Make Mobile Calls for Free

Fring is a life saving mobile application which allows us to make free calls, send messages to other Fring user and PC-based VoIP services such as Skype and Google Talk. Fring doesn’t cost any airtime because it’s patented P2P Mobile VoIP technology sends voice calls over GPRS, 3G or Wi-Fi. It can also make landline calls using your SkypeOut credits.

You can call anybody on your Skype, Google Talk contact list for free, they can call you as well. Isn’t it a life saver?

I’ve tried Fring from both the ends, voice quality is fairly good, but the voice gets choppy inside buildings or basements (I guess, that’s quite natural). To get Fring, go to their download page and fill-in some details, you’ll get a text containing the download link. As of now, Fring supports only Nokia handsets including N70, N72, N80, N80i, N90, 6630, 6680, 6681, 6682. Fring Fring!

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4 Things You Never Knew Your Mobile Phone Could Do

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:
1. 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 dialed even if the keypad is locked. Try it out.
Also in Australia , the Australian emergency number 000 can be dialled whilst your mobile phone keyboard is locked. This is another reason why 000 receives so many false emergency calls!
2. 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).
Editors Note: It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked our car over a mobile phone!"
3. 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.
4. How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone?
To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following digits on your phone!:
star-hash-zero-six-hash
* # 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.
Not only the above, but also in Australia your stolen phone is added to a "Stolen Mobile Phone" database, so if your phone is found later on it can be returned to you.

