Comments on: Verizon Wireless offers phone Backup Assistant for free

By: stewall

stewall — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:44:34 +0000

Good point, Kevin. However, just because I have contacts in my contact list doesn’t mean to say that I might be calling them via my cell phone.
I keep the information of many contacts on my cell phone list some of whom don’t even have a cell phone at all. I use it like the old pocket diary used to be used. As you point out, they seem to have far too much information already.

By: Nate

Nate — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:46:06 +0000

Old news is right. This has been free for about two years.

In wonder why they’re sending you an email about this now. You’d think they would have notified you of this ages ago.

By: Bo

Bo — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:36:58 +0000

If you aren't on a data plan, I think that you still have to pay the per-MB rate to actually transfer the data to/from Verizon. That's the $2-per-backup gotcha that keeps me from using the Backup Assistant.

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:11:06 +0000

stewall, what additional personal and private information would you be giving to VZW by signing up for e-mail from them? If you’re a customer, don’t they *already* have various bits of personal information? Don’t they already see who you call to, how long you speak, have your SSN, a copy of your driver’s license, etc…? I don’t follow your line of thought at all here…

By: stewall

stewall — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:56:27 +0000

You are not truly suggesting anyone trust their personal and private information to one of these companies!? The same companies who bow to the slightest pressure from the government.