*V195 transfering contacts.

XS11E wrote:
> "BruceR" <razrbruce@NOgmailSPAM.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> XS11E wrote:
>>> "Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88@comcast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> And just where is it advertised that Verizon Wireless sells
>>>> phones with less functionality than apparently identical phones
>>>> from other providers?
>>>
>>> Your phone has the functionality that is advertised here:
>>>
>>> http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/s...item=phoneFirs
>>> t&action=viewPhoneDetail&selectedPhoneId=2365
>>>
>>> It doesn't have less functionality, it has different
>>> functionality. If you'd look at other providers you'd see they
>>> *all* offer different functionality, very few Razrs are
>>> identical, it varies from carrier to carrier.
>>
>> I think you have to agree that "different" in this case also means
>> "more limited" than other carriers (TMo allows the full
>> functionality of BT as do ATT and, IIRC, Sprint.
>
> No, I wouldn't agree. Verizon phones do everything the others do but
> sometimes through different means.
>
> I'll stick with "different" as the correct term unless you'd agree
> "more limited" also applies to phones that can't get Vcast, GIN, etc.
> etc....

I would agree with you that VZW offers some features that may be unique
to them - I certainly don't have those things with TMo so perhaps TMo is
a "more limited" service than VZW. In turn, VZW, offers a "more limited"
version of the Bluetooth feature set on their phones. The difference
between the two, to me at least, is that TMo simply doesn't have Vcast &
GIN to offer yet. VZW does have the razr and could order it with BT
fully implemented out of the box but chooses not to to drive revenue
from other options. So whether you want to call the the VZW razr
"crippled" or "more limited" or just "different" is purly semantics. The
fact of the matter is that VZW has turned off some of the phone's
functionality.

Kathy wrote:
> Hello there:
>
>
>
> I’m getting a Motorola V195 (T-Mobile prepaid) which has Bluetooth
> connectivity.
>
> I am wondering what would be the best way (program?) to transfer from my
> computer

I've done this with the prepaid V195 from T-Mobile.

If your computer has Bluetooth capability, then just buy Motorola Phone
Tools. It's an extremely flakey program, but you can usually get it to
work. Some resellers bundle it with a USB cable.

If your computer has no Bluetooth, you can either buy a USB Bluetooth
dongle, or buy a USB to mini-USB cable (you may already have one from
another device such as a digital camera that uses mini-USB).

See "http://www.sfplanet.com/product/SKN6371CD?meta=FRG" for one of many
resellers that sell Phone Tools inexpensively. You shouldn't be paying
more than $8 for the CD and cable, or $5 for the CD alone.

"http://www.a1accessories.com/B000JDY0U4/M/B000JDY0U4.htm" sells the CD
for $0.14! Shipping is another $4 or so. They're an Amazon reseller, so
they are probably pretty safe, and checkout is through Amazon.

Don't be too concerned about all the negative reviews of Motorola Phone
Tools you'll see at the sites that have customer reviews. It does work
satisfactorily for transferring contacts. I don't know if it's the
Motorola phones, or the software itself that makes this program so flakey.

Richard B. Gilbert wrote:

> If you got your phone from Verizon Wireless, it's probably crippled in
> order to force you to do such things using their network; naturally at
> great expense!

Verizon doesn't cripple the contact transfer functionality of Motorola
Phone Tools. What they cripple is the ability to transfer pictures and
ringtones. You can edit the firmware on the Verizon Motorola phones to
regain the full functionality of Motorola Phone Tools. I've done this on
many Verizon Motorola phones.

However since this poster is using a T-Mobile phone, she won't run into
the Verizon problem.

scharf.steven@geemail.com (SMS) wrote in
news:ezEWj.1390$l97.1379@flpi144.ffdc.sbc.com:

> Kathy wrote:
>> Hello there:
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm getting a Motorola V195 (T-Mobile prepaid) which has Bluetooth
>> connectivity.
>>
>> I am wondering what would be the best way (program?) to transfer
>> from my computer
>
> I've done this with the prepaid V195 from T-Mobile.
>
> If your computer has Bluetooth capability, then just buy Motorola
> Phone Tools. ...

You don't have to use Bluetooth with MPT and the V195; just use MPT
with the USB cable.

--
Bert Hyman | St. Paul, MN | bert@iphouse.com

Bert Hyman wrote:

> You don't have to use Bluetooth with MPT and the V195; just use MPT
> with the USB cable.

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