Laura wrote:
> I used the backup assistant and transferred all contacts to my new
> phone. You have to put the backup assistant on your phone that has
> all the contacts, then put it on the new phone.

yeah - but the question is how to get contacts from the PC - ala Microsoft
Outlook -
on to the Backup Assistant - ala "import" -
Can't be done...
you have to manually type EVERY contact onto the web page.

> "ps56k" <pschuman_no_spam_me@interserv.com> wrote in message
> news:bsKPj.5460$iK6.3281@nlpi069.nbdc.sbc.com...
>> Richard B. Gilbert wrote:
>>> Blue_Beard wrote:
>>>> Hello all,
>>>> new to this ng.
>>>> Just got off of online chat w/ verizon wireless and they seem to
>>>> think the only way to transfer my outlook contacts on my pc to my
>>>> env phone is via their wireless sync and the $$ subscription fee.
>>>> Is there ANY other way to do this? Has anyone done it any other
>>>> way?? thanks in advance,
>>>> +r
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Welcome to the wonderful world of Verizon Wireless! They simply are
>>> not interested in anything they can't charge you for. Even if your
>>> phone, as manufactured, is capable of transferring your contact
>>> information via; e.g. a USB cable, they are quite likely to have
>>> blocked, disabled, or removed the feature. The buck or two they
>>> will collect for transferring this data over the air, multiplied by
>>> a few million customers, works out to real money. They are not
>>> going to let you have any alternatives that you don't pay them for!!
>>>
>>> Next time, try a different service provider if you can. And do your
>>> homework FIRST! Not all businesses display this sort of all out
>>> greed!
>>
>> same here - tried the VZ Contact Backuyp - which is good, but
>> manually entered.
>> https://backupassistant.myvzweb.com/index.php
>>
>> With some other services,
>> their Contact Backup also has an "export" and "import"
>> so PC files can be used to save or load your contacts.....
>>
>> But not on VZ - their backup application is just that - a backup -