Cell Phone Secrets

Some secret functions...

• 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.
• 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.
• *77 - I knew about the red light on cars, but not the *77. It was about 1:00 p.m. in the afternoon, Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. *Lauren's parents have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the side of the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc. *
  
  Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called *77 on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind her. The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was and there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he had back up already on the way.
  
  Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind her. One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car behind. They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man was a convicted auto thief, rapist and wanted for other crimes.
  
  I never knew about the *77 Cell Phone Feature, but especially for a woman alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. Apparently police have to respect your right to keep going to a safe & quiet place. You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them (i.e. put on your hazard lights) or call *77 like Lauren did.
  
  *Speaking to a service representative at ** Bell ** Mobility confirmed that *77 was a direct link to state trooper info. So, now it's your turn to let your friends know about *77.