On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 22:49:32 -0500, "Richard B. Gilbert"
<rgilbert88@comcast.net> wrote:

> Verizon Wireless likes to cripple their phones.

Yes, and so do most or all of the other carriers. Not only do they
disable good features, they add shortcuts to their shopping sites and
encourage time-using connections at every turn.

I just got this one, but my next phone will be one that comes from
the manufacturer unlocked.

> VZW makes money from each photo you send!

Right. Verizon was no help, simply suggesting that I use their service
to upload via cell phone and pay for each picture uploaded in addition
to airtime costs.

LG was a little better. They said there was software called
"Datapilot" (don't know which of their products was meant) that other
LG owners had used successfully for transfers. No guarantee of
course.

> ...use a real camera instead of a phone

I fully agree. The phone's feeble camera function is for times when
there is no "real" camera but a photo is needed.

Thanks for the comments.

The questions remain. Will Datapilot or other software work with the
usb cable connection. Can bluetooth be used, with or without other
siftware, to transfer files?





>Nelson wrote:
>> How can you access a cell phone from a PC to transfer pictures taken
>> with and stored in the cell phone?
>>
>> The phone is an LG VX5500. Carrier is Verizon. PC runs Windows
>> XP-SP2.
>>
>That explains it. Verizon Wireless likes to cripple their phones. If
>you are forced to send your photographs over the air rather than through
>a USB cable, VZW makes money from each photo you send!
>
>> This phone has no external memory card (or slot for one). So the data
>> can't be transferred via memory card.
>>
>> I bought a USB data cable for the phone, got the driver, and installed
>> it ok. Upon connection, Windows recognizes the phone. The phone is
>> not registered in Windows as a disk drive, but it does appear in
>> Device Manager as a modem.
>>
>> It would seem that some specialized software is needed to access the
>> phone from the computer. Is that right? If so, which do you
>> recommend?
>>
>
>For Motorola phones there is "Motorola Phone Tools". I haven't a clue
>what an "LG" phone needs to do this. If there IS a tool to do this,
>it's probably LG specific and an LG specific newsgroup, if there is one,
>would be a good place to ask.
>
>A possible solution is to use a real camera instead of a phone to take
>pictures with! Real cameras have nice features for taking pictures;
>e.g. flash. They also are not crippled! Many have USB capability
>and/or a removable memory card/stick.
>
>It's also sometimes possible to hack the phone to re-enable features
>that VZW has disabled. Doing so will void your warranty but some people
> will do it anyway.