4 Things You 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

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 dialled
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.

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 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: It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked our car over a mobile phone!’

THIRD
Hidden Battery Power

Imagine your mobile battery is very low. To activate, press the keys *3370# Your mobile will restart with this reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in battery. This reserve will get charged when you charge your mobile 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: * # 0 6 #
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”
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 police will be
immediately dispatched to the location.
This information was recently broadcast on CTV by Crime Stoppers
however it is seldom used because people just don’t know about it.

:slight_smile:

#5 = rubbish

and most of the others are dubious too: http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/cellphones.asp

However, if you send me your bank account deets I’ll transfer £25,000,000,00 USDollarpound I have recently inherited :stuck_out_tongue:

With reference to unlocking the car, what sort of car was it and what type of phones were you using

This is something I was sent. So don’t have any first hand knowledge but will be trying it over the weekend, just for giggles.

Was sent this ages ago, another spoof, only have to Google it to see that and check out that Snopes link provided by Plurker.

Plurker, My bank account details are on the way!!:hehe::hehe::hehe:

The ATM, Battery Power and Car unlock are definitely rubbish.

But how good would it be if it worked?!!! ;):slight_smile:

Hmmm. Yes, and if you put your credit card in an ATM back to front it confuses the computer and recredits your account…:wink:

i actually believed all that!:w00t:

then i read all the posts rubbishing it and realised what the hell was i thinking - wishful thinking if only! lol

God who writes this??

112 yes!
Serial number yes!

but the rest are just crap!!! :smiley:

From my days of testing handsets;

Sony Ericcson

press > * < < * < * unlocks the engineers menu on some Sony Ericsson handsets.

On Nokias;

  • *3370#
    This Nokia code activates Enhanced Full Rate Codec (EFR) - Your Nokia cell phone uses the best sound quality but talk time is reduced approximately 5%.

  • #3370#
    Deactivate Enhanced Full Rate Codec (EFR).

  • *#4720#
    Activate Half Rate Codec - Your phone uses a lower quality sound but you should gain approx 30% more Talk Time.

  • *#4720#
    With this Nokia code you can deactivate the Half Rate Codec.

  • *#0000#
    Displays your phones software version,
    1st Line : Software Version, 2nd Line : Software Release Date, 3rd Line : Compression Type.

  • *#9999#
    Phones software version if *#0000# does not work.

  • *#06#
    For checking the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI Number).

  • #pw+1234567890+1#
    Provider Lock Status. (use the “*” button to obtain the “p,w” and “+” symbols)

  • #pw+1234567890+2#
    Network Lock Status. (use the “*” button to obtain the “p,w” and “+” symbols)

  • #pw+1234567890+3#
    Country Lock Status. (use the “*” button to obtain the “p,w” and “+” symbols)

  • #pw+1234567890+4#
    SIM Card Lock Status. (use the “*” button to obtain the “p,w” and “+” symbols)

  • *#147#
    This lets you know who called you last (Only vodofone)

  • *#1471#
    Last call (Only vodofone)

  • *#21#
    This phone code allows you to check the number that “All Calls” are diverted to.

  • *#2640#
    Displays phone security code in use.

  • *#30#
    Lets you see the private number.

  • *#43#
    Allows you to check the “Call Waiting” status of your cell phone.

  • *#61#
    Allows you to check the number that “On No Reply” calls are diverted to.

  • *#62#
    Allows you to check the number that “Divert If Unreachable (no service)” calls are diverted to.

  • *#67#
    Allows you to check the number that “On Busy Calls” are diverted to.

  • *#67705646#
    Phone code that removes operator logo on 3310 & 3330

  • *#73#
    Reset phone timers and game scores.

  • *#746025625#
    Displays the SIM Clock status, if your phone supports this power saving feature “SIM Clock Stop Allowed”, it means you will get the best standby time possible.

  • *#7760#
    Manufactures code.

  • *#7780#
    Restore factory settings.

  • *#8110#
    Software version for the nokia 8110.

  • *#92702689#
    Displays - 1.Serial Number, 2.Date Made, 3.Purchase Date, 4.Date of last repair (0000 for no repairs), 5.Transfer User Data. To exit this mode you need to switch your phone off then on again.

  • *#94870345123456789#
    Deactivate the PWM-Mem

  • **21*number#
    Turn on “All Calls” diverting to the phone number entered.

  • **61*number#
    Turn on “No Reply” diverting to the phone number entered.

  • **67*number#
    Turn on “On Busy” diverting to the phone number.
    Entered 12345 This is the default security code. Press and hold # Lets you switch between lines

Just found some Samsung ones as well but never tested their handsets so don’t know how good these are

Software version: *#9999#
IMEI number: *#06#
Serial number: *#0001#
Battery status- Memory capacity : #9998246#
Debug screen: #9998324# - #8999324#
LCD kontrast: #9998523#
Vibration test: #9998842# - #8999842#
Alarm beeper - Ringtone test : #9998289# - #8999289#
Smiley: *#9125#
Software version: *#0837#
Display contrast: *#0523# - #8999523#
Battery info: *#0228# or #8999228#
Display storage capacity: #8999636#
Display SIM card information: #8999778#
Show date and alarm clock: #8999782#
The display during warning: #8999786#
Samsung hardware version: #8999837#
Show network information: #8999638#
Display received channel number and received intensity: #89999266#

*#1111# S/W Version
*#1234# Firmware Version
*#2222# H/W Version
#89998376263# All Versions Together
#89998378# Test Menu
#47778665# GPSR Tool
#8999523# LCD Brightness
#8999377# Error LOG Menu
#8999327# EEP Menu
#8999667# Debug Mode
*#92782# PhoneModel (Wap)
#*5737425# JAVA Mode
*#2255# Call List
*#232337# Bluetooth MAC Adress
*#5282837# Java Version

