Thread: 5 things you didnt know your cell phone can do.

I submited this email into the Mythbusters today and im waiting. Heres the link:

http://community.discovery.com/eve/f.../m/62119102201

So i got this email from my mother saying that your cell phone can unlock a car door VIA the handset for any distance. But there are more cool things that was in the email. PLEASE test these out, they sound too real to be true.


quote:
5 THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW YOUR CELL PHONE COULD DO

Senior citizens using cell phones are a growing group. A Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project national survey in 2007 showed 59 percent of adults over 65 using cell phones. A survey done by the same institution in 2008 showed 64 percent of adults over 65 using cell phones. Both surveys had margins of error of 2 percent.


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).


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 dial800)FREE411, or (800) 373-3411 without incurring any charge at all. Program this into your cell phone now.

I already tried the cell phone battery power, BUSTED!

1) 112 works in europe. Of course only if you have a signal. It's not magic.

2) Won't work. It's not a sound that unlocks your car, it's an electronic signal.

3) That's a nokia code for using full rate audio. If you press another code it will use lower quality audio giving you a bit more battery life. The code shown will use MORE battery. And it's only good for a few select phones.

4) Erm... just call your provider and give them your phone number and prove who you are... They'll shut your phone off. The code don't work anyway.

5) One that works... There's a number of free 411 services. Google has one as well. 1-800-GOOG-411.

Already im getting reply's saying that my post is a bunch of "useless crap". Go to the link to see what im talking about.

Why cant older people respect the younger part of the world and act their age?

How so? Hes starting to spam, hes making it seem like its been test before (has not been tested nor has sombody talked about it) and he thinks he has total control over what i say.

I didt use the find function and turned up the old stuff of the cell phones causing explosions, cancer, tumors. Nothing related to this.

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.

Number four is how to unlock a certain model of handset, i believe. and #3 ^ what he said.

Sorry to spam you holmes