Contact from c500 to c550

[Guest davefrayne]

Hiya guys, just upgraded to c550 and wondered if there is an easy way to export the contact list from one handset to the other...??

also do i need to install the bluetooth software in order to send files as with the c500??

cheers

[Guest Disco Stu]

Do you mean an easier way than ActiveSync ? Not that I know of.

As for BT transfer, why not get the new version of Smart Explorer anyway ?

:o

[Guest davefrayne]

Do you mean an easier way than ActiveSync ? Not that I know of.

As for BT transfer, why not get the new version of Smart Explorer anyway ?

:o

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Ive never been able to sync my contact to my pc with the c500 - ill do some research on here again tonight and try once more..

Is there a link for the new smart explorer stu?

cheers dude

[Guest Disco Stu]

Dave, new Smart Explorer in the News section :

http://www.modaco.com/Smart_Explorer_21-t228398.html

:o

[Guest davefrayne]

Dave, new Smart Explorer in the News section :

http://www.modaco.com/Smart_Explorer_21-t228398.html

:o

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Right - im sure the tech ladies n gents will groan at the following however i cant figure this out..

Im running outlook for emails etc etc -

I also have acive sync where i can browse my phone files etc

All i want to do is save my contact from my c500 to c550 via the PC

I connect the phone to the pc and its syncs (or so it says)

"Sync status is on the Device"

I just dont know from here what else to do...

Ive looked on OE and cant seem to figure out what to do next?

cheers for any advice!

[Guest MiG:uK]

how about u copy all contancts onto ure sim if already not done so, whack ure sim in ure new c550, and go to sim manager and copy em off.

Done.

[Guest JBW]

how about u copy all contancts onto ure sim if already not done so, whack ure sim in ure new c550, and go to sim manager and copy em off.

Well, if you use a lot of the outlook contact fields then you are going to lose data transfering the contacts to sim.

[Guest Disco Stu]

Okay, before the ActiveSync experts come by - hello Confucious ? - the first thing you need to remember is that you can only sync one Smartphone at any one time.

If you haven't successfully synced your C500 I would delete any partnership that shows up under File, Delete Partnership in AS.

Uninstall ActiveSync and reinstall the download of 3.8 from MSDN.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...&DisplayLang=en

Naturally you'll be running Outlook 2002 or later and not Outlook Express or other.

When you reinstall AS follow the instructions to the letter. Don't connect phone until prompted. Select options as appropriate. Hopefully C500 will be synced successfully and your master database will be Outlook on your PC.

Now you will need to delete the C500 partnership.

When you first connect the C550 you will be effectively creating a new Smartphone partnership with your PC. You will be replacing what is on the phone with what is on your PC.

Dave, I keep thinking that you know all this already but it's worth going over the basics before the troubleshooters get called in :o

[Guest awarner [MVP]]

Are you using Outlook or Outlook Express?

When you first sync your phopne you get asked if you want to sync contacts. If at the time you selected no you can still fix it in Activsync by selecting Tools/Options

[Guest Confucious]

Start->ActiveSync->Menu->1 Options->3 Server Setings

Make sure none of the check boxes in the first 3 items for Sync with a server is checked.

And you mention OE in a previous post - you are using Outlook not Outlook Express like Disco Stu said?

Let us know if this fixes the problem, if not I'm sure we will be able to sort it.

[Edit]Second Option - Just tried using Orange Backup on my C500 and restoring to my C550 and it seems to have worked fine, if you don't want to use Outlook this might be for you![/Edit]

Edited September 15, 2005 by Confucious

[Guest selwin]

Cant you beam your contacts from the c500 to the c550?

When I got my C500 I was able to send my contacts from my T610i via infared.

[Guest awarner [MVP]]

You can beam contact in Contacts\Menu \Beam but it would take ages to do for every single contact on your list.

Activsync is really the best method for doing this.

[Guest davefrayne]

You can beam contact in Contacts\Menu \Beam but it would take ages to do for every single contact on your list.

Activsync is really the best method for doing this.

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cheers for the info fellas - will try once more and post results.. :o

[Guest davefrayne]

You can beam contact in Contacts\Menu \Beam but it would take ages to do for every single contact on your list.

Activsync is really the best method for doing this.

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ermm yes - im running outlook express, not outlook 2002

didnt know there was a difference..

doh - ill download it now :oops:

[Guest Disco Stu]

RTFM, Dave, RTFM :( :o