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    • nadnerBN
      nadnerB
      last edited by

      Cloud storage would be twice as expensive as downloading it again on a metered connection.
      No Internet connection, then... SD, micro SD or USB. They are the only methods that are going to accomplish the transfer in a reliable and fast way.
      Bluetooth will probably crap out part way through.

      You MIGHT be able to use AirDrop or WiFI Direct but I've never used them before and not every device is compatible with either or both.

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      • LakshmanaL
        Lakshmana @scottalanmiller
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        @scottalanmiller USB Sticks are not allowed in the office

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        • nadnerBN
          nadnerB @Lakshmana
          last edited by

          @Lakshmana said:

          @scottalanmiller USB Sticks are not allowed in the office

          You have a car park, right? 😉

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          • DashrenderD
            Dashrender @Lakshmana
            last edited by

            @Lakshmana said:

            @scottalanmiller USB Sticks are not allowed in the office

            Well, you mentioned that the iPhone friend has a laptop, ask him to bring it to work tomorrow and leave it in the car. Then at lunch go out to his car and plug the android phone into the laptop and transfer the file directly to his laptop.

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller @Lakshmana
              last edited by

              @Lakshmana said:

              @scottalanmiller USB Sticks are not allowed in the office

              Sounds like trying to bypass the rules on a technicality. If you can plug your phone into a USB port and use it as storage, it becomes a USB stick and wouldn't be allowed in the office.

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              • scottalanmillerS
                scottalanmiller @nadnerB
                last edited by

                @nadnerB said:

                @Lakshmana said:

                @scottalanmiller USB Sticks are not allowed in the office

                You have a car park, right? 😉

                Yup, just do it outside rather than inside.

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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller @Dashrender
                  last edited by

                  @Dashrender said:

                  @Lakshmana said:

                  @scottalanmiller USB Sticks are not allowed in the office

                  Well, you mentioned that the iPhone friend has a laptop, ask him to bring it to work tomorrow and leave it in the car. Then at lunch go out to his car and plug the android phone into the laptop and transfer the file directly to his laptop.

                  I'm guessing that cars here are extremely unlikely.

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                  • DashrenderD
                    Dashrender @scottalanmiller
                    last edited by

                    @scottalanmiller said:

                    @Dashrender said:

                    @Lakshmana said:

                    @scottalanmiller USB Sticks are not allowed in the office

                    Well, you mentioned that the iPhone friend has a laptop, ask him to bring it to work tomorrow and leave it in the car. Then at lunch go out to his car and plug the android phone into the laptop and transfer the file directly to his laptop.

                    I'm guessing that cars here are extremely unlikely.

                    OK, then where will he put his USB stick that he brings from home that he said they are not allowed to have in the office? Or maybe he can have it on his person, just not plug it into business computers - in that case, bring the laptop into your office with you, but just go outside to do the transfers.

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller @Dashrender
                      last edited by

                      @Dashrender said:

                      @scottalanmiller said:

                      @Dashrender said:

                      @Lakshmana said:

                      @scottalanmiller USB Sticks are not allowed in the office

                      Well, you mentioned that the iPhone friend has a laptop, ask him to bring it to work tomorrow and leave it in the car. Then at lunch go out to his car and plug the android phone into the laptop and transfer the file directly to his laptop.

                      I'm guessing that cars here are extremely unlikely.

                      OK, then where will he put his USB stick that he brings from home that he said they are not allowed to have in the office? Or maybe he can have it on his person, just not plug it into business computers - in that case, bring the laptop into your office with you, but just go outside to do the transfers.

                      He has to be allowed to have one or else the phones would not be allowed, right?

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                      • DashrenderD
                        Dashrender @scottalanmiller
                        last edited by

                        @scottalanmiller said:

                        @Dashrender said:

                        @scottalanmiller said:

                        @Dashrender said:

                        @Lakshmana said:

                        @scottalanmiller USB Sticks are not allowed in the office

                        Well, you mentioned that the iPhone friend has a laptop, ask him to bring it to work tomorrow and leave it in the car. Then at lunch go out to his car and plug the android phone into the laptop and transfer the file directly to his laptop.

                        I'm guessing that cars here are extremely unlikely.

                        OK, then where will he put his USB stick that he brings from home that he said they are not allowed to have in the office? Or maybe he can have it on his person, just not plug it into business computers - in that case, bring the laptop into your office with you, but just go outside to do the transfers.

                        He has to be allowed to have one or else the phones would not be allowed, right?

                        LOL - you'd certainly like to think that if no USB sticks are allowed, they would ban phones - but more often than not, I've seen tons of people just have no clue that a phone can be used as a memory stick.

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller @Dashrender
                          last edited by

                          @Dashrender said:

                          @scottalanmiller said:

                          @Dashrender said:

                          @scottalanmiller said:

                          @Dashrender said:

                          @Lakshmana said:

                          @scottalanmiller USB Sticks are not allowed in the office

                          Well, you mentioned that the iPhone friend has a laptop, ask him to bring it to work tomorrow and leave it in the car. Then at lunch go out to his car and plug the android phone into the laptop and transfer the file directly to his laptop.

