Nokia Speed Trap Detector

According to an email urban legend, certain models of Nokia phones have built-in radar detector that you can activate via secret code. Obviously this can't be true. But what I'm curious about is if a radar sign actually will appear on certain models if you follow these instructions. I could imagine bored engineers programming this in as a joke. Since I don't have access to a Nokia phone I can't test it out. Here's the email:

Nokia Speed Trap Detector
The settings for radar speed traps detector.
Your Nokia cell phone can be programmed to pick
up radar speed traps, when programmed your cell
phone picks up the radar and alerts you on the
message alert tone. ( Doesn't work with Nokia
7110! )

1. Enter your menu
2. Select settings
3. Select security settings
4. Select closed user group
5. Select on
6. Enter 00000
7. Press ok
8. Clear back to normal, within a few seconds
your phone will display a radar sign with five
zero's next to it. It is now activated.

Unfortunately only Nokia phones have this
function. Cell info display needs to be de-
activated. Settings -> Phone Settings -> Cell
Info display
Each time you turn off your phone, or even each
time you loose contact with your carrier, you'll
have to activate it again... It is done by steps
1 through 5, but the number (00000) will be
already on the field as default.

Technology

Posted on Sat Dec 18, 2004



Comments

Trapster is a free service that allows users to share the location of police speed traps using their mobile phones. The system uses the phone's GPS capabilities and the Internet to instantly alert other users as they approach the reported trap.
Posted by webcam  on  Tue Nov 24, 2009  at  10:55 PM
🐍 hi
Posted by mee  on  Thu Apr 29, 2010  at  11:24 PM
phone diplaying group .does it actived?
Posted by kushan  on  Thu Jul 08, 2010  at  10:16 PM
LET US FINISH WITH THIS JOKE !

THIS IS TRULY FALSE.

SO STOP THS NONSENSE LEGEND.

THEY ARE PLYING ON YOUR INTELLIGECE OR MAYBE STUPIDITY !
Posted by joe  on  Sat Nov 13, 2010  at  02:57 AM
well i have, just now try the setting..on my nokia E71...after doing the setting..ooooo...on my mobile display...shows me ...group o...now the only thing is left for me to try it..i don't know it work or not..if not...can any body tell how configure it..on my nokia E71
thnx
Posted by adil  on  Wed Jan 05, 2011  at  05:52 AM
I will try it today. I have NOKIA 5210.Problem is now though so though I doubt it would work. Thanks 😊
Posted by Robinson Henry  on  Mon Mar 14, 2011  at  05:32 AM
wood like to see if it works on Nokia 6610i
Posted by Hemnie  on  Sat Jan 28, 2012  at  09:39 AM
it doesn't work from long time ago... Only poor countries witch are still using old speed radars...
Posted by EM's  on  Sun Aug 05, 2012  at  03:42 PM
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