On 1 May, 12:58, "Paul" <p...@paccts.co.uk> wrote:
> "ChrisM" <chris_mayersb...@suedeyahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:6aGdneaQvoFgwYXVnZ2dnUVZ8v-dnZ2d@bt.com...
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> > In message
> > 020f7a82-7e6c-4b0c-b0cb-757c641bc...@d1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com,
> > chris_mac <ch...@ebooster.co.uk> Proclaimed from the tallest tower:
>
> >> 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:
> >>> In message
> >>> d80dc9e8-97d5-4ef5-89da-f47750c5b...@z72g2000hsb.googlegroups.com,
> >>> chris_mac <ch...@ebooster.co.uk> Proclaimed from the tallest tower:
>
> >>>> 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.
> >>> (Remove Elvis's shoes to email me)- Hide quoted text -
>
> >>> - Show quoted text -
>
> > 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
Thanks Chris and Paul for your help! After a bit of fighting with my
connection (I don't think LG have figured out how to connect to Vista
yet) I finally was able to retrieve the messages. Thanks for your
help!
Chris