....I DON'T need thousands of numbers... sorry.

DAS

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"Dori A Schmetterling" > wrote in message
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>I synchronise my SIM card with my PC, using Nokia software. I need
>thousands of numbers on my phone.
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> I see no need to copy to the handset's memory (or store in both) as I
> sometimes switch handsets.
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> What one does all depends on personal useage patterns. So, if one
> switches handsets (away from a PC) once wants to keep it simple.
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> DAS
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> "Nicholas F Hodder" > wrote in message
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>> "Dori A Schmetterling" > wrote in message
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>>> Slight tangent:
>>>
>>> In general I would not use any of the fancy features on any one phone.
>>> The handset may not recognise them on the transferred SIM card. I mean
>>> things like multiple numbers for one contact (business, home etc).
>>> There is (or was) no standard mapping.
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>> The normal way now to store contacts is in the phone's memory, not on the
>> SIM card. You can then synchronise your phone's phonebook with your PC's
>> address book (e.g. MS Outlook), and so when you get a new phone, you
>> simply synchronise the new phone with your PC. This means you no longer
>> need to store your contacts on the SIM card, as your phone's memory is
>> always backed up to your PC.
>>
>> BMW Bluetooth however, synchronises both the phone's memory and the SIM
>> card to the car's address book.
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