Comments on: AT&T offers mobile backup solution http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:33:54 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: sarah http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-548181 sarah Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:18:50 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/#comment-548181 verizon doesn't give you anything free, they just put the cost back in covertly, as misc fees, because they aren't a charitable organization, and must keep their shareholders happy. but if they use marketing ploys that can convince naive consumers to sign on, they know their profitability increases, but either they get it later in hidden fees and increase disguised, after they reel you in, or eventually they'll fold. it's a fine tight rope act,businesses use to compete, but as the old adage goes, nothin's free. (not even our liberty). verizon doesn’t give you anything free, they just put the cost back in covertly, as misc fees, because they aren’t a charitable organization, and must keep their shareholders happy. but if they use marketing ploys that can convince naive consumers to sign on, they know their profitability increases, but either they get it later in hidden fees and increase disguised, after they reel you in, or eventually they’ll fold. it’s a fine tight rope act,businesses use to compete, but as the old adage goes, nothin’s free. (not even our liberty).

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]]> By: sarah http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-548174 sarah Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:04:11 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/#comment-548174 better rates, service, perks overall. better rates, service, perks overall.

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]]> By: sarah http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-548172 sarah Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:01:33 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/#comment-548172 I was offered ATT's MB in '06. I pd 1.99/mo back then until this date with great success. I think the boy genius has been caught in a time warp or Alt dimension. He probably needs to upgrade his ghtz so new info doesn't take several years to download for his reviews! I was offered ATT’s MB in ‘06. I pd 1.99/mo back then until this date with great success. I think the boy genius has been caught in a time warp or Alt dimension. He probably needs to upgrade his ghtz so new info doesn’t take several years to download for his reviews!

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]]> By: yvonne http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-548165 yvonne Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:38:34 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/#comment-548165 is he talking about the same AT&T mabile backup Ive had sine 2007? or is this a two orthree yr old post is he talking about the same AT&T mabile backup Ive had sine 2007? or is this a two orthree yr old post

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]]> By: Russ http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-440974 Russ Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:56:33 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/#comment-440974 Verizon gives this very same service away for ((FREE)); so why can't AT&T? AT&T, some FREEBIES would be nice you know! Verizon gives this very same service away for ((FREE)); so why can’t AT&T? AT&T, some FREEBIES would be nice you know!

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]]> By: Vernon http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-335282 Vernon Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:38:03 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/#comment-335282 AT&T backup services leaves a hell of lot to be desired and theie tech people have no comprehension of what's going on. I have 166 contact manually put into the backup and only 41 will download and no one with AT&T can resolve the problemm but they are damn good about passing you on to another idopt and/or putting you on hold and no one ever comes back. AT&T backup services leaves a hell of lot to be desired and theie tech people have no comprehension of what’s going on.
I have 166 contact manually put into the backup
and only 41 will download and no one with AT&T
can resolve the problemm but they are damn good about passing you on to another idopt and/or putting you on hold and no one ever comes back.

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]]> By: MR http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-29371 MR Tue, 24 Jul 2007 17:41:00 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/#comment-29371 Looks like this launched today. And Matt Lauer talked about it on The TODAY Show last week, link on http://mobilebackup.att.com. Looks like a good solution, I like the website. Looks like this launched today. And Matt Lauer talked about it on The TODAY Show last week, link on http://mobilebackup.att.com. Looks like a good solution, I like the website.

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]]> By: gc http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-20618 gc Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:24:10 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/#comment-20618 The Verizon solution appears to be handled by MightyPhone, based on the domain you get switched to. How this compares to generic MightyPhone, and is this good/bad, I don't know. Their info states that in case of a conflict between phone and Web one side always wins...I forget which side (: Easy to grasp, but not a sophisticated solution. As for SIMs, they hold limited info for contacts. The SIMs I've checked in phones were limited to 250 contacts - far less than most phones. The SIM also has limited data fields for each contact - also much more limited than most phones. The Verizon solution appears to be handled by MightyPhone, based on the domain you get switched to. How this compares to generic MightyPhone, and is this good/bad, I don’t know.
Their info states that in case of a conflict between phone and Web one side always wins…I forget which side (: Easy to grasp, but not a sophisticated solution.
As for SIMs, they hold limited info for contacts. The SIMs I’ve checked in phones were limited to 250 contacts – far less than most phones. The SIM also has limited data fields for each contact – also much more limited than most phones.

