by the way i know that here in israel that even if you have a sim card
phone you can make emergency calls without a sim card in the phone!


Joe wrote:
> A friend sent me the following- is it true or just another stupid internet
> joke?
>
> >Subject: Cell Phone Tricks
> >
> > THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW YOUR CELL PHONE COULD DO.
> > There are a few things that can be done in times of
> > emergencies. Your mobile phone can actually be a life
> > saver or an emergency tool for survival. Check out the
> > things that you can do with it:
> >
> > FIRST: 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.
> >
> > SECOND: 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 cell
> > 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). Editor's Note: It
> > works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked our car over a cell phone!"
> >
> > THIRD: Hidden Battery Power
> > Imagine your cell battery is very low. To activate, press the keys
> > *3370# Your cell will restart with this reserve and the instrument
> > will show a 50% increase in battery. This reserve will get charged
> > when you charge your cell next time.
> >
> > FOURTH: How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone?
> > To check your 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 and keep it somewhere safe. If your phone gets
> > 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.
> > And, Finally....
> >
> > FIFTH: Free 411
> > Cell phone companies are charging us $1.00 to $1.75 or more for 411
> > information calls when they don't have to. Most of us do not carry a
> > telephone directory in our vehicle, which makes this situation
> > even more of a problem. When you need to use the 411 information option,
> > simply dial: (800) FREE 411, or (800) 373-3411 without incurring any
> > charge at all. Program this into your cell phone now.
> >
> >