OK, I'm aware asking this question on this forum is going to make me look like a right narner, but I have to, because I don't know the answer.
So for the purposes of this post, I am 6 years old.
I bought a pay-as-you-go O2 Nokia phone for times when I don't want to be lugging around the xda. Now. How do I swap the sim card over without losing the settings/data etc? I have FINALLY managed to back up the phone onto my computer using Active Sync, so I can always put stuff back...but that's not the point. I know a lot of people swap sims with other phones, and I'd like to join the club - without having to spend hours at my computer, cursing and trying to get the phone back to how it was before.
Please be nice, I'm very delicate.
Carol
Assuming that all you need is the contact info on the Universal, try going to Sim Manager on the Program menu.
You should be able to see all the contacts. All you need to do is to select all the contacts from there and set them into the Universal.
now I am going to pretend to be 6. A nokia and xda what do they have in common?
Apart from contacts, settings the xda should have. nokia phone should also have if not. then go to nokia web site and settings can be sent over the air to your phone.
how old is nokia.
which xda?
sorry I need some clarification...
I guess you stored your contact/phone book in your SIM card. That might be the best way if you want the same phone book usable in both phones, your Nokia and the Universal.
Universal, however, use the Contacts application that is synced with Outlook. You mentioned you have exported the content of your SIM card phone book into your Contacts, so you should have no problem of moving around your sim card to both phone. You just have to keep track everytime you add a new entry to your Contacts if you would like to use it in other phone as well. Just remember to make sure the same entry exists in both the SIM card and the Contacts.
Other thing that might get stored in your SIM card as well when used in a Nokia phone is your sms. Universal does not store your sms in your SIM card, however.
Thanks for all the replies. Yes, I've got my contacts stored to my sim card, and I've managed (finally!) to back up the data to my computer, but what I'm more concerned about is the basic setup of the xda. As far as I'm aware (correct me if I'm wrong), once you remove the battery, which you have to do to remove the sim, then the xda loses all its memory and effectively reverts to factory status. So every time you replace the sim, you have to go through all the rigmarole of setting the ruddy thing up again.
This is what's putting me off a bit. I can do it, but I don't want to HAVE to do it every time I want to take a smaller phone out with me.
It's the XDA EXEC and just a little Nokia PAG phone I'm using. I have a feeling I'm going to end up not bothering.
Just an FYI, I have the Qtek 9000 and I swap my card out almost everyday.
I never lose the contacts from the sim card.
Once transferred over, they'll still be there if the sim card is not there.
I believe that the Universal has the ability to maintain memory when the battery is out.
In WM5 ( which is on your Universal), ROM memory is used for storing all your settings, data, apps etc. ROM does not need power to retain the data. Removing the battery therefore is no problem, all your settings, data etc will be there. In WM2003 SE, on Magician etc, RAM is used for storing most apps, data and settings. removing the battery is there the same as hard resetting, therefore losing all your data. of course you can swap the sims, because those WM 2003 SE devices have a built-in back-up battery that gives you 30 minutes at least to swap your SIM or find a charger before the juice is all gone and your device is empty (except for the OS, which is stored in ROM).
Conclusion: taking the battery of your Universal will not kill all your date, even if you leave it off for a month.
so when I first got this phone, put my sim card in, looks like all my contacts from the simcard got transferred to my phone, so now I see duplicates of everything... one set is on the phone, the other is on the sim card... how do I delete the ones from the sim card and copy the ones on the phone over since I have done some organization from outlook contact when synced?
THanks
Hello,
I am thinking about buying an Athena. However, I do not intend to use it as a phone or mobile internet browser. Is it possible to use an Athena without SIM card? Or does it not boot up without one, just as normal mobile phones?
Thanks
Jürgen
It will work fine without a sim card, just no phone or 3g. The GPS will work too.
Hi everyone, I was wondering if there is any way that I can back up all of my sim contacts to my computer (preferably to an Excel sheet). I want to save all of my phone numbers from the SIM card just in case I ever lose my phone.
Thank you very much.
There should be something with activesync, but im nto really into using it. What i do is i backup all my info with PIM and keep a copy on my PC as well as on my MicroSD card. ATM I cant think of a direct way but i believe there is. ActiveSync will probably have a backup option
ActiveSync only backs up stuff that is stored on the phone, not on the SIM card.
Anything else that i can use?
Well you could transfer your contacts from the SIM to the phone.
I've used software called Jeyo mobile extender and companion that works.
I bought a sim card reader for about 12 bucks at micro center. you can edit and save them to your pc. plugs right into a usb port. hope that helps.
Hi all,
I just bought Atrix today from ATT but my contacts in my sim card is not showing up. I have check the sim card in my previous phone (Tilt 2) and i see all the contacts in there. Any ideas how i can get it sync with the Atrix?
Thanks.
Go to contacts>options>more>import/export>sim