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]]> By: Marc http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-13995 Marc Sat, 19 May 2007 00:26:38 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/#comment-13995 I wouldn't trust AT&T to wipe my ass. I wouldn’t trust AT&T to wipe my ass.

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]]> By: jd http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-13893 jd Fri, 18 May 2007 10:47:34 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/#comment-13893 The only reason why Verizon had this technology 3 years before att is launching it is due to the fact that Verizon phones don't have sim cards excluding the 8830 of course. If a Verizon customer wants a new phone they need to contact customer care or go to the store to have it activated, while with a GSM phone you just insert your sim card and are good to go. A service like this is the only way for a Verizon customer to keep is contact when changing phones The only reason why Verizon had this technology 3 years before att is launching it is due to the fact that Verizon phones don’t have sim cards excluding the 8830 of course. If a Verizon customer wants a new phone they need to contact customer care or go to the store to have it activated, while with a GSM phone you just insert your sim card and are good to go. A service like this is the only way for a Verizon customer to keep is contact when changing phones

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]]> By: Spacer http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-13885 Spacer Fri, 18 May 2007 07:12:01 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/#comment-13885 As far as I know Zyb (http://zyb.com) seems to be the most widely used mobile backup solution. Haven't used it myself but it seems to be a free service. As far as I know Zyb (http://zyb.com) seems to be the most widely used mobile backup solution. Haven’t used it myself but it seems to be a free service.

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]]> By: JJLO http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-13862 JJLO Fri, 18 May 2007 01:54:53 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/#comment-13862 Even Sprint had this one also... Even Sprint had this one also…

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]]> By: MobileMan http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-13823 MobileMan Thu, 17 May 2007 21:24:01 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/#comment-13823 Hey - also consider all the other stuff that is in your phone. The SIM approach won't back that up and is tied to the SIM card which you can lose. The OTA solutions are much better and Verizon's seems to be top notch. The cable-based stuff is also out there but clumsy and the data transfer doesn't always work well. Hey – also consider all the other stuff that is in your phone. The SIM approach won’t back that up and is tied to the SIM card which you can lose. The OTA solutions are much better and Verizon’s seems to be top notch. The cable-based stuff is also out there but clumsy and the data transfer doesn’t always work well.

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]]> By: David http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-13784 David Thu, 17 May 2007 17:40:34 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/#comment-13784 Verizon Wireless has had this since 2004 (http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contentid=3488). And if you have a web account set up with them (no charge), they offer the back-up service for free!! (https://www.getbackupnow.com/) Good to see AT&T is only 3 years behind!! - A Happy Verizon Wireless Customer Verizon Wireless has had this since 2004 (http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contentid=3488). And if you have a web account set up with them (no charge), they offer the back-up service for free!! (https://www.getbackupnow.com/)

Good to see AT&T is only 3 years behind!!

- A Happy Verizon Wireless Customer

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]]> By: theninthcloud http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-13780 theninthcloud Thu, 17 May 2007 16:54:55 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/#comment-13780 Backup is very important. You never know when you might drunkenly drop your phone in a bowl of ice cream or a beer... (happened to both of my friends, hehe). I won't sign up for this because I use desktop sync. I limit my phone decisions based on which ones will offer contact/calendar syncronization with OS X but thankfully many basic phones offer sync functionality. Even nicer still, is that Motorola seems to be pushing the mini-USB as a connection standard so if you don't have a data cable it should be relatively cheap to buy. Backup is very important. You never know when you might drunkenly drop your phone in a bowl of ice cream or a beer… (happened to both of my friends, hehe).

