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Saving text messages from old phone

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  • 05-02-2013 4:07pm
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    Yorky
    Registered Users Posts: 1,485 ✭✭✭


    I'm getting two smartphones shortly, an android & iphone. I want to save some text messages which are on my current phone, an old Siemens C45.

    I'm also going to change networks.

    My existing number will be ported to the iphone but I won't be able to use my current SIM card in that so how can I save the text messages?

    Is it possible to transfer these text messages to the other smartphone (Android) even though it will have a different number and network?

    Thanks in advance


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    Yorky
    Registered Users Posts: 1,485 ✭✭✭Yorky


    This may be suitable http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kit-Mobile-USBSIMRDB-USB-Reader/dp/B000MQ3SXS Would the USB SIM card reader recognise & store the text messages and would it be compatible with a Mac ( may be getting one soon)

    Have just put the SIM card in another phone and there are no text messages showing. Tried other SIM card in own phone & no text messages showing either.

    Does this mean the messages would only be viewable on existing phone & SIM card?

    Any other suggestions?


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    chrislad
    Registered Users Posts: 8,324 ✭✭✭chrislad


    To be honest, you generally can't. Sim cards only store about 20 messages, and it's rare to see a phone that will allow you to copy from phone to sim or vice versa. Most smartphones will be able to back up newer messages or export them to csv files or what not, but I doubt you'll have much luck with this.


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    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    It's simply not going to happen imo.

    That'll be one hell of an upgrade though :eek:


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