EMERGENCY:

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 **

LOCKING YOUR CAR REMOTE KEYS IN THE CAR:

Here’s another good reason to own a mobile phone – 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 mobile phone. Hold your mobile 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. Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away and if you can reach someone who has the other remote, you can unlock the doors.
EDITORS NOTE: It works fine. We tried it out and it unlocked our car over a mobile phone.

HIDDEN BATTERY POWER:

Imagine your mobile 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 mobile will re-start with this reserve and the instrument will sow a 50% increase in battery power. This reserve battery will charge the next time you plug your phone in to re-charge.

DISABLING A STOLEN MOBILE PHONE:

To check you 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 somewhere and keep it 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 might not get your phone back, but at least you know that whoever stole it can not use/sell it either. If everybody did this, there would be no point in people stealing mobile phones.

LOCKING YOUR CAR REMOTE KEYS IN THE CAR:

Here’s another good reason to own a mobile phone – 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 mobile phone. Hold your mobile 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. Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away and if you can reach someone who has the other remote, you can unlock the doors.
EDITORS NOTE: It works fine. We tried it out and it unlocked our car over a mobile phone.

Total bulls***, mobiles will not carry RF waves outside of their own spectrum
The battery one would be cool if it works, I already knew about 112 and everyone knows you can have your provider lock the stolen phone if you get to it in time

last edited by teq at 09:43:51 30/Oct/07

haha as if

What *s***s me to tears* is that mobile companies have the ability to determine which SIM or account is using a device with an IMEI, which is transmitted as part of the cell handshake - yet don't do anything.

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Does the "*3370#" code for extra battery works for nokia 6600 mobile?
I have seen this code & other codes like this in an blog site. i have an nokia 6600 cell phone and the codes are not working as i am typing the codes and pressing the call button
If it is not the right code then can you please tell me the right code for it Thanks !!!!!

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*3370# , no !! read this to know what it does

rest of codes :

*3370# Activate Enhanced Full Rate Codec (EFR) - Your phone uses the best sound quality but talk time is reduced my approx. 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# Deactivate 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)

*#67705646# 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
*#94870345123456789# Deactivate the PWM-Mem
press and hold # Lets you switch between lines

*#7760# Manufacturers 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

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The *#06# worked on my motorola.

Im a bit skeptical about the remote unlocking thing though.. anyone gonna test this?

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

Probably the most useful, tells you how old a nokia is.

s*** hey

it can't work, so why bother

mythbusters busted it already, it doesn't even work in theory because modern remotes use RF frequencies outside of the mobile spectrum.
there's no tech inside the phone which can even pickup or retransmit these frequencies


cars use something like 400mhz~ and even if you have a quad band mobile it's using
* 850 MHz (U.S.)
* 900 MHz (Europe/Asia (ex Japan and S. Korea))
* 1800 MHz (Europe)
* 1900 MHz (U.S.)

hey teq i don't think the car locking one works

even if it was the same spectrum it doesn't make any sense, mobiles aren't retransmitters. anyone who believed it for a second is a a retard. even if the remote key was ultrasonic or something it wouldn't work because mobiles wouldn't encode those frequencies. they probably only encode 20hz - 1000hz for speech. certainly nothing > 20khz.

besides, anyone who locks their keys in the car with a remote key is clearly retarded anyway.

Total bulls***, mobiles will not carry RF waves outside of their own spectrum

It's got nothing to do with "their own spectrum". They don't "carry" any waves. They carry encoded audio only.

There's a big difference between audio and RF! And the difference has nothing to do with frequency.

mobiles aren't retransmitters

That sums it up.

last edited by parabol at 10:18:37 30/Oct/07

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

i knew snopes would have the answer.

so effectively, this is the worst thread evar posted on qgl?

LOL unlocking cars with mobile phone. I mean seriously if you believed that you'd also believe the plane will take off on the treadmill.

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/snopes.png

opec, are you implying it wouldn't?

