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- 08-13-2006, 06:26 PM #1MelissaY1Guest
Hi, everyone,
I'm trying to upload my own ringtones to my Nokia
6101 cell phone. My carrier is TMobile. I have installed Nokia PC Suite
onto my computer (using Windows XP) and I bought a CA-42 cable off of
Ebay. I can't for the LIFE of me figure out how to get things working.
Everytime I plug my cell phone into my PC I get enhancement not
supported on the display of my phone and a "no phone connected" on my
PC.
HOWEVER, I have been able to see things stored on my phone for like
point 5 seconds when it does feel like working (how it starts to I
don't know) BUT when I go to transfer something to my phone, I get a
error window that pops up saying "Phone not connected", etc. does
anyone have ANY step by step instructions on how to get around this? I
don't know what else to do....If there's an easier way to get ringtones
onto my cell phone (like e-mailing them or something which I've tried
also but doesn't seem to work) please let me know. Any help is
appreciated. Thanks!
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- 08-13-2006, 07:00 PM #2CraigBGuest
Re: Using Nokia PC Suite and CA-42 USB cable
"MelissaY1" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi, everyone,
> I'm trying to upload my own ringtones to my Nokia
> 6101 cell phone. My carrier is TMobile. I have installed Nokia PC Suite
> onto my computer (using Windows XP) and I bought a CA-42 cable off of
> Ebay. I can't for the LIFE of me figure out how to get things working.
> Everytime I plug my cell phone into my PC I get enhancement not
> supported on the display of my phone and a "no phone connected" on my
> PC.
>
> HOWEVER, I have been able to see things stored on my phone for like
> point 5 seconds when it does feel like working (how it starts to I
> don't know) BUT when I go to transfer something to my phone, I get a
> error window that pops up saying "Phone not connected", etc. does
> anyone have ANY step by step instructions on how to get around this? I
> don't know what else to do....If there's an easier way to get ringtones
> onto my cell phone (like e-mailing them or something which I've tried
> also but doesn't seem to work) please let me know. Any help is
> appreciated. Thanks!
>
In my experience I've found the POP port a fairly unreliable connector. The
most reliable connection you can use is IR - windows knows about this
straight out of the box and PC Suite supports it nicely.
If you don't have an IR port on your laptop/desktop then I guess you're
stuck with the cable solution as your phone doesn't support Bluetooth -
which is pretty reliable overall.
Try to load the latest version of PC Suite and make sure all phone drivers
are loaded before hooking up your phone.
Make sure your POP port is clean - clean it with a toothbrush and pure
alcohol.
Good luck.
-Craig.
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- 08-13-2006, 07:18 PM #3MelissaY1Guest
Re: Using Nokia PC Suite and CA-42 USB cable
Well, I'll try that and let you know how it goes. Thanks.
CraigB wrote:
> "MelissaY1" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Hi, everyone,
> > I'm trying to upload my own ringtones to my Nokia
> > 6101 cell phone. My carrier is TMobile. I have installed Nokia PC Suite
> > onto my computer (using Windows XP) and I bought a CA-42 cable off of
> > Ebay. I can't for the LIFE of me figure out how to get things working.
> > Everytime I plug my cell phone into my PC I get enhancement not
> > supported on the display of my phone and a "no phone connected" on my
> > PC.
> >
> > HOWEVER, I have been able to see things stored on my phone for like
> > point 5 seconds when it does feel like working (how it starts to I
> > don't know) BUT when I go to transfer something to my phone, I get a
> > error window that pops up saying "Phone not connected", etc. does
> > anyone have ANY step by step instructions on how to get around this? I
> > don't know what else to do....If there's an easier way to get ringtones
> > onto my cell phone (like e-mailing them or something which I've tried
> > also but doesn't seem to work) please let me know. Any help is
> > appreciated. Thanks!
> >
>
> In my experience I've found the POP port a fairly unreliable connector. The
> most reliable connection you can use is IR - windows knows about this
> straight out of the box and PC Suite supports it nicely.
> If you don't have an IR port on your laptop/desktop then I guess you're
> stuck with the cable solution as your phone doesn't support Bluetooth -
> which is pretty reliable overall.
>
> Try to load the latest version of PC Suite and make sure all phone drivers
> are loaded before hooking up your phone.
> Make sure your POP port is clean - clean it with a toothbrush and pure
> alcohol.
>
> Good luck.
> -Craig.
