My phone is a Motorola v220. I dropped it at a family gathering and somebody stepped on it. The side with the screen is crushed. It still switches on and access the network but you can’t see anything on the screen or hear anything. It’s screwed. What I want to do is retrieve the phone numbers stored on it. It does have a USB port which I’ve never used and don’t have a cable to fit. Before I run out and buy one, is it possible to hook the thing up to my computer and download the phone book from it? If so, how do I do it?
Motorola sells PhoneTools software which sounds like it will do what you want.
You need a software application from Motorola called Mobile PhoneTools to access the data from your PC. It is available here.
Cool. It is possible. Anybody know of a free program that will let me do it? I’d prefer not to spend $30 on software for a busted phone, especially since the replacement phone I ordered isn’t a Motorola.
My friend had her phone run over by a car. She took it in and after purchasing a new phone, they opened up the old one, removed the memory chip and put it in the new phone. That might be an option for you if you have to get a new phone.
Unfortunately not all cell phone manufacturers phones employ interchangeable memory cards.
Have you checked with your wireless provider? Some provide a service where they will move data to a new phone for a small fee.
Every time I have upgraded my phone with Verizon they have moved the contact information from one phone to the next as part of the upgrade.
Actually, they do, in a manner of speaking. All GSM cell phones use a SIM card, on which a number of contacts and text messages can be stored. As the OP’s phone is a GSM phone, his contacts may be stored on his SIM card. If that is the case, simply placing the SIM card in another GSM phone will allow access to them.