1. Worldwide Emergency Number for Mobile is 112.

If you find yourself out of the coverage area for your mobile network and there is an emergency, dial 112 Your mobile will search any existing network to establish the emergency number for you. This number 112 can be dialed even if the keypad is locked.

2. Locked your keys in the car? Does your car have remote keyless entry?

If you lock your keys in the car and the spare remote is at home, call someone at home on their mobile phone from your mobile phone. Hold your mobile phone about a foot from your car door and ask the person at your home press the remote’s unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone at their end. Your car will unlock, saving someone from having to get your spare keys to you.

3. Lost Mobile Battery Power?

To activate reserve power, 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 next charge your mobile.

4. Disable a stolen mobile phone

To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following: * # 0 6 # The 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 not work. You may not get your phone back, but whoever stole it can't use or sell it.

5. ATM - PIN Number Reversal

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 Number in reverse. For example, if your pin number is 1234, then you would put in 4321. The ATM system recognises 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 notified.

This information was recently broadcast on CTV by Crime Stoppers. Please pass on.