Transfer contacts from centro - Treo Forum

rebvet · 10-30-2009, 12:21 PM

Hi All,

I am seriously tempted by the GSM Pre the O2 guy showed me today, even if I have to leave Vodafone.

But.....

I am need to know if I can transfer my contacts and the attached notes to the Pre. I have all the directions to my clients in the notes and this is a deal breaker for me as I work as a Vet and my memory can fade at 3 am!

Also

Is a 1GB monthly Data plan going to do for mainly email, some web surfing?
Love the Centro but never bothered using web as got it Sim Free from Palm, as not supported by Carriers here in Ireland, and didn't bother with data plan.

Many thanks for taking the time to answer this

Rachel

RichC · 10-30-2009, 12:47 PM

For the most part, all contact information will transfer to the Pre with the several transfer options. The easiest would be to have them all ported over when you purchase your phone by your carrier's store ... but in the early release that failed for me and my 3000 contacts with notes. The after the fact option for me was to send my Palm OS contact data to Google Contacts (privacy issue perhaps) and allow the synergy feature to update all your contacts on the Pre and keep a 'sync' copy on Google Contacts. It didn't transfer perfectly BUT all the data was still there and can be slowly editted to a form that you can live with. I do like the synergy feature now that I'm using it, but miss the search features with my 'notes' from my Datebook ... no search of Calendar or notes there that I can figure out.

Simple anwser is that Google Contacts work well once you get your Palm OS contact into it ... as well as other options for porting your data.

rebvet · 10-30-2009, 01:39 PM

Thanks RichC

I will experiment with the Google option now- privacy not an issue

rebvet · 11-02-2009, 08:59 AM

I used iSync and exported up to Gmail and it kept the formatting of my notes perfectly. Using Hotsync and Gmail my formatting was very poor.

Now i have to decide if want the Pre!

Thanks for your advice

Rachel

jfa02 · 11-02-2009, 09:35 AM

keep us posted on your decision. If you get it keep us informed about your pre experience gsm style please those of us in the US are awiting its release here on this side of the big pond.

rebvet · 11-03-2009, 03:22 AM

The GSM Pre forum on Pre Central.net is where I am lurking at the moment. There seems to be a fair bit of dissatisfaction on it, espcially concerning the hardware. However an original Visor user I will be sticking with Palm once I convince the company to switch to O2!!

10-30-2009, 12:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
rebvet A Few Questions.... Join Date: Nov 2008 My Treo: Centro My OS: OSX Posts: 5 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Transfer contacts from centro Hi All, I am seriously tempted by the GSM Pre the O2 guy showed me today, even if I have to leave Vodafone. But..... I am need to know if I can transfer my contacts and the attached notes to the Pre. I have all the directions to my clients in the notes and this is a deal breaker for me as I work as a Vet and my memory can fade at 3 am! Also Is a 1GB monthly Data plan going to do for mainly email, some web surfing? Love the Centro but never bothered using web as got it Sim Free from Palm, as not supported by Carriers here in Ireland, and didn't bother with data plan. Many thanks for taking the time to answer this Rachel

10-30-2009, 12:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
RichC Senior Treonaut Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Cincinnati, OH My Treo: Palm pre My Carrier: Sprint My OS: Vista Posts: 360 Thanks: 20 Thanked 94 Times in 58 Posts	For the most part, all contact information will transfer to the Pre with the several transfer options. The easiest would be to have them all ported over when you purchase your phone by your carrier's store ... but in the early release that failed for me and my 3000 contacts with notes. The after the fact option for me was to send my Palm OS contact data to Google Contacts (privacy issue perhaps) and allow the synergy feature to update all your contacts on the Pre and keep a 'sync' copy on Google Contacts. It didn't transfer perfectly BUT all the data was still there and can be slowly editted to a form that you can live with. I do like the synergy feature now that I'm using it, but miss the search features with my 'notes' from my Datebook ... no search of Calendar or notes there that I can figure out. Simple anwser is that Google Contacts work well once you get your Palm OS contact into it ... as well as other options for porting your data. __________________ RichC -- My Desultory Blog

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rebvet A Few Questions.... Join Date: Nov 2008 My Treo: Centro My OS: OSX Posts: 5 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks RichC I will experiment with the Google option now- privacy not an issue

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rebvet A Few Questions.... Join Date: Nov 2008 My Treo: Centro My OS: OSX Posts: 5 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I used iSync and exported up to Gmail and it kept the formatting of my notes perfectly. Using Hotsync and Gmail my formatting was very poor. Now i have to decide if want the Pre! Thanks for your advice Rachel

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jfa02 Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Arkansas My Treo: Treo Pro My Carrier: Cingular/AT&T My OS: XP Posts: 5,516 Thanks: 1,929 Thanked 347 Times in 322 Posts	keep us posted on your decision. If you get it keep us informed about your pre experience gsm style please those of us in the US are awiting its release here on this side of the big pond.

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rebvet A Few Questions.... Join Date: Nov 2008 My Treo: Centro My OS: OSX Posts: 5 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	The GSM Pre forum on Pre Central.net is where I am lurking at the moment. There seems to be a fair bit of dissatisfaction on it, espcially concerning the hardware. However an original Visor user I will be sticking with Palm once I convince the company to switch to O2!!