Another Way to Back Up Your Cell Phone
Thu May 18, 2006 1:04PM EDT
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Searching for the best way to back up your cell phone address book?
I wrote about syncing software for cell phones and PCs in this post. But I spotted this short piece in today's New York Times about a service offered by Sprint. Sprint Wireless Backup syncs a phone's address book list with a copy on Sprint's servers. It's only available on two Sprint phones right now (the Samsung A580, pictured right, and the LG LX350).
For $2 a month, contact list changes made on the phone are automatically uploaded to the server list, which can be automatically downloaded to a new phone in case a phone is broken or lost.
A subscriber can also make changes to a contact list using a PC's larger Qwerty keyboard. The changes are downloaded to the phone.
Not a bad idea for teens (and we older types) who will go through several cell phones in our lives and will need to move contact lists with us every time we do.
Have you had to reinvent your cell phone contact list a few times over? What works for you?
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2 Posted by luispalma13 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:00PM EDT Report Abuse
this is really cool, don't have to write down numbers, but $2 a month, we pay enough on the bill, it should be free.
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3 Posted by grubbssc on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:13PM EDT Report Abuse
I had to upgrade my SIM card when I got a new Cingular phone. Basically, storing the numbers on it to begin with was pointless because it didn't help me when I switched phones.
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4 Posted by aloha_terry on Thu Sep 3, 2009 2:51PM EDT Report Abuse
I had the same problem with multiple phones. We decided to back it up to yahoo using the calender and contact list. You basically sync your phone with your contact list on yahoo. Then sync yahoo with your outlook on your home computer for your calender. Then download back to your phone. User charges do apply. Hope this helps. By the way had to reload a new phone this way because we lost one on vacation. sigh. Terry
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5 Posted by beedytwird on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:04PM EDT Report Abuse
The Samsung A640 also has this feature and it is great. My six year old son dropped my phone in the swimming pool 2 days after I got it. Well I got another phone with the insurance, and it was awesome to be able to get on the computer and hit a button to download all my contacts at once. This is a great service!!!!
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1 Posted by mimosawellness on Mon May 22, 2006 4:20AM EDT Report Abuse
Seriously considering this same service with Verizon. I lost my phonebook a couple of years ago courtesy of a phone firmware "upgrade". To this day, I'll find myself looking for a phone number that was stored only in that phone in that moment in time, only to realize it's gone. The do it yourself data cable system cost about $40 and to have the store transfer your data to another phone cost about $20 with some stores. That's assuming you have a phone to transfer from! Comparatively, it's inexpensive and easy. My wife was concerned about having my phonebook on a server somewhere, but I told her that they already know about all my calls and when they happened!