Re: [gentoo-user] Which mobile (cell) phone manager?

[Mick]

On Monday 04 May 2009, Paul Hartman wrote:
> On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 9:25 AM, Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com> wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > There seems to be a long list of mobile phone managers out there:
> >
> > kmobiletools
> > gnokii
> > wammu/gammu
> >
> > There's probably more (gnome-phone-manager?) but I do not have Gnome on
> > this machine.  I have a Nokia phone and I am not sure of the pros + cons
> > of each application for managing it.
> >
> > Have you used any of these and what would you recommend?
>
> I use Nokia PC Suite for Windows in a virtual machine. :)
>
> But, really, I don't use any of them. The only real use I've seen from
> them is easier entry of contacts, and I only have about 10 contacts so
> it is not a problem for me to type them on the phone.
>
> For backups, I use the phone's internal backup function to make a
> backup onto the memory card.

Thanks Paul, I use an old Nokia 6021 which does not have a memory card.  I 
have more than 10 contacts but I do not need to edit these often.  However, I 
find typing text messages on the phone tiresome, compared with typing on the 
laptop.  So SMS functionality which these managers offer is a benefit for me.
-- 
Regards,
Mick