On 7/12/2011 3:01 PM, sf wrote:
> On Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:32:50 +1100, >
> wrote:
>
>> Even if the cell phone is the only place people store numbers, there is
>> no reason why that critical data should not be backed up. My phone, a
>> Nokia, comes with backup facility so I can keep a copy of everything on
>> my computer. As well, I store all contact info on the sim card and not
>> the phone.
>
> I didn't know it was possible to do one or the other, my phone is an
> LG. How do we figure out where the phone book data is stored and
> switch if it's not on the SIM card?

Not too sure about how you check but my phone, a Nokia 6300, has an
option to move contacts under;

>contacts>move contacts>From phone to sim>

or

>contacts>move contacts>From sim to phone>

There is also an option to "copy contacts" but that creates duplicates
which make it a devil when looking up contacts. Best to move to one
place or the other. I prefer the sim but I am unsure just how much
memory space is available on the sim so some may find it inadequate.
>
>> That way, if the phone dies, I just need to move the sim card
>> to another phone of similar type. Learnt that lesson when I moved from a
>> Philips phone to a Nokia - incompatible data formats...
>
> Better yet, how do you back up the data to your computer (or even
> better, a portable hard drive). I don't have the internet on my
> phone.

Don't need the internet except to download the Nokia backup software and
that only to your computer. Mine came on a disk with the phone
originally and that is the version I use. Don't like the "new improved"
downloadable version. All you need then is a cable to connect to the
computer. Mine uses a fairly standard USB cable but some use a special
cable which you will need to purchase. You can, I suspect, also use
bluetooth to transfer/backup data. I haven't done this even though I
have a couple of bluetooth enabled computers here. Cable works for me
and is simple to set up. If you don't have bluetooth on your computer,
you can get a USB bluetooth dongle quite cheaply these days and they
seem to work OK. My Powermac has one of those - unused and unloved. My
laptops have bluetooth built in.
>
>> I NEVER place all my faith in "tiny electronic instruments" without one
>> or more forms of data safeguard. Anyone who does not do this is foolish.
>
> Some of us just have to have faith. I've found that rechargeable
> batteries last around 4 years and won't keep a significant charge
> around the time I need to renew; so I get a new phone and they switch
> my address book from the old phone to the new one. I haven't had a
> problem so far, but I like the idea of being able to back up the phone
> book somewhere.
>
Losing all your data just once will give your faith an incredible shake.
I've been lucky never to have lost what I would consider critical data
but then, I always have a backup or two of all important stuff.

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Krypsis