| 1. Overview | | | | Ok, once you confirm you have the cell phone, |
| First, let's set the scenario right. You have a cell | | | | laptop and Bluetooth software ready, we can |
| phone with many contacts that you will want to | | | | begin the process of sending contacts to the |
| back up into your computer. This ensures that if | | | | laptop. |
| your cell phone gets stolen / damaged, you have | | | | Start up the Bluesoleil software, and do a scan |
| a way of retrieving the stored contacts. | | | | for Bluetooth devices. Your cell phone should get |
| 2. What Are The Requirements? | | | | listed. Right click on your cell phone icon and you |
| Ok, what equipment do you need? The first thing | | | | will see a list of options. Just choose to 'pair |
| you need is of course, a cell phone and a laptop | | | | device'. Confirm the pairing on your cell phone. |
| as basic requirements. On the cell phone, make | | | | Next, push your contacts from your cell phone to |
| sure Bluetooth is enabled (refer to your cell phone | | | | the laptop. Go to an existing contact and select to |
| manual on how to do this). | | | | Send it to the name of your laptop as listed in the |
| In the laptop, there are two kinds of Bluetooth | | | | phone. You should see a message asking if you |
| devices - either internal or external. An internal | | | | would like to import the contact into Microsoft |
| Bluetooth device is usually something like a | | | | Outlook. Just confirm and the contact will be sent. |
| mini-PCI card which you can flick on with a small | | | | If you're selecting a lot of contacts to send, |
| switch. An external device is usually a USB dongle | | | | make sure you set the time out on the Bluesoleil |
| that provides Bluetooth connectivity. Make sure | | | | program to 10 minutes or more. |
| you install the correct drivers to ensure that the | | | | Conclusion |
| USB dongle functions correctly. | | | | Ok, you've know seen how you can send |
| The final thing you need is Bluetooth connectivity | | | | contacts from the cell phone to the laptop via |
| software - the one I like to use is IVT Bluesoleil - | | | | Bluetooth. Some cell phones have proprietary |
| this software is pretty amazing and allows you to | | | | software to do this, but if you fancy doing it on |
| send and receive documents and contacts via | | | | your own, just use the approach described above. |
| Bluetooth in a simple user interface. | | | | Good luck! |
| 3. The Procedure | | | | |