I have a Nokia 6102 and bought a generic CA-42 USB cable but the Nokia PC Suite software will not connect to the phone. If anyone has any ideas on how to get this working please help.
Thank you,
Amanda
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-JP- Posts: 5
Phone Model: Nokia 3220
Service Provider: T-Mobile
Mon Jan 23, 2006 5:48 pm
I'm in the same boat here.
I have a 3220 and my g/f has the 6102.
Cable seems to be working fine via the computer's standards, but Nokia PC Suite 6.7 is not connecting with either phone.
Whatever happend to plug and play?
Bjoern Posts: 3610
Phone Model: Nokia E61
Service Provider: o2 Germany
Mon Jan 23, 2006 8:39 pm
2 possibilities:
a) you bought a replica cable. They normally do work when you install the drivers which came with them and afterwards install the drivers for the original Nokia cable. (and some won't work at all)
b) you've forgotten to set the correct COM port in the Connection Manager of PC. (the cable emulates a serial COM port - plug&play isn't really working here)
abernh1 Posts: 5
Phone Model: 6102
Service Provider: Cingular
Tue Jan 24, 2006 2:09 pm
My CA-42 cable did not really come with a driver is just came with a CD that guides you through the Windows installation of the driver. I let windows install the driver then downloaded and installed the driver from Nokia then finally installed Nokia PC suite it still does not work. My device manager shows a Prolific USB-to-Serial Bridge. I am beginning to think that there is nothing I can do but buy the original Nokia cable.
Thanks for your help,
Amanda
Bjoern Posts: 3610
Phone Model: Nokia E61
Service Provider: o2 Germany
Tue Jan 24, 2006 2:16 pm
Have you checked for the correct COM port?
And such problems are the reason why you should buy original accessories
abernh1 Posts: 5
Phone Model: 6102
Service Provider: Cingular
Tue Jan 24, 2006 2:18 pm
Not sure what you mean by checking the correct COM port.
abernh1 Posts: 5
Phone Model: 6102
Service Provider: Cingular
Tue Jan 24, 2006 2:30 pm
Nevermind I got it thanks!
Bjoern Posts: 3610
Phone Model: Nokia E61
Service Provider: o2 Germany
Tue Jan 24, 2006 4:16 pm
I just saw I forgotten the word "Suite" after PC in my first answer.
So it does work now?
-JP- Posts: 5
Phone Model: Nokia 3220
Service Provider: T-Mobile
Tue Jan 24, 2006 9:17 pm
It works now, at first I didn't understand the COM part until you added the 'Suite' part. Thanks a ton!
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