VinPetrol

was considering a data cable or a bluetooth connection rof my pc, then i could buy the ear piece thing, an listen to my music through the phone too ?

has anyone done this , what is the beat/cheapest method ?

OllyK

Not used bluetooth for that - but I do use it to synch my phone with my contacts on the PC and to use Nokia tools to send text messages. Bluetooth is even more use if you have a PDA as well. Never really got on with data cables, but I was mostly using hack about cables to unlock the phone.

VinPetrol

do you know roughly how much a blue tooth conectivity kit thing would be to stick on a pc ?

OllyK

You can pick a Belkin USB dongle up for about £20 - have a look on PC world

VinPetrol

cool, i suppose that will work for any thing with a blue tooth connection, so no matter what phone i buy, it will work !

is it poss to listen to mp3 from phone through a blu tooth ear peice ?

STi wanna Subaru

iTrader: (1)

what phone you got? If it has a memory card then buy a card reader. takes seconds then as opposed to minutes.

VinPetrol

got a d500

OllyK

In theory yes, you need to check the phone has the PC software to go with it, I assume most will.

Again, I guess so, but it would be mono.

Billgtt

I use a bluetooth dongle to put music on my phone. Cost about £12 off ebay

OllyK

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Get both - you can pick a card reader up for under £20 as well.
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lightning101

You can buy a card reader USB 2.0 480mb a second for £3.49 inc vat if you look hard enough.

VinPetrol

does anyone actuly know off hand where to get a card reader this cheap, or do i have to do some seroius trawling...ebay...?

bioforger

iTrader: (1)

I got one off ebay for £7, works and does what I want perfectly. This is for a Sony Ericsson. The bluetooth dongle goes in your USB port btw.

OllyK

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...Thumbnails=yes - bluetooth stuff

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=166767 - USB SD card reader

www.iwoot.co.uk did a 7 way card reader fro under £20 a while back

OllyK

Here you go, internal 23 in 1 card reader http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...roductID=78880 £8.21 goes in a 3.5" bay.

SupaMiniCupa

I use a datacable for my Nokia 6230 - may not be the cheapest/best but it works for me

www.foneaccessories.co.uk I think mine was from...

OllyK

That link has a d500 data suite for £16 as well

VinPetrol

coooooooooooooooool, thanks for all the sudgesstions s'netters are flippin great !!!!

MJW

USB cable would be the fastest way, and therefore the best for transferring large files. For small files, a Bluetooth USB adaptor is pretty nifty. Also if you're running Windows XP Service Pack 2, you don't need any drivers for it, just plug it in and away you go.

VinPetrol

actuley, whilst im at it....

anyone wanna buy my 528ise n reg? £4k very good condition, fbmwsh, 0-60 6.8, auto/steptronic, full black leather, 155k miles, metallic grey. smooth as honey to drive (i should imagine)!

VinPetrol

i do hve xp with sp2, so another thumbs up, wahey !

lightning101

Depends on which card you've got, but the single ones are dirt cheap.

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=75233

£1.50 including vat

rgv_stu

i bought a data cable for my 6230
it works a treat and cost about £7 delivered
i cant imagine a bluetooth dongle transfering files as quick.

OllyK

Bluetooth can manage about 400Kbs or so if set up correctly. It's more a case of leaving the dongle hidden behind the PC, no wires and you can set it going and wander around the house with the phone and do other stuff as it transfers.