Re: Transferring cell phone pictures on Motorola W376G
- From: "IanM" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:47:38 +0100
"Paul E. Schoen" <pstech@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I just sent this technical request to TracFone:Hi Paul,
"I just purchased and activated a Motorola W376g phone which
advertised Bluetooth wireless technology as a highlighted feature on
the front of the package. It also featured a connector that was
clearly labeled with the official USB connecton logo, and I had
assumed it was available for USB connection to my PC."
"However, upon further research, I found that (in very fine print)
that this phone does not support PC connectivity via Bluetooth or USB.
I had assumed that I could download pictures taken on my phone to my
PC, but there appears to be no way to do so. I can send the picture to
another phone, but I do not know how that is done or the requirements
for the receiving phone. There appears to be web access, but I do not
know if there is a way to upload images to a website via FTP or HTTP
protocol."
"Please let me know if there is any way to transfer images from the
phone to an external storage device or PC. If not, please let me know
if you offer any phones that support this feature. I am happy with the
phone but it is important to me to be able to have access to
pictures."
There is a feature that allows sending a message with the picture, but
I tried sending it to my land line phone and it did not ring. I was
hoping that maybe it would send the JPG in a text-based MIME or
Base-64 format that I might be able to receive as a file on a modem
and then convert to JPG, but apparently it only works for cell phone
subscribers with the capability of receiving multimedia objects. The
picture is stored in an internal "additional storage device".
Apparently the USB-PC feature is disabled and the BlueTooth is only
for automotive hands-free connection. I was hoping to be able to use
this phone as a digital camera and save pictures as files to be edited
and used for other purposes, but Tracfone probably does not want
customers to have this capability in a $50 phone where they make most
of their money selling air time.
I wonder if I could take a picture of the cell phone screen? Or use a
scanner? But I'm sure the resolution will be rather poor. Any ideas on
a way to get the images electronically?
Paul
looks like a basic phone. It supports MMS, this is the way you send a
photo to another phone.
The manual also mentions "format additional storage device" - does that
mean it has an external flash card?
If so that may be another way of getting the photos off the phone.
Ian
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