How to get all phone contacts off a Nokia and onto iPhone 4?

[dealmaker]

So here's the conundrum - got several hundred contacts on my Nokia phone (full size SIM) - and getting an iPhone 4 tomorrow with a micro-SIM.

How do I EASILY get all of the numbers across from my Nokia onto the new iPhone???

Thanks for any help!

[wiggy001]

Can you use the Nokia software to sync your contacts with Outlook on your PC? If so, iTunes will sync your iPhone with Outlook.

[fatboy b]

Worst "I've got a new Iphone 4 on day one, and can't work it" thread ever

Edited by fatboy b on Thursday 24th June 15:15

[dealmaker]

wiggy001 said:

Can you use the Nokia software to sync your contacts with Outlook on your PC? If so, iTunes will sync your iPhone with Outlook.

Unfortunately I dont use Outlook on my PC and don't want the iPhone to sync with Outlook either??

[louiebaby]

You'll need a pad of paper, a pencil, a cup of coffee and the radio on...

[dealmaker]

Is there such a thing as a micro-sim to full size SIM adapter?

Maybe I could put the micro Sim into an adapter and put it into the Nokia - copy all the contacts onto the micro-sim - then put the micro-sim back into the iPhone? Will the iPhone be able to read the SIM and pull all the contacts across???

Thoughts?

[chillo]

eek looks like I might have the same issue when i get mine tomorrow!

[Eggle]

Can you use something like google sync or funambol

[t84]

Sync with the Windows Address Book.

[clonmult]

dealmaker said:

Is there such a thing as a micro-sim to full size SIM adapter?

Maybe I could put the micro Sim into an adapter and put it into the Nokia - copy all the contacts onto the micro-sim - then put the micro-sim back into the iPhone? Will the iPhone be able to read the SIM and pull all the contacts across???

Thoughts?

The SIM only stores the basics of the contacts - name and one number per contact. The Nokia (and most mobiles) can store the name, along with name/company/mobile/business contact/home/date of birth/inside leg measurements, etc.

The only way I've been able to get the full details across without messing on the PC is via bluetooth - while the Nokia will happily send the whole address book via bluetooth, I'm not sure all other phones will accept such an incoming connection (neither WM or SE phones used to).

So I'd suggest its either bluetooth (and pray) or sync your current phone to the Windows address book (or outlook or some other service), and then sync back when you get the iPhone.

[Slinky]

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Use that to backup, fire them into Outlook, sync with iTunes..

Edited by Slinky on Thursday 24th June 16:37

[t84]

You're making this too complicated.

Use the Nokia software to transfer contacts to Windows Address Book, update iPhone through iTunes.

[NDA]

Can your Nokia be attached to your computer by a USB cable? If so, the Nokia software should allow you to 'export' your contacts as a CSV file (or other flavour). itunes can then import that data via Google, Yahoo or whatever....

[pratiktbose]

Hi, Its really very simple. I could transfer all contact details from my 5 year old nokia 6600 to iphone4. You need to get the iphone4 micro SIM adapter from the O2 shop.Its free. I got mine when I bought the iphone4 on Thursday 24-Jun-2010.

Please proceed as follows. Use the key provided with your iphone4 to press in SIM card holder hole. Remove micro SIM iphone4 and fit in adapter. Insert the SIM into your Nokia Phone. On your Nokia mobile,go to
Menu > Contacts > Options > Mark/Unmark > Mark all > Options > Copy to SIM direct

This will start copying of Nokia Phone Contacts into your SIM card. Once it is finished copying, Insert this SIM card back into the Apple iPhone4.

On Apple iPhone4 go to
Home > Settings > Mail,Contacts,Calendar > Import SIM Contacts

Your iPhone4 will copy all the contacts on the SIM that you have put on it from Nokia mobile.

Done in a few minutes. Its's really very simple and quick. pratiktbose

[trooperiziz]

NDA said:

Can your Nokia be attached to your computer by a USB cable? If so, the Nokia software should allow you to 'export' your contacts as a CSV file (or other flavour). itunes can then import that data via Google, Yahoo or whatever....

The latest version of the nokia ovi software has removed any contact exporting!
However if you have outlook, you can go into the ovi options and opt to sync contacts with outlook, and also do the same in iTunes, which should work

[Who me ?]

BLUETOOTH ?????????

[NDA]

[quote=Who me ?]BLUETOOTH ?????????
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Crazy of the Nokia software to omit (presumably deliberately to persuade people to keep with Nokia).

Bluetooth is a good idea - select all contacts and send via bluetooth. I did this a while back with a 1200 contact address book. Worked fine but I had to hit 'OK to accept?' every 6 contacts or so.

[t84]

Christ almighty, does no one listen in these threads?! USE THE WINDOWS ADDRESS BOOK FROM WITH NOKIA PC SUITE AND THEN SYNC WITH ITUNES!

Copying to SIM will most likely LOSE DATA

[civicduty]

Holy thread resurrection, Batman.

[mygoldfishbowl]

IvanOuro said:

You may get help from Google Contacts, signin the same account and they will be synced automatically.

I think he may have done it by now.