Law of Basic Money Dynamics
A surprise monetary windfall will be accompanied by an unexpected expense of the same amount.
Cell Phone Tweaks
Disclaimer
- I can't guarantee that it works, or that it works correctly.
- If it breaks, it's your fault. But you do get to keep both pieces.
- If it breaks something else, it's your fault too.
- You can give it to your friends, or anyone else you wish, as long as you credit to whom credit is due.
Here is an interesting cell phone tweak (as I call it) which was discovered in our hostel a couple of months back. I should have actually put it then, but I forgot about it.
It involves making calls for more than what the talktime allows for.
Now I can see the glee in many of the faces. But wait till I fully explain it to you.
It all started when a couple of my friends got this 50 Rs worth
RPG SIM card for free when they purchased clothing at a particular shop.
Dont pack your bags yet. That offer is long over. This card had a 10 Rs talktime value.
A third of my friend suggested that we could make calls for more than what the talk time says. How - well, there are two ways.
- Make a call (STD preferably) and talk for a very long time. If your card talktime value is higer, make an ISD also. Thus, you can exceed the talk time value.
- Make a call. But, dont ask the reciever to hang up. Instead, you cut the call, and if ur good at speed-dialling, dial another number within a very short time. You can repeat this procedure as many times as possible.
My friends actually got about three such cards. We had a phone mela everyweek for three weeks; each time we made STD calls, for 25 minutes.. All out of a 10 Rs worth SIM card.
Hold your horses
Before you rush and do anything stupid like buying a whole bunch of cheap SIMs... there are some ground rules that you must remember.
- Don't plan on recharging the card later. Otherwise, you mite end up with negative charges remaining.
- The crux of this tweak is that the cell updates the charges remaining after you complete your call and not while you are talking. If it does the latter, then the tweak cannot be performed.
Neways, this worked on RPG SIMs about a month back. I dont know whether they have corrected this bug yet, or whether it is possible to do it on other cell companies or whether is feasible in other cities.
If it does work, do tell me.
If it does work, hurrah for getting back at the cell companies.
