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Using old mobile phone as music player
soupdragon10
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I will need to renew my mobile phone contract in the next couple of months and wondered if I hang on to my old phone (an HTC Wildfire) how I would go about using this as a dedicated music player.
I currently don't have an MP3 (sad I know) but my HTC would be a good size portable music player if this would be possible.
I would want to move my sim card to any new phone that I bought (I need a larger screen as I am finding the wildfire screen is now a bit difficult to use with my arthritis) would I need to get a new sim, or is this just needed for making phone calls and connecting to the internet etc...
Sorry for the questions but I am not fully tech savvy and don't want to make any mistakes.
I currently don't have an MP3 (sad I know) but my HTC would be a good size portable music player if this would be possible.
I would want to move my sim card to any new phone that I bought (I need a larger screen as I am finding the wildfire screen is now a bit difficult to use with my arthritis) would I need to get a new sim, or is this just needed for making phone calls and connecting to the internet etc...
Sorry for the questions but I am not fully tech savvy and don't want to make any mistakes.
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Once you swap to another phone you need no sim in the HTC to use it as a music player .
Just remove the apps you dont want on the HTC to free up space and load it with music .
jje0 -
You might want/need a larger memory card to store your music on but thats all you would need.0
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Install Google Play music on it then you won't have to worry too much about storage. Just pull down what you want via wifi before leaving the house.0
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Install Google Play music on it then you won't have to worry too much about storage. Just pull down what you want via wifi before leaving the house.
Agree with that i use Google Play Music as a storage for music on PC . Easy transfer to phone tablet and Google recode to better quality as well .
jje0 -
Also when using as a music player set it into 'flight mode' this will disable the phone circuit, bluetooth and wifi means the battery charge will last a whole lot longer as its no longer transmitting anything..
You may just have to temporarily take it out of this mode if you nned to use wifi on it.0 -
Why not use your new phone as your MP3 player as well as phone? Saves carrying around 2 phones.0
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As I will be using the music player mainly in the gym I don't want to risk damaging my new phone if I bash it into one of the machines!0
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I use mine in the gym and I've never bashed it, or any previous one :P0
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Or perhaps I'm not a clumsy buffoon
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