Simple Nokia phonebook backup?

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> What I hoping for as a stage 2 is a generic app that would talk to all
> makes and models of phone and bring the address book (the only bit I
> want / need / use) into some common format. So, I can copy the AB off
> my everyday phone and put in on my backup phone.

I don't think you'll find such an app. Phone software is designed to
sync with outlook. You can always then export to CSV but Outlook is
going to be the common factor.
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Regards
Jon

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On Tue, 30 Dec 2008 07:30:53 -0000, Jon <[email protected]>
wrote:

>In article <[email protected]>,
>[email protected] says...
>> What I hoping for as a stage 2 is a generic app that would talk to all
>> makes and models of phone and bring the address book (the only bit I
>> want / need / use) into some common format. So, I can copy the AB off
>> my everyday phone and put in on my backup phone.
>
>I don't think you'll find such an app. Phone software is designed to
>sync with outlook. You can always then export to CSV but Outlook is
>going to be the common factor.

Hmm, any idea why that is though? I mean, I don't think I've ever used
Outlook (or even OE) as my personal mail client (although I'm a
Windows user) and would (even) prefer something proprietary.

Backup phone A, possibly edit phonebook on PC, send PB to phone B etc
etc?

Do I assume the data is held differently on different makes or models
of phone? I assume the data held on the SIM's must be similar as you
can get basic SIM copy tools?

Cheers, T i m

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> >I don't think you'll find such an app. Phone software is designed to
> >sync with outlook. You can always then export to CSV but Outlook is
> >going to be the common factor.

> Hmm, any idea why that is though?

Outlook is very common.

> Do I assume the data is held differently on different makes or models
> of phone?

Yes there can be differences.

> I assume the data held on the SIM's must be similar as you
> can get basic SIM copy tools?

The SIM is a very crude storage medium. It can store a name and a
number, so there is no scope for "interpretation."
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Regards
Jon