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Help- Transfer contacts from Blackberry to iPhone

  • 17-10-2011 11:40am
    #1
    iggy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,003 ✭✭✭


    Help needed guys.
    My sisters boss has a blackberry and has just got an iPhone 4.
    He has 1400 contacts he needs transferred to iPhone. There is a few quid in it for me if I do it but never even using a blackberry before I wanna make sure I can do it.
    Any guides how to do this and what do I need regarding cables etc.
    Don't want to say I will do it and then look like an arse when I fail.
    Need to let my sister know asap and for her to bring the 2 phones home to me.
    Cheers


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  • #2
    matchthis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,895 ✭✭✭matchthis


    Did it myself before. Transferred contacts from blackberry to outlook using blackberry desktop manager. It's a free download and you'll need the relevant cable to connect it to the computer.
    Once downloaded, you plug in the blackberry and it'll give you about 5 options of what you can do. Only of these would be to sync with outlook. You would click on this option and tell it to sync with outlook\ express whatever you may have.
    When is is done click sync and you'll see all your contact appear in the contacts tab in outlook.
    Plug iPhone into iTunes to activate and in the info tab near the top of iTunes, there will be an option to sync contacts with outlook and your done.

    Recalling this from memory and the only thing I remember getting stuck on was that I never told the blackberry desktop manager service where to sync the contacts too.

    The link below might be a bit better, but unable to try it out at the mo
    http://www.itworld.com/mobile-wireless/170253/transfer-your-contacts-blackberry-iphone-or-android


  • #3
    dixiefly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,951 ✭✭✭dixiefly


    How did this go? I know someone else trying the same thing.


  • #4
    rainnyday
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1 ✭rainnyday


    Simply connect your BlackBerry to your PC and start the BlackBerry Desktop software. Go to Device, Backup, and back up your phone - making sure that the Contacts are being backed up.
    Now that your Contacts are on your PC, simply connect your iPhone and launch iTunes. Just below the main playback information window. Select 'Info', and then tick the box next to 'Sync Contacts'. The next time you sync your iPhone on that PC your contacts will sync with your iPhone.

    But,the method is a bit troubled. you can rely on a third party tool to transfer contact from BlackBerry to iPhone,such as Phone Transfer, which also work well.


  • #5
    whiterebel
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,109 Mod ✭✭✭✭whiterebel


    rainnyday wrote: »
    Simply connect your BlackBerry to your PC and start the BlackBerry Desktop software. Go to Device, Backup, and back up your phone - making sure that the Contacts are being backed up.
    Now that your Contacts are on your PC, simply connect your iPhone and launch iTunes. Just below the main playback information window. Select 'Info', and then tick the box next to 'Sync Contacts'. The next time you sync your iPhone on that PC your contacts will sync with your iPhone.

    But,the method is a bit troubled. you can rely on a third party tool to transfer contact from BlackBerry to iPhone,such as Phone Transfer, which also work well.

    Maybe it worked 3 years ago........:rolleyes:


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