Comments on: Sony Ericsson K800i http://stuphi.co.uk/wordpress/2006/08/26/sony-ericsson-k800i/ Web stuff of Philip Stubbs Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:18:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: songuke http://stuphi.co.uk/wordpress/2006/08/26/sony-ericsson-k800i/comment-page-1/#comment-40793 songuke Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:15:54 +0000 http://stuphi.co.uk/wordpress/?p=22#comment-40793 @Black Cougar: thanks a million. I was trying to import Windows 7 contacts to my K800i. The Sony Ericsson PC Suite seems not support Thunderbird directly, and my PC does not have Outlook. Therefore, the way to copy the .VCF contact file to System\PIM folder and restore it from the phone works really well. I just did the following steps: 1. Use Thunderbird 3.0. 2. Install Windows Contact Loader extension and import all Windows contacts to Thunderbird. 3. Install MoreFunctionsForAddressBook extension: http://nic-nac-project.de/~kaosmos/morefunctionsforAB-TB3-0.5.8.4.1.xpi Then export Thunderbird contacts to VCF format. Note that VCF format does not support photos. 4. Go to Sony Ericsson K800i. Go to Contacts -> Options -> Advanced -> Backup to MS. 5. Plug K800i to PC via USB and select File Transfer Mode. Go to the memory stick's folder: system\PIM Inside PIM folder there will be a PB_Backup.vcf file. Replace this file with the file you created earlier using Thunderbird. Remember to keep the filename PB_Backup.vcf as is. 6. Unplug K800i and go back to normal mode. Go to Contacts -> Options -> Advanced -> Restore from MS. You can choose to retain or delete existing contacts in the phone and proceed to the restoration. The Windows contacts are now in the K800i! @Black Cougar: thanks a million. I was trying to import Windows 7 contacts to my K800i. The Sony Ericsson PC Suite seems not support Thunderbird directly, and my PC does not have Outlook. Therefore, the way to copy the .VCF contact file to System\PIM folder and restore it from the phone works really well. I just did the following steps:

1. Use Thunderbird 3.0.
2. Install Windows Contact Loader extension and import all Windows contacts to Thunderbird.
3. Install MoreFunctionsForAddressBook extension: http://nic-nac-project.de/~kaosmos/morefunctionsforAB-TB3-0.5.8.4.1.xpi
Then export Thunderbird contacts to VCF format. Note that VCF format does not support photos.
4. Go to Sony Ericsson K800i. Go to Contacts -> Options -> Advanced -> Backup to MS.
5. Plug K800i to PC via USB and select File Transfer Mode. Go to the memory stick’s folder: system\PIM
Inside PIM folder there will be a PB_Backup.vcf file. Replace this file with the file you created earlier using Thunderbird. Remember to keep the filename PB_Backup.vcf as is.
6. Unplug K800i and go back to normal mode. Go to Contacts -> Options -> Advanced -> Restore from MS. You can choose to retain or delete existing contacts in the phone and proceed to the restoration.

The Windows contacts are now in the K800i!

]]> By: Isaac http://stuphi.co.uk/wordpress/2006/08/26/sony-ericsson-k800i/comment-page-1/#comment-35029 Isaac Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:03:20 +0000 http://stuphi.co.uk/wordpress/?p=22#comment-35029 I know that I am a little late to the party, but I am thinking of getting this K800i phone on eBay. :D My other option is a W810i, which as you will see with a Google search, seems to be fairly well-supported under GNU/Linux. The thing is that the K800i has slightly better camera features, and a flight mode (no more turning the whole phone off on the plane!). The W810i is slightly smaller, and is probably slightly more reliable, as well as having a lower SAR (if you are concerned with radiation). The flight mode is really attractive to me, I don't see why all recent phones don't have it. but most important to me is to be able to easily copy SMS/text messages off of the phone using USB, so, I must ask: Does anyone with a K800i or W810i know if it's possible to copy text messages off of the phone via USB? Mr Stubbs, I am hoping that you will know the answer to this. :) Thank you for posting your results on the phone in the first place, you have created a treasure trove of information! I know that I am a little late to the party, but I am thinking of getting this K800i phone on eBay. :D My other option is a W810i, which as you will see with a Google search, seems to be fairly well-supported under GNU/Linux. The thing is that the K800i has slightly better camera features, and a flight mode (no more turning the whole phone off on the plane!). The W810i is slightly smaller, and is probably slightly more reliable, as well as having a lower SAR (if you are concerned with radiation).

The flight mode is really attractive to me, I don’t see why all recent phones don’t have it. but most important to me is to be able to easily copy SMS/text messages off of the phone using USB, so, I must ask:

Does anyone with a K800i or W810i know if it’s possible to copy text messages off of the phone via USB? Mr Stubbs, I am hoping that you will know the answer to this. :) Thank you for posting your results on the phone in the first place, you have created a treasure trove of information!

