ps56k explained on 4/24/2008 :
> 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 -
Take a hard look at BitPim. It's free and it works. You can import
contacts (and other data) from your PC into BitPim and from there into
your phone if it is supported and I /think? the Env is...my LG 9800 or
"V" as VZW calls it, is supported.
It's free or you can donate.
See here:
http://www.bitpim.org/
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