You should be fine in using the system purely as a backup. It would be
costly for someone that wanted to make constant changes then download them
to the phone. I feel the same way when I see folks with those Star Trek ear
pieces. In my vehicle I use a BT speaker phone made by Blue Ant.




"Janet Wilder" <kelliepoodle@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> RBM wrote:
> <snipped>
>>
>> In conclusion, each time the "auto sync" button is used from the VZW
>> website it costs you fifteen cents unless you have a text or data plan
> Thank you for posting this and for getting the information. I figured that
> the above was the reason I had the 15 cent texting charge.
>
> Q: What if I made a change on the Internet site and I also made a change
> to my phone, but did not sync them? If I just make the changes, with no
> uploading or downloading, it shouldn't cost 15 cents, right?
>
> I could see that the data charges might become a problem for some people,
> but I add and delete numbers so seldom that I can't see the charge being
> onerous for me. I'm just happy about having a place where I can keep the
> numbers and get them into a new phone if the thing that transfers numbers
> from an old phone to a new phone breaks. (I hope I'm not getting too
> technical <g>)
>
> The cable or bluetooth connection gear is still going to be a lot more
> expensive than a 15 cent charge two or three times a year.
>
> The problem with the cables is that they are limited to only that phone. I
> have a perfectly good mobile office kit for my last Motorola phone sitting
> in a closet. I hate paying $40 or so for a cable when I'm getting a new
> phone every 2 years.
>
> As for the bluetooth thing, I have to confess I have one of those
> earpieces and I never use it. Until I see the little thing in their ears,
> I always think people are running around talking to themselves.
>
> --
> Janet Wilder
> Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
> Good Friends. Good Life