Thursday, August 28, 2008
How To Transfer Contacts to Apple iPhone - My Sister-In-Law Way
I bumped into my brother and his wife today at the COMEX. She too, had just purchased an iPhone. I caught a glimpse of her iPhone's contacts and it looked like a long list. So I was rather curious as to how she transferred her old cell phone's contacts to her new iPhone . So I had to asked. She installed her new SIM card into her old cell and copied her contacts into the new SIM card. Then reinstall the new SIM card back to her iPhone. Simplicity at its best. Why didn't I think of that!!
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
How To Transfer Nokia Contacts To Apple iPhone - My Way
I spent 3 hours queing for these communication contraption. Yes people, I have succumbed to Apples marketing seduction.
I spent another 3 hours trying to figure out how to transfer the contacts in my trusty Nokia 6021 to iPhone. Initially I thought its going to be a breeze. Hey, the iPhone 3G got bluetooth and so is has 6021 so I'm just going "tooth" the contacts. To my horror, after 1one hour of googling, I concluded iPhone 3G's bluetooth is TOOTHLESS. iPhone 3G can only pair and exchange data with an headset device! Goddamit Steve Jobs. How can you missed this. Every self-respecting bluetooth cell phone should have at least data transfer capabilities with another cell phone.
So to the marketing gods of Nokia, Sony Errickson, Samsung,etc. If you want to protect or increase your market share then in your advertisements say aloud these words : iPhones' Bluetooth is TOOTHLESS.
But I am still stuck with my toothless iPhone and with no contacts. But wait, my genius brain has come up with a brilliant scheme. My research of iTunes has revealed that iTunes will syncs Vista's Windows Contacts application if needed and Windows Contacts is able to import data from CSV files and Nokia Communication Centre application is able to export contacts to a csv file.
The SOLUTION: Use text file.
I know this is a low tech solution and it involves a lot more steps than if you were to use bluetooth. But it has some benefits that bluetooth doesn't have. I'll show the benefits in a short while. Now I'll give the step-by-step breakdown:
1. Download the Nokia PC Suite. The Nokia Communication Centre is part of the PC Suite. So you have to download the whole basket of application. http://www.google.com/search?q=Download+Nokia+PC+Suite
2. Install the Nokia PC Suite on your PC. Duh.
3. Establish a bluetooth pairing of the Nokia cell phone with your PC.
4. Open the Nokia PC Suite and click on the Contacts icon. Mouse over the icons and the name will be displayed in case you're wondering how the Contacts icon look like.
5. After clicking the Contacts icon. the Nokia Communication Centre will be loading in your PC.
Nokia Communication Centre
6. Click on "Click here to connect a phone". The "Get Connected Wizard" will appear.
7. Follow the "Get Connected Wizard" instructions. Connect to your cell phone.
8. After a couple of minutes, the Nokia Communication Centre will display a list of your contacts.
9. Select all or part of your contacts. Click on File menu, Export.
10. Choose CSV format and saved into your desired folder. At this point, please scroll down and read "Major Problem(s) You Might Faced" before going to step 11.
Vista Windows Contacts
11. Click on Vista Start icon, type Contacts in Search box. Windows Contacts will be displayed on the Start menu. Click on Windows Contacts menu item.
12. Click on "Import" button on the tool bar.
13. Choose CSV.
14. Input your CSV file that you exported in step 9.
15. Match the field name of the csv file with the field name of Windows Contacts.
16. Click Finish.
17. The Windows Contacts will display a list of contacts.
iTunes
18. Select Vista's Windows Contacts as part of the syncing process.
19. Sync away.
iPhone
20. Your iPhone will display a list of contacts.
21. Done
Major Problem(s) You Might Faced:
1. Cannot connect PC and Nokia Phone.
Solution: Sorry people, this is way over me to offer one.
2. The field names of Nokia's Contacts and Vista's Windows Contacts does not match or exist.
Solution: Move the data around in your csv file.
