[Novalug] OT - Cell Phone Expertise

Pete Nuwayser nuwayser@gmail.com
Tue Feb 12 12:01:29 EST 2008


Phone make and model?
Type of memory card?

On Feb 12, 2008 9:58 AM, Ed James <edjames@greenbelt.com> wrote:
> Assembled Wisdom,
>
>     (Forgot who first used that term, but I like it) - off topic, but
> just in case, does anyone know how the memory card in my neighbor's
> dead cell phone can be read?
>
>     I'd guess that the card might be swappable to another similar
> phone, but I've never owned a cell phone myself, and really dunno.
>
>     I'd also suspect that there are computer add-ons which could
> "accept" the memory card from a phone, but I've no clue how hard
> it would be to actually read that card.  I don't even know what
> the cards look like, let alone how they work.
>
>     Alternatively, has anyone been able to open, dry, re-battery-ize,
> and rescue a dead phone?  I'd bet it's possible, but really would
> not expect Verizon to have any such interest.
>
> adTHANKSvance,
> Ed James
>
> Quoting pattisinbox@aol.com:
>
> > Does anyone know how to retrieve information (specifically an address book)
> > off of a dead cell phone?  Mine died (actually drowned for a second) and
> > Verizon says no information can be retrieved off of it since the
> > phone will not turn
> > on.
> >
> > Any help would be greatly appreciated!
> >
> > Thanks much!
> >
> > Patti Brothers
>
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