Re: Update from P800 to P900

Hey Oliver,

Oliver Brose wrote:
> Harald Eder wrote:
>
> *snip P800 data incompatible with P900*
>
>> The webpage of SonyEricsson says that there is no possibility of
>> importing the old files because the datastructure is different.
>
> Heard this before, pretty weak work on SE's side.

Yes, that's it. Especially when P900 is the follow-up model.
>
>
>> Has anyone updated these datas before? How can I get the images ans
>> SMS out of my old phone? Are they safed in the backup? How can I get
>> the images out there?
>
> Forget the backup. If you still have the P800 - I hope you do - go and
> sync it to whatever it syncs to on Windows, possibly Outlook or
> Entourage. iSync when on a Mac with OSX. Manually export your images
> (even if you have them on memorystick) and notes using bluetooth or
> the
> USB connection. The P800 also enables you to store SMS on your SIM and
> from the SIM back to the phone. Very time consuming process, I know,
> SE should have done a better job. Send them a written complaint.
> If you do not have the P800 anymore, and never bothered to sync your
> data, I would say try and lend a (new/clean) P800 somewhere and
> install
> your backup, then go for the manual route.
> I am sorry to say, but the P800 has proven itself (to me) as a highly
> unreliable device. Do not rely on any backup solution SE offers. Make
> manual backups and sync your data on a regular basis.
>
Thanx for your help. I will do it manually.
Harald

> Oliver