"ChrisM" <chris_mayersblue@suedeyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> chris_mac <chris@ebooster.co.uk> Proclaimed from the tallest tower:
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>> Hi Chris -
>>
>> Thanks for your quick reply. Yeah, I hesitated about saying what I
>> upgraded to as I thought it might confuse things, but it's an LG
>> Viewty. I did think of sending the messages across by bluetooth, but
>> the messaging menus on the 6680 don't seem to have a "send"
>> option... :-(
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
>> On 30 Apr, 12:36, "ChrisM" <chris_mayersb...@suedeyahoo.com> wrote:
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>>> chris_mac <ch...@ebooster.co.uk> Proclaimed from the tallest tower:
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi -
>>>
>>>> Apologies if this has been answered elsewhere - if someone could
>>>> refer
>>>> me to the right thread that would be great.
>>>
>>>> I have recently upgraded from a 6680 and want to save the SMS and
>>>> MMS messages on the phone. How do I do this (ideally without texting
>>>> them
>>>> to my new phone!)
>>>
>>>> I didn't see any obvious way to accomplish this by saving to a SIM,
>>>> or
>>>> using the PC software to download the messages.
>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Chris
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> You don't seem to have mentioned what you upgraded TO, but if it is
>>> another Nokia, have you looked at Nokia PC Suite? I've never done
>>> it(I usually delete all my SMS messages once I've read them), but I
>>> think that lets you backup your text messages, then you should be
>>> able to 'restore' them onto your new phone...(?)
>>>
>>> --
>>> Regards,
>>> Chris.
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> Hmm, might be tricky.
>
> Well, I'm pretty sure that PC Suite will let you save you text messages to
> your PC.
> Assuming that the Viewty has similar software, if you fancied a challange,
> you could try to convert the file that PC Suite saves into a format that
> the LG software can read. Might not be too hard if both programs use a
> text based format. If they use any sort of binary files, you may be into
> the realms of writing some software to convert... probably not worth the
> hassle!
> The only other hope(that I can think of) is if anyone can suggest some
> back-up software that is compatable with both Nokia AND LG phones...(?)
>
> Good Luck!!
>
>
> --
> Regards,
> Chris.
> (Remove Elvis's shoes to email me)
>
....or, if you use Outlook on your PC, you could try Jeyo's Mobile Extender
(http://www.jeyo.com/extender.asp). This will allow you upload SMS messages
into an Outlook folder and then download them again. It works with a range
of phones (but doesn't explicitly list LG). If you have neither Outlook or
Jeyo, both are available as fully functional time limited trials.

Paul