Have you ever locked your keys in the car? I know I have. Does your
car have a
remote keyless entry? At least one of my cars does. The following may come in handy someday - and it's reason enough to own a
cell phone: If you
lock your keys in the car and your spare remote is at
home or with your spouse, call that person on their
cell phone from your
cell phone.
Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the person on the other end (the one with the spare remote) press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile
phone on
their end. Believe it or not, your
car will unlock. I'd have never believed it if I hadn't tried it myself. Saves someone from having to
drive your keys to you, and distance is no object (but let me clarify -- if you're in
Tokyo and for some reason the other remote is in
Toronto, then unfortunately you
ARE screwed). But if you are
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).
I had Nimfy test it and it worked.