Is this Urban Legend?

00vertstang · **Is this Urban Legend?**

I received this in an email? Havent had a chance to try and see if it is true or not?

Are your Keys locked in the car - good to know this.

> > THIS COULD BE A GREAT HELP, IF THE OCCASION ARISES!> >
> >
> > For those of you who have a car that can be unlocked
> > by that remote button on your key ring: If you lock
> > your keys in the car and the spare keys are home, and
> > problem!
> > If some one has access to the spare remote at your
> > home, call them on your cell phone (or borrow one from
> > someone if the cell phone is locked in the car too!)
> > Hold your (or anyone's) cell phone about a foot from
> > your car door and have the other person at your home
> > 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, or have the "horn"
> > signal go off, or whatever!)
> > (Editor's Note * It works fine! We tried it out and
> > it unlocked our car over a cell phone!) Distance
> > doesn't seem to be a factor.

wiarumas · 02-23-2005, 07:43 PM

someone try this please. i am really curious.

KyleUSAF · 02-23-2005, 07:46 PM

that is awesome

wiarumas · 02-23-2005, 07:49 PM

hey kyle, our cars are positioned almost the same in our sigs.

chips · 02-23-2005, 07:50 PM

that's complete bullshit. the only way it could work is if the phone is set on the same frequency as the remote, and i promise you that it won't be. a seperate radio signal can't be sent through a phone like that.

timpryor · 02-23-2005, 07:50 PM

Doesn't work

WhiteStang99 · 02-23-2005, 11:19 PM

i have heard it, but haven't tried it.

STEVE · 02-23-2005, 11:21 PM


Quote: Originally Posted by chips that's complete bullshit. the only way it could work is if the phone is set on the same frequency as the remote, and i promise you that it won't be. a seperate radio signal can't be sent through a phone like that.

exactly, when i had my electronics class that was one of our experiments and it did not work.

**PureVenom** · 02-23-2005, 11:32 PM

Was done on some other threads and it didn't work.

One thing that does work, but has a limited range is that you can put the key fob under your chin and the hard pallet in your mouth helps amplify the signal slightly. Kind of like when you talk, you don't yell, but yet the words are fairly loud. It gives you like an extra 20 or so feet range. Pretty nifty little tid bit.

**SpectorV** · 02-24-2005, 12:09 AM

after you tried that you would just be a moron holding a phone looking like a door with a car thats locked...

you can buy scanners that scan frequencys... thats all it is may take a while but they will eventually work.

V6STANG007 · 02-24-2005, 01:59 PM

lowflyn · 02-24-2005, 07:34 PM

Hm...that'd be cool if it worked....

232stang01 · 02-25-2005, 07:32 AM


Quote: Originally Posted by Smurfin Was done on some other threads and it didn't work. One thing that does work, but has a limited range is that you can put the key fob under your chin and the hard pallet in your mouth helps amplify the signal slightly. Kind of like when you talk, you don't yell, but yet the words are fairly loud. It gives you like an extra 20 or so feet range. Pretty nifty little tid bit.

works better if you put the fob to your temple. It uses your skull as an antenna. I don't remember why, though. Anyone?

BlackStang99 · 02-25-2005, 12:07 PM


Quote: Originally Posted by lowflyn Hm...that'd be cool if it worked....

lowflyn · 02-25-2005, 12:08 PM


Quote: Originally Posted by 232stang01 works better if you put the fob to your temple. It uses your skull as an antenna. I don't remember why, though. Anyone?

I could probably put mine to my hip or ankle and let the metal magnify the signal...