Posted by budachild
Hi I'd like to connect my Sony Ericsson T610 to my windows xp pc. & before anyone get's into it I know it's an older model, but I use it for traveling purposes since it's unlocked so it's very useful to me.
I want to be able to use the best cable so I can use software to send themes, pictures, and games to my T610. Also because I want to use it to save all my sim information like phone contacts, etc.
I have found two cables available on ebay:
#1 DCU-11 Cable
#2 DSC-11 Cable
#3 DSC-11 Cable
I have no idea which one I should by... They look the same to me yet have different names [except the last one looks different]... Those are the only ones I can find on the net. Maybe there are others? Anyways I want the best cable for my T610 so please recommend one anybody???
Oh and on a side note can you tell me of a compatible software that will do what I mentioned above on the cable you recommend?
Thank You
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Posted by masseur
welcome to Esato
its possible you don't have a serial port on your computer but you will most certainly have a USB port, so I would choose the first cable. In any case USB is probably easier to deal with and more future-proof
Here is the T610 support page where you can download software such as the file manager
Posted by budachild
Thanks but whats the difference between the first and the last two??? The last two have the same name... But what different purposes do they serve?
Posted by Trev1982
On 2008-04-07 12:55:07, budachild wrote:
Thanks but whats the difference between the first and the last two??? The last two have the same name... But what different purposes do they serve?
one has a serial port and one is usb,
Posted by masseur
it seems the ebay sellers have not named these correctly. AFAIK the serial cables that SE produced were DRS-10 and DRS-11
the USB ones were DCU-10 and DCU-11
Posted by budachild
Sounds good ^^^ but which one of the two DCU cables you mentioned does what????
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Posted by masseur
I have never seen that question answered on Esato and doing a quick search I still don't find anything absolute however the -11 came after the -10 so it would seem its updated in some way. You can be sure that the -11 will do what you need.
btw, to further complicate your choice, you can also look at the desk stand DSS-25 which has a USB cable which stores in the base. There was also an earlier DSS-20 but SE don't seem to have that on their site any more and apart from cosmetics, I'm not sure we ever found the real difference between those two either
Posted by budachild
Oh btw happy 500th post ^^^
Thanks for the information... I too have done an extensive search on this site looking for information on it. Actually 5 hours worth of searching. In any case I googled the cable names and supposedly the DSC-11 cable is for unlocking, flashing, and debranding the T610. The DCU-11 cable is reportedly for sending data from pc to the T610 and vice versa.
I guess I'll just have to buy the DCU-11 to be sure it's what I need. Heck it only costs $1 on ebay plus $4 shipping so it wouldn't kill me to buy it.
Though does anyone know of any good programs for me to use with it such as sending themes to my T610, games, and backing up my sim info???
Thank You
Posted by AbuBasim
On 2008-04-07 21:27:19, budachild wrote:
Oh btw happy 500th post ^^^
Masseur's post count currently stands at 20419. He probably reached 500 when you were just an itch in your daddy's pants
Anyway, congrats for being the owner of one of
's classic phones.
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Posted by strizlow800
Use DCU11... It should work imo...
Posted by budachild
Would it be faster to use bluetooth?
Posted by strizlow800
I don't know exactly, but anyway I think usb cable is better... More connectivity options you get
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
Bluetooth would probably be faster as I think the T610i uses USB 1.0 rather than 2.0 or something, so it has a slow transfer speed. I'd still go with the USB cable though, simply because I think its more reliable, and of course the better options.
Posted by max_wedge
On 2008-04-07 21:27:19, budachild wrote:
Oh btw happy 500th post ^^^
Thanks for the information... I too have done an extensive search on this site looking for information on it. Actually 5 hours worth of searching. In any case I googled the cable names and supposedly the DSC-11 cable is for unlocking, flashing, and debranding the T610. The DCU-11 cable is reportedly for sending data from pc to the T610 and vice versa.
I guess I'll just have to buy the DCU-11 to be sure it's what I need. Heck it only costs $1 on ebay plus $4 shipping so it wouldn't kill me to buy it.
Though does anyone know of any good programs for me to use with it such as sending themes to my T610, games, and backing up my sim info???
Thank You
Floats Mobile Agent may still work with T610.
Posted by budachild
To hell with it I just ordered a bluetooth usb dongle for it. Thanks for the info though guys. I heard that usb cable has a slow connection on the T610 for some reason and bluetooth is faster so I'm going to do that.
Hey anyone know how to put themes I have on my pc for my T610 on my phone?
Thanks
Posted by strizlow800
Use some application that can open the phone memory so you can copy the themes to the phone...
Anyway if you have ordered the bluetooth dongle now, it will be simplier
with it... Just right click on the theme on the pc, click SendTo, click Bluetooth device... Folow the wizard and that's it ...
P.S. Even I have usb cable, I still use this bluetooth method to send small files to my K800
Posted by max_wedge
My T610 bluetooth isn't working, and neither is the serial connection (cable). So I just used My WM handset connected to my home wifi to download T610 themes, then sent them from there to my T610 via Infrared.
