Problem description
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I have bought a data cable (DSU-9) for my cell phone Samsung SGH-X210.
This data cable goes to the usb port of the computer.

When I connected the cable, it said "New hardware found" and I
installed driver for the cable from the driver provided in the CD. In
device manager, it shows under under +Ports Prolific USB-to-Serial
Bridge - COM4 as device properly installed.

Then I installed the Samsung PC Studio PIMS II 1.0 (Win 98/ME/2K/XP)
software from samsung website. This is the software for my cell phone
X210.
http://in.samsungmobile.com/en/phone/manual_software/manual_software.jsp?p_pfid_1=SGH-X210

Exact problem
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The software is unable to detect the phone as in the status bar it says
"Offline". I have done everyting right and I am sure and confident
about it.

After contacting Samsung support, they said the cable is duplicate and
I have to buy a Original genuine cable which is a serial cable and NOT
USB (cable # PCB093LBE) from Samsung authorised dealers. I didn't know
this when I bought the DSU-9 cable.

They gave me the following instructions
*Connect cable to phone and other end to serial port
*Click Setup in the software, select the port.
*Set baud rate to 460800 and click OK.

Suggestion required
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I did the steps that they gave me and instead of COM1, I set it up to
COM4 as I have a USB cable with USB-to-Serial Bridge driver but still
it is not working.

Does a physical serial cable and USB cable with USB-to-Serial Bridge
driver makes any difference? Can anybody help me with this issue
without buying a new cable. I have already wasted money on the other
cable which the shopkeeper is not ready to take it back.

DSU-9 cable pic
http://i6.ebayimg.com/01/i/06/68/af/70_1_b.JPG
PCB093LBE cable pic
http://www.funtelecom.fr/images/CableSamsungV200.jpg

Regards,
Maxi

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