[BitPim-devel] Telus LG8500 - I'll take a peek

[zeroeighteen <zer...@gm...>]

Hi there!

i recently purchased a Telus LG8500, and i was very excited to hear about
bitPIM ... but i was a bit disappointed to find out that only the Verizon
VX8500 is supported :(  i understand that the difference in the units could
be something as minor as file system differences, but could be something as
big as a different format for, say, the PIM storage.  I'm not a new
programmer, but it will be the first time i'm going to try python ... so i'm
not expecting results anytime soon.  

one of the things i'm concerned about, of course, is destroying my phone. 
it's the only one i have!  i've read here and there that using another
phone's profile to forcibly send information to the phone will have
unexpected consequences.  that's fine, but here are some questions for the
people who have had more experience than i do:

a) will adding files to the phone ever cause it to break?  assuming
everything works, and i haven't changed any of the files.  i try to upload a
file to the phone.  is the sending/writing protocol standardized in such a
way that it won't "accidentally" overwrite a directory or file?

b) will the phone ever stop responding to bitPIM if the system gets messed
somehow?  ie. say i crash the phone.  would i be able to restore my backup
files through the USB cable without the OS running on the phone?

c) will my backup files be of any use to the other more experienced
developers?  it's not possible for me to lend out my phone, but would the
file structure and binary files be of use to anyone else?

that's all the questions i can think of right now.  thank you for your time
in advance.
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