Using Phone With Data Cable and BitPim

This is where I got quite frustrated about this phone. At first I figured that since the phone is quite new, it would have advanced features as far as mobile->computer communication. Sadly, I was wrong. After much research it seems that the only things you can do with your phone (officialy that is, but read on...) [through your PC] is Contacts/Calendar management, Picture/Video Downloading [not uploading to your phone] and Phone as Modem. (Parenthetically, Sprint charges money for this service [i.e. to use your phone as a modem. It's not just minutes.], so call up and be sure about the charges!) The official programs for doing these types of things cost money... Usually in the $25 range + cable fees.

First of all you should know that non-OEM cables work just as well as regular. That should save about $10. For non-OEM you will probably have to go to ebay [See Right - Side bar]...

Here, however, is the "clincher": It is possible to do a lot more with the phone by using BitPim. BitPim does not support lx350 yet, but you can use the FileSystem view to manage the files on your phone. Here are a few useful things I discovered on BitPim: I don't gaurantee that any of my methods will work for you as well. Use them at your own risk.

1. Add Pics (or Vids). Go to the Dcam folder. Then go to Review. Here you will see all your pics numbered. Of course you can simply right click on anyone of them and save... Or you can right click on anyone of them and click overwrite. Select a picture and BOOM! Just be careful about the pictures size (file as well as pixel).
2. The phone comes with a bunch of demo games. These - as well as everything from "My Content" [on the phone menu] are located in /brew/shared/ams/. There are a bunch of numbered folders here: each one stands for a game/app/screensaver [I'm not so sure about ringers, though]. Here's how to do games: go to the respective folder (you'll have to know which one this is - that could take a bit of trial and error...), right click on the Jar/Jad files and replace each with your own game... All done.
   [For those who are a bit more advanced: I figured out that all the content information is stored in the DB folders. The two files in there executioninfo and contentinfo contain the basics of the info the phone uses to map numbers to content, and to run the games. You can use these files to figure out which number is which game. Or if you're very advanced you can play around with these files and maybe figure out how to add games.]
3. There is also a way to save your Voice Memos [qcp files] (no matter how many times I tried putting voice memos on to my phone it would fail). Simply direct the filesystem view to the folder /VoiceDB/All/Memos. The voice memos will be saved as Mem[num].qcp Right-click on one and click save. You will need a program that either plays or converts qcp files. I will be putting a link to one shortly. If you have one put it in the comments...
4. The PIM(Personal Information Management - e.g. Phonebook) information is all located in the folder: /pim/. I'm no expert at figuring this database out, and I definitely would not recommend that you try. The best method is to wait until BitPim supports the LX350. [Backing up the entire folder might also work as a backup, but I have never tried it]. It seems that there should be some sort of method for editing the PIM by communicating with the phone, instead of editing files.
5. The notepad/schedule files are located in the folder /sch/. The notes are in memo.dat and the schedule seems to be spread over the other three files, the bulk in schedule.dat
6. All the text messaging information seems to be in the folder /sms/ The messages are stored in the .dat files and each one has a number. There are also other files with different information.

Please: If you need any more help/information. Or if anything written here is vague, please comment. I read the comments you post!!!