Bluetooth Devices
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Bluetooth Devices
Hi
My wife has a Mobile Phone with Bluetooth < She wants to download some files and pictures on to my Computer , how is this done ?? my computer uses a wireless keyboard and mouse and is Win Vista if this is any help.
My wife has a Mobile Phone with Bluetooth < She wants to download some files and pictures on to my Computer , how is this done ?? my computer uses a wireless keyboard and mouse and is Win Vista if this is any help.
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I may be missing some point here, but why don't you just plug the phone into the computer's USB port? Lead should have been provided with the phone.
On mine, if I do this, it asks me if I want to simply charge the phone's battery, or use it as a drive.
On mine, if I do this, it asks me if I want to simply charge the phone's battery, or use it as a drive.
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Had the same problem recently and replacing the phones missing USB lead was more expensive than paying a few pounds for a bluetooth dongle that plugs into the USB port on your computer. It should self install and then just pair the devices and transfer.
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replacing the phones missing USB lead was more expensive than paying a few pounds for a bluetooth dongle that plugs into the USB port on your computer
If your phone saves its photos onto a flash card of some description, then all you need is a flash card reader and use that to extract photos.
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I'm no expert on these things but my device transferred an 11MB MP4 video file in about 30 seconds, has a claimed range of 100m and is only the size of half a 2p piece. Granted a cable would be quicker, but being away from home and wanting to put some footage from the sons phone onto my notebook (a rare home goal by Birmingham City 
) it was done in the pub after the game.
) it was done in the pub after the game.
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Have to say, I agree with those suspicious of Bluetooth. Works well - except when it doesn't... and of course it doesn't explain why it doesn't. I'm sure it's a driver thing, but I've got 3 or 4 in the drawer I've discarded when no amount of killing & re-installing will get 'em to work.
FWIW I have a cheapaschips USB hub at the back of the desk with links to camera, phone, satnav already plugged in and dangling - I just connect the beast I want to use when I need to.
Why each manufacturer insists on a proprietory USB connector is another matter...
FWIW I have a cheapaschips USB hub at the back of the desk with links to camera, phone, satnav already plugged in and dangling - I just connect the beast I want to use when I need to.
Why each manufacturer insists on a proprietory USB connector is another matter...
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From: England, surrey, Walton-on-thames
Make sure the computers' bluetooth and the mobile phone's bluetooth are both switched ON... then select one picture at a time and there should be an options list, click send via bluetooth and your phone should automatically bring up a list of what bluetooth devices it can find. send it to the right one.
Hope this helps! - Jay
Hope this helps! - Jay
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Re B'ham City
"Supported them for 45 years" - See my age: Now take a big look in the B'ham City Trophy Cabinet.
I gave up on them 10 Years ago.
A great team in the 1970's but it all came to "Nowt"
You can get mini bluetooth tranceivers that plug into the USB ports - I'm about to try them out on an old XP M/C - From a well known Electronics Shop begining with M.
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I gave up on them 10 Years ago.
A great team in the 1970's but it all came to "Nowt"
You can get mini bluetooth tranceivers that plug into the USB ports - I'm about to try them out on an old XP M/C - From a well known Electronics Shop begining with M.
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From: Bracknell, Berks, UK
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The Bluetooth dongle works just fine with my PC running XP: the Nokia paired with it fairly easily.
Unfortunately after I subsequently paired the Nokia with my Ford parked outside my home, the Ford then of it's own volition paired with my PC.
And I seem to be excluded from this triangle.....lots of flashing lights, no idea what they are talking about !
Unfortunately after I subsequently paired the Nokia with my Ford parked outside my home, the Ford then of it's own volition paired with my PC.
And I seem to be excluded from this triangle.....lots of flashing lights, no idea what they are talking about !
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Remember those sealed golden goal tickets you could buy for a bob.
You opened them up and they gave the time to the second that Birmingham would score the first goal..?
Mine said October.. !
You opened them up and they gave the time to the second that Birmingham would score the first goal..?
Mine said October.. !
Jaspers just called...... Can he have his gag back?
