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Cant they text you and then you have the option of adding to your contacts? A text message is what - 20 cents at the most?

I'm oddly fascinated by this - not quite sure why. :-)

Terry

Maybe you can use an existing service like this

http://www.mymobilewatchdog.com/works.shtml

that is blackberry and winmo only though

hm my request looks complex.

whats this talk about sneaker net ive never heard of this before? can anyone shed some light

i dont like your parenting way mister!!!

you cant destroy your childs privacy(unless they are teens)

let him live free until hes like 15 until hes 18 years old

some pro's and cons (just as i see it!)

usb phone to phone is out - no host mode and the custom cables required would be a killer.
usb to pc - possible, but not the simpleat or most elegant solution, plus kids lose their cable ten mins after opening the box.
bluetooth - OP doesn't want, so forget it anyway.
web server - possible, entirely software based, more elegant, though requires web server (duh) username, pass, etc. plus requires kids phones to have internet enabled (depends on your views as a parent on unrestricted web access) and also privacy issues
email - some privacy issues, should require manual download of contact file so not fully "polished"
text - could be made to work, fully integrated solution, however would require installation on BOTH phones.

Sorry, it's an old school term. Back before most computers were networked, to transfer data often required one to physically walk a disk from one to the other - hence the term "sneaker" (tennis shoes) net.

Connectivity is the norm anymore - can't remember the last time I used the term.

Terry

ooooh... if ur planning on using it to sneaky the phone numbers out forget my input! want nothing to do with that! forget the legalities its just bad karma man! and waaaay too open to abuse!

well i must thank you all for your swift replies and ideas. greatly appreciated.

i think ill have to settle for bluetooth.

even though i love this phone and think its absolutely brilliant. everyone around me has got a iphone with ther tons of apps but in relaity i only use two or three apps at the most.

best phone i had hands down

Please don't be rude! I'm the one who asked if that was possibly going on. The OP didn't imply this at all - I'm just a suspicious person.

Terry

sneakernet means transfering data to a physica. media like a memory card and walking with it to deliver to the target system, "sneakers" is a slang for shoes.