Back up your contacts for free

[admin_mvu]

Verizon used to charge $1.99/months to back up your contacts on your phone.

Now, if you are My Account user, they let you do it for free.

However, it requires you to download the Backup Assistant application and only certain phones can do this. Apparently, my Audiovox CDM-9900 is not one of them.

Here are the list of phones supported.

LG VX-10
LG VX4400
LG VX6000
LG VX4600
LG VX4500
LG VX8000
LG VX7000
LG VX4700
LG VX6100
LG VX8100
LG VX5200
The V
LG VX4650
LG8100VCASTMusic
LG VX5300
LG VX8300
LG Chocolate
LG VX8600
Samsung SCH-a610
Samsung SCH-a650
Samsung SCH-a790
Samsung SCH-N330
Samsung SCH-a890
Samsung SCH-a530
Samsung SCH-a670
Samsung SCH-a570
Samsung SCH-a970
Samsung SCH-a950
Samsung SCH-a850
Samsung SCH-a930
Samsung SCH-a870
Samsung SCH-a990
Kyocera KX414
Kyocera KX444
Kyocera KX2
Kyocera KX434
Kyocera SE47
Kyocera KX1
Motorola a840
Motorola V260
Motorola V265
Motorola v710
Motorola E815
Motorola V325
Motorola V276
Motorola RAZR V3c
Motorola MOTOKRZR K1m
Motorola RAZR V3c w/LBS
Motorola RAZR V3m
VZW G'zOne Type-V
Audiovox CDM 9200
Audiovox CDM-8600
Audiovox CDM-8900
Audiovox CDM-8615
Audiovox CDM-8910
VZW CDM8940
VZW CDM-180
VZW CDM 8945
VZW PN-215
Nokia 3589i
Nokia 6235i
Nokia 6256i
Nokia 6215i
Nokia 6315i

[admin_mvu]

This comes in really handy when you upgrade to a new phone, you don't have to manually enter all your contacts in the new phone.

[buzzdar]

This is one of the best Free features on verizon.

[thanhmi]

So how do I signup for this?

[admin_mvu]

Go to www.verizonwireless.com, and go to My Account, register if you haven't already, and once you are logged on, there should be options.

[jhingalala]

Awesome! Just registered and backed up my contact list from LG VX8350.

Thanks for the info!

[admin_mvu]

When you have a lot of contacts, you don't want to have to enter all of them manually if something happens to your phone. It's free, easy. You gotta take advantage of it.

[Deryn]

I agree, Backup Assistant is one of the greatest things Verizon offers. However, this app does not support Blackberries and Smartphones such as the Omnia, Touch Pro, Diamond, and Saga.

For Blackberry phones, I encourage you to install Blackberry Desktop from the CD provided with all BBs. From there, you can sync your contacts to your computer.

For Windows Mobile phones, go to Dashwire.com and sign up for this free service. After signing up, you will be sent a text so you can directly download the CAB file and install it on your phone. I personally use this. This app will backup contacts, ringtones, texts, photos, videos, EVERYTHING.

For those that have a Verizon non-smartphone, register your phone at myverizon.com. This will make the app free, otherwise you'll pay $1.99 a month for the app (although I believe $2 a month is a small price to pay to save your contacts. BUT go the extra mile and sign up.

After you've signed up, follow these steps on your phone:
1. Menu
2. Media Center
3. Browse & Download or Tools on the Go (depending on what phone you have)
4. Get New Apps
5. Best Sellers
6. Backup Assistant
7. Download and follow the steps

Have fun!