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Can ATT transfer contacts and pictures?
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They can do contacts but pictures are no guarantee. Pictures tend to take a long time depending on the amount that need to be transferred. It all depends but never hurts to ask.
Old Samsung Flight, non smartphone
The lady on the phone said no. LOL. but i'll ask.
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here's my other question... how are contacts saved? is it saved on the phone itself, SIM or OS?
I think it's stored in the phone itself and then backed up on iTunes right? therefore it's not stored on the sim.
I remember back then when I had a non-iphone device and I had the option to save it on the sim or phone.
Carriers have a machine that transfers contacts directly between devices. For the pictures you're better off finding someway to connect to a computer and do them on your own before going to AT&T.
Nope, sure didn't. She just needs to sync with iTunes once she gets her phone running. Just tell iTunes where her photos are at. If they are only on her phone, well, her bad, nobody should do that!
Nope, sure didn't. She just needs to sync with iTunes once she gets her phone running. Just tell iTunes where her photos are at. If they are only on her phone, well, her bad, nobody should do that!
I would say most people with non smartphones probably do not backup their photos or other content to a computer. Do you remember the days before smartphones? I do. Connecting your phone to your computer was definitely not the norm.
Maybe it's just your generation. You wouldn't know first hand how we had it back in the day.
It's a good idea to backup all pictures beforehand, regardless of what you are told over the phone, IMO. Last thing you want is to have the pictures that obviously matter to you, being that you asked, getting wiped at the store.
Might have to email each image to save it. Older Samsung flip phones may not work with even Sansung's software but check out Samsung Kies it is the Samsung software I used with their smartphones. Maybe?
I would say most people with non smartphones probably do not backup their photos or other content to a computer. Do you remember the days before smartphones? I do. Connecting your phone to your computer was definitely not the norm.
Maybe it's just your generation. You wouldn't know first hand how we had it back in the day.
Actually, I'm 56, so I remember the old days better than most. I have been using computers since the mid 70's, so have been tech savvy for a very long time. While it may be true that most "older" people would not consider it normal, anyone can learn how to upload and save photos onto a computer.