Dear All,
Very informative mail for you, please don't forget to forward.
Would you like to know if your mobile is original or not?
Press the following on your mobile *#06# and the International Mobile Equipment Identity number appears. Then check the 7th and 8th numbers:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7th
8th
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Phone serial no.
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 02 or 20, this means your cell phone was assembled in Emirates, which is very bad quality.
IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 08 or 80, this means your cell phone was manufactured in Germany, which is fair quality.
IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 01 or 10, this means your cell phone was manufactured in Finland, which is very good.
IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 00, this means your cell phone was manufactured in the original factory, which is the best mobile quality.
IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 13, this means your cell phone was assembled in Azerbaijan, which is very bad quality and also dangerous for your health.
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:
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EMERGENCY
The Emergency Number worldwide for Mobile is 112. If you find yourself out of 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.
(2)
Have you locked your keys in the car? Does your car have remote keys? 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!*
(3)
Hidden Battery power
Imagine your cell battery is very low, you are expecting an important call, and you don't have a charger. Nokia instrument comes with a reserve battery. 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.
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How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone?
To check your mobile phone's serial number, key in the following digits on your phone: *#06#
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 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.
Regards,
Aravind
From India, Bangalore
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6Very informative mail for you, please don't forget to forward.
Would you like to know if your mobile is original or not?
Press the following on your mobile *#06# and the International Mobile Equipment Identity number appears. Then check the 7th and 8th numbers:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7th
8th
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Phone serial no.
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 02 or 20, this means your cell phone was assembled in Emirates, which is very bad quality.
IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 08 or 80, this means your cell phone was manufactured in Germany, which is fair quality.
IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 01 or 10, this means your cell phone was manufactured in Finland, which is very good.
IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 00, this means your cell phone was manufactured in the original factory, which is the best mobile quality.
IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 13, this means your cell phone was assembled in Azerbaijan, which is very bad quality and also dangerous for your health.
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:
(1)
EMERGENCY
The Emergency Number worldwide for Mobile is 112. If you find yourself out of 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.
(2)
Have you locked your keys in the car? Does your car have remote keys? 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!*
(3)
Hidden Battery power
Imagine your cell battery is very low, you are expecting an important call, and you don't have a charger. Nokia instrument comes with a reserve battery. 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.
(4)
How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone?
To check your mobile phone's serial number, key in the following digits on your phone: *#06#
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 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.
Regards,
Aravind
From India, Bangalore
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hi, I checked for my handset originality and I got 0 and 1 as 7th and 8th digits...what does it mean...??? can anyone reply regards Shabana
From India, Madras
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From India, Madras
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IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 01 or 10 this means your cell phone was manufactured in Finland which is very Good cppsivam
From India, Mumbai
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From India, Mumbai
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hey shabana!!!this means your cell phone was manufactured in Finland which is very Good (according to the post)....your good luck
From India, Karnal
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From India, Karnal
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Dear Aravind,
I tried all except the remote unlock. I will try that soon. But I wonder how that works, as the remote car keys work with a sensor, right? Anyway, thank you for the post - some good ideas.
Thanks for sharing.
Regards,
Mahesh
From India, Thiruvananthapuram
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I tried all except the remote unlock. I will try that soon. But I wonder how that works, as the remote car keys work with a sensor, right? Anyway, thank you for the post - some good ideas.
Thanks for sharing.
Regards,
Mahesh
From India, Thiruvananthapuram
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