>
>
>
>
> --
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- 08-13-2006, 08:24 PM #4MelissaY1Guest
Re: Using Nokia PC Suite and CA-42 USB cable
Well, no luck there, Craig....still can't get it to work..
CraigB wrote:
> "MelissaY1" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Hi, everyone,
> > I'm trying to upload my own ringtones to my Nokia
> > 6101 cell phone. My carrier is TMobile. I have installed Nokia PC Suite
> > onto my computer (using Windows XP) and I bought a CA-42 cable off of
> > Ebay. I can't for the LIFE of me figure out how to get things working.
> > Everytime I plug my cell phone into my PC I get enhancement not
> > supported on the display of my phone and a "no phone connected" on my
> > PC.
> >
> > HOWEVER, I have been able to see things stored on my phone for like
> > point 5 seconds when it does feel like working (how it starts to I
> > don't know) BUT when I go to transfer something to my phone, I get a
> > error window that pops up saying "Phone not connected", etc. does
> > anyone have ANY step by step instructions on how to get around this? I
> > don't know what else to do....If there's an easier way to get ringtones
> > onto my cell phone (like e-mailing them or something which I've tried
> > also but doesn't seem to work) please let me know. Any help is
> > appreciated. Thanks!
> >
>
> In my experience I've found the POP port a fairly unreliable connector. The
> most reliable connection you can use is IR - windows knows about this
> straight out of the box and PC Suite supports it nicely.
> If you don't have an IR port on your laptop/desktop then I guess you're
> stuck with the cable solution as your phone doesn't support Bluetooth -
> which is pretty reliable overall.
>
> Try to load the latest version of PC Suite and make sure all phone drivers
> are loaded before hooking up your phone.
> Make sure your POP port is clean - clean it with a toothbrush and pure
> alcohol.
>
> Good luck.
> -Craig.
>
>
>
>
> --
> Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
- 08-14-2006, 12:31 AM #5Charlie ScottGuest
Re: Using Nokia PC Suite and CA-42 USB cable
Try connecting the cable to a different USB port on your PC- on the
assumption that your box has more than 1 USB port of course If you
have any other USB devices attached to your PC, disconnect them and
re-boot.
Also, run Windoze update and have a look at the *all* updates section-
not just the "critical" section. Microsoft did release updated USB
drivers some time ago, its possible you've missed it if you rely on
auto-update.
Failing that i'd say you have been sold a faulty cable on Ebay. Go to
the Nokia site and buy one from there .
HTH
- 08-14-2006, 10:37 AM #6MelissaY1Guest
Re: Using Nokia PC Suite and CA-42 USB cable
Well see here's the thing, I have tried the various USB ports. One of
them CLEARLY recognizes the cable as a Nokia CA-42 because the little
Windows balloon pops up saying found new hardware, etc.
I tried different things last night and I noticed that I had an older
version of PC Suite on my computer. I downloaded the latest version
which is SUPPOSED to include the necessary drivers, etc. And again, I
was able to see what was on my phone for a few minutes but then the
connection was lost again. So I don't think it's a cable issue because
otherwise it wouldn't be seen at all, right? I'm wondering if my phone
just isn't compatible with all this or something...??
Charlie Scott wrote:
> Try connecting the cable to a different USB port on your PC- on the
> assumption that your box has more than 1 USB port of course If you
> have any other USB devices attached to your PC, disconnect them and
> re-boot.
> Also, run Windoze update and have a look at the *all* updates section-
> not just the "critical" section. Microsoft did release updated USB
> drivers some time ago, its possible you've missed it if you rely on
> auto-update.
> Failing that i'd say you have been sold a faulty cable on Ebay. Go to
> the Nokia site and buy one from there .
>
> HTH
- 08-15-2006, 03:05 AM #7Charlie ScottGuest
Re: Using Nokia PC Suite and CA-42 USB cable
On 14 Aug 2006 09:37:05 -0700, "MelissaY1" <[email protected]> wrote:
<SNIP>
>I tried different things last night and I noticed that I had an older
>version of PC Suite on my computer. I downloaded the latest version
>which is SUPPOSED to include the necessary drivers, etc. And again, I
>was able to see what was on my phone for a few minutes but then the
>connection was lost again. So I don't think it's a cable issue because
>otherwise it wouldn't be seen at all, right?
Wrong. I've seen faulty cables produce the exact symptoms you
describe- it was a USB modem which would drop the connection a few
seconds after establishing it.
