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[Akhenaton]

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 dialed even if the keypad is locked. Try it out.

Also in Australia , the Australian emergency number 000 can be dialled whilst your mobile phone keyboard is locked. This is another reason why 000 receives so many false emergency calls!

Have you locked your keys in the car?
Does your car have remote keyless entry? 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 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).

How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone?
To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following digits on your phone!:
star-hash-zero-six-hash
* # 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 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.

Not only the above, but also in Australia your stolen phone is added to a "Stolen Mobile Phone" database, so if your phone is found later on

Warranty Information on your phone (Works on Nokia)
Gives you the Serial Number, Date Mobile was Made, Purchasing Date, Date the mobile was repaired (if applicable) and life timer.

To know this information of a nokia press: *#92702689#

Works on Nokia 6300, tried and tested

[SadZer]

My last cell phone was stolen by a thief last two months before I see this thread.  I  really do not this, but now I will be more confident even though my cell phone will be stolen again. I have my serial number of my phone they cannot use it at all. I tried all the codes that you posted, and it really works on my phone.

[jeanlery2010]

SadZer said:

My last cell phone was stolen by a thief last two months before I see this thread.  I  really do not this, but now I will be more confident even though my cell phone will be stolen again. I have my serial number of my phone they cannot use it at all. I tried all the codes that you posted, and it really works on my phone.

A few months ago, I had encountered the same case wherein that person's mobile cell had been stolen. However, the thief who stole the cell phone can't access it because of the serial number code. I don't know what happen then, but our mobile is actually responsible and has things that it can do.

[umairaraza100]

well really i am agree with this statement that we should not forget these thing while we are using the mobile phone or else we keep it in car or we forget it at home but the most important thing when someone stolen the phone so these are the necessary measures which we should take . i am currently using a latest nokia mobile and i apply all the necessary measures upon it