On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:27:29 -0400, D. Stussy <spam@bde-arc.ampr.org> wrote:
> "tlvp" <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> wrote in message
> news
p.uwbu49n3o63xbg@acer250.gateway.2wire.net.. .
>> 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?
Sorry: it's not a Verizon CDMA phone, it's on a different carrier, and a GSM phone.
Is alt.cellular.tech a Verizon-only group, too, like alt.cellular.verizon is? Sorry!
As my phone is GSM only, it's no surprise that bitpim doesn't list it.
So I ask again: Is there anything comparable to bitpim for GSM handsets?
TIA; and cheers, -- tlvp
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