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How do you send a contact through SMS?

Tried to search for the answers to no avail. In the contacts page, you can beam a contact to another person through irda or through bt. But another way is to send it through SMS like what most mobile phones do. Can someone point me in the right direction?

It's not possible. Unless you're using a nifty PIM software. :lol: Just copy and paste it.

tetragrammaton's right. There is no built-in way to do this.
I think there's a utility that allows you to send vCards floating around on the internet somewhere, though.
Best way is to just go to your contact, select the number, copy, and then paste it into your sms. Most (not-so-smart) phones will recognize the number automatically.
Have anyone noticed that the Windows Mobile Phone Edition just 'swallows' certain types of smses?
Nokia Business Cards and Picture Messages never reach me, and I also never get any indication that the phone ever encoutered them, either. :shock:

tetragrammaton's right. There is no built-in way to do this.
I think there's a utility that allows you to send vCards floating around on the internet somewhere, though.
Best way is to just go to your contact, select the number, copy, and then paste it into your sms. Most (not-so-smart) phones will recognize the number automatically.
Have anyone noticed that the Windows Mobile Phone Edition just 'swallows' certain types of smses?
Nokia Business Cards and Picture Messages never reach me, and I also never get any indication that the phone ever encoutered them, either. :shock:

Actually there is an application for sending vcard
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I'm not sure if i got it from here or from other site. Just search for vCard.PPC2003_ARM
Hope this helps

Thanks for all your replies and input guys. I'll try rollyblu's suggestion.

Ooops, forgot to login. Thanks for all your replies and suggestions. Will try them all. Thanks rollyblu for pointing me to that program.

Vcard zip file
rollyblu said:
Actually there is an application for sending vcard
I'm not sure if i got it from here or from other site. Just search for vCard.PPC2003_ARM
Hope this helps
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Here you go...

Thanks. Already downloaded and installed vCard and I confirmed that on wmobile phones, the vcard is dropped, meaning they don't receive it. They probably need to also be configured w/ vCard.

I've installed vCard and I have to say that it's a fantastic application. Now I can send vCard from my Xda IIs to any mobile phone supporting it. I've tried sending vCard from mobile phone to my IIs. It works smoothly.

cayotte said:
I've installed vCard and I have to say that it's a fantastic application. Now I can send vCard from my Xda IIs to any mobile phone supporting it. I've tried sending vCard from mobile phone to my IIs. It works smoothly.
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Have you tried doing this w/ nokia or sonyericsson phones? Does it work both ways?

So far I've tried it only with Nokia 7710, 6100 and 3120. I can send vCard to those phones, as well as receive vCard from them. For SonyEricsson, I haven't conducted a test yet. But I think it should be the same.

Forgot to mention that I can also send vCard using my IIs to my own number (my IIs acts as the sender and recipient at the same time).

bravo2zero said:
cayotte said:
I've installed vCard and I have to say that it's a fantastic application. Now I can send vCard from my Xda IIs to any mobile phone supporting it. I've tried sending vCard from mobile phone to my IIs. It works smoothly.
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Have you tried doing this w/ nokia or sonyericsson phones? Does it work both ways?
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Thanks for the feedback.

I tried it on SonyEricsson T610, the result is a bit dissappointing. Sony can received my vCard and display it correctly, but my IIs received vCard as a plain SMS (not in normal vCard format).

I sent a VCard to a Nokia 6600 and it worked just great. I haven't tried it in request but I am thinking the same will happen as seen on a SE.

I've confirmed it workes ok with Nokia phones. Too bad about the sonyericsson flaw.
Thanks for all your inputs guys. This thread will certainly be useful for those who want vcard sending through sms.

I'm having error using the vcard. "vCard can't be sent (WapSend)."
Someone please advice.
Thanks

Try to check if your messaging is defaulted to SMS and not MMS.

how to check if the settings is at SMS instead of MMS?

[APP] SMSer v1.2 [Aug 21, 2009]

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Send sms to multiple contacts.
How To:
- type your message on the first box. if you want the name of your contact to appear in your message, just type in @@@ where you want the name to appear inside the message.
- add contacts in your list: Menu > Add Contact
- save your list for future uses: Menu > Save List
- load your list: Menu > Load List
- sending sms: Send menu will show SIM1 and SIM2 because this application was written for ACER DX900 dual sim phone but using it on a single sim WM device will also work.
- after pressing send, the application will hide itself, and will reshow itself after the task is done.
change log:
v1.2
- character counter for sms body
- repeat sending to multiple contacts
oldSAP SMSer v1.2 cab
v1.1
- added ability to PASTE in textbox
- multiple lists
oldSAP SMSer v1.1 cab
A Cup of Coffee would be nice
SMSer Homepage

Havent tryed it yet, but it looks pretty usefull.
One thing though: You do realize that the second phone number is still readable on your screenshot, right?

