Data Cables - General Question

Although my phone is a Motorola 120t, my friend has an Audiovox phone that
is about two years old plus an apparently older data cable with a serial
connector instead of USB. Of course, his year-old laptop doesn't have a
serial port. Can he just use conventional adaptors to go from serial to
USB, or does he need to get the real cable (which may not even be available
now)?

-- Magnusfarce

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"Magnusfarce" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Although my phone is a Motorola 120t, my friend has an Audiovox phone that
> is about two years old plus an apparently older data cable with a serial
> connector instead of USB. Of course, his year-old laptop doesn't have a
> serial port. Can he just use conventional adaptors to go from serial to
> USB, or does he need to get the real cable (which may not even be
available
> now)?
>
> -- Magnusfarce
>
>

USB to serial - commonly available, fairly cheap.

"Magnusfarce" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Although my phone is a Motorola 120t, my friend has an Audiovox phone that
> is about two years old plus an apparently older data cable with a serial
> connector instead of USB. Of course, his year-old laptop doesn't have a
> serial port. Can he just use conventional adaptors to go from serial to
> USB, or does he need to get the real cable (which may not even be
available
> now)?
>
> -- Magnusfarce
>
>

USB to serial - commonly available, fairly cheap.