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Question

Transfer SMS from Mobile to PC

Apr 9, 2015 7:41PM PDT

Hi,

I'm looking for software to transfer my sms messages from my mobile phone to my pc for ease of reading, cross referencing etc.

I've tried the Wondershare MobileGo for Android trial version but found while it worked well for some contacts it didn't work well for others.

Any suggestions would be welcome.

Cheers,

V

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google voice
Apr 9, 2015 8:59PM PDT

your post was not too clear, google voice will do what you want if you are talking about future messages. .

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Not Google Voice
Apr 9, 2015 11:26PM PDT

I looked at Google Voice and that's not what I'm needing.

Sometimes I need to scroll through my sms messages on my mobile phone. It's very tedious swiping over and over again trying to find an older message. If I could transfer the messages over to my pc I could more easily page up or down to locate a message. I hope I've explained myself a bit better this time.

Cheers,

V

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I guess I need to quit
Apr 10, 2015 5:07AM PDT

I guess I need to quit reading sms on my pc if it cannot be done using google voice.

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There are now dozens of such apps.
Apr 10, 2015 1:30AM PDT

No one seems to agree which is best. Take another look at Mightytext.
Bob

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I have android and use Chomp
Apr 10, 2015 3:33AM PDT

I used to use AT&T messenger but the have discontinued.Chomp also allows you to list to voice mail through a player.

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SMS Tranfers to/from Android Phone and PC
May 1, 2015 11:50PM PDT

I use MYSMS and and I am very pleased. It transfers text messages both ways, and it even tells me who is calling when I'm at the PC. I don't remember, but I think I paid for it.