]]> By: Andy http://stuphi.co.uk/wordpress/2006/08/26/sony-ericsson-k800i/comment-page-1/#comment-20375 Andy Fri, 27 Jun 2008 05:55:27 +0000 http://stuphi.co.uk/wordpress/?p=22#comment-20375 Hi.. i had been using Sony K800i for the past one year and found OK..no major issues. However when i want to backup my contacts into my PC through the sony supplied syn manager it syns only the sim card contacts and leaves out all memory card contacts. Anybody knows how to take the backup of my phone contacts from my phone memory card plz? Thnx appreciate u can email me at pagr@yahoo.com cheers! Andy Hi.. i had been using Sony K800i for the past one year and found OK..no major issues. However when i want to backup my contacts into my PC through the sony supplied syn manager it syns only the sim card contacts and leaves out all memory card contacts. Anybody knows how to take the backup of my phone contacts from my phone memory card plz? Thnx appreciate u can email me at pagr@yahoo.com
cheers!
Andy

]]> By: Lenbok http://stuphi.co.uk/wordpress/2006/08/26/sony-ericsson-k800i/comment-page-1/#comment-656 Lenbok Sun, 18 Feb 2007 07:19:39 +0000 http://stuphi.co.uk/wordpress/?p=22#comment-656 The web synchronization uses SyncML. I had a k750i, which is being replaced with a k800i. To get contacts from my computer to the k750i I tried a few things but ended up using SyncML. I did a vcard export from my contacts program (emacs BBDB), and then uploaded them to a free SyncML server, www.mobical.net (there are other free ones). The mobical site sends a SMS containing settings to the phone, after which you can do the web synchronization. SyncML seems pretty cool (I also set it up with my wife's Nokia), apparently Evolution can do SyncML, I don't know about Kontact. The web synchronization uses SyncML. I had a k750i, which is being replaced with a k800i. To get contacts from my computer to the k750i I tried a few things but ended up using SyncML. I did a vcard export from my contacts program (emacs BBDB), and then uploaded them to a free SyncML server, http://www.mobical.net (there are other free ones). The mobical site sends a SMS containing settings to the phone, after which you can do the web synchronization. SyncML seems pretty cool (I also set it up with my wife’s Nokia), apparently Evolution can do SyncML, I don’t know about Kontact.

]]> By: Langbaba http://stuphi.co.uk/wordpress/2006/08/26/sony-ericsson-k800i/comment-page-1/#comment-355 Langbaba Mon, 29 Jan 2007 11:25:00 +0000 http://stuphi.co.uk/wordpress/?p=22#comment-355 See https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-my/2007-January/000088.html hope it helps someone out there? Regards! See https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-my/2007-January/000088.html hope it helps someone out there?

Regards!

]]> By: James http://stuphi.co.uk/wordpress/2006/08/26/sony-ericsson-k800i/comment-page-1/#comment-225 James Tue, 09 Jan 2007 12:11:58 +0000 http://stuphi.co.uk/wordpress/?p=22#comment-225 I can do the calendar synch, but only one way at moment. My main calendar lives in Kontact, and you can export in vCalendar format. Then just send the file to the phone through bluetooth and hey-presto the phone's calendar imports it. Haven't yet worked out how to do it the other way. Neither can I fathom what format is used for the web synchronisation function. Would love to be able to do that. James I can do the calendar synch, but only one way at moment.

My main calendar lives in Kontact, and you can export in vCalendar format. Then just send the file to the phone through bluetooth and hey-presto the phone’s calendar imports it.

Haven’t yet worked out how to do it the other way. Neither can I fathom what format is used for the web synchronisation function. Would love to be able to do that.

James

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]]> By: philip http://stuphi.co.uk/wordpress/2006/08/26/sony-ericsson-k800i/comment-page-1/#comment-70 philip Mon, 20 Nov 2006 23:08:40 +0000 http://stuphi.co.uk/wordpress/?p=22#comment-70 Thanks for that. I will give it a try. If it works I will add a new post describing my success. Thanks for that. I will give it a try. If it works I will add a new post describing my success.

]]> By: Snape http://stuphi.co.uk/wordpress/2006/08/26/sony-ericsson-k800i/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Snape Mon, 20 Nov 2006 16:44:03 +0000 http://stuphi.co.uk/wordpress/?p=22#comment-69 guys i was able to synchronize my k800i with ubuntu using the gnokii package .. it throws a segementation fault sometimes though .. but worth a try .. guys i was able to synchronize my k800i with ubuntu using the gnokii package .. it throws a segementation fault sometimes though .. but worth a try ..

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