"tlvp" <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> wrote in message
newsp.uwc70or8o63xbg@acer250.gateway.2wire.net.. .
> 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
> > newsp.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!

I thought you were referring to the OP's phone. He clearly stated that
Verizon was the carrier. I even highlighted that above. I didn't realize
that your REPLY wasn't a follow-up to the the thread.

> 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
>
> --
> Avant de repondre, jeter la poubelle, SVP