In article <w_WdnX8aVstjF4XVnZ2dnUVZ8tSdnZ2d@bt.com>,
chris_mayersblue@suedeyahoo.com says...
> In message z-udnRZQZrzX-4XVnZ2dnUVZ8vKdnZ2d@plusnet,
> Martin Underwood <a@b> Proclaimed from the tallest tower:
>
> <snip>>
>
> >
> > Other "facts" that it mentions are:
> >
>
> <snip>
>
> > - *3370# will activate a "reserve" battery power for emergencies when
> > your mobile is very low on power - always assuming that there's
> > enough power left to turn the phone on at all!
> >
>
> Think there might be *SOME* truth in this one. I read somewhere that this
> switches the phone into a slightly lower quality codec which could have a
> tiny effect on the power consumed...(??) (or maybe I dreamed it...) :-)

On very old nokia phones it used to force the handset into half rate
instead of enhanced full rate, gave a 1-2% increase in standby time,
hardly worth the effort.
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Regards
Jon