Nokia codes

Nokia 1610
To see IMEI
press *#06#
Software Version:
press *#170602112302#
Nokia 2110
To see IMEI
press *#06#
Cell Name:
press [MENU] 4 9 1
Firmware Date:
press *#3283# and (* # D A T E *) will appear.
If the year is 95, the first two digits represent the month and the last two the year;
if the year is 96, the first two digits are the week of the year.
Software Version:
To find out software version on the 2100e/2100i models, press *#170602112302#.In more recent versions, the code has changed to *#682371158412125#.
It should appear, for instance:
V 5.31 software version06-11-96 date manufacturedNHE-4 model GE8 = 9000
Hidden Menus:
Press *, then "memory", then "find" or *, then "down arrow", and you will see the received calls.
Press +, then "memory", then "find" or +, then "down arrow", and you will see the last calls.
Nokia 3210
To see IMEI
press *#06#
Software Version:
Press * # 0000 # and you will see software version, manufacture date and phone model.
Warranty:
press *#92702689#, and you will see:
1 IMEI
2 Made MM/YY (manufacture date)
3 date of purchase (this can be edited, but once it is set, it cannot be altered anymore).
4 Repaired (date of repair, in case it has been repaired)
5 Transfer user dataEFR:
*3370# EFR will be activated once the phone is restarted (turned off, then turned on).
#3370# EFR will be deactivated once the phone is restarted.
*4720# Half Rate will be activated once the phone is restarted.
#4720# Half Rate will be deactivated once the phone is restarted.
Nokia 3310
To see IMEI
press *#06#
Software Version:
Press * # 0000 # and you will see software version, manufacture date and phone model. Warranty:
press *#92702689#, and you will see:
1 IMEI
2 Made MM/YY (manufacture date)
3 date of purchase (this can be edited, but once it is set, it cannot be altered anymore).
4 Repaired (date of repair, in case it has been repaired)
5 Transfer user dataEFR:
*3370# EFR will be activated once the phone is restarted (turned off, then turned on).
#3370# EFR will be deactivated once the phone is restarted.
*4720# Half Rate will be activated once the phone is restarted.
#4720# Half Rate will be deactivated once the phone is restarted.
Nokia 5110
To see IMEI
press *#06#
Software Version:
Press * # 0000 # and you will see software version, manufacture date and phone model. Warranty:
press *#92702689#, and you will see:
1 IMEI
2 Made MM/YY (manufacture date)
3 date of purchase (this can be edited, but once it is set, it cannot be altered anymore).
4 Repaired (date of repair, in case it has been repaired)
5 Transfer user dataEFR:
*3370# EFR will be activated once the phone is restarted (turned off, then turned on).
#3370# EFR will be deactivated once the phone is restarted.
*4720# Half Rate will be activated once the phone is restarted.
#4720# Half Rate will be deactivated once the phone is restarted.
More tricks:
Shortly press the key that turns on the phone and a menu will appear. If you press the same key again, the phone will be turned off. Instead, if you use the arrow keys, you can choose between several pre-defined configurations and states of alert.
Nokia 5510
To see IMEI
press *#06#
Software Version:
Press * # 0000 # and you will see software version, manufacture date and phone model.
Warranty:
press *#92702689#, and you will see:
1 IMEI
2 Made MM/YY (manufacture date)
3 date of purchase (this can be edited, but once it is set, it cannot be altered anymore).
4 Repaired (date of repair, in case it has been repaired)
5 Transfer user dataEFR:
*3370# EFR will be activated once the phone is restarted (turned off, then turned on).
#3370# EFR will be deactivated once the phone is restarted.
*4720# Half Rate will be activated once the phone is restarted.
#4720# Half Rate will be deactivated once the phone is restarted.
Nokia 6110
To see IMEI
press *#06#
Software Version:
Press * # 0000 # and you will see software version, manufacture date and phone model. Warranty:
press *#92702689#, and you will see:
1 IMEI
2 Made MM/YY (manufacture date)
3 date of purchase (this can be edited, but once it is set, it cannot be altered anymore).
4 Repaired (date of repair, in case it has been repaired)
5 Transfer user dataEFR:
*3370# EFR will be activated once the phone is restarted (turned off, then turned on).
#3370# EFR will be deactivated once the phone is restarted.
*4720# Half Rate will be activated once the phone is restarted.
#4720# Half Rate will be deactivated once the phone is restarted.
Nokia 6210
To see IMEI
press *#06#
Software Version:
Press * # 0000 # and you will see software version, manufacture date and phone model. Warranty:
press *#92702689#, and you will see:
1 IMEI
2 Made MM/YY (manufacture date)
3 date of purchase (this can be edited, but once it is set, it cannot be altered anymore).
4 Repaired (date of repair, in case it has been repaired)
5 Transfer user data
Nokia 7110
To see IMEI
press *#06#
Software Version:
Press * # 0000 # and you will see software version, manufacture date and phone model. Warranty:
press *#92702689#, and you will see:
1 IMEI
2 Made MM/YY (manufacture date)
3 date of purchase (this can be edited, but once it is set, it cannot be altered anymore).
4 Repaired (date of repair, in case it has been repaired)
5 Transfer user data
Nokia 8110
To see IMEI
press *#06#
Software Version:
Press * # 8110 #
Warranty:
press *#92702689#, and the phone will ask for a warranty code.
You can choose between:
6232 (OK) :
shows manufacture month and year7332 (OK) :
shows date of last repair7832 (OK) :
shows date of purchase9268 (OK) :
shows serial number
Nokia 8210
To see IMEI
press *#06#
Software Version:
Press * # 0000 # and you will see software version, manufacture date and phone model.
Warranty:
press *#92702689#, and you will see:
1 IMEI
2 Made MM/YY (manufacture date)
3 date of purchase (this can be edited, but once it is set, it cannot be altered anymore).
4 Repaired (date of repair, in case it has been repaired)
5 Transfer user data
Nokia 8310
To see IMEI
press *#06#
Software Version:
Press * # 0000 # and you will see software version, manufacture date and phone model.
Warranty:
press *#92702689#, and you will see:
1 IMEI
2 Made MM/YY (manufacture date)
3 date of purchase (this can be edited, but once it is set, it cannot be altered anymore).
4 Repaired (date of repair, in case it has been repaired)
5 Transfer user data
Nokia 8810
To see IMEI
press *#06#
Software Version:
Press * # 0000 # and you will see software version, manufacture date and phone model.
Warranty:
press *#92702689#, and you will see:
1 IMEI
2 Made MM/YY (manufacture date)
3 date of purchase (this can be edited, but once it is set, it cannot be altered anymore).
4 Repaired (date of repair, in case it has been repaired)
5 Transfer user data
Nokia 8850
To see IMEI
press *#06#
Software Version:Press * # 0000 # and you will see software version, manufacture date and phone model.
Warranty:
press *#92702689#, and you will see:
1 IMEI
2 Made MM/YY (manufacture date)
3 date of purchase (this can be edited, but once it is set, it cannot be altered anymore).
4 Repaired (date of repair, in case it has been repaired)
5 Transfer user dataEFR:
*3370# EFR will be activated once the phone is restarted (turned off, then turned on).
#3370# EFR will be deactivated once the phone is restarted.
*4720# Half Rate will be activated once the phone is restarted.
#4720# Half Rate will be deactivated once the phone is restarted.
Nokia 9210i
To see IMEI
press *#06#
Software Version:
Press * # 0000 # and you will see software version, manufacture date and phone model. Warranty:
press *#92702689#, and you will see:
1 IMEI
2 Made MM/YY (manufacture date)
3 date of purchase (this can be edited, but once it is set, it cannot be altered anymore).
4 Repaired (date of repair, in case it has been repaired)
5 Transfer user dataEFR:
*3370# EFR will be activated once the phone is restarted (turned off, then turned on).
#3370# EFR will be deactivated once the phone is restarted.
*4720# Half Rate will be activated once the phone is restarted.
#4720# Half Rate will be deactivated once the phone is restarted.