How to transfer contacts from Blackberry to iPhone

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How to transfer contacts from Blackberry to iPhone

Jacko 9 weeks ago

how do I transfer my contact list from my existing blackberry 8330 to my new iphone 4G?

Tags: Blackberry, Contacts, iPhone 4

Topic: Personal Tech

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chrishoward 18 weeks ago

To transfer contacts from Brackerry to iPhone:

- Connect your old Phone to iTunes on your PC/Mac and sync - In the Info menu, ensure your contacts are set to sync

- In the iTunes device list: Right click on your iPhone and select 'Backup' from the context menu allow the backup to complete.

- Connect your new iPhone to iTunes (on the same computer you used to back up your current iPhone)

- iTunes will ask you if you want to 'Restore from a backup' or set up your new iPhone as a new phone.

- Select 'Restore from a backup' - Choose the most recent backup of your current iPhone (if prompted)

- Sync your new iPhone to receive the backup information and your contacts.

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jimlynch 1 year ago

Hi Jacko,

You might want to check out this ITworld article:

Transfer your contacts from BlackBerry to iPhone or Android
http://www.itworld.com/mobile-wireless/170253/transfer-your-contacts-bla...

"As iPhones and Android phones get more powerful and gain more enterprise support, many folks are leaving the rounded realm of BlackBerry for the two big touchscreens. Most BlackBerry owners have built up an extensive list of contacts from their many, many texts and emails, and might wonder how they'll survive the trip. But take heart: you don't need to pull out your SIM card and pray, or load cumbersome transfer software. In fact, you're one text message away from transferring your contacts to nearly any smartphone.

BlackBerry offers desktop syncing software, imaginatively titled BlackBerry Desktop Manager, that can import your calendar and contacts into Microsoft Outlook, Windows Calendar, LotusNotes, and a few other organizer apps. If you're planning to sync your new iPhone or Android with Outlook or another one of those apps, you might do well to go ahead and bring them onto your PC or Mac, load them into Outlook or the like, then rely on that app to pass them on to your next phone."

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jdixon 1 year ago

The easiest way is to download a google app and use it to sync your BB contacts and calendar entries with Google Apps, then use that to Sync up with your iPhone. There was a recent set of instructions on how to do this, so I've copied them for you:

1. On your blackberry, go to: www.google.com/mobile/sync and click the Download App to the right for Blackberry. Enter your cell phone number

2. Click the Google Sync icon after the install, enter your Gmail account (create one if you don’t have one) or Google Apps account. Keep in mind your contacts as well as calendar entries will be merged in your Google account. If you want to keep it separate, create a new Gmail account.

3. Click the Sync button and wait until your contacts are uploaded to Google.

4. On your computer, go to www.google.com/contacts and make sure your Blackberry contacts are all there.

5. On your new iPhone, go to Settings->Mail, Contacts, Calendars->Add Account->Microsoft Exchange

6. Email/username: enter your full Gmail address; Server: type in: m.google.com; and leave Domain blank.

Select contacts to be synced (along with calendars and gmail messages) to your iPhone.

http://www.newyorkcomputerhelp.com/blog/2011/10/18/how-to-transfer-black...

That should help get you set up. Good luck!

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