Steps
- Use a cellphone with Bluetooth (wireless connection), Infrared (like a TV remote, line of sight) or even a USB connection (which is a computer port, the same as on a digital camera or iPod). These are all good ways to communicate with other devices.
- If your computer does not have the hardware for a Bluetooth/Infared this connection, then buy the adaptor, sometimes called a 'dongle'. The common BT/I adapter plugs into a USB port. It will be quite cheap, perhaps NZ$30, something like 10 to 20 American dollars. This adapter will have software for the connection process, which lets you transfer files from the computer to your phone, or vice versa!
- If your phone doesn't have the capability to connect to your computer, then you can try to email the photos, which will cost money, like a txt message. Instead of a phone number, there should be a way to type an email address.
- If you have a Motorola phone you can use a tool called Motorola Phone Tools. It isn't free but comes with a USB cable you can directly connect to the computer
Tips
- Buy a cellphone with Bluetooth or USB, Infrared is not as good as it always needs a line of sight, that means placing the phone very close, lined up, with the adapter on the computer. Bluetooth can be used over a distance!
- Bluetooth is measured in classes. Class 1 is the best, its on my Motorola V3 RAZR, it allows a distance up to 100M away from the other device! Class 2 is far more common, it allows 10M, which is still quite good! Note: the adapter has to be capable of Class 1 to use the added range of Class 1 Bluetooth, if you have a Class 1 phone, and a slightly cheaper Class 2 adapter, you might as well have a Class 2 phone as well.
Warnings
- Emailing the photos will cost money. If you have to send a great number of photos, then it could add up quickly.
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