What Else can your Mobile Phone Do?

the car door one worked for me, it was awesome

didnt work on my LG Rumor

Thanks for the great videos chris, keep them coming

1-1-2 only works on GSM phones I believe.

some times not that much will opening but the the back door if the van i have

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Lucky # 10!

it dont work

Dialing 911 even outside of coverage is possible if another provider that uses the same Interface such as CDMA (Sprint, Verizon, Bell,Telus)or GSM (at&t, Tmobile, Rogers) is avaliable. It is the law in most countries to make this avaliable.

The unlocking remotely does not work.The keyless entrys use radio waves not sound

*3370# works on some older nokia phones

This only works in Europe where they “blacklist” stolen mobile Phones IMEI’s and with CDMA providers where they do “blacklist” ESN’s

i just did the *#06# to find out the serial number of my fone and it worked. it is a motorola

This is what i recently discovered.If you got this lock/unlock remote for your car,you know how it only works within some distance?If you stick the thing at your head and press the button your body will actually work as an antenna and it will work from a further distance than normal :)
I tested it at all my family’s cars,i’ve tested it at my gf’s car and it does actually work :)

Wow. The battery reserve one looks interesting. I’ll have to try it.

I’m sorry, but wow, is it still april fools? Maybe I am tired and just don’t get it.. or maybe you got fooled?

http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/business/a/cellphone_tips.htm

ouch

and do you know that IR-beams are radioactive?

Hmm.. hate to break this to you, but the remote keyless login doesn’t work. Radio waves (like the keyless remote) and cellular phones use different frequencies.

Mythbusters did something on this once.

Chris - I hate to rain on your parade - but you’ve been lied to:

You guys need to do some checking. I know for a fact that the second and third items on your list are a hoax. Go check http://www.snopes.com if you don’t believe me.

Item #2 doesn’t work because a REMOTE uses RADIO WAVES, not SOUND to unlock and lock your car, or set off the alarm. Your cell phone does NOT produce radio waves on the same frequency! It’s like trying to listen to AM on an FM only radio - can’t be done!

Item #3 is a straight up hoax. No such thing and manufacturers don’t make batteries with “reserve” power.

I believe item #4 is also a hoax but I’m not sure - in any case, even if it is true, you don’t need to remember you silly phone’s serial number. The Service Provider already has it. Anyone that steals your phone, plugs in a different SIM card will be able to use it for all of a week or so - until it hits all the databases of all the service providers as a “stolen phone” - and then it will no longer connect. Additionally, a real gifted hacker can go in and spoof a different serial number anyway, so even if the company could block the original serial number of the phone, it can be hacked and a different one that looks legit can be programmed in so someone could still use the phone.

The first one is not true for all countries, but whether it’s an all out hoax or not, I don’t know. Here in South Korea, U.S. cell phones can’t even connect to the networks here unless they are CDMA, and you have to register them with a company that has an international plan and exhorbitant prices - it is much cheaper to rent a phone if you are here for a short while, or buy one with Korea service. To call emergency numbers here, you dial 119. Dialing 112, gets you nothing!

Last, the only item that is for real, is the last item you listed - at least, it was real the last time I was in the states. The problem with that number though, is they don’t have every number that the 411 system has - as a matter of fact, if I remember right, they either make money by advertisements you have to listen to, or maybe it’s by charging a service fee for companies to be listed - I don’t remember for sure on it.

Sorry if this brings you down, but I challenge anyone to make either #2 or #3 work, and I seriously doubt you’ll get any joy with #1 or #4!

#5 - well, maybe that one will give you satisfaction, but I’m betting it will leave you feeling gypped.

BlackWolf

Does this work on any phone anywhere ?

Not sure if you checked your facts on this posting…..looks like you fell for one of the millions of hoaxes out there.

well everything is technicly radioactive like a tv or a microwave

Chris, just sent you an email explaining why the bullet about “unlocking your car with a cell phone” is false.

Simply put, its a chain letter with an idea that has been adapted and applied in response to the OnStar service/technology offered by GM.

It would be a really cool idea though!!

Maybe to equip our cellphones with this capability. Security wise, there could be a code, 4-digit secret pin, to keep people who’ve stollen a cellphone from stealling a car…

Patent it! I’ll give you all the rights! haha

These are cool but, fortunately, Urban Legend. I trusted you. I have now been disgraced by my family and friends.

