No, Your Cell Phone Can't Unlock Your Car Door Remotely

Cell Phone Tips - Things You Never Knew Your Cell Phone Could Do - Urban Legends. Today's safety tip; if you get an email making outlandish claims, or warning you about something, always search it at UrbanLegends before relying on it. This email claims to tell you about things you can do with a mobile phone with certain codes. The most dangerous one is the claim that any mobile phone anywhere can get emergency help by dialing 112. As the article points out, the safest thing to do in the U.S. in an emergency is to dial 911. 112 works in Europe and some other countries. However, it is hit or miss in the U.S. Don't risk your life without knowing the facts. The other claims are basically false. Most modern cell phones use different radio frequencies than those used in car remotes. Dialing *3370# will not tap some magical reserve battery power in your phone, and, while some cell phones may give you the phone's MEI number by dialing #06#, the best way to disable a stolen cell phone is to call your carrier, and give them your user information. Some, like Verizon Wireless, allow you to disable the phone online yourself. Be careful out there. Somebody may be lying to you.