Remote unlock using phone?
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From: Michael on 5 Jun 2010 06:13 Chris Whelan wrote: > On Fri, 04 Jun 2010 22:35:06 +0100, Michael wrote: > > [...] > >> What happens when the AA get called out to a member with one of these >> modern all electronic cars who has lost their keys or had them pinched? > > If the member lives reasonably close and has a spare key, the patrol will > take them to get it. If not, they will either tow to a dealer, or arrange > a mobile locksmith at the member's expense. > > If the keys are merely locked in the car, the AA has a technique for > getting in to every car on the road bar one ;-) > I saw the AA get into a BMW or Merc once (cant remember which) which had the keys locked in the boot. A hole was drilled behind the number plate. I was very impressed.
From: Adrian C on 5 Jun 2010 09:14 On 04/06/2010 23:09, Chris Whelan wrote: > Holding the fob to the side of my nose will double the range of the > various Ford remotes I've tried it with, and if the battery is almost > flat, may still allow the remote to work. > > Chris > Either, 1) Helmholtz resonator effect inside the cranial cavity increases the effective radiated power... or 2) It's just an effect of holding the key further from the ground... I prefer the second explanation, but if you've got the gaze of a suitable blonde at a party ... ;-) -- Adrian C
From: Gordon H on 5 Jun 2010 11:32 In message <ZSeOn.3330$on1.1520(a)hurricane>, Chris Whelan <cawhelan(a)prejudicentlworld.com> writes > > >If the member lives reasonably close and has a spare key, the patrol will >take them to get it. If not, they will either tow to a dealer, or arrange >a mobile locksmith at the member's expense. > >If the keys are merely locked in the car, the AA has a technique for >getting in to every car on the road bar one ;-) > >Chris > So have I, bar none. Don't ask a cop to help you, he'll just smash a window with his baton. ;-) -- Gordon H Remove "invalid" to reply
From: Gordon H on 5 Jun 2010 11:36 In message <nQeOn.3329$on1.2333(a)hurricane>, Chris Whelan <cawhelan(a)prejudicentlworld.com> writes > >Holding the fob to the side of my nose will double the range of the >various Ford remotes I've tried it with, and if the battery is almost >flat, may still allow the remote to work. > >Chris > The only explanation for that is if pressing it to your nose provides the RF transmitter with a better Ground Plane effect than just gripping it in your hand. Resting it on a neighbouring car roof should be even more effective if that is the case. :-) -- Gordon H Remove "invalid" to reply
From: Grimly Curmudgeon on 11 Jun 2010 20:28
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember Chris Whelan <cawhelan(a)prejudicentlworld.com> saying something like: >Holding the fob to the side of my nose will double the range of the >various Ford remotes I've tried it with, and if the battery is almost >flat, may still allow the remote to work. Ah, the Noseoil Effect. Maybe your spec frames are acting as reflectors. |