I know of a couple of car alarm products that allow you to lock/unlock your car via a text. - One commercial product retailing at I think 30-35k (not sure) locally - can also do GPS based tracking on demand. - & (Anyone remember) Morris Mbetsa - he's developed one: http://www.instablogs.com/morris-mbetsa/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V4WXL0KAhQ Josiah Mugambi +254 738 504418 http://blog.josiahmugambi.com * SK Classifeds... Visit stockskenya.co.ke for more info. * Get a .ke @ 2900/- a year VAT incl. @ pct.co.ke On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 3:40 PM, Alex Nderitu <nderitualex@gmail.com> wrote:
Someone send me one of the many forwards of what our cellphones can do eg dialling 112 for emergency via any network regardless of which one you belong etc . Got me wondering, is it possible to do as below and if yes how does it work?
*Have you locked your keys in the car?** * *Does your car have remote keyless entry? * *This may come in handy someday. * *Good reason to own a cell phone: If you lock your * *keys in the car and the spare keys are at home,* *call someone at home on their mobile phone* *from your cell phone. *
*Hold your cell phone about a foot from* *your car door and have the person* *at your home press the unlock button,* *holding it near the mobile 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). *
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