On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 10:56 AM, Mick <michaelkintz...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Monday 04 May 2009, Paul Hartman wrote: >> On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 9:25 AM, Mick <michaelkintz...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Hi All, >> > >> > There seems to be a long list of mobile phone managers out there: >> > >> > kmobiletools >> > gnokii >> > wammu/gammu >> > >> > There's probably more (gnome-phone-manager?) but I do not have Gnome on >> > this machine. I have a Nokia phone and I am not sure of the pros + cons >> > of each application for managing it. >> > >> > Have you used any of these and what would you recommend? >> >> I use Nokia PC Suite for Windows in a virtual machine. :) >> >> But, really, I don't use any of them. The only real use I've seen from >> them is easier entry of contacts, and I only have about 10 contacts so >> it is not a problem for me to type them on the phone. >> >> For backups, I use the phone's internal backup function to make a >> backup onto the memory card. > > Thanks Paul, I use an old Nokia 6021 which does not have a memory card. I > have more than 10 contacts but I do not need to edit these often. However, I > find typing text messages on the phone tiresome, compared with typing on the > laptop. So SMS functionality which these managers offer is a benefit for me.
Ah, okay. I have not tried it, but I know for sure Gnokii can do all kinds of SMS functions from the PC, including sending, receiving, and even pictures (multimedia messages). I believe you can make phone calls and stuff, too.
