Unusual Mobile Phone Tips
I got these two tips from my brother who rarely sends me emails so they got my attention. They may seem a bit wacky but a couple of the guys tried out the first one and it definitely works so I’m assuming that the second does as well! If anyone gets the second tip to work can they let me know please.
1) Hidden Battery power
Imagine your cell battery is very low, and your expecting an important call and you don’t have a charger. Nokia phones come with a reserve battery. To activate, press the keys *3370#. Your phone will restart with this reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in battery. This reserve will get charged again when you charge your phone next.
2) Use your phone to open your car
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 home, call someone at home on your cell phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the other person at your home press the unlock button on your spare keys, holding it near the 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 boot).
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Comment by Daniel See on 14 August 2006:
The 1st tip is actually to enable Enhanced Full Rate on Nokia phones by keying #3370#. While EFR delivers clearer calls, it decreases battery life by about 5%. Key in *4720# to activate Half Rate Mode. HFR increases battery life by about 30% by decreases call quality.
Comment by Palmetto on 5 January 2007:
i tried that but unfortunately my cell phone battery died with the car charger locked inside!!
Comment by Megan on 7 February 2008:
Did you really try to open the car doors with your phone? Did it work? Sounds like it would be an urban legend but its worth giving it a shot.
Comment by Selena on 17 April 2008:
Thanks for the advice but let me try it then only i can believe. If the trick is successful without any harm then it will be very helpful in urgent case.
Hope it will really work.
Regards
Selena Ranger