dont know if this is true

[howey]

but got it sent to me today


A few things thatcan 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: - *
>
>*EMERGENCY*
>*I*
>
>*The Emergency Number worldwide for **Mobile** is 112.* If you find
>yourself out of 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.**
>
>*II**
>
>*Subject: Have you locked your keys in the car? Does you car have
>remote
>keys?**
>
>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
>personat your home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile
>phone ontheir end. Your car will unlock. Saves someone from having to
>drive your keysto you. Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of
>miles away, and ifyou can reach someone who has the other "remote" for
>your car, youcan unlock the doors (or the trunk).
>
>Editor's Note: *It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked our
>carover a cell phone!"*
>
>*III**
>
>Subject: Hidden Battery power *
>
>Imagine your cell battery is very low, you are expecting an important
>call and you don't have a charger. Nokia instrument comes with a
>reserve battery.
>To activate, press the keys *3370# Your cell 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 next time.
>
>AND FINALLY
>
>*IV**
>
>How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone?*
>
>To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following
>digitson 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. when your phone

>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
>probablywon'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
>wouldbe no point in people stealing mobile phones!!!!!

[soulman]

have you tried number 2 howey ? would behandy if it works

[rob 2.2dti]

most of these are urban myths

[chunkster]

i tried it on the mrs vw bora from camberley( down south) to the boro(oop north) and it worked. didnt work on the facelift signum though

[kgsric]

the key & mobile phone one works,
also if u stand at a distance from your car (where the remote wouldnt usually work) & put the key to your head, it will work

[cameraman]

the key & mobile phone one works,
also if u stand at a distance from your car (where the remote wouldnt usually work) & put the key to your head, it will work

Tried this on a metal railing & it worked

[Ben H]

And most Nokia phones have a hidden game if you press from the main screen "Menu, 4, 8, 1, 9"
Have fun it's a great game

edit: have just tried it on my new Nokia & it no longer works Oh well

999 also works if your keypad is locked too.

[yorkshireborn]

And most Nokia phones have a hidden game if you press from the main screen "Menu, 4, 8, 1, 9"
Have fun it's a great game

edit: have just tried it on my new Nokia & it no longer works Oh well

999 also works if your keypad is locked too.

dont work on my 6230

[Ste]

Isn't the game called 'random languages' and you then have to try to get it back into English to have any hope of using the phone again??

[AJA]

All I can say is I'm glad the shortcut didn't work on my mobile.