Chris Moyles and the breakfast team at BBC Radio 1 were giving hints and tips about using mobile phone text messaging, like the use of 'next word' and 'previous word' when using the phone dictionary (bottom left/top right keys), and pressing and holding the square key (bottom right) for typing numbers and pressing and holding the star key (bottom left) for punctuation. Also, they mentioned that pressing and holding the 1 key will access your answerphone, if you have the number in the phone.
Dom, the newsreader, mentioned a function called something like Next Caller Dialling. He said that if you dial something like #0123* (hash 0123 star) then your mobile phone would search outwards for handsets that were close by.
WELL useful if someone has forgotten their number.
Is this possible?
2007-07-12 16:55:39 · 6 answers · asked by ibookboyuk 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cell Phones & Plans
In my mobile(Nokia) it is not possible to make call to nearest mobile by giving the code you have mentioned.It may be special feature of some brand or service provider.In many other moblies also tried #0123*but no success.
2007-07-12 17:15:30 · answer #1 · answered by leowin1948 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They finished that discussion off today, by declaring it as a big joke. I think they were on about the same thing anyway, because they were ranting on about codes, and then Aled said that he had released Doms number on the podcast so he was getting loads of missed calls, but it was a set up.
2007-07-12 23:24:31 · answer #2 · answered by QueenBee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any *# or # commands are answered by the network, such as the HLR (Home Location Register), these are known as USSD commands and there is no way they can be used to get numbers of nearby phones. To do so would not just contravene the data protection act, more like nuke it.
2007-07-13 02:57:06 · answer #3 · answered by David H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in a word, NO its NOT possible.
when you ring someone your actually calling the simcard NOT the phone, the phone is there just to accept the call so you can see/hear the call and as the simcard does NOT give off any radiation/microwaves then its IMPOSSIBLE to be able to detect it.
2007-07-12 19:14:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never heard of that one! The only way I can think of that you could would be bluetooth, but I doubt you would be able to find out the number... interesting.
2007-07-12 23:25:52 · answer #5 · answered by Adrianna 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it isn't. And all codes depend on the phone.
2007-07-13 04:00:14 · answer #6 · answered by sparkle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