Steps:
a. Import the csv file in your favourite spreadsheet.
fixed-line home phones
Spreadsheet
b. If like me, you have been saving cell phone numbers as fixed-line home phones, now is the time to fix it. Select the list of numbers under the fixed-line home phones.
c. Cut it.
d. Paste it under the mobile phone column.
e. Repeat for other fields that you feel needed to be fixed.
e. Save the spreadsheed as a different csv filename.
f. Go to step 11.
I spent another 3 hours trying to figure out how to transfer the contacts in my trusty Nokia 6021 to iPhone. Initially I thought its going to be a breeze. Hey, the iPhone 3G got bluetooth and so is has 6021 so I'm just going "tooth" the contacts. To my horror, after 1one hour of googling, I concluded iPhone 3G's bluetooth is TOOTHLESS. iPhone 3G can only pair and exchange data with an headset device! Goddamit Steve Jobs. How can you missed this. Every self-respecting bluetooth cell phone should have at least data transfer capabilities with another cell phone.
So to the marketing gods of Nokia, Sony Errickson, Samsung,etc. If you want to protect or increase your market share then in your advertisements say aloud these words : iPhones' Bluetooth is TOOTHLESS.
But I am still stuck with my toothless iPhone and with no contacts. But wait, my genius brain has come up with a brilliant scheme. My research of iTunes has revealed that iTunes will syncs Vista's Windows Contacts application if needed and Windows Contacts is able to import data from CSV files and Nokia Communication Centre application is able to export contacts to a csv file.
The SOLUTION: Use text file.
I know this is a low tech solution and it involves a lot more steps than if you were to use bluetooth. But it has some benefits that bluetooth doesn't have. I'll show the benefits in a short while. Now I'll give the step-by-step breakdown:
1. Download the Nokia PC Suite. The Nokia Communication Centre is part of the PC Suite. So you have to download the whole basket of application. http://www.google.com/search?q=Download+Nokia+PC+Suite
2. Install the Nokia PC Suite on your PC. Duh.
3. Establish a bluetooth pairing of the Nokia cell phone with your PC.
4. Open the Nokia PC Suite and click on the Contacts icon. Mouse over the icons and the name will be displayed in case you're wondering how the Contacts icon look like.
5. After clicking the Contacts icon. the Nokia Communication Centre will be loading in your PC.
Nokia Communication Centre
6. Click on "Click here to connect a phone". The "Get Connected Wizard" will appear.
7. Follow the "Get Connected Wizard" instructions. Connect to your cell phone.
8. After a couple of minutes, the Nokia Communication Centre will display a list of your contacts.
9. Select all or part of your contacts. Click on File menu, Export.
10. Choose CSV format and saved into your desired folder. At this point, please scroll down and read "Major Problem(s) You Might Faced" before going to step 11.
Vista Windows Contacts
11. Click on Vista Start icon, type Contacts in Search box. Windows Contacts will be displayed on the Start menu. Click on Windows Contacts menu item.
12. Click on "Import" button on the tool bar.
13. Choose CSV.
14. Input your CSV file that you exported in step 9.
15. Match the field name of the csv file with the field name of Windows Contacts.
16. Click Finish.
17. The Windows Contacts will display a list of contacts.
iTunes
18. Select Vista's Windows Contacts as part of the syncing process.
19. Sync away.
iPhone
20. Your iPhone will display a list of contacts.
21. Done
Major Problem(s) You Might Faced:
1. Cannot connect PC and Nokia Phone.
Solution: Sorry people, this is way over me to offer one.
2. The field names of Nokia's Contacts and Vista's Windows Contacts does not match or exist.
Solution: Move the data around in your csv file.
Steps:
a. Import the csv file in your favourite spreadsheet.
fixed-line home phones
Spreadsheet
b. If like me, you have been saving cell phone numbers as fixed-line home phones, now is the time to fix it. Select the list of numbers under the fixed-line home phones.
c. Cut it.
d. Paste it under the mobile phone column.
e. Repeat for other fields that you feel needed to be fixed.
e. Save the spreadsheed as a different csv filename.
f. Go to step 11.
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