I tried this just then and it worked fine. Went out to the car with Eds and called him then hit my remote. the car unlocked. HA! it totally works.

bulls***

mythbusters busted it already, it doesn't even work in theory because modern remotes use RF frequencies outside of the mobile spectrum.
there's no tech inside the phone which can even pickup or retransmit these frequencies

Those frequencies you've listed are the *transmission* frequencies. They're not the audible frequencies.

The codec used by GSM only transmits sounds roughly between the 150Hz and 3.4kHz range. Unless the signal transmitted by the remote transmitted in this range (which would likely be audible), it's going to do sweet diddlysquat.

Those frequencies you've listed are the *transmission* frequencies. They're not the audible frequencies.

The codec used by GSM only transmits sounds roughly between the 150Hz and 3.4kHz range. Unless the signal transmitted by the remote transmitted in this range (which would likely be audible), it's going to do sweet diddlysquat.

The signal must be encoded in the bleep bleep sound it makes. That's probably why it worked when we tested it just before.

Those frequencies you've listed are the *transmission* frequencies. They're not the audible frequencies.

Even if the transmission frequency was dropped to 1kHz (given a large enough antenna), you'd still never be able to hear it. Ever.

thread over, for future reference don't post viral emails.

on a similar note the one going around about the fuel gauge in cars is also not true.

poor stinky
the only response you got was Mr.Hardware who didn't even get it

yeah I used to be with it, but then they changed what it was.

I just stood outside for 10 minutes getting my mum to call me to see if the car would unlock. Then I remembered my car unlocks with the key so I jammed the mobile into the keyhole. It's definitely bulls***.

yes, i do get it jim
it was a bit of sarcasm

Did you know your mobile also has a giant hidden vag hidden inside your battery for when your feeling frisky on a lonely rainy night? ** Try it out **

http://unix.org.au/~brett/images/snakesonaplaneonatreadmill.jpg

how could that have been sarcasm?!

come on Jim, all the great sarcastics say 'bulls***'

bulls*** they do

Did you know your mobile also has a giant hidden vag hidden inside your battery for when your feeling frisky on a lonely rainy night? ** Try it out **

It's your mum's contact details.

What *s***s me to tears* is that mobile companies have the ability to determine which SIM or account is using a device with an IMEI, which is transmitted as part of the cell handshake - yet don't do anything.

Hrm, phone's out of battery...
"Hey man, can I put my SIM in your phone to check my messages?"
"Sure"
"Oh s*** I just IMEI-blacklisted your phone - SOZ BRO!"

...do you see why that won't work? Also, you don't need to write down your IMEI, your carrier has it on record.

Also, *#06# will work on any GSM phone - its a standard code. Checking software version is usually *#1234# or *#1234#, this one's not a standard and varies by brand but most use those two.

last edited by exo at 16:49:29 30/Oct/07

Even if the transmission frequency was dropped to 1kHz (given a large enough antenna), you'd still never be able to hear it. Ever.

uh dude i can probably sing 1kHz, its high but VERY audible, perhaps you ment something else? human hearing is accepted as 20hz - 20kHz (which most ppl cant achieve anyway)

uh dude i can probably sing 1kHz, its high but VERY audible, perhaps you ment something else? human hearing is accepted as 20hz - 20kHz (which most ppl cant achieve anyway)

I can't tell if you're trolling, but I'll reply anyway as some other people here still seem confused.

Audio and electro-magnetic waves aren't the same thing. While your ears can hear audio up to 20kHz (theoretically at a young age), you will never, ever be able to hear an electro-magnetic wave at ANY frequency. Whether it be 1kHz or 1GHz.

The main mechanisms for your body sensing EM radiation are vision through your eyes (yes, sunlight is the same thing as what's emitted by your mobile phone but at a different frequency) and whatever your body has for sensing heat on your skin.

Do no schools teach basic science anymore?

I was always more interested in what bark was made out of on trees.

Do no schools teach basic science anymore?

Would kids listen if they did?