                          I'm guessing that cars here are extremely unlikely.

                          OK, then where will he put his USB stick that he brings from home that he said they are not allowed to have in the office? Or maybe he can have it on his person, just not plug it into business computers - in that case, bring the laptop into your office with you, but just go outside to do the transfers.

                          He has to be allowed to have one or else the phones would not be allowed, right?

                          LOL - you'd certainly like to think that if no USB sticks are allowed, they would ban phones - but more often than not, I've seen tons of people just have no clue that a phone can be used as a memory stick.

                          No, I'm saying that banning USB sticks DOES ban phones that have USB stick as part of their functionality. Just like banning guns would ban any product that contained a gun. The banning of USB Sticks would be inclusive of anything with a USB Stick inside of it, like the phones. Otherwise you could just keep it in your pocket and since it was "part of your coat" you'd be okay.

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                          • DashrenderD
                            Dashrender @scottalanmiller
                            last edited by

                            @scottalanmiller said:

                            @Dashrender said:

                            @scottalanmiller said:

                            @Dashrender said:

                            @scottalanmiller said:

                            @Dashrender said:

                            @Lakshmana said:

                            @scottalanmiller USB Sticks are not allowed in the office

                            Well, you mentioned that the iPhone friend has a laptop, ask him to bring it to work tomorrow and leave it in the car. Then at lunch go out to his car and plug the android phone into the laptop and transfer the file directly to his laptop.

                            I'm guessing that cars here are extremely unlikely.

                            OK, then where will he put his USB stick that he brings from home that he said they are not allowed to have in the office? Or maybe he can have it on his person, just not plug it into business computers - in that case, bring the laptop into your office with you, but just go outside to do the transfers.

                            He has to be allowed to have one or else the phones would not be allowed, right?

                            LOL - you'd certainly like to think that if no USB sticks are allowed, they would ban phones - but more often than not, I've seen tons of people just have no clue that a phone can be used as a memory stick.

                            No, I'm saying that banning USB sticks DOES ban phones that have USB stick as part of their functionality. Just like banning guns would ban any product that contained a gun. The banning of USB Sticks would be inclusive of anything with a USB Stick inside of it, like the phones. Otherwise you could just keep it in your pocket and since it was "part of your coat" you'd be okay.

                            I completely agree with you... what I'm saying is that I've run into policy makers that don't understand that phones are memory sticks.. and think "oh it's just a phone, you can bring that on in"

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                            • scottalanmillerS
                              scottalanmiller
                              last edited by

                              Policy makers aren't the ones in question. It is the policy enforcers. If I had to enforce policy and a "no memory devices" policy was in place, I'd see that as clearly stating that phones and anything else that fell under the policy was not allowed - regardless of what the policy makers had intended.

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                              • stacksofplatesS
                                stacksofplates
                                last edited by stacksofplates

                                Viewing local and network files is another reason why I like android. I use Alfresco for shipping and receiving documents, and then have them signed on a phone. You can just open the document from Alfresco, choose which app you want to open it with (I use Xodo), sign the document and hit save, and it uploads it to Alfresco as a new version. To do this on IOS is a giant pain since it doesn't handle local files well.

                                I use the Nexus line because it's just straight Android. No third party interface and app nonsense.

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                                • quicky2gQ
                                  quicky2g
                                  last edited by quicky2g

                                  I used iPhone and Android extensively over the years...jailbroken, rooted, etc. Hardware advantage seems to fluctuate. Apple seems to have less bloatware in general (Excluding the Nexus phones).

                                  I think file system management and video file playback is the biggest deal breaker for me. I just can't stand converting a video file in iTunes. Why can't I easily copy over the original video file and just play it?!

                                  Also love programs like FolderSync where you can backup pictures and other files to a network share on a schedule without cloud services like Dropbox or Google Drive. I even did SSH port forwarding on my router so I can sync with SFTP to my Linux server when I'm away from home.

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                                  • stacksofplatesS
                                    stacksofplates
                                    last edited by

                                    Also apps like airdroid really help my decision. And copying music and movies without itunes like @quicky2g said.

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                                    • LakshmanaL
                                      Lakshmana
                                      last edited by

                                      Move to iOS is the app available for android phones to iOS transfer and it is working properly

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                                      • stacksofplatesS
                                        stacksofplates @Lakshmana
                                        last edited by

                                        @Lakshmana said:

                                        Move to iOS is the app available for android phones to iOS transfer and it is working properly

                                        Is this a question or are you saying you did it and it's working correctly?

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                                        • LakshmanaL
                                          Lakshmana
                                          last edited by

                                          I have provided the details of the app where the data transfer is successful now.
                                          I have tried that to for data transfer between iPhone and Android phone

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                                          • IRJI
                                            IRJ
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                                            That was a painful read....

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