My sister just sent me this and I though it was worth passing on.

THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW YOUR CELL PHONE COULD DO.
>
> There are a few things that can be done in times of grave 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
> Subject: 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
> num ber for you, and interestingly this number 112 can be dialed even if the
> keypad is locked. Try it out.
>
> SECOND
> Subject: 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
> Subject: 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. 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 you r 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
> 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.
This
> is the kind of information people don't mind receiving, so pass it on to your
> family and friends.
>