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tali
tali Posts: 709 Forumite
is a dongle better than a usb lead for transferring images/videos on your pc from a mobile?- anyone used a dongle? any probs with them?
thx

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  • Strangled
    Strangled Posts: 186 Forumite
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    I take it you mean a bluetooth dongle ? If so, thats all I use to transfer stuff to my phone. No problems at all.
  • drahcir_2
    drahcir_2 Posts: 4,127 Forumite
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    you mean bluetooth dongle?
    they work ok but sometimes you can have problems with connection (but you can also have similar problems with cable)
    i prefer memory card reader (if your phone has a mem card)
  • uberzoldat
    uberzoldat Posts: 203 Forumite
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    Bluetooth dongles are in my opinion much more cost effective than leads, because if you get a new make of phone you haven't got to fork out for yet another lead, as long as the phone is bluetooth compatible it will work fine. I have used mine for over a year now no problems at all.
    Sometimes I feel like a pelican. Whichever way I turn, I've still got an enormous bill in front of me.
  • Stompa
    Stompa Posts: 8,375 Forumite
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    tali wrote: »
    is a dongle better than a usb lead for transferring images/videos on your pc from a mobile?- anyone used a dongle? any probs with them?
    thx

    It makes no difference, other than transferring via a bluetooth dongle is much slower than using a cable.
    Stompa
  • ioscorpio
    ioscorpio Posts: 2,361 Forumite
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    I use a data cable with my Nokia 6300 and the Nokia suite and they fly across in a flash into a folder in My Pictures

    I know what you mean about the buying a cable when you change phones, but most come with the phone, or do what I did skank one out of OSPS for free
  • tali
    tali Posts: 709 Forumite
    thanks but just realised my pc has no bluetooth so it will have to be leads?
  • JAYMARSH2005
    JAYMARSH2005 Posts: 2,718 Forumite
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    You can buy a bluetooth dongle, your P.C doesnt need bluetooth the dongle will work,
  • tali
    tali Posts: 709 Forumite
    thanks , ive just seen bluetooth adaptors for pcs -what are they for?
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