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Re: 5 Things You Probably Never Knew Your Mobile Phone Could Do.. by Akbee(m): 7:16pm On Dec 18, 2014
good write up
Re: 5 Things You Probably Never Knew Your Mobile Phone Could Do.. by LEvuls(m): 7:18pm On Dec 18, 2014
Nmeri17:
misleading thread title-__-

you should have said "5 things you didn't know yo phone could do(strictly for Nigerians in the diaspora)
wat do u gain by being bad belle...u too know and u couldnt bring it on




stop it, it doesnt pay
Re: 5 Things You Probably Never Knew Your Mobile Phone Could Do.. by ruffp: 7:20pm On Dec 18, 2014
Very rubbish post! 1. Countries have diff emergency nos. 2. Dumb......actually tried it and it failed horrendously. 3. Dumb 4. Is the only one that works... 5. Is the height of dumbness!!!!!!!!!!
Re: 5 Things You Probably Never Knew Your Mobile Phone Could Do.. by jvera(f): 7:22pm On Dec 18, 2014
thought a car cums wit only one remote
Re: 5 Things You Probably Never Knew Your Mobile Phone Could Do.. by marvelousabah(m): 7:23pm On Dec 18, 2014
I tried the car own and it workd...tanks bro
Re: 5 Things You Probably Never Knew Your Mobile Phone Could Do.. by Nmeri17: 7:25pm On Dec 18, 2014
LEvuls:

wat do u gain by being bad belle...u too know and u couldnt bring it on




stop it, it doesnt pay

I just viewed the profile of the person that quoted me please answer me honestly; are you mad?? :-s
Re: 5 Things You Probably Never Knew Your Mobile Phone Could Do.. by Olukokosir(m): 7:26pm On Dec 18, 2014
LA post LA fake
Re: 5 Things You Probably Never Knew Your Mobile Phone Could Do.. by Tonylyte(m): 7:29pm On Dec 18, 2014
francawilson:
OMG! This is so informative esp No.2. Sometym ago,my car remote fell off in d markt.I had 2go al d way home 2get d spare remote.
I know say everybody must get car for this thread. Naija i hail thee.
Re: 5 Things You Probably Never Knew Your Mobile Phone Could Do.. by AngelViva(f): 7:30pm On Dec 18, 2014
Lol...Dat no 5, be4 the police dispatched to ur area wil locate u d robbers wud ve made away wit ur money. Abi na Nigerian police wey i knw
Re: 5 Things You Probably Never Knew Your Mobile Phone Could Do.. by LordReed(m): 7:32pm On Dec 18, 2014
Number 3 was a feature on "olden days" Nokia like 3310. It doesn't work for newer model phones.

Number 4 does not work here in Naija and even abroad I don't know if they've implemented blacklisting of IMEIs.

Number 5 is not about phones so WTH is it on the list?
Re: 5 Things You Probably Never Knew Your Mobile Phone Could Do.. by pinkycute(f): 7:33pm On Dec 18, 2014
Noted!!.....
Re: 5 Things You Probably Never Knew Your Mobile Phone Could Do.. by royalicon(m): 7:34pm On Dec 18, 2014
Pictured for confirmation.
Re: 5 Things You Probably Never Knew Your Mobile Phone Could Do.. by Natasha2(f): 7:35pm On Dec 18, 2014
Nice, lemme try and see grin
Re: 5 Things You Probably Never Knew Your Mobile Phone Could Do.. by nekaa(f): 7:36pm On Dec 18, 2014
My pin is the same back and front so what happens in my case.....?
Re: 5 Things You Probably Never Knew Your Mobile Phone Could Do.. by uduokirika1(m): 7:36pm On Dec 18, 2014
good to know. No knowledge is a waste
Re: 5 Things You Probably Never Knew Your Mobile Phone Could Do.. by macjireh: 7:39pm On Dec 18, 2014
nekaa:
My pin is the same back and front so what happens in my case.....?

Change one digit
Re: 5 Things You Probably Never Knew Your Mobile Phone Could Do.. by Skimpledawg(m): 7:44pm On Dec 18, 2014
holatin:
it can be use to communicate with your ancestors eg black berry porche, iPhone 6
Nairaland exposing hidden xters since 2005! Lmao grin u can communicate with idols too
Re: 5 Things You Probably Never Knew Your Mobile Phone Could Do.. by jerryunit48: 7:44pm On Dec 18, 2014
Mclick:
Really someone shld confirm pls
i just tried the fourth with my cell phone and a long number came out , it works
Re: 5 Things You Probably Never Knew Your Mobile Phone Could Do.. by emmysoftyou: 7:46pm On Dec 18, 2014
some thieves wey dey nairaland go don see dis information
chai,even some guys dondey tell them colleaque..
But na that handset own i enjoyed pass...

My school days,some thieves enta ma room and stole my four good handset..
But i jus believ i will get more than dat..

And it came to pass..
Re: 5 Things You Probably Never Knew Your Mobile Phone Could Do.. by holatin(m): 7:49pm On Dec 18, 2014
Skimpledawg:

Nairaland exposing hidden xters since 2005! Lmao grin u can communicate with idols too
yeah
Re: 5 Things You Probably Never Knew Your Mobile Phone Could Do.. by 5p1naz(m): 7:51pm On Dec 18, 2014
macjireh:
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: 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 dialled 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 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)...