I won’t sign up for this because I use desktop sync. I limit my phone decisions based on which ones will offer contact/calendar syncronization with OS X but thankfully many basic phones offer sync functionality. Even nicer still, is that Motorola seems to be pushing the mini-USB as a connection standard so if you don’t have a data cable it should be relatively cheap to buy.

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]]> By: silverjack http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-13773 silverjack Thu, 17 May 2007 16:02:56 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/#comment-13773 The great thing i see about this is that no data is charged, so for users that dont have a medianet plan.. no worries. Sites like the one statde above are good or those of us that do have internet on our plans. The great thing i see about this is that no data is charged, so for users that dont have a medianet plan.. no worries.
Sites like the one statde above are good or those of us that do have internet on our plans.

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]]> By: silverjack http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-13771 silverjack Thu, 17 May 2007 15:55:18 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/#comment-13771 umm....everyboby...click the "read" link, it brings you right to the page umm….everyboby…click the “read” link, it brings you right to the page

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]]> By: Ari http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-13766 Ari Thu, 17 May 2007 15:14:16 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/#comment-13766 @Blocq: Fair enough, but $24/year for a feature that is free on a SIM card and for a lot of phones above basic phone (my old Sanyo's on Sprint had backup software, as did my S40 Nokia and my current S60 Nokia) is $24/year too much for me. @Blocq:

Fair enough, but $24/year for a feature that is free on a SIM card and for a lot of phones above basic phone (my old Sanyo’s on Sprint had backup software, as did my S40 Nokia and my current S60 Nokia) is $24/year too much for me.

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]]> By: Noah http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-13764 Noah Thu, 17 May 2007 15:02:57 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/#comment-13764 I do this for free now (contacts, calendar, tasks, notes). Works even if the sim is lost and synchronizes at intervals I chose. http://www.scheduleworld.com I do this for free now (contacts, calendar, tasks, notes). Works even if the sim is lost and synchronizes at intervals I chose.

http://www.scheduleworld.com

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]]> By: Blocq http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-13763 Blocq Thu, 17 May 2007 14:58:35 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/#comment-13763 ^^^ Umm... what if u lose your precious sim card? Can u make ur lost sim card magically appear in your hands? I think it's about time for CingATT but why charge for it? ^^^ Umm… what if u lose your precious sim card? Can u make ur lost sim card magically appear in your hands? I think it’s about time for CingATT but why charge for it?

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]]> By: Ari http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-13759 Ari Thu, 17 May 2007 14:23:34 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/#comment-13759 My SIM card already has this 'feature' and it doesn't cost me $1.99/month. My SIM card already has this ‘feature’ and it doesn’t cost me $1.99/month.

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]]> By: jd http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-13754 jd Thu, 17 May 2007 14:09:20 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/#comment-13754 Yeah same is true with tmobile they started their free T-mobile address book sevice back in March of this year. The only way that i would see myself using a feature like this if I was using a basic phone that didn't have any sync or backup options. Yeah same is true with tmobile they started their free T-mobile address book sevice back in March of this year. The only way that i would see myself using a feature like this if I was using a basic phone that didn’t have any sync or backup options.

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]]> By: aviationwiz http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-13752 aviationwiz Thu, 17 May 2007 13:52:27 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/#comment-13752 Kind of boring news, considering VZW has had this for quite a while, and they even offer it for free to people who register online for free. Kind of boring news, considering VZW has had this for quite a while, and they even offer it for free to people who register online for free.

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]]> By: come on http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-13751 come on Thu, 17 May 2007 13:43:26 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/#comment-13751 no link! AT&T Mobile Backup on google search returns nothing either no link! AT&T Mobile Backup on google search returns nothing either

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]]> By: coldcc http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-13744 coldcc Thu, 17 May 2007 13:09:27 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/05/17/att-offers-mobile-backup-solution/#comment-13744 "Hit the link for complete instructions, and a full rundown of supported phones." what link? “Hit the link for complete instructions, and a full rundown of supported phones.”

what link?

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