Mine backs up daily and never charges me. FYI, I have no text messaging plan
either, just the 39.99 voice. I've had BA for months and it's great.

I believe you only get charged if you "push" an update from the system (PC)
to the phone.

Dean




"Boogie Woogie" <piano@music> wrote in message
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> "Janet Wilder" <kelliepoodle@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>> Boogie Woogie wrote:
>>> "Boogie Woogie" <pianoman@music> wrote in message
>>> news:PvydnQTKbI0lmqLVnZ2dnUVZ_hadnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>>>> I couldn't login to my Backup Assistant on the VZW website this
>>>> afternoon and the online chat CSR said that BA-- which she kept calling
>>>> backup "assistance" had been "redone" today and everyone needed to
>>>> re-download and reinstall.
>>>>
>>>> What's that all about?
>>>>
>>>
>>> OK, so I now got it working again (just did a backup via the phone) but
>>> the phone software is now changed to where it backs up daily. I don't
>>> see an option for manual rather than autobackup.
>>>
>>> This is an issue for me as I pay 20 cents each for TXT messages (and I
>>> only send one or two month, if that) and each backup costs one TXT
>>> message.
>>>
>>> That's $6 per month I don't need to pay them.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions?
>> If you have a "My Verizon Account" and you let it backup by phone
>> automatically, there is no charge.
>>
>> --
>
> Right-- but it backs up daily and charges me for a text message each
> time--- yes?
>