| After many years of faithful service, I recently | | | | in as I normally do! To my surprise, after following |
| realised that it was time to trade in my trusty old | | | | the steps in the Quick Set-up Guide, it actually |
| mobile phone. Despite the jeers from my friends, I | | | | worked! it was really that easy, my phone was |
| had held on to my chunky old phone well after my | | | | connected to my computer and it worked. I made a |
| phone company had offered me a free upgrade. It | | | | few setting changes (as mentioned in the |
| had always performed reliably and more importantly, | | | | instructions) on the mobile phone software and within |
| I knew exactly where I stood when it came to use | | | | moments I had transferred all of my telephone |
| it.As you may have guessed, I like my gadgets and | | | | numbers and addresses into my phone! The great |
| was fairly excited about the prospect of getting a | | | | thing here is that now I can update any new person |
| new phone, especially with the incredible host of | | | | and telephone number to my phone and my |
| features now available on the latest phones. After | | | | computer at the same time, all I need to do is |
| much research, I settled on the Sony Ericsson K750i | | | | connect the phone to the computer and one button |
| with its colour screen, digital camera (with panoramic | | | | automatically updates my computer with information |
| feature), video capture, bluetooth connectivity, | | | | on my phone or vice versa.I then got even more |
| access to the internet, MP3 Player and FM Radio. It | | | | adventurous and thought I would try and get some |
| also allows use of a separate memory card up to | | | | music onto the phone. I have never used MP3's |
| 1Gb so I can store loads of photos, songs and video. | | | | before, but heard loads about it and following the |
| It made phone calls too!After receiving the phone I | | | | instructions, within 5 minutes I had music on my |
| started to look into the daunting prospect of learning | | | | phone! It even sound good. Using the camera is great |
| how to use the thing. The first task I had to tackle | | | | too, easy and useful at times, not having to carry a |
| was getting all my phone numbers onto the phone. | | | | separate digital camera for snaps.I thing that amazed |
| After consulting the manual, I found that it was | | | | me was how straightforward everything was, I had |
| possible to copy my address book directly from | | | | avoided changing the phone mainly because I did not |
| Microsoft Outlook on my computer over to the | | | | fancy the hassle, but it was actually easier to set up |
| phone, saving me from having to manually key in all | | | | then my old phone which was so basic in comparison. |
| of my phone numbers. This would save me a lot of | | | | Within an hour I had charged the battery, added my |
| time, as long as I could get it to work!All I needed to | | | | lengthy contacts list and appointments onto the |
| do was install the phone's software onto my | | | | phone's calendar as well as recorded a few songs. |
| computer from the supplied CD-ROM and connect | | | | Brilliant!Now all I need to do is expand the memory |
| the phone to my computer using the supplied data | | | | capacity of the phone as the few songs I have put |
| cable. I also had the option of connecting my phone | | | | onto the phone have already used most of the |
| to my computer wirelessly using the Bluetooth facility | | | | memory that comes free with the phone. |
| to connect to my computer, this sounded very | | | | Apparently, I just need to buy a Memory Stick and |
| interesting, but meant I would have to get a USB | | | | slot it into the phone then enjoy, will try it |
| Bluetooth Dongle for my computer, so I decided to | | | | soon.Article by Iggy Quazi director of Ecommerce |
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