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Ever locked the keys in the car?

Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 6:14 pm
by gotrice?
don't know if this would work but....

If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are at home, just call someone on your cell phone who has another set. Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the other person at your home or wherever press the unlock button, holding it near the 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!).

Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 7:31 pm
by CussCuss
ill be the first to call BS on this

cell phones transmit vibrations in a microphone aka noises.

Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 8:07 pm
by Powerslave
It is actually possible. All mobile phones are full duplex , and you could modulate the RF (usually VHF/UHF) quite easily on a microwave (phone) signal. Try and use a phone with shitty filtering.

Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 10:19 pm
by WidebodyWoody
Hhhmm not sure about this one. I have many different phones, maybe i should try it out.

Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 10:38 pm
by iXNAY
would be very cool if it works!
but only one way to find out!

Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 10:48 pm
by fr335tyl3r
i am 100% sure that this will not work...feel free to prove me wrong, but the phone system is NOT designed to pass RF modulated signals.

Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 10:52 pm
by iXNAY
i would also be backing 'fr335tyl3r'
the likely hood of it working is a bit suss.
but i want too see someone try it and see what happens!

Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 11:57 pm
by Junkers
I don't think a cell phone microphone would capture such frequencies either :? well not accuratley at least.

Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 12:06 am
by fr335tyl3r
ide agree wit hthat...most are around 300-500mhz for the remote controllers...ide just say it is the actual type of signal rather than the level of the note though.

Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 4:00 am
by Chryzla
wont work. rofl, points for effort tho.

Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 10:47 am
by scum
mabey you could have someone throw a brick from miles away, after a month or so one might go through your window?

Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 11:37 am
by gotrice?
yeah this was emailed to me, the sender said it worked for her, but i didn't think it'd work. For me especially as I only have one set of keys!

not a chance

Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:26 pm
by Shannon
hi guy,

i have worked in the telco industry for almost 10 yrs, i heard a lot of stories about what is and is not possible over the network.

I can assure you this is not possible.

SH.

Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:30 pm
by Cordzboy
scum wrote:mabey you could have someone throw a brick from miles away, after a month or so one might go through your window?

rofl

Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:59 pm
by gotrice?
MYTH BUSTED!
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