SPman
19th June 2003, 10:08
Useful information my son sent me....
<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Useful info...especially for those of us who have a tendency to </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'"><TT>lose things in taxis etc etc! Wonder why Telecom & Vodafone have not let this one out of the bag... wouldn't mean that they would lose profit would it ?? </TT>
<TT>To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following </TT><TT>on your phone: <B>star hash zero six hash -</B> <B>( </B></TT></SPAN><TT><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">*#06#</SPAN><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"> ).</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"> A 15 digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to your handset. </SPAN></TT><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'">
<TT>Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. Should your phone get </TT><TT>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. </TT>
<TT>You probably won't get your phone back, but at least you know </TT>
<TT>that whoever stole it, can't use/sell it either. If everybody did this, there would be no point in stealing mobile phones. </TT></SPAN>
<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Useful info...especially for those of us who have a tendency to </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'"><TT>lose things in taxis etc etc! Wonder why Telecom & Vodafone have not let this one out of the bag... wouldn't mean that they would lose profit would it ?? </TT>
<TT>To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following </TT><TT>on your phone: <B>star hash zero six hash -</B> <B>( </B></TT></SPAN><TT><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">*#06#</SPAN><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"> ).</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"> A 15 digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to your handset. </SPAN></TT><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'">
<TT>Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. Should your phone get </TT><TT>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. </TT>
<TT>You probably won't get your phone back, but at least you know </TT>
<TT>that whoever stole it, can't use/sell it either. If everybody did this, there would be no point in stealing mobile phones. </TT></SPAN>