On Thu, 20 Sep 2012 22:30:22 -0500,
wrote:

I've had a basic Tracfone for a few years. It makes calls, texts, and
can get basic internet service. It's just a simple phone without any
bells and whistles. I can download pictures for a fee to use as
wallpaper, or download ringtones also for a fee. I dont want a contract
phone, because I dont make that many calls or send many texts. A $20
phone card will last me 2 or 3 months.

However I'm looking into getting a more advanced phone. The main reason
is that it has a larger screen and full keyboard. Both of these are
needed, since my eyesite is not the greatest and texting with the
standard keypad is miserable. The other advantage is that it has a
camera. Although I do have a regular digital camera, I do like the idea
of having a camera phone, because I often want to take a picture and
dont have my camera with me.

My question is this? If I take a picture with the camera, how do I get
the picture onto my computer? The phone I'm looking at, is a LG501C,
which is compatible with Tracfone. It says it has "Bluetooth
Technology".... What does that do? Is that some sort of cable that
connects to a computer for transferring photos?

Bluetooth is the same as a cable without the cable. It's good for 3
or 4 feet iirc. Maybe more.

I bought both of these two almost exactly a year ago.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ls_o02_s00_i00
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ls_o03_s00_i00

One worked and the other didnt' seem to, but since they were $1.80 and
2.15 I didn't mind much I didn't spend much time on the first one
after the second one worked immediately. Just plug it in.

Now they are cheaper, under a dollar and under two dollars, including
shipping, I think it was the one without the CD that worked. But
if it was the other one, I still didn't need the CD with XP (or
higher, I assume) All I did is plug it in to a USB jack. The
computer sees it and installs it.

I dont see any sense
having a phone camera if I cant get the pictures out of the phone and
onto my computer.

(I've heard some people saying they can send pictures to friends who use
Facebook, but I dont and wont use Facebook, so that leaves out that
option).

Smart guy. Facebook is run by people who didn't have faces, so now
they use their membes' Sort of like zombies.

Seems the young kids understand all of this cellphone stuff, but an old
fart like myself is totally confused by it....

Thanks for all advice!