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.
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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.
Is there a way to transfer all of your phone book to the sim card? I see that you can do it one by one, but is there a way to tranfer it all at once.
Thanks
I'm just trying to transfer my data from the SIM to storage card as I have just bought a touch cruise. I dont want to do this by swapping the SIMs around with the phones as I've already spent a few hours setting up the touch cruise and it will mess things up. Is it possible to back up the SIM to the storage card so I can transfer that way instead?
Cheers!
James
There are a number of commercial SIM backup solutions available. Do a search here or on Google (SIM Card Recovery), and don't forget the freeware pocketpc software sites; you're sure to come up with some. Not all of them require payment for a license, but the truth of it is, the paid-for versions are often more feature-rich than the free ones.
This wouldn't be the case for all software, but when it comes to backup software (of any kind) it seems to hold true.
Need the cabinet files to configure phone for Airtel mobile network(India).... I believe clubimate.com had these settings... but that site does not work anymore...
Thanks
can't seem to get any help around here....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=427092&highlight=Airtel
found by using search for the word Airtel if you need other hits
well i've tried dat b4, but it doesnt seem to help, my phone is not detects the SIM card but its always on 'off'... i can't access STK or SIM contacts either...
These problems started appearing after I fitst flashed over the original ROM that came with my phone(why didnt I take a backup ),
It actually started I think when I messed with the EXTRom, I feel this cos now my extrom does not auto execute after a hard reset or after a flash... 0
So i feel some necessary files aren't being installed...
Any ideas?????
same thing with my htc vox. wont detect sim card.
Clean the contacts.
flyboy
do u mean SIM card contacts??? or phone contacts?
I don't really have any contacts on the phone memory cos I dont use that phone now, for obvious reasons..... but the SIM card works perfectly on any other phone...
And what do u mean by 'cleaning'? As in just delete all the contacts or sumthin???
Thanks
errmm....
metal contacts on sim and phone!!!!!
lol
flyboy
well it does detect the SIM card so I dont think theres any problem with the contacts of either SIM or phone..
The problem is it just says 'phone is off' with no option to turn it on...
The reason why I know it detects the SIM card is cos when I remove the SIM card the network icon says 'No service', and when I insert the SIM card I get the message 'The phone is off'..... So that obviously mean it detects the SIM card on the phone but its not able to turn on...
Any ideas?
Please I do not know where to post this question for help, but since this is the ROM I am using, I figured I should ask here first.
OK here is my scenario: I had an old sim card I Was using frokm a Company that was later bought by T-mobile. Some of my contacts stayed on the SIM, and I wanted to have them synced with the google contacts so I could get them all together. So I put the old deactivated SIM card back in my old mytouch and imported the contacts into my google account, and then put the New Sim card into the mytouch to get data sync , and get the contacts onto the server. For some odd reason, I put the old SIM into my HD2 (7), and now the phone is deactivated and asking me for the Activation code.
Mind you, this does nto scare me because I have my activation code. What scares me is that my emails are gone, text are all gone,, and most things are greyed out.
Is this a Security Feature by Windows Phone 7? If so, how do I recover my texts especially back? There business documents, contacts, all that gone.
PLEASE PLEASE HELP.
Put the card you used to set up WP7 back into the phone and all should be well. WP7 uses the card as core RAM and does not distinguish between card and phone storage. If I understand you correctly, you have effectively taken away a big chunk of the phone's OS and replaced it with an empty (for the purposes of WP7) card.
Reactivate the phone and maybe you will be fine. I guess this is an anti theft feature of WP7. Go to your live account on your PC and check the status of the phone.
Gustopher said:
Put the card you used to set up WP7 back into the phone and all should be well. WP7 uses the card as core RAM and does not distinguish between card and phone storage. If I understand you correctly, you have effectively taken away a big chunk of the phone's OS and replaced it with an empty (for the purposes of WP7) card.
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I did not mes with the SD Card. It is the SIM Card that I messed with.
TheOnly1 said:
Reactivate the phone and maybe you will be fine. I guess this is an anti theft feature of WP7. Go to your live account on your PC and check the status of the phone.
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I would have thought that should work, and that it how it should be, but NO. The phone wiped out everything. Including my Music. This is a feature that is badly implemented. What if someone has 2 SIM cards and they travel out of the country and want to switch sims? So, it just wipes out all their Data?
I am so sad at this point I don't know how to feel. None of those texts were even backed up anywhere, including my created documents.
well that's odd, I have two sim cards from a different provider that I swap quite frequently and they work just fine
Just tested a SIM swap and it works on my HD2 too. Seems your problem is different.