Bluetooth

[rabbitearbandicoot]

I have to take some photos off my wife's phone - she hasn't got any cables and can't buy them anymore.

She has Bluetooth on her phone - I have set the phone's bluetooth to activation ON and Visibility ON.

I bought a USB / Bluetooth dongle for my PC.

I am running Windows98.

I have put the dongle into one of my USB ports - the comuter recognises it.

I have done a scan on the phone - it says no devices found. 

There's obviously something I have to do on the PC - but .... Where do I go from here????

TIA

[rabbitearbandicoot]

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@gleee58 wrote:

What type of phone is it? or what type of cable connection on the phone?

Does it take a mini SD memory card by any chance?

If the phone uses wifi you could upload them to google drive then download them to computer.

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it's a Samsung SGH-F480T

[gleee58]

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@rabbitearbandicoot wrote:

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@gleee58 wrote:

What type of phone is it? or what type of cable connection on the phone?

Does it take a mini SD memory card by any chance?

If the phone uses wifi you could upload them to google drive then download them to computer.

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it's a Samsung SGH-F480T

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Does your computer have a card reader? You could save the images to SD card and shift that way if it does.

It looks like the phone fits a mini USB cable. They're easy to replace if that's the case.

Bad luck, no wifi.

[gleee58]

Or if no card reader, how about saving to micro SD card and then put the card into your phone to transfer the photos.

[rabbitearbandicoot]

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@gleee58 wrote:

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@rabbitearbandicoot wrote:

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@gleee58 wrote:

What type of phone is it? or what type of cable connection on the phone?

Does it take a mini SD memory card by any chance?

If the phone uses wifi you could upload them to google drive then download them to computer.

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it's a Samsung SGH-F480T

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Does your computer have a card reader? You could save the images to SD card and shift that way if it does.

It looks like the phone fits a mini USB cable. They're easy to replace if that's the case.

Bad luck, no wifi.

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No card reader in PC. I've asked at Telstra shop, Dick Smith and 2 computer shops for cable - took the phone in so they could have a look - all of them say they haven't got cables because the phone is so old. Maybe they're just trying to sell us a new phone.

Anyway, thanks all.

[*raqshaki*]

This may sound a bit odd - I have found replacement cords at pawn shops as they tend to have older model phones....