Monday, February 28, 2011

BloggeRhythms 2/28/2011

Today's item is a Public Service I guess. I came across this information on a blog this afternoon and thought it might be of help to folks. I know I never knew this stuff, so maybe you don't either.

5 Things You Never Knew Your Cell Phone Could Do
(A good idea to print, fold and keep in your car, purse, and wallet.)

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 (Locked Keys in Car)

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 is 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.

FIFTH (Free Directory Service for Cells)

Depending on your plan, some 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.

Author's Notes


#112 does not work in all parts of the world, just as a non-international telephone do not work in all parts of the world. And some international telephones do not work in countries that do not support a specific telephone carrier

3370# may not give you 50% battery life, although most will give you time to make two or three important calls. It depends on the telephone model. Most phones are not set for the highest quality sound, and this brings up more power. In many cell telephones, it gives power to the telephone for a period of time.The point here is not how much time is left, but you will be able to make telephone calls if your cell telephone works in this manner, which may be very important at the time. Some cell phones also have this feature with a different number. Read the manual. Or test it out at home, run the power out and give it a try.

Entering #06# does not work on all telephones, and the feature of finding a lost telephone certainly is remote so identifying it may not be important. Normally if a cell phone is found, a discoverer needs only to a call back.

800-Free-411 of course does not count the time use of the telephone, and therefore is not fully free. However, most carriers today don't charge for 411 and more importantly, Google and other programs have made yellow pages and telephone information numbers obsolete. So how important this feature is a matter of the cell phone plan you have.

Hope some of you find this helpful.

That's it for today folks.

Adios

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