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| Thread ID: 121573 | 2011-11-01 06:47:00 | Phone SIM card Backups | Happy Harry (321) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1241217 | 2011-11-01 06:47:00 | Having just been through the disasterous death of my phone SIM card, and having to re-enter all my contacts manually (just over eleventy-seven gazillion) I got to thinking that you should be able to copy your SIM card in its entirety, and then just copy that back to your new SIM, as they do at the phone shop. Has anyone had any experience of doing this. There are some devices showing on Trademe but I would like to know if anyone else has been down this track. Cheers |
Happy Harry (321) | ||
| 1241218 | 2011-11-01 07:08:00 | If the phone supports some software on the computer, you could just sync it. That is you have backed up your contacts to a computer. If your phone still works, and the phone's memory itself has the contacts. You could get the simcard replacement - put it in and copy all contacts to simcard. If you have also another simcard that have some of the contacts. Put that simard in - copy contacts to phone. Then swap to new sicmard - copy contacts to simcard. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1241219 | 2011-11-01 07:19:00 | Yes, that would have been the sensible thing to do, and now has been done. Most phones now it seems, store all the contacts on the SIM card so you just have to swap the SIM to the new phone. In my case, the SIM died and there where no contacts on the phone memory. "If" I had backed up my contacts to my PC I would have just been able to get a new IM and then copy the contacts back. Having a complete backed up SIM still appeals. Cheers HH |
Happy Harry (321) | ||
| 1241220 | 2011-11-01 07:39:00 | I think most major Mobile Companies have their own software especially designed to do exactly what you want. I have a Nokia and a Samsung and I just plug them into my computer and transfer anything I wish. Contacts – Sounds – Pictures, virtually everything. Whilst I use a cable to connect I could use Bluetooth. I understand your despair as I once left my phone on the roof of my car and drove off. I saw it disappear in the rear view mirror but before I could stop and rescue it a couple of hoons lined it up and run over it. Then they hung out their respective windows laughing and making rude gestures. I’m still looking for them! :mad: |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 1241221 | 2011-11-01 10:52:00 | The modern Nokia's still use phone memory space and/or simcard :) I would of thought the simcard is limited to a no. of contacts right ..... the phone can usually store a lot more - over a thousand contacts. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1241222 | 2011-11-02 00:07:00 | There are plenty of USB SIM Card readers out there, most have the option to read/write to the SIM including exporting/importing contacts, messages, etc. I've used an old one in the past (It was real old, had a serial connection!) and it worked great. A quick google of "sim reader" showed many USB versions, first few results mentioned backup/restore features too. :) |
l0gic (6781) | ||
| 1241223 | 2011-11-02 00:17:00 | I would of thought the simcard is limited to a no. of contacts right ..... That, and can only store a contact's name and phone number. I have email addresses and other information stored with contacts on my phone. :) |
pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 1241224 | 2011-11-02 00:41:00 | If you have a smart phone just sync it to your mail account contacts. | Alex B (15479) | ||
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