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I reluctantly bought MPT and tried to use it without success. It caused all
kinds of problems on my XP laptop. I can move files to my v551 with
bluetooth and I found I could send outlook contacts to the phone. I can load
up the phone with contacts but I can't sink. That is good enough for me,
they can take MPT and stick it.
"jeff" <jupiter36@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> You asked the same question I was about to ask. The Motorola Phone
> Tools is a piece of software that I have no interest in paying $60 to
> $70 for. Other phone manufactures simply give the software away as a
> free down load from their web site. (such as Siemens and their s56
> phone).
>
> It also seem that using the native windows XP software and Blue tooth
> drivers supplied with the computer Bluetooth adapter (mine are
> Widcom). I am able to connect to the v551 and use it as an EDGE modem
> and transfer files (pictures).
>
> I however was unable to Sync my Outlook address / contacts. This should
> be allowed as a Bluetooth service from the cell phone. With my siemens
> phone it was done with a single mouse click on the sync bluetooth
> service.
>
> The reason I wanted to do this was to avoid reentering 100 names from
> my old sim card.
> I ended up coping all the names and phones by using the phones copy
> function, but now I have two entries in my phone for every name. I
> guess it is easier to delete instead of entering.
>
> It would seem to me that an Outlook sync function would be no big deal
> to Motorola. I am surprised this function / software provided with the
> purchase of phone for those who wish to use it.
>
> It is the whole idea of Bluetooth is connectivity.
>
> Unless of course perhaps this problem has already been solved and no
> one knows about it.
>
> Comments......
>