Editor ' s Note: It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked our car over a mobile phone! '

THIRD: Hidden Battery Power
Imagine your mobile battery is very low. To activate, press the keys *3370#
Your mobile will restart with this reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in battery.
This reserve will get charged when you charge your mobile 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 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.

FIFTH : ATM - PIN Number Reversal - Good to Know
If you should ever be forced by a robber to withdraw money from an ATM machine, you can
notify the police by entering your PIN # in reverse. For example, if your pin number is 1234,
then you would put in 4321.

The ATM system recognizes that your PIN number is backwards from the ATM card you placed in the machine. The machine will still give you the money you requested, but unknown to the robber, the police will be immediately dispatched to the location.

This information was recently broadcast on CTV by Crime Stoppers however it is seldom used because people just don ' t know about it...... Please pass this along to everyone.

This is the kind of information people don ' t mind receiving, so pass it on to your family and friends.




additional source: http://forums.beyond.ca/showthread/t-222825.html

Wow!! Excellent post. And I thought I knew everything. ..
Re: 5 Things You Probably Never Knew Your Mobile Phone Could Do.. by charlsecy(m): 7:52pm On Dec 18, 2014
Generally, the information is false.
Re: 5 Things You Probably Never Knew Your Mobile Phone Could Do.. by Natasha2(f): 7:53pm On Dec 18, 2014
Na wa I called 112 Glo said "the number you have dialed is not answering like 4 seconds after I placed the call


My battery is low right now, I tried using the recharge code but it didn't work, perhaps the others won't work.
Re: 5 Things You Probably Never Knew Your Mobile Phone Could Do.. by macjireh: 7:55pm On Dec 18, 2014
Natasha2:
Na wa I called 112 Glo said "the number you have dialed is not answering like 4 seconds after I placed the call


My battery is low right now, I tried using the recharge code but it didn't work, perhaps the others won't work.

dial 112 without sim
Re: 5 Things You Probably Never Knew Your Mobile Phone Could Do.. by ShakurM(m): 7:56pm On Dec 18, 2014
For the 5th , what if ma pin na 2222,1111,8888 etc cry
Re: 5 Things You Probably Never Knew Your Mobile Phone Could Do.. by synoble(m): 7:58pm On Dec 18, 2014
2map:
"FIFTH : ATM - PIN Number Reversal - Good to
Know
If you should ever be forced by a robber to
withdraw money from an ATM machine, you can
notify the police by entering your PIN # in reverse.
For example, if your pin number is 1234,
then you would put in 4321.
The ATM system recognizes that your PIN number
is backwards from the ATM card you placed in the
machine. The machine will still give you the money
you requested, but unknown to the robber, the
police will be immediately dispatched to the
location."


My ATM card pin is a palindrome digit, 2002. cry

buahahahahaahahahahahahhaahahahahahahahah
rill laffin in swahili
Re: 5 Things You Probably Never Knew Your Mobile Phone Could Do.. by Nobody: 7:59pm On Dec 18, 2014
Come here op uou need to br caned.

You should have verify before posting.


Tried the ATM thingy just now. Didn't work.

Battery reserve too says invalid.
Re: 5 Things You Probably Never Knew Your Mobile Phone Could Do.. by Mclick(m): 8:01pm On Dec 18, 2014
jerryunit48:
i just tried the fourth with my cell phone and a long number came out , it works
Nice one then
Re: 5 Things You Probably Never Knew Your Mobile Phone Could Do.. by Ataime16(m): 8:01pm On Dec 18, 2014
Re: 5 Things You Probably Never Knew Your Mobile Phone Could Do.. by darqly(m): 8:03pm On Dec 18, 2014
That atm reverse pin tip is a bloody hoax, has never worked in Nigeria and far as i know, won't work in the near future. It's not the first we've heard of it, and won't be the last time we'll debunk it. Enter your pin in reverse and watch the terminal seize your card, then the robbers bruise you eventually.

Need to try that car remote tip though.
Re: 5 Things You Probably Never Knew Your Mobile Phone Could Do.. by cannonnier(m): 8:03pm On Dec 18, 2014
macjireh:
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: 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 dialled 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 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)...

Editor ' s Note: It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked our car over a mobile phone! '

THIRD: Hidden Battery Power
Imagine your mobile battery is very low. To activate, press the keys *3370#
Your mobile will restart with this reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in battery.
This reserve will get charged when you charge your mobile 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 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.

FIFTH : ATM - PIN Number Reversal - Good to Know
If you should ever be forced by a robber to withdraw money from an ATM machine, you can
notify the police by entering your PIN # in reverse. For example, if your pin number is 1234,
then you would put in 4321.


The ATM system recognizes that your PIN number is backwards from the ATM card you placed in the machine. The machine will still give you the money you requested, but unknown to the robber, the police will be immediately dispatched to the location.

This information was recently broadcast on CTV by Crime Stoppers however it is seldom used because people just don ' t know about it...... Please pass this along to everyone.

This is the kind of information people don ' t mind receiving, so pass it on to your family and friends.




additional source: http://forums.beyond.ca/showthread/t-222825.html

Op what if my ATM card pin is say 9119, how do I reverse it? undecided

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