Getting pictures off an old phone

[Jerry]

While going through an old box of....stuff....I found an old Support - Verizon Wireless Cell Phones SCH-U350 | Samsung Cell Phones which hasn't been used in 4 years. There are many pictures on it that I want, and I'm having trouble getting them. The phone otherwise works and has power.

I first tried reactivating the phone with a pre-paid card, since I used this phone as a pre-paid when I used it 4 years ago. When I dial 611 from the phone, I get a disconnected dial tone. When I press left on the 4-way directional key, the phone tries to connect to Verizon Wireless Mobil Web, but gives me a "DNS invalid host is specified" error message. When I try to text the card's pin to "VZPAY" (89729), the message fails.

I have also tried connecting a UEB cable to the phone. While my computer says it installed the drivers and the device is usable, the phone does not appear on my Computer menu.

Help?

 

[Superfly]

Is there an SD card on the phone? Can you maybe transfer them to the SD or microSD card?

 

[Utility Man]

How Do I Transfer Pictures or Videos Between My SCH-U350 (Smooth) Phone And My Computer?

Although there are no configurable options available to transfer pictures or videos directly to a PC, users can send a picture via e-mail or to the Verizon Online Album.

How Do I Transfer Pictures or Videos Between My SCH-U350 (Smooth) Phone And My Computer? : Verizon Wireless Cell Phones | Samsung

 

[Jerry]

How Do I Transfer Pictures or Videos Between My SCH-U350 (Smooth) Phone And My Computer? : Verizon Wireless Cell Phones | Samsung

From your link:

How Do I Transfer Pictures or Videos Between My SCH-U350 (Smooth) Phone And My Computer?

Although there are no configurable options available to transfer pictures or videos directly to a PC, users can send a picture via e-mail or to the Verizon Online Album.
E-Mail
To send a picture to an e-mail address follow the steps below:
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I'm trying to activate the phone so that I can e-mail the pictures. Right now the phone will not connect with the outside world. That's the problem I'm having. Thanks though.

Is there an SD card on the phone?

Negative. There is no removable memory on this phone, unfortunately.

 

[Jerry]

The local Verizon store is closed so I'm going to see if I can add this phone to my existing account online.

Edit:
Well they took my money :lol: Let's see how long it takes before the phone is told it's on a plan...if it get's told anything at all, that is. Ahh well, worst case is I go into the Verizon store tomorrow and have them take it off. If this doesn't work then I'll need to find someone who knows how to hack the damn thing.

 

[Jerry]

Working with this problem sure is a wake-up call to make sure I have everything from my current phone backed up. I just wrote down all my phone contacts on paper, sent all my pics and vids to my e-mail...damn. There's still a few apps with content I want that I haven't figured out how to remove yet. Like Call Recorder: there are a few calls between the X and I and the lawyer and I that I'd like to keep. And there's PC Cam Scanner pics also.

As for the old phone, the best answer I've found from teh internetz in this last hour is to have my current provider activate the phone on my account, then have the pics moved. That's what I tried to do online but it is Sunday on a holiday weekend so I wouldn't be surprised if the phone doesn't activate at all, or at least not for a few hours.

 

[Superfly]

You could call Verizon Wireless, Jerry. They should have someone there. 800-922-0204. I think their customer service is open 24 hours.

 

[Jerry]

The phone wouldn't talk to the network when I tried to activate it. So, I took it down to the Verizon store and they had a gizmo to transfer the pictures onto my phone :mrgreen:

Here's a few of my favorites:

This is the common aria in the Atlanta Georgia airport. Most new recruits on their way to BCT have a lot of time to kill here, waiting for the buses to come and take them to their beloved Drill Sergeants. I spent about 5 hours waiting here. I met a lot of cool people, some of whom were split-ops on their way to AIT, giving me advice on how to stay under the radar during BCT.




The Gravel Pit. My legs ache just looking at this photo.
The monkey bars you see just before it are part of an obstacle coarse we had to complete immediately after every meal. This picture was taken on my last morning at Fort Benning as we were waiting for the bus.




Fast forward 3 month, we've now completed AIT at Fort Leonard Wood. Whereas I love my time at Benning, I hate my time at Leonard Wood. I only took a few pictures while there; this picture, taken in December 2011, is my last sight of A. Company, 554th En Bat. After I took this pic I didn't turn to look at that miserable place again.

 

[Superfly]

Jerry I usually send my pictures to like a picasa account or something, too, for future reference. You know, you don't think about how many pictures you lose if your phone goes down. Just like Facebook. I've uploaded so many pictures to Facebook that if it ever went down, I would lose like a thousand pictures.