[ergibson83]

As people are receiving their new G1's, I'm sure people are having trouble importing their contacts from previous phones. Hopefully this tutorial will make the process easier.

Here are a few instructions on importing contacts from the Blackberry, Windows Mobile, and Apple Iphone cellphones courteosy of the guys over at the good ole' T-mobile forums:

BlackBerry Curve / Pearl to G1 (should work for most BB devices)


System setup: Windows XP & Outlook 2007

Steps:
Sync contacts to Outlook using BlackBerry Desktop Manager 4.6:

1. Connect your BlackBerry
2. Open Desktop Manager
3. From Desktop Manager, select Synchronize
4. Select Synchronize

Note: If you are using your BlackBerry with a BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) your contacts are likely wirelessly synch'd already. However, if you are not using a BES or your BES is not configured for wireless synch, the above steps should synch your BB to Outlook. You can also use the settings within the Synchronize section of Desktop Manager to configure what items are synch'd.

Note 2: If you need BlackBerry Desktop Manager, you can download it from: http://www.t-mobile.com/bbupgrade or here.


Export Outlook contacts to .CSV:

1. From Outlook, select File
2. Select Import and Export
3. Select Export to a File and hit Next
4. Select Comma Separated Values (DOS) and hit Next
5. Select Contacts from the list of folders and hit Next
6. Use the Browse... button to browse to a save location (I like to use my Desktop) and hit Next
7. Hit Finish

Import .CSV to GMail:

1. From your GMail account select Older Version (extreme top right of page) **Thanks to jjmansell & jehlinger for the tip!**
2. Select Contacts ( link is on the left hand side)
3. Select Import (top right)
4. Select Browse... to find and select your .csv file created above
5. Select Import

Windows Mobile to G1 (Shadow, MDA, SDA, Wing, etc.)

System setup: Windows XP & Outlook 2007

Steps:
Sync contacts to Outlook using ActiveSync 4.2 / 4.5:

1. Connect your device
2. Open ActiveSync
3. From ActiveSync, select Sync

Note: If you are using a T-Mobile Shadow or other Windows Mobile device set up for use with Exchange ActiveSync, you device may already be synch'd to Outlook. However, if your contacts are not already synch'd, You can go to Tools > Options within ActiveSync to configure what is synch'd

Note 2: If you need ActiveSync, you can download it from Microsoft.


Export Outlook contacts to .CSV:

1. From Outlook, select File
2. Select Import and Export
3. Select Export to a File and hit Next
4. Select Comma Separated Values (DOS) and hit Next
5. Select Contacts from the list of folders and hit Next
6. Use the Browse... button to browse to a save location (I like to use my Desktop) and hit Next
7. Hit Finish

Import .CSV to GMail:

1. From your GMail account select Older Version (extreme top right of page) **Thanks to jjmansell & jehlinger for the tip!**
2. Select Contacts ( link is on the left hand side)
3. Select Import (top right)
4. Select Browse... to find and select your .csv file created above
5. Select Import

Apple iPhone to G1

System setup: Mac OSX & Address Book Application
Programs Needed: Address Book, A to G
Websites Needed: "A to G" (http://bborofka.com/atog/) /GMAIL.COM

Steps:
Ensure most recent contacts have been synced to itunes:

1. Connect your iphone
2. Open itunes
3. From the device overview screen, select Sync
4. Select Sync

Note: These steps assume that your contacts are set to auto sync between your iphone device and your address book.

Export Address Book Contacts to a "Gmail Readible Format"

1. From your web browser, navigate to the web page for "A to G" (http://bborofka.com/atog/)
2. install application
3. From the dialogue box, select the Export to Desktop pushbutton
4. Locate the file on your local desktop

Import .txt to GMail:

1. From your GMail account select Older Version (extreme top right of page)*
2. Select Contacts ( link is on the left hand side)
3. Select Import (top right)
4. Select Browse... to find and select your .txt file created above
5. Select Import