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Nokia E72 – Data Cable


r6_ca-101d Everything is wireless today, bluetooth, Wifi and 3G networks. You might wonder why do I need the data cable supplied with Nokia E72? The answer in the following post.

Here what you can do with the data cable:

Charge the battery – It’s nice upgrade from the E71, the data cable also charges the battery.

Once the cable connected following option menu appears:

PC Suite – When selecting this option from the phone menu, you can use the new OVI software to backup the phone contacts, SMS, pictures, install new maps and application. if you didn’t install the application you can download it from here. Although bluetooth supported as well, physical cable always works better. Additionally most if not all firmware updates supported only when connecting using a cable.

Media Transfer – When selecting this option you can use the windows media player to sync pictures, music and videos. I tried it but didn’t like it.

Picture Transfer - When selecting this option you will be able to transfer pictures from the E72 like it was a camera. you an use your favorite picture mangment software, picasa for instance to import the pictures.

Media Storage- forgot your USB stick? no worries select this option and the E72 will act as a disk on key.

Connect PC to the Web – If you have 3G data plane you can use this option to connect you laptop or PC to the internet. you will need the “Nokia PC Internet Access” to use it. But no worries if the software is not installed on the laptop/PC you can install it when connecting the cable for the first time.

The default behavior can be changed to suite your needs, go to Menu-> Ctrl. Panel-> Settings-> Connectivity-> USB. USB mode –  Default behavior when connecting the cable. Ask on connection – if changed to NO the option menu will not appear when connecting the cable.

It’s a small cable with many options, why not to carry it in your case?

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  • shyam

    wats the point of it…..its so small, the phone hangs from the cable only.

    you hav any idea where i can buy longer cable ?

  • http://sandalsandsocks.typepad.com Keith

    I use a USB extension cable.

  • Symbo

    Use your old Nseries cable, its longer and it works as well as the old charger.

  • brak

    Why not carry it? Because I would lose it and then wouldn’t have the stupid thing if I ever actually need it. It uses some gawdawful USB connector that is incompatible with all of the other USB devices in my house, so what is the point in that? And, from what I have read, the phone charges faster using the proprietary Nokia charging cable than it does over the USB cable. Finally, MediaCenter, the software that I use to transfer music and podcasts to the phone, recognizes the phone as a different device when it is plugged in via the cable and when it is connected wirelessly; I suffer through the slowness of bluetooth to avoid having to deal with synchronization issues. In other words, the cable is completely useless, so it lives in the box that the phone came in, right next to the stupid wrist strap.

  • Joseph

    How do i eject the e72 from usb mode…no option to eject is shown either on my laptop screen or my computer screen or even on the phone screen to safely remove the device…Windows OS Vista…I have removed it by just yanking off the cable…I know its not safe so I’m asking if there is a safer way ? thank you

  • Sarah

    Thanks for the information! (:

  • Michal

    Joseph :
    How do i eject the e72 from usb mode…no option to eject is shown either on my laptop screen or my computer screen or even on the phone screen to safely remove the device…Windows OS Vista…I have removed it by just yanking off the cable…I know its not safe so I’m asking if there is a safer way ? thank you

    Joseph, don’t worry, it’s safe just to unplug the cable.

  • rett86

    this cables are too short! u cant even use your phone while charging its so uncomfortable.can this cable charge blackberry phones as well, i lost my cable so my sister uses E72 im thinking of borrowing hers.