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/cellphones.asp

I would be more suspicious with a 4/1 datestamp but it’s 4/3…

lol yea i notited that when i use to have an old radio if i was touching it it would have a perfect signal

How did this get by you? Touted by truthorfiction.com as a myth and not true. Check it out - search box “cellphone”. Quality control is important in your business. I wonder how may folks cancelled their AAA after reading this. LOL. This stuff has been floating around in an e-mail for couple of
years.

OR was this your April fools joke ?

Take care

I got an Lg EnV.

and an itouch…..lol…i always have them though….

thee EnV 2 looks like a calculator

I’m surprised you were taken in by this old one!

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/cellphones.asp

I think people should stop relying entirely on their phone. i’ve seen some people at my school, who if you take their phone and they do not realize it when they do, they start shaking and freaking out. and besides if i had something important to tell some one i’d say it in person.

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Well I took my phone and unlocked it and add some Patches and stuff i was pretty happy with the results,.. But it just a normal phone other then that.

on the 112 item. That may only be true in parts of the world, Just memorize your local Emergency short numbers(In SC, 911 for all emergencies and *hp for the South Carolina Highway Patrol)

I’ll have to try that free directory. Also, sometimes when I’m out on the go the hidden battery feature might be nice because my phone does give much warning.

*#06# does not work on all phones. I tried it on my phone and got a message from US Cellular saying that I do not have that service.

ya thats very true many times ive seen stupid things like that n it annoys me how ignorant and dependable someone coul be about there cell

lol

how far was the fob from the car go a mile then try it

Blackwolf, I know that the battery reserve works. U know how? Because yesterday my phone was about to die, I typed in the numbers and restarted, and now my phone still has plenty of battery.

Don’t u be correcting chris!

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Comments: Beware forwarded emails offering esoteric tips and tricks “you never knew.” Most of the claims in this message are either false or have limited applicability. Let’s examine them one by one:

1. The worldwide emergency number for cell phones is 112.
Not quite. Throughout most of Europe and a few countries outside of the EU, dialing 112 will connect users to local emergency services. However, the number won’t work in North America, nor most of Asia and Africa. Many, but not all, cell phone models will allow special emergency numbers to be dialed even if the phone lacks a SIM card or the keypad is locked.

2. Unlock a car door with your cell phone and a spare remote key.
False. As discussed previously in these pages, cell phones and remote keyless entry systems work on entirely different radio frequencies. Therefore, cell phones are incapable of re-transmitting the signal from a remote key to unlock a car door.

3. Press *3370# to access ‘reserve battery power.’
False. On some Nokia phones, users can punch in special codes and toggle between speech codec modes to 1) enhance voice transmission quality at the cost of diminished battery performance, or 2) enhance battery performance by decreasing voice quality. Apparently, some users have misconstrued the latter as “tapping into reserve battery power.” On that score the email is doubly erroneous because *3370# is the code for enhancing voice quality, so using it actually decreases battery life!

4. Press *#06# to disable a stolen cell phone.
Not exactly. On some cell phone models, but not all, pressing *#06# will cause the phone’s 15-digit International Mobile Equipment Identity to be displayed. Some service providers, but not all, can use that information to deactivate the handset. In any case, it isn’t necessary to supply an IMEI number to cancel your cellular account in the event of theft; simply call your provider, give them the appropriate account information, and tell them the phone was stolen.

5. Make 411 calls on your cell phone without charge by dialing (800) FREE 411.
Basically true (see previous commentary on Free 411), though cell phone users may still incur a charge for minutes used, depending on the specifics of their plan.

112 is emergecy phone number in Slovenia

Nice tips chris. Thanks’ for posting these as i am sure that they will come in handy. I was wondering if anyone had a Canadian version of the 411 number as it seems that the one posted is only good in the states. If you do please let me know

I just tried the battery reserve thing and it didn’t work on my phone, I asked a couple of my friends to try it also, didn’t work for them either.

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On the upside, you can use your mobile phone to pay for your parking meter in S.F. in an experiment (hope it becomes permanent) in partnership with a company called Zipidy or iPark.

112 is emergency number in Sweden too..

In every European Country ;)