Type in *#0000# on a Samsung A300 to reset the language
Master reset(unlock) #*7337# (for the new samsungs E700 x600 but not E710)
Samsung E700 type *#2255# to show secret call log (not tested)
Samsung A300, A800 phone unlock enter this 2767637#
Samsung V200, S100, S300 phone unlock : 2767782257378#
#*4773# Incremental Redundancy
#*7785# Reset wakeup & RTK timer cariables/variables
#*7200# Tone Generator Mute
#*3888# BLUETOOTH Test mode
#7828# Task screen
#
#8377466# S/W Version & H/W Version
#*2562# Restarts Phone
#*2565# No Blocking? General Defense.
#*3353# General Defense, Code Erased.
#*3837# Phone Hangs on White screen.
#*3849# Restarts Phone
#*7337# Restarts Phone (Resets Wap Settings)
#*2886# AutoAnswer ON/OFF
#*7288# GPRS Detached/Attached
#*7287# GPRS Attached
#*7666# White Screen
#*7693# Sleep Deactivate/Activate
#*2286# Databattery
#*2527# GPRS switching set to (Class 4, 8, 9, 10)
#*2679# Copycat feature Activa/Deactivate
#*3940# External looptest 9600 bps
#*4263# Handsfree mode Activate/Deactivate
#*2558# Time ON
#*3941# External looptest 115200 bps
#*5176# L1 Sleep
#*7462# SIM Phase
#*7983# Voltage/Freq
#*7986# Voltage
#*8466# Old Time
#*2255# Call Failed
#*5376# DELETE ALL SMS!!!
#*6837# Official Software Version: (0003000016000702)
#*2337# Permanent Registration Beep
#*2474# Charging Duration
#*2834# Audio Path (Handsfree)
#*3270# DCS Support Activate/Deactivate
#*3282# Data Activate/Deactivate
#*3476# EGSM Activate/Deactivate
#*3676# FORMAT FLASH VOLUME!!!
#*4760# GSM Activate/Deactivate
#*4864# White Screen
#*7326# Accessory
#*7683# Sleep variable
#*3797# Blinks 3D030300 in RED
#*7372# Resetting the time to DPB variables
#*3273# EGPRS multislot (Class 4, 8, 9, 10)
#*7722# RLC bitmap compression Activate/Deactivate
#*2351# Blinks 1347E201 in RED
#*2775# Switch to 2 inner speaker
#*7878# FirstStartup (0=NO, 1=YES)
#*3838# Blinks 3D030300 in RED
#*2077# GPRS Switch
#*2027# GPRS Switch
#*0227# GPRS Switch
#*0277# GPRS Switch
#*22671# AMR REC START
#*22672# Stop AMR REC (File name: /a/multimedia/sounds/voice list/ENGMODE.amr)
#*22673# Pause REC
#*22674# Resume REC
#*22675# AMR Playback
#*22676# AMR Stop Play
#*22677# Pause Play
#*22678# Resume Play
#*77261# PCM Rec Req
#*77262# Stop PCM Rec
#*77263# PCM Playback
#*77264# PCM Stop Play
#*22679# AMR Get Time
#8999364# Watchdog ON/OFF
#8999427# WATCHDOG signal route setup
27673855# = Full Reset (Caution every stored data will be deleted.)
27672878# = Custom Reset
2767927# = Wap Reset
2767226372# = Camera Reset (deletes photos)
2767688# Reset Mobile TV
#7263867# = RAM Dump (On or Off)

276749927# = Germany WAP Settings
276744927# = UK WAP Settings
276731927# = Netherlands WAP Settings
2767420927# = Czech WAP Settings
276743927# = Austria WAP Settings
276739927# = Italy WAP Settings
276733927# = France WAP Settings
2767351927# = Portugal WAP Settings
276734927# = Spain WAP Settings
276746927# = Sweden WAP Settings
2767380927# = Ukraine WAP Settings
27677927# = Russia WAP Settings
276730927# = GREECE WAP Settings
276773738927# = WAP Settings Reset
276749667# = Germany MMS Settings
276744667# = UK MMS Settings
276731667# = Netherlands MMS Settings
2767420667# = Czech MMS Settings
276743667# = Austria MMS Settings
276739667# = Italy MMS Settings
276733667# = France MMS Settings
2767351667# = Portugal MMS Settings
276734667# = Spain MMS Settings
276746667# = Sweden MMS Settings
2767380667# = Ukraine MMS Settings
27677667#. = Russia MMS Settings
276730667# = GREECE MMS Settings

#7465625# = Check the phone lock status
7465625638
Code# = Enables Network lock
#7465625638Code# = Disables Network lock
7465625782Code# = Enables Subset lock
#7465625
782Code# = Disables Subset lock
746562577
Code# = Enables SP lock
#746562577Code# = Disables SP lock
746562527Code# = Enables CP lock
#7465625
27Code# = Disables CP lock
7465625746
Code# = Enables SIM lock
#7465625746Code# = Disables SIM lock
7465625228# = Activa lock ON
#7465625228# = Activa lock OFF
746562528638# = Auto Network lock ON
#7465625
28638# = Auto Network lock OFF
746562528782# = Auto subset lock ON
#746562528782# = Auto subset lock OFF
74656252877# = Auto SP lock ON
#7465625
2877# = Auto SP lock OFF
74656252827# = Auto CP lock ON
#74656252827# = Auto CP lock OFF
746562528746# = Auto SIM lock ON
#7465625
28746# = Auto SIM lock OFF