Move Contacts From a Cell Phone to an iPhone

1 of the main strengths of the iphone is its capability to sync with other items of technologies; and whilst it is tough for an iphone to sync with an additional cell phone, each can be synced with your pc. Transferring contact info from a earlier phone onto your laptop or computer saves acquiring to manually enter new figures. You have two alternatives for syncing previous cell phones with iPhones: for prior phone suppliers other than AT&T, a personal computer is necessary; but for preceding AT&T consumers, a personal computer is not needed.

Insert your SIM card from your aged phone into your iphone and pick "settings" followed by "Mail/Calendar/Contacts" if the outdated phone services was offered by AT&T. Then choose "Import SIM Contacts" and ultimately "SIM Import." If you have an AT&T phone but this does not perform, the AT&T retailer will transfer your information for free of charge.

Link your previous phone to your pc making use of a USB info cable if the phone support was not supplied by AT&T. These typically appear with most phones; but if you have misplaced yours, they can be purchased from a phone retailer.

Download and set up DataPilot computer software on your pc(see Assets). As of October 2010, it fees $29.95 and operates with virtually all phone sorts.

Import the phone contacts utilizing DataPilot. Develop a folder in Microsoft Outlook referred to as "Contacts" or one thing that will be straightforward to bear in mind. In DataPilot, click on "File" and "Export Addressbook." Then decide on Microsoft Outlook and the folder you developed previous.

Disconnect your previous phone from the personal computer and substitute it with your iphone. iTunes will now start. In the "Information" tab, examine "Sync contacts with" and pick "Outlook." Click on "Apply" and then click on "Sync." Based on the quantity of contacts, this might consider a even though. When it is completed, unplug your iphone and your contacts ought to be up to date.