Nokia 6101 / 6102
6101 PC synch question
I am very seriously considering a new unlocked / unbranded 6101 cell.
I really want to be able to synch it to my PC in order to copy names, numbers, notes, etc. and most importantly - install ringtones (I can adjust the ringtone size/format with Audacity and like software), and install wallpaper.
Do I use the Nokia PC suite 6.05, or are there better 3rd party programs available for this. I do not want to use IR transfer and would prefer using data cable. Which cable is for the 6101??
Anyone with experience doing this with the 6101? How big of a hassle to install ringers?
This phone looks like what I want. I'm seeing prices in the $210 - $225 range and that's OK.
I really want to be able to synch it to my PC in order to copy names, numbers, notes, etc. and most importantly - install ringtones (I can adjust the ringtone size/format with Audacity and like software), and install wallpaper.
Do I use the Nokia PC suite 6.05, or are there better 3rd party programs available for this. I do not want to use IR transfer and would prefer using data cable. Which cable is for the 6101??
Anyone with experience doing this with the 6101? How big of a hassle to install ringers?
This phone looks like what I want. I'm seeing prices in the $210 - $225 range and that's OK.
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The data cable you want to get is the Nokia CA-42. You'll find some adversting that the DKU-5 is for the 6101, but it is not. The reason I know is cause I have a 6610 and the DKU works with that one but not the 6101.
I have the Nokia PC suite 6.6 and find no problem downloading ringtones.
I have the Nokia PC suite 6.6 and find no problem downloading ringtones.
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Thanks for the reply!
That's kinda what I thought. I've also read some place to beware of the cheap Asian copies of the CA-42 cable that you see on ebay and other places. They reportedly don't make a good connection to Nokia's software for some reason. I know that cellphoneshop.net (for example) sells that cable for $11.00 - as opposed to Nokia's $50 price tag! Might be worth a shot tho, because if it doesn't work I'm only out a couple of bucks! But I probably should just bite the bullet and get a "real" one and play it safe!
Have you tried doing an Irda connection? I can find Irda dongles from good suppliers for 15 - 25 bucks. Might be nice not have cords too - but I don't know if that connection can handle a lot of data like wallpape...
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That's kinda what I thought. I've also read some place to beware of the cheap Asian copies of the CA-42 cable that you see on ebay and other places. They reportedly don't make a good connection to Nokia's software for some reason. I know that cellphoneshop.net (for example) sells that cable for $11.00 - as opposed to Nokia's $50 price tag! Might be worth a shot tho, because if it doesn't work I'm only out a couple of bucks! But I probably should just bite the bullet and get a "real" one and play it safe!
Have you tried doing an Irda connection? I can find Irda dongles from good suppliers for 15 - 25 bucks. Might be nice not have cords too - but I don't know if that connection can handle a lot of data like wallpape...
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You're welcome. 🙂 No I haven't tried Irda and I don't plan on it. Call me old school, but I just don't trust Irda, bluetooth or anything of that sort just yet.
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Can I assume that you don't use wireless routers in your house either? I'm not quite that skittish and have my house completely 802.11g with 4 computers and 2 printers on my network! I update my security codes on a regular basis to get as much protection as I can.
I'm not a big fan of Bluetooth for sure. It has some very flawed security problems and a Bluetooth exposed cell phone can be "owned" pretty easily! Not that the hacker can do much with it other than scarf your address book and make stupid erroneous prank calls to Russia without you know it!
But I am curious to try Irda. No cords and all that, but I don't know how or how much data can be transmitted that way. Maybe I'll fork out the $20 and see.
I'm not a big fan of Bluetooth for sure. It has some very flawed security problems and a Bluetooth exposed cell phone can be "owned" pretty easily! Not that the hacker can do much with it other than scarf your address book and make stupid erroneous prank calls to Russia without you know it!
But I am curious to try Irda. No cords and all that, but I don't know how or how much data can be transmitted that way. Maybe I'll fork out the $20 and see.
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Oh heck no. 🙂 I'm still wary of cordless phones (I have two). And I don't use my cell or my cordless phones to call places that I need to give sensitive info out to. It's going to take me a while to give in totally to wireless.
I MIGHT try the IrDa. I still thinking about it. 🙂
I MIGHT try the IrDa. I still thinking about it. 🙂
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