I'm still looking into this. I went to the Bell store and asked about possibly paying an extra fee on my phone card to get the web browser. But the fellow said the only way was to get a special plan that included the browser. And then he proceeded to try and sell me on a plan. I asked if there was any other way to send pictures from the phone to the computer and he said I could get a patch chord to hook to the USB port on the computer from the phone. I asked if this would bypass the firewall, and he said it would. But they didn't have the patch chord, he said I had to go to Futureshop.
I had already been to Futureshop to get a new powerchord for my computer, which cost a hundred and fifty dollars, so I didn't want to go back there. I decided to check other places. London Drugs didn't have the patch chord. I went to a little computer accessories store and the guy was very helpful but didn't have one in stock. However he looked it up for me on the Bell website, and it should cost thirty dollars.
At Futureshop they didn't have the patch chord. I probably can order it over the internet from Bell. However, I'm hesitant, because I'm not sure even if I get the patch chord that it will actually allow the computer to communicate with the phone. That firewall might still stop any files from being downloaded.
It also seems a lot of trouble just to get a few photos off my phone--sentimental value or not.
It's pretty ridiculous that they give you a phone with a camera, but you can't actually use the camera. They should explain those things when you buy the phone.
bleh.
