Forgot the obvious, two different size SIM cards too! Malcolm Parfitt
> On 14 Dec 2020, at 23:20, Malcolm Parfitt <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes, that is an option but only a limited amount of information can be > stored on a SIM card. > > E-mail addresses and the like are not available via that route. > > Good idea though. > > Malcolm Parfitt > >>> On 14 Dec 2020, at 23:05, Simon A Fogarty <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> >> Hi Malcom, >> >> Not that it will matter now but I would have put a sim card in to the >> Symbian device that broke down to the size for the iPhone >> >> Saved all the contacts to the sim card from the Symbian device and then >> import them from the sim into the iPhone through contacts. >> >> Which to me would be an easier option and how I originally did mine years >> ago. >> >> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of >> Malcolm Parfitt >> Sent: Tuesday, 15 December 2020 11:42 am >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: importing contacts using a VCF file >> >> Not sure if this is any help to you. >> >> When my friend migrated from Symbian to an iPhone back in May he had a lot >> of contacts he wanted to transfer over to his iPhone. >> >> What I did was this. >> >> On his Windows 10 machine I navigated to his Contacts folder under his user >> profile. >> >> Having exported the VCF files to a memory card from the Symbian phone I >> imported the contacts into Windows10. >> >> I then synchronised contacts via iTunes to his iPhone and they were >> transferred. >> >> You have to be careful what field labels are in your VCF files as not all >> items will be transferred. The iPhone is fussy about labels such as mobile >> but I can’t remember which ones caused trouble now. However VCF files can >> be freely edited if difficulties arise. >> >> Malcolm Parfitt >> >> >> On 14 Dec 2020, at 21:46, Richard Turner <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> I don’t think you said if she is using VoiceOver. >> If so, I hope if she does a one finger triple tap on the attachment it will >> give you the correct option. >> If no VoiceOver, have her hold her finger on the attachment until the >> context menu comes up. >> Otherwise, I’d say try calling Apple Accessibility. >> >> I hope this works. >> >> >> >> Richard >> "The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy has this to say on the subject of >> flying. >> There is an art, it says, or rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in >> learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." >> --Douglas Adams, from Life, The Universe and Everything, p.59 >> >> Check out my web site at: www.turner42.com >> >> *I’m not the card shark >> >> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Dan >> Sent: Monday, December 14, 2020 1:42 PM >> To: 'cwc' via VIPhone <[email protected]> >> Subject: importing contacts using a VCF file >> >> Hi all, >> >> >> >> My wife has gotten an Iphone SE2020. She has been using an android phone >> and has a lot of contacts she doesn't want to have to enter on the SE by >> hand. We did some research and found instructions for using a VCF file. >> >> >> >> It says she can export the contacts on her android into a VCF file and then >> email them to herself. She did this with the file attached to the email. >> >> >> >> Now on her SE she opens the email and touches the attachment. It gives her >> lots of choices but none of them are for importing the contacts. It even >> acts like it doesn't recognize it as a VCF file. >> >> >> >> Has anyone else tried this and how did it work? Are we doing something >> wrong? >> >> >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Dan Beaver (KA4DAN) >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >> [email protected]. 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