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Re: [OM] OT - Request Advice on Cell Phone Data

Subject: Re: [OM] OT - Request Advice on Cell Phone Data
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 09:39:31 -0400
Thanks, Jim.  Maybe it would work if I had a micro SD card.  But as I 
just said in my last post the camera is so feeble it's not worth the 
trouble.

Chuck Norcutt

On 9/26/2011 11:44 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
> Hi Chuck,
>
> I use the camera on the phone only when I have no other camera with me, and
> find a situation that calls for a photo.  This phone came with a tiny card
> reader for the memory card inside the phone.  I set the phone up to save
> images to the card, rather than to the phone memory.  I then remove the
> card, place it in the reader, and plug it into a USB port.  My Adobe
> software recognizes it just like a camera input, and I load the images into
> a folder in my filing system.  I then open them in PSE and go from there.
>
> My last phone used a USB cable from the phone "Mass Storage" function to the
> computer.  I tried that on the new one and couldn't make it work.  But the
> card reader works like a charm.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Norcutt"<chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion"<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, September 26, 2011 6:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] OT - Request Advice on Cell Phone Data
>
>
>> My phone has a 2MP camera.  I haven't figured out yet whether it's
>> possible for me to get to the photos without having a data plan to
>> transfer the images to some Verizon on-line service.  After all, why
>> would you have a camera unless you wanted to *share* the images on-line
>> with all your Facebook friends?  :-)
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>> On 9/26/2011 3:25 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>> Thanks, Chuck.  I figured it was because I have been on a cheap plan for
>>> years, and they wanted to increase their income.  I was surprised, when I
>>> talked to a service rep, to find that she can remove the new plan.
>>>
>>> I'm still trying to decide whether or not I can find a useful way to use
>>> the
>>> service.
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Chuck Norcutt"<chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion"<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Monday, September 26, 2011 2:14 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [OM] OT - Request Advice on Cell Phone Data
>>>
>>>
>>>> Some of this phone stuff is infuriating.  I had a similar problem with
>>>> Verizon over a data package I didn't order.  I was also being charged
>>>> for text messages that I received that were never anything but spam.
>>>> When I bought the last phone I wanted a different ring tone.  The only
>>>> way to get it was to have data enabled.  They had to enable the data,
>>>> download the ring tone and then disable the data.  Getting rid of data
>>>> and text charges was easy.  Just a phone call.  Also, getting the
>>>> previous charges removed was also easy.  But you had to notice and
>>>> request it.  Funny how they slip up so often, eh?  :-)
>>>>
>>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 9/26/2011 3:06 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>>>> Thx.  I will watch it more closely than before. ;~)
>>>>>
>>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Candace Lemarr"<CandaceRocks@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion"<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Sent: Monday, September 26, 2011 2:03 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [OM] OT - Request Advice on Cell Phone Data
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hooray! I bet your phone is more like mine, and you don't "need" the
>>>>>> data package for it to work properly. Glad it went smoothly for you. I
>>>>>> would recommend you still watch your bill closely. :-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Candace
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 9/26/2011 12:39 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>>>>>> That is very interesting, Candace.  I just spoke to a Verizon service
>>>>>>> rep,
>>>>>>> and she offered to remove the $10 Pack if I wished.  She said that
>>>>>>> would
>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>> no problem.  Then, while I was typing this, I received a call from
>>>>>>> Verizon
>>>>>>> asking how I would rate my contact with the service rep.  So they do
>>>>>>> seemed
>>>>>>> concerned about satisfaction.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm sorry to hear about your experience with them, and I appreciate
>>>>>>> your
>>>>>>> help.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>>>>
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