Posted by strizlow800
On 2008-04-09 15:32:41, max_wedge wrote:
My T610 bluetooth isn't working, and neither is the serial connection (cable). So I just used My WM handset connected to my home wifi to download T610 themes, then sent them from there to my T610 via Infrared.
I don't know about your bt dongle and etc... but the bluetooth should work for standard file transfer operations...
Posted by budachild
On 2008-04-09 14:09:07, strizlow800 wrote:
Use some application that can open the phone memory so you can copy the themes to the phone...
Anyway if you have ordered the bluetooth dongle now, it will be simplier
with it... Just right click on the theme on the pc, click SendTo, click Bluetooth device... Folow the wizard and that's it ...
P.S. Even I have usb cable, I still use this bluetooth method to send small files to my K800
And your sure of this because you've done it before with the T610?
Posted by strizlow800
I've not done it with T610 exactly but it should work in my opinion... I don't see reason why not
Posted by max_wedge
On 2008-04-09 19:56:20, strizlow800 wrote:
On 2008-04-09 15:32:41, max_wedge wrote:
My T610 bluetooth isn't working, and neither is the serial connection (cable). So I just used My WM handset connected to my home wifi to download T610 themes, then sent them from there to my T610 via Infrared.
I don't know about your bt dongle and etc... but the bluetooth should work for standard file transfer operations...
I'm not saying all T610's bluetooth don't work. I'm talking about MY T610, which has experienced being thrown into a gyprock wall at high speed
I had to rebuild it in a new housing, but some things have never worked after the impact, for example the bluetooth.
But yes for any fully working T610, bluetooth works a treat
Posted by budachild
Hey Max did you ever use a bluetooth headset with the T610 you have? I got a new Jawbone bluetooth headset as a gift and it works with my T610 only when it's like one foot away. lol. Could this be because the Jawbone is v2.0 bluetooth and my T610 is v1.0?
Just a question...
By the way here's my T610 in case anyone's wondering what it looks like. It's not your normal T610... I modded the OEM silver keypad and used red led's, also added a black on OEM silver housing. I had my T610 unlocked last weekend too. Right now I'm looking for a good dual sim card adaptor so I can put two sim cards from different companies in my T610, but I don't know if it would work with my T610. I'm thinking of getting a "magic sim" as a dual sim adaptor which are sold widely on ebay and can be found at their website. http://www.magicsim.com
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Posted by max_wedge
I never got around to trying bt headset with my T610.
I suppose the dual sim should work, but I've never tried them. It would be quite handy if they do. What's the process for switching between sims?
Posted by budachild
Well here's the video of how you fit two sims into the adaptor:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISUw4wfh_sE
& here's a video showing how to switch between sims through your menu:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70GTcNVHpTA
[Once the adaptor is in the phone it creates a menu option even if your phone never had it, to switch between sims manually or timed the way you like it. Magic sim is great for people that travel and cross borders who need to be on different networks, people who want privacy with another subscribed or pre paid line, keeping one business and one family line, etc. You can even rename the networks so you don't have to see the damn phone company name on your phones desktop screen.]
If you go to http://www.ebay.com and go to the phones/sim cards section, you can type "dual sim" and 100's of adapters will pop up in your search. I believe "Magic Sim" is the most used and famous one in Asia. Youtube.com also has tons of videos if you type "dual sim" in a search. The magic sim supposedly works in every gsm phone with 2g or 3g even. But there are reports by some on the net that say some phones just don't work with it. The adaptors are about $10 with shipping so it's worth a try. You have to cut your sim card though, but they also sell adapters which don't require cutting. But those aren't really recommended as they get bent too much or make the phone's battery compartment fatter by a tiny bit. I'm just thinking of copying my two different network sims to new blank sim cards. I don't know how to do it since I never have but I assume it would be easy. Than I can cut the backup sims and use them in the adaptor and keep the others for safe keeping.
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Posted by strizlow800
No matter if the phone is modded.. The BT is the same...
@max wedge... the dual sim as far as i know works like this... You have aption in your phone to use line 1 and line 2 (practically line 0 and line 1)... The first sim card works on line 0 and if you want to use the another, you switch to line 1
.
Posted by max_wedge
ta, makes sense. Some ofthe early dual sims I saw required a phone restart to swap betwen lines. This sounds much more user friendlky
Posted by budachild
You still have to cut your sim card... Well that goes for some dual sim adapters. Some do not require cutting... But as mentioned you can just go to your local phone shop and have both of your sims duplicated on backup empty sim cards. Than you can cut up the backup sims which is a exact 1:1 copy of your original sim, and place those in the adapter. Just make sure you never use both the back up and original sim card in two different phones at the same time or else your cell phone provider will block your number. They do this thinking that your sim is stolen and copied by a thief.
I wouldn't recommend the adapters that don't require the cutting of sim cards because they seem frail. Those adapters will probably tear away over time and ruin since they have to be placed in odd positions in your phone up against the battery.