alchemysa
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Yes, a USB/Bluetooth dongle might be the next best step.
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Yes, a USB/Bluetooth dongle might be the next best step.
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I find on the Internet you can buy them from less than $15 to more than $40 so I have no idea why one is better than another. I noticed a couple of "reviews" on Best Buy of a $17 one. Both gave it a 5 and said they'd recommend it, but one said one of the things he liked was the ease of set up while the other said the only thing he didn't like was the difficulty of set up.:laughing:
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They've finally done what I've long expected them to do. The technology is so advanced that even the folks who build, sell, and service the stuff don't know anything about it.:laughing: In spite of all the sales people telling me I just needed a data cable, early this morning, Samsung answered my e-mail inquiry of last week that there is no software or way to transfer photos "directly" from this model (as MicroPilot said). Their recommendation was to send photos via e-mail; didn't even mention Bluetooth in their e-mail.
However, you TBNers convinced me that Bluetooth would be the way to go. So this morning, I went to Best Buy and bought a $14.99 plus tax Bluetooth Adapter (or dongle); supposedly regular $40 on sale at this time. None of the set-up documentation mentioned anything about a passcode or passkey, although the cell phone manual does, at one point say to "Enter the passkey (if applicable)". Sure enough, we came to a point where the screen on the computer said to "Enter the below number" and in very big print posted a big number; 8 digits maybe. I picked up my pencil to write it down and it disappeared. Nothing I could do brought that number, or any other number, back.
Otherwise, it appeared that all the installation and set-up went just fine, but anytime I tried to send a photo from the phone, both the phone and the computer asked for a passkey (although the computer offered the option of creating one, or of proceeding without one). The cell phone offered no such option, and they both still asked for a passkey. The two contraptions recognized each other but would not pair up or connect. Eventually, I called their tech support and got a nice fellow who had me try everything he could think of. Nothing worked in spite of a lengthy conversation and many attempts. So I finally told him I was going to uninstall the program and try installing it from scratch. He said if that didn't work, they had a good return policy.:laughing:
Sure enough it didn't work. So I uninstalled it and returned it to Best Buy for a refund. Then I went to Walmart and bought a $20 Bluetooth Adapter of a different brand. First time I've ever seen a mini-CD like was in the package. But when I started the installation, it appeared to be the same software as the Best Buy adapter. And it got so far along with the installation, then told me to insert the CD, which was already in the drive. Opening and closing the drive didn't help. So it said the installation failed, but then it also said something about it might work. And it produced a dialogue box that asked me to click to generate a passkey. I had pencil at the ready, and also as soon as an 8 digit number appeared, I hit the "PrtScr" key. But this time the number remained on the screen until I finished.
So I gave it a try and by entering that 8 digit number in both the cell phone and the computer, it transfers the photos.
So it works now, in spite of saying it didn't complete the installation.:laughing:
However, you TBNers convinced me that Bluetooth would be the way to go. So this morning, I went to Best Buy and bought a $14.99 plus tax Bluetooth Adapter (or dongle); supposedly regular $40 on sale at this time. None of the set-up documentation mentioned anything about a passcode or passkey, although the cell phone manual does, at one point say to "Enter the passkey (if applicable)". Sure enough, we came to a point where the screen on the computer said to "Enter the below number" and in very big print posted a big number; 8 digits maybe. I picked up my pencil to write it down and it disappeared. Nothing I could do brought that number, or any other number, back.
Otherwise, it appeared that all the installation and set-up went just fine, but anytime I tried to send a photo from the phone, both the phone and the computer asked for a passkey (although the computer offered the option of creating one, or of proceeding without one). The cell phone offered no such option, and they both still asked for a passkey. The two contraptions recognized each other but would not pair up or connect. Eventually, I called their tech support and got a nice fellow who had me try everything he could think of. Nothing worked in spite of a lengthy conversation and many attempts. So I finally told him I was going to uninstall the program and try installing it from scratch. He said if that didn't work, they had a good return policy.:laughing:
Sure enough it didn't work. So I uninstalled it and returned it to Best Buy for a refund. Then I went to Walmart and bought a $20 Bluetooth Adapter of a different brand. First time I've ever seen a mini-CD like was in the package. But when I started the installation, it appeared to be the same software as the Best Buy adapter. And it got so far along with the installation, then told me to insert the CD, which was already in the drive. Opening and closing the drive didn't help. So it said the installation failed, but then it also said something about it might work. And it produced a dialogue box that asked me to click to generate a passkey. I had pencil at the ready, and also as soon as an 8 digit number appeared, I hit the "PrtScr" key. But this time the number remained on the screen until I finished.
So I gave it a try and by entering that 8 digit number in both the cell phone and the computer, it transfers the photos.
So it works now, in spite of saying it didn't complete the installation.:laughing:
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Bird, you are officially no longer technology challenged. You are now technology INITIATED, TORTURED, etc.:laughing::thumbsup:
alchemysa
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Bird, you now know MORE than the guy in the store.
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You've sure got that right. I'm convinced these computers would have driven me nuts, if I hadn't already been there.:laughing:
Willl
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And others.
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Bird
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Absolutely. Didn't mean to leave anyone out because I appreciate everyone's input and assistance.
JimWalch
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I use this for my cel phone downloads to the computer-http://www.bitpim.org/
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Jim, I don't know much about these things, but that may be a good link and some good information for some of our members. However, (1) my phone is not among those they list as being supported, and (2) I can now transfer photos via Bluetooth, which is all I wanted to do. And while cell phone cameras are not the greatest, the camera is probably better than the photographer.:laughing: That little storage building is not actually leaning to one side.:laughing:
