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18 August 2009, 09:03 AM

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Mobiles and transfer of information

Guys,

Someone on here will probalby know or have done this.

I need to transfer my phonebook from a Sony Ericsson P1i to a Blackberry 8900.

I know I can transfer phone to sim and to it that way, but it screws up all the names of my contacts.
Shortens them, add cr@p like /1, /2, /3 etc

I can export the entire phonebook in a .vcf file, but can't convert to .ipd
Downloaded something called amber vcf convertor (1.03) but it doesn't work for me

Any ideas.

Would like if possible SMS over also.

Thanks,

Shaun

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18 August 2009, 09:11 AM

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How about using Outlook?

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18 August 2009, 09:14 AM

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Whilst that would work, not all my contacts are in Outlook and equally lots more contacts on Outlook that I'd not want on the phone?

I've always been able to use something called MyPhoneExplorer in the past, but this doesn't work on Blackberry

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18 August 2009, 09:19 AM

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Export contacts from Outlook to file
Delete Outlook contacts
Import contacts from SE
Export contacts to BB
Delete contacts
Import contacts from file backed up

Seemples

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18 August 2009, 09:32 AM

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I hate that Meerkat ad with a vengeance

However, outlook doesn't want to play.
Refuses to start the translator?

Next............

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18 August 2009, 09:35 AM

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lol

Is it installed?

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18 August 2009, 09:39 AM

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lol

Is it installed?

It installs the feature, but just says it can't start it

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24 August 2009, 10:05 AM

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Ah well.

I done it the old fashioned way and re-entered the contacts one by one

Was a good way of tidying up if nothing else

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24 August 2009, 11:48 AM

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Whilst that would work, not all my contacts are in Outlook and equally lots more contacts on Outlook that I'd not want on the phone?

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I use Outlook as my master contacts storage. Haven't entered one to the phone directly for years. I also have lots of contacts that I don't want on the phone though and, at least using Nokia's software, I have found a way you can seperate them out easily. Just put your phone contacts into the normal 'contacts' folder but create sub-folder(s) under this for the rest. Only the top level 'Contacts' folder gets transferred to the phone but Outlook still sees all the email addresses etc in the sub-folders.

My Outlook 'pst' file is backed up with the rest of my computer (look for 'pfbackup.exe' with Google - lets you backup your pst file more easily) and this way I never have to worry about corrupt/lost/stolen phones and/or SIM cards losing any of my contacts.

Dave

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