Comments on: MobileMe Free Trials Could Lose Your Precious Files

By: Mika

Mika — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 08:44:09 +0000

I didn’t get any pop ups telling me that ALL data would be erased from my iPhone.
I got the message your subscription will be cancelled.
That’s it. I cancelled and deleted the app after it kept disconnecting me from the net.
All contacts, photos, internet links, calender everything gone!! all business emails.. and funny thing was I really didn’t use or like the mobileMe ap.
:(

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 01:44:09 +0000

Who, especially novice users, would think to turn off contact sync before ending their mobile me trial? I am a programmer and I certainly did not think to do it. I would have lost all of my contacts, but I backed them up to my gmail account using the iBackupContacts app. I simply copied the body of my backup email into iBackupContacts and all of my contacts were back in my phone. Life saver. I would have lost all of my contacts had I not created the app. Here is a link http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ibackupcontacts/id355532438?mt=8

By: johannes

johannes — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:18:33 +0000

can someone find a activation code for : MobileMe(Imac) and send it to my e-mail: johannes_195@hotmail.com

By: Dori

Dori — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:19:58 +0000

Ditto on this experience for me. Contacts gone on my iPhone. I am NOT happy. There was no warning or explanation that contacts which where there BEFORE I signed up for the MobileMe trial would be wiped out when I removed MobileMe from my phone. It’s total B.S. Most important, how do I get them back, now?

By: Strlng

Strlng — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:49:43 +0000

A mobileme system service update took place November 17, 2009 as alerted by mobileme. One could not login into the system as alerted by mobileme. However, they did not specify what time of the day the outage would occur and for how long. At around 4pm (PST) on the 17th, I noticed the names to the contact list along with the phone numbers on our mobileme site are gone for 80% of our contact list, which are customers. All we see are empty cells that say No Name. We are on our second week of trying the service. So far so good we thought until now :( I am sure there is a way to retrieve the data (we hope). The contact list on the iPhone also have the contact names missing BUT the phone numbers are still there. I noticed on the iPhone under Settings/Mail, Contacts, Calendar one can sync back to a specified time listed: Events 2 Weeks Back, Events 1 Month Back, Events 3 Month Back, etc. (would this even work?). Unfortunately they don’t have days. Their support page doesn’t offer a way to contact support that I can notice. Any suggestions? Thanks

By: alext

alext — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:00:47 +0000

All it needs Apple to do is to add a pop-up that states – deleting the mobileme account with contact sync ON will delete your contacts PERMANENTLY.

I have now restored from a recent backup and now deleted the account from my iphone with the sync turned OFF.

Simple – but all it takes is a bit of polite advice to avoid some needless pain.

One day those egghead geeks will get off their pedestals and be a bit more friendly…

Enjoy all.

By: alext

alext — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:55:22 +0000

I’m against apple on this.
I put all of my contacts on my iphone, then it offered me to use this rubbish mobileme service.
I get to the end of the trial period, I’ve hardly ever used it because it’s less than useful, so I go for the quick option get rid of it…
Come back to my contacts WHICH WERE ON MY PHONE BEFORE I USED THE POXY SERVICE and they’re gone…
Luckily the only thing I have lost is my contacts on my iphone – I have them backed up other places, now I just need to get them back on without doing it manually…

I will think twice before doing anything further apple…

By: medicsolu

medicsolu — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:23:39 +0000

My Mac freezes up when synching and evidentially I have the option to schedule off hours. Not very well thought out.

By: BestHelen

BestHelen — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:10:39 +0000

I have found what i was looking for !!! thx )

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