We have covered ways to backup emails, wordpress blogs, Firefox settings, computer files …. all but mobile phones. So it’s time to introduce some services to backup your mobile phone, i.e. contacts list, calendar entries, text mesages, browser bookmarks, phone settings, notes etc. As usual, all listed services are free or come with a dececnt free account option.
(1) Mobical - Simple and straightforward over-the-air mobile backup and restore service to automatically backup mobile address book, calendar, settings, bookmarks and notes online. Mobical supports pretty much all modern handsets and can be accessed from any web-enabled device. You can edit contacts, add appointments, and save notes online and it will sync added changes with your handset. Similarly, all on-phone edits will be synced with the web copy. Simple and convenient.
More details @ Mobical: Backup Mobile Contacts and Calendar
(2) Bloove - Online mobile contact manager and backup tool. Edit address book contacts, add speed dial settings, make calls, and send SMS messages rite from your browser. Any changes made on the web are automatically synchronized with your mobile and vice versa. Supports only Nokia and Sony Ericsson phones. It’s also quite low on data usage and consumes only about 20 Kbytes per hour in idle mode.
More details @ Bloove: Contact Manager for Your Mobile
(3) ZYB - ZYB provides an easy way to backup and synchronize your mobile phone’s contacts, pictures, text messages and calendar events online. Unlike the above two, ZYB is a mobile networking platform that allows you to connect with friends, share pictures, exchange free messages, and follow-up on updates rite from mobile.
More details @ ZYB : BackUp Your Mobile Online
(4) Anywr - Anywr is a web-based contact manager and calendar that offers free contacts and calendar backup functionality. Plus you can use to import contacts from your Yahoo Mail, Hotmail, and Gmail accounts and sync them with your phone’s address book. For fulll feature list check out Anywr review on MUO directory.
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Filed Under: Lists of tools ¦ Mobile Apps
Tags: backup, contact manager, iphone, mobile client, mobile tips, SMS tools, synchronize, Windows mobile
Although it’s still in closed beta, DashWire is another option for Windows Mobile.
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Yeah, this link is still here - I just got caught too!
IT’S A “INTERNET BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY” SITE!
That comment by Swapnil is spam…goes to a “internet business opportunity” site.
Thanks for heads up, I have just removed it