.co.uk > > You can also reach me at Skype Utter-Nutter > > > > > >