Attention

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not represent our advertisers

Thursday, November 08, 2012

Cell Phone Emergency Info


This should be printed and kept in your car, purse, and wallet.
Good information to have with you.
  
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.

SECOND  (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.

THIRD  (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.
 
And Finally.... 

FOURTH  (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. 

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the
following Digits on your phone:
*#06# .


Ok where do you plug these numbers? Dial pad? Text? Where?