Scream when your Mobile Phone is Stolen

A new service from security experts at Remote XT delivers a high-pitch earpiercing sound to your mobile phone when it is reported stolen and a meesage on the phones screen displaying "This phone is stolen".

The phone becomes automatically disabled, with contact numbers, texts, images and emails removed, even if the SIM card is removed rendering the phone useless.

The service works on all mobile carrriers which makes it easy to deploy anywhere.

Cell Phone Data Eraser

Your phone contains private data that you may not want others to see like PIN's, photos, contact names and numbers. Before giving your phone to your little sister you might want to get rid of all this data and if you don't know how you can get step-by-step instruction at Wireless Recycling just by entering your phone model.

If your cell phone stores contacts and other information on a SIM card, take the card out. The SIM card doesn't necessarily store all the data on your phone, though. It may store only your phone book, while call logs, photos, memos, and other information might reside in the phone's internal memory.

To get rid of everything, you may need to employ multiple reset commands; and those commands aren't always easy to find in a modern cell phone's complex menus. Many of todays smartphones require you to enter ten different commands to delete all data, including text messages, phone numbers, call timers, and logs. But remember, if you want to keep the numbers stored in your SIM card, by all means remove it before you delete anything!

In a recent article published in the New York Times should get your attention to the dangers of not wiping out your phone data completely.

Nokia 3310 Secret codes

*#06# To find IMEI

*#7780# Restores Factory Settings..(Memory, language, counters not included)

*#3110# For checking the software (SW) - called firmware revision information.

*#746025625# [*#sim0clock#] To check if the Sim-Clock can be Stopped (Sim-clock-stop is a kind of standby mode which will save battery time)

*#92702689# [*#war0anty#] Phone asks 'warranty code:'

6232 (OK) Displays the Month and Year of Manufacture

9268 (OK) Displays Serial Number

7332 (OK) Displays the date of the last repairment - if found

7832 (OK) Displays (if found) the date where the phone was purchased

37832 (OK) Set the Purchasing Date MMYY (This date can be set only once!)

87267 (OK) Transfers ALL phone numbers, Logo's, and ringtones from other gsm phones

Nokia Mobile Phone Hidden Features

These codes will work on most Nokia Mobile Phones to activate/deactivate advanced hidden functions that you can’t change through the phone menu

Code Function
*3370# Activate Enhanced Full Rate Codec (EFR) - Your phone uses the best sound quality but talk time is reduced my approx. 5%
#3370# Deactivate Enhanced Full Rate Codec (EFR)
*#4720# Activate Half Rate Codec - Your phone uses a lower quality sound but you should gain approx 30% more Talk Time
*#4720# Deactivate Half Rate Codec

#pw+1234567890+1# Provider Lock Status. (use the “*” button to obtain the “p,w” and “+” symbols)
#pw+1234567890+2# Network Lock Status. (use the “*” button to obtain the “p,w” and “+” symbols)
#pw+1234567890+3# Country Lock Status. (use the “*” button to obtain the “p,w” and “+” symbols)
#pw+1234567890+4# SIM Card Lock Status. (use the “*” button to obtain the “p,w” and “+” symbols)
12345 This is the default security code

*#21# Allows you to check the number that “All Calls” are diverted to
*#30# Lets you see the private number
*#43# Allows you to check the “Call Waiting” status of your phone.
*#61# Allows you to check the number that “On No Reply” calls are diverted to
*#62# Allows you to check the number that “Divert If Unreachable (no service)” calls are diverted to
*#67# Allows you to check the number that “On Busy Calls” are diverted to

*#0000# Displays your phones software version, 1st Line : Software Version, 2nd Line : Software Release Date, 3rd Line : Compression Type
*#9999# Phones software version if *#0000# does not work
*#06# For checking the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI Number)

*#67705646# Removes operator logo on 3310 & 3330
*#73# Reset phone timers and game scores
*#746025625# Displays the SIM Clock status, if your phone supports this power saving feature “SIM Clock Stop Allowed", it means you will get the best standby time possible
*#94870345123456789# Deactivate the PWM-Mem
press and hold # Lets you switch between lines

*#7760# Manufacturers code
*#7780# Restore factory settings
*#8110# Software version for the nokia 8110
*#92702689# Displays - 1.Serial Number, 2.Date Made, 3.Purchase Date, 4.Date of last repair (0000 for no repairs), 5.Transfer User Data. To exit this mode you need to switch your phone off then on again

**21*number# Turn on “All Calls” diverting to the phone number entered
**61*number# Turn on “No Reply” diverting to the phone number entered
**67*number# Turn on “On Busy” diverting to the phone number entered