It could well be your phone, but I'd still suspect a problem with your
machine's USB ports or drivers.
As far as the former goes it could be a problem with your computer's
PSU, It could be that its struggling to produce enough voltage to
drive the ports properly- in which case a powered USB hub will sort
it- cheaper than paying an engineer to fit a new PSU
In the latter case I'd check that your motherboard drivers are
up-to-date. The VIA m/board chipset had issues with USB in the early
days of XP; was fixed by new VIA unified chipset drivers some time
ago. As a rule of thumb I'd always use the manufacturer's mainboard
drivers over the buggy crap Gates produces any day
Have you tried connecting your phone to another PC? That's a surefire
way of telling if the phone or the PC is the cause; but if it does
appear to be the phone the first thing I'd try is a brand new cable-
you've no way of knowing what sort of crud you've been sold on Ebay...
Good luck!
- 08-15-2006, 01:14 PM #8MelissaY1Guest
Re: Using Nokia PC Suite and CA-42 USB cable
No, I haven't tried plugging it into another computer yet but that's
good advice. My father has been working with computers for over 30
years and he said nothing is wrong with the cable and I don't think it
is either since the computer IS recognizing it at times. Also I've
noticed other people on here have mentioned buying cables off of Ebay
and have got theirs working which leads me to believe it's a
compatibility issue between the phone and PC.
I will have to look into this more. If all else fails I
suppose I could call up Nokia and have a tech there walk me through
it..
Charlie Scott wrote:
> On 14 Aug 2006 09:37:05 -0700, "MelissaY1" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> <SNIP>
> >I tried different things last night and I noticed that I had an older
> >version of PC Suite on my computer. I downloaded the latest version
> >which is SUPPOSED to include the necessary drivers, etc. And again, I
> >was able to see what was on my phone for a few minutes but then the
> >connection was lost again. So I don't think it's a cable issue because
> >otherwise it wouldn't be seen at all, right?
>
> Wrong. I've seen faulty cables produce the exact symptoms you
> describe- it was a USB modem which would drop the connection a few
> seconds after establishing it.
>
> It could well be your phone, but I'd still suspect a problem with your
> machine's USB ports or drivers.
> As far as the former goes it could be a problem with your computer's
> PSU, It could be that its struggling to produce enough voltage to
> drive the ports properly- in which case a powered USB hub will sort
> it- cheaper than paying an engineer to fit a new PSU
> In the latter case I'd check that your motherboard drivers are
> up-to-date. The VIA m/board chipset had issues with USB in the early
> days of XP; was fixed by new VIA unified chipset drivers some time
> ago. As a rule of thumb I'd always use the manufacturer's mainboard
> drivers over the buggy crap Gates produces any day
> Have you tried connecting your phone to another PC? That's a surefire
> way of telling if the phone or the PC is the cause; but if it does
> appear to be the phone the first thing I'd try is a brand new cable-
> you've no way of knowing what sort of crud you've been sold on Ebay...
>
> Good luck!
- 08-18-2006, 12:32 PM #9DanglerbGuest
Re: Using Nokia PC Suite and CA-42 USB cable
Most of the cables on ebay are "non" OEM, as in some factory in China
makes them for 3 cents and they vary from just like the OEM Nokia
cable, to nothing like the OEM cable but attempting to fake it via some
special driver software.
I have a Nokia 3200 that I bought off ebay, and it seems to work just
fine, but PC suite hasn't "seen" it yet. IRDA sort of detected a few
times on my laptop, but I don't have a dongle on my desktop, so I can't
say if its a phone or laptop IRDA issue. My swapmeet cheapo cable is
supposed to be a DKU-5, but its actually a Prolific 2303 USB to serial
that acts like a DKU-5. Desktop sees the cable the loads the driver
fine, PC Suite shows the cable as an option in the connection setup
(prolific com3), but the phone is never detected.
I downloaded Oxygen Express and it worked just fine with my phone and
cable, but I decided to try one more cable off ebay, a CA-42 for $7
shipped from a 99% positive seller, in hopes of getting it to work with
PC Suite and generally anything else.
If you do some searches you will see this cable issue has been around
for about 4 years, clearly Nokia has ZERO interest in making their
phones work with non Nokia cables.
If you just want to get some ringtones, use the trial version of MobiMB
or Oxygen software, and maybe your cable will work just fine with them.
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