Janet Wilder <kelliepoodle@yahoo.com> wrote:
> A friend just lost all of the phone numbers in her phone because
> something in it broke and the store techies could not retrieve them.
> This was a little scary.
>
> While checking "my account" for something else (the online VZW account),
> I found something called "backup assistant" it is supposed to be free
> for "my account" users so I followed the easy directions and downloaded
> it to my phone, an LG VX8300, then uploaded all my contacts.
>
> The web site where the contact list can be viewed and printed also lets
> you add, edit and delete contacts from your PC then you can send the
> updated info back to your phone. The phone will automatically update the
> web site every day.
>
> I think I might have to pay 10 cents for a text message confirming my
> password, but I may not have checked that box.
>
> I printed out the page that says it's free if you are a "my account"
> subscriber, just in case they do bill me the $1.99/month for the service.
>
> Anyway, I think this is a lovely service that they offer and probably
> more people should take advantage of it. I don't play with any of the
> other toys on the phone and this is the first "Get it Now" thing I've
> ever done on any phone.
>
> Wishing all of you a happy and healthy new year.
>

Mine said the same thing and I got the same $1.99 prompt ... we shall see. I
think it is probably worth some fee per month as they have to run a service
and dedicate resources to it over and above "normal" usage. However, this is
really necessary to compete against the likes of GSM carriers that allow one
to store the essential phone numbers right in the SIM. Of course, the best
deal is to hook the phone up to your computer and download it yourself, but
then you need cables and software :-(

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Thomas T. Veldhouse

America is the country where you buy a lifetime
supply of aspirin for one dollar, and use it up in two weeks.