"tlvp" <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 01:25:20 -0500, Peter Pan
<pponvistaNOSPAM@marcalannospam.info> wrote:
> > "Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88@comcast.net> wrote in message
> > news:CO6dnXSHqNIiyjbUnZ2dnUVZ_r-WnZ2d@giganews.com...
> >> 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.
> >
> > or just consider using bitpim (free, works over a cable that you
already
> > have..... did i mention it's free? 
> > http://www.bitpim.org/
> >
> > make sure you use ORG
> >
> > While I have MPT also, i find I use bitpim most often...
>
> I see from the .org site that bitpim is for CDMA handsets.
> Is there anything comparable for GSM handsets?
Verizon is a CDMA carrier. They do NOT support GSM on their network. Your
phone may support both.
Does bitpim indicate that it knows about your model of phone?