Adding phone contacts (TomTom Go 500 & 700)

Spark1e · Banned Joined: May 20, 2004 Posts: 116

Quite a few of the phones are unable to transfer their contacts list to the tomtom unit, but I've found a way to get around this :D :D

Create a new .txt document and name it -

contacts

then add the entries like so :-

"Spark1e Mobile","078******00"
"Spark1e Home","01*******22"
"Spark1e Work","01*******55"

Make sure you get " & , in the correct places - "____","______"

Then copy the " contacts.txt " document to the root of your memory card and you'll find your new list in your Phonebook Entry :D :D

upstate · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 14, 2006 Posts: 10

Will this work on a 700? If so what is the different since we don't have a memory card?

Spark1e · Banned Joined: May 20, 2004 Posts: 116

Not got a 700 to try it with, but I can't see any reason for it not to work. Try it and see - if it doesn't work just remove the contacts.txt file - if it does work post a reply here for others to see.

Keans7 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 05, 2005 Posts: 11

Hi
Yes this works with the 700, just pop the contact.txt file in the route directory and their you go all your phone numbres.

Spark1e · Banned Joined: May 20, 2004 Posts: 116

Thanks for the reply Keens7 :D
@ upstate, once you have made you list & put it on your TomTom then when you go to "Phone" then "Call" you can access your Phonebook Entry. And if the person calling you is in this phonebook it displays their details.

JLee · Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 11:49 am Post subject:

pip510 · Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 9:02 pm Post subject:

JLee · Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 9:35 pm Post subject:

So you got a 700i to retrieve them from the phone? I just couldn't get that to work. It kept saying something like 'phone not connected' after a while even though it was OK making and receiving calls.

Silav101 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 30, 2005 Posts: 48

CallerID forwarding seems to be a phone-based function, and not a TomTom (which is pretty passive in the whole process) one. If your phone cannot/will not forward CallerID data, then it'll be kinda touch and go.

Ditto for anonymous calling/number suppression, I've noticed.

pip510 · Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 3:18 pm Post subject:

gadget_sa · Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 9:47 pm Post subject:

Sorry to appear thick... but how do you create a .txt file on the PC??
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mikealder · Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 9:58 pm Post subject:

Use note pad, word pad or word then use the save as option and select the file type .txt when you save your creation - Mike

gadget_sa · Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 1:08 pm Post subject:

Tx Mike!
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daz-gaz · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 30, 2006 Posts: 3

Just made a contacts list for the Tomtom Go 510 and it works, thanks for the info Spark1e :D :D

shorn · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 08, 2007 Posts: 1

Ok at the risk of sounding really dense, when you state to put the .txt file in thye root folder of the memory card, I assume that is teh memory card that came with the Tomtom??

I have just got a 710 for work and want to bluetooth my personal mobile to it but i have a n73 and the contacts are not supported. Is there any way to transfer the .txt file from my phone to teh tomtom without the use of a pc? or will i need to put the tomtom card into my pc to transfer the file?

TIA! :D

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