Oldsap: This program works great! I am using it on a HTC Touch Pro on the sprint network. After trying out a lot of sms programs I was truely impressed, thanks for sharing!
Your program is light, fast, does not send multiple text to the same person (like so many sms programs do)
I have three items on my wish list for future versions.
1) Enable the clipboard feature for copy/paste.
2) Have a Character counter
3) Be able to save/ load Multiple contact list.
PS. I am willing to donate to see this program improved.

1) Enable the clipboard feature for copy/paste.
- for the text box?
2) Have a Character counter
- sure
3) Be able to save/ load Multiple contact list.
- can do

handy, cheers.

oldsap,
Potentially highly useful.
However I think it lacks three options to make it the best SMS sending software available:
- Directly importing contact category(ies) such as GroupSMS.
- Automatically use the mobile phone number, no need to select a phone number for each contact.
- Being able to send SMS using the firstname only as sending an email to your friends with their lastname looks a bit too comemrcial oriented to me.
The_Steph

- Directly importing contact category(ies) such as GroupSMS.
- i didn't want to touch the contact details that's why i made a list
- Automatically use the mobile phone number, no need to select a phone number for each contact.
- some people, like me, save 2 or more mobile phone numbers for each contact that's why i added an option to be able to choose to which number you want to send the sms to
- Being able to send SMS using the firstname only as sending an email to your friends with their lastname looks a bit too comemrcial oriented to me.
- i can add that option

Very cool, thanks for sharing!

change log:
v1.1
- added ability to PASTE in textbox
- multiple lists

Thanks new version.

Brilliant
I had made alot of lists in text files and had to copy paste them manually to send messages to friends
Thanks alot oldsap

Hi, great work
But v1.2 delivers "unexpected error" at startup. Switched back to ver 1.
Will wait for future updates.
Thanks

thank for update

Thanks for thinking about option 3
For option 1 & 2, I'll try to manage it with lists
The_Steph

Request:
Send a single sms many times to many contact many times.
Ex:
MSG:Test
How many time(dialog box):10
Contacts:5 contacts

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Request:
Send a single sms many times to many contact many times.
Ex:
MSG:Test
How many time(dialog box):10
Contacts:5 contacts
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- sure
Hi, great work
But v1.2 delivers "unexpected error" at startup. Switched back to ver 1.
Will wait for future updates.
Thanks
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- actually the latest release is v1.1
i reinstalled it on my device and did not experience any error. pls check if you have a txt file in \My Documents\SMSerList_Sample.txt.

v1.2
- character counter for sms body
- repeat sending to multiple contacts

Thanks for accepted my request .

obot64 said:
Oldsap: This program works great! I am using it on a HTC Touch Pro on the sprint network. After trying out a lot of sms programs I was truely impressed, thanks for sharing!
Your program is light, fast, does not send multiple text to the same person (like so many sms programs do)
I have three items on my wish list for future versions.
1) Enable the clipboard feature for copy/paste.
2) Have a Character counter
3) Be able to save/ load Multiple contact list.
PS. I am willing to donate to see this program improved.
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all your requests have been fulfilled

oldsap said:
1) Enable the clipboard feature for copy/paste.
- for the text box?
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Yes copy paste for the text box. Alot of times I will compose my text and send it out at a later time. Or just use one of my stock text that I have in a file!
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Wow that was fast!
BTW! I haven't downloaded the new version but it looks like it rocks! I will leave feedback after this weekend

SMS sorted

Hi,
not sure am i the only one had this issue
the sms i sending dont seen to be sort by time.
e.g me and my friend sms
my sms (i reply)
my friend sms (she reply)
my sms (i reply)
my friend sms (she reply)
right now it display all my sms on top while she is below.

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u see my sms display like this
when i send ppl my sms show as time...
but my friend one show date
i think this is y it went crezy for sorting

that's because it's now 13th and your sms are shown to be from 14th !! that's why they are below other messages.
Dunno why it's assuming they're sent on 14th though :-?
edit: maybe the person you're messaging has a wrong date on his/her device ?
edit 2: scratch that !! I didn't notice it's now 14th in singapore

No, the problem is, SIM Contacts' SMS'es ALWAYS goes to the bottom. Try hiding your sim contacts from the settings and you'd be fine
*Happened to me and I did that and worked

all send on the same day...

all send on the same day...
cannot be le.. when i send sms to myself also had this issue
when i send out sms it was display as timing... but receive only show date.
mightymn said:
that's because it's now 13th and your sms are shown to be from 14th !! that's why they are below other messages.
Dunno why it's assuming they're sent on 14th though :-?
edit: maybe the person you're messaging has a wrong date on his/her device ?
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it doesnt help any all
i notice when i send out sms to friend it show time..
when i receive their sms it show date
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No, the problem is, SIM Contacts' SMS'es ALWAYS goes to the bottom. Try hiding your sim contacts from the settings and you'd be fine
*Happened to me and I did that and worked
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if i am not wrong, maybe it is because it is a different day already? i dont have this problem and i assume you got your device from starhub (so did i yesterday)

no it not diff day sms, it same day within min.
as i m testing e sms i notice my sms is not sort as time and date
there is a bit funny is
when i send out sms , i notice my sms which i send out my phone is display as time (12.00pm)
but when i receive ppl sms, my phone display display as date (14/12/2009)

SMS issues when data active?

I'm not 100% certain, but APNdroid widget pretty much saves me on this stupid and quite odd issue.
Every time I initiate a data connection my phone won't receive SMS's and when I disable data (using APNdroid) all my messages come in that I've "missed" during my data session.
What's the go with that?
Maybe someone re-produce. I tried it twice and I found the issue.

It is kind of weird the behaviour of the sms retrieval when I'm using a data connection. I'm quite certain that its still happening but I've had success at times too so it makes it unpredictable.
I see that no one has a similar problem so I may have a dud haha
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Odd. Sms don't use data access unless you use mms.
Maybe you are getting mms mixed up with sms? Also sounds like a network problem and not your phone
Sent from my Apple Newton 2100

Have asked the support from your carrier? I guess this is a problem with your provider. Maybe you can try a different device with Data connection to test it?

What i have noticed is that sometimes i cant recieve nor sms neither calls and I have full of signal.
I dont know if it has to do with my 3g internet connection wich is always on or with my provider.

ado_civon said:
It is kind of weird the behaviour of the sms retrieval when I'm using a data connection. I'm quite certain that its still happening but I've had success at times too so it makes it unpredictable.
I see that no one has a similar problem so I may have a dud haha
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I have a similar problem as well, but i can't send out sms. i can receive sms and calls...i find it odd...and yes, my data connection is also on as well. O_O

BakaSenpai said:
I have a similar problem as well, but i can't send out sms. i can receive sms and calls...i find it odd...and yes, my data connection is also on as well. O_O
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Have you got SMS send enabled on your simcard/telco ? SMS recived is usually enabled but sometimes sms/caller id and mms is disabled at telco end.

SMS issues disappeared.
I haven't mixed mms and sms up but for that day I reproduced this issue a few times but I'm happy to say that its not happening anymore.
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make sure in settings
your APN it setup to use both internet+mms
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Group Messaging doesn't exist!

Just upgraded to the S5 from the S3. I used Handscent for a long time over the default messaging app. With Handscent I was able to use group messaging (mms) with users on android and iphones. With the S5, the default app will send a message out, but to each user individually.
Using Handscent, a text will be send to the group fine, but any replies will start new threads on my phone. Also, it will for some reason add my own number to the group text, so I am basically sending a text to myself.
In the end, I have multiple threads, 1 for replies, 1 for my sent message and 1 with my own phone number being added to the group.
In the default app, there doesn't seem to be any MMS options. Did Samsung really not think about this?

I am using stock messages and I have group chat but the people in my group all have the s5; we tried adding another friend who has the htc m7, idk if he opted out of it but he kept coming up as separate text for me even though he was receiving all of our text.
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LeKtRiCzzz said:
I am using stock messages and I have group chat but the people in my group all have the s5; we tried adding another friend who has the htc m7, idk if he opted out of it but he kept coming up as separate text for me even though he was receiving all of our text.
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He probably has group chat disabled. On the HTC m7 group chat is disabled by default. I always forget to enable it when I flash a new Rom lol.
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Samus4145 said:
Just upgraded to the S5 from the S3. I used Handscent for a long time over the default messaging app. With Handscent I was able to use group messaging (mms) with users on android and iphones. With the S5, the default app will send a message out, but to each user individually.
Using Handscent, a text will be send to the group fine, but any replies will start new threads on my phone. Also, it will for some reason add my own number to the group text, so I am basically sending a text to myself.
In the end, I have multiple threads, 1 for replies, 1 for my sent message and 1 with my own phone number being added to the group.
In the default app, there doesn't seem to be any MMS options. Did Samsung really not think about this?
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The application I'm using also works the same as yours. Maybe, it's just the way the application works or maybe it's not that compatible with Samsung. Coz even on my old S3, the SMS application works the same, so I think, that just how it works. But the stock SMS of Samsung, the group chat works fine and it will not create single thread when one on the group chat replied.