Did you just
buy a new mobile phone? After considering significant factors such as
budget, features, sleek design, size as well as platform, The first
thing that you’ll probably is copy all the phone numbers and other
contact information from the old phone to your new cell.
There
are different ways to transfer contacts from one phone to another. The
process may vary depending upon the phone support cloud but broadly,
there are four options. I will discuss the most popular mobile platforms
like BlackBerry, iPhone, HTC, Nokia, Windows Phone, Samsung and
Android. You can opt any one of them listed below.
Transferring from SIM card
When your old
mobile address book is comparatively smaller, and you only wish to copy
the phone numbers to your new mobile phone, then simply use your SIM
card.
Just copy the
phone numbers from the old phone’s memory to your SIM card, insert this
SIM card into your new phone and then copy the phone numbers in your new
phone’s memory.
Most phones
such as Nokia have the option of “copy contacts to the Sim”. You are
required to put the Sim card in the new phone and choose “copy contacts
from Sim to phone or similar, and you will find that contacts would be
copied.
The single
problem with SIM transfer is that you can move only 300 contacts at one
go. Also, you might find that, contacts having bigger name might get
truncated.
Transfer Contacts via your Computer
The SIM card
based approach is good only for transferring basic phone numbers but if
your phone’s address book includes long names, email addresses, and
other details of your contacts, you need some sort of software to help
you with the transfer process.
The phone
contacts from one mobile can be transferred to the computer with the
help of data cable or using Bluetooth. Once the computer detects the
mobile, go to your mobile contacts and then on your computer save the
contacts in a file after which the same can be transferred to your new
mobile phone. In case, you wish to use bluetooth, then open the contact
list then mark the contact, you wish to transfer then Select” Send Name
Card and then choose Bluetooth” click send. The mobile would then search
for the devices. Select the mobile you wish to send the contact, that’s
all; your contacts would be now transferred to another mobile.
The mobile
would then search for the devices. Select the mobile you wish to send
the contact, that’s all; your contacts would be transferred to another
mobile.
This mode is
good only for transferring basic phone numbers, but if your address book
consists long names, email address and other details of your contacts,
then you require some software to help you with the transfer process.
In case, you
have a Nokia mobile, and you have brought a Blackberry or an iPhone, and
then you might use Nokia’s Ovi Suite application in order to copy your
phone’s address book to Microsoft Outlook on your desktop computer.
Transfer through Memory Card
You can also
transfer contacts by saving or backing up your contacts in your memory
card. The memory card can be inserted in your new phone and restored.
This option is available only in phones like samsung, which allow you to
backup onto memory card
Transfer through PC Suite
Phone contacts can also be transferred using the your phone’s PC Suite.
Most phones come with a software which allow you to synchronise your
phone book with your computer. For example, the Nokia PC Suite, Samsung
Kies,Sony Ericsson PC Suite etc. You should have received a copy of this
software with your phone or you can download from the phone
manufacturer’s website.
Using your phone’s PC Suite, copy the contacts from your old phone and save it in your new phone.
By using any of the above techniques you can update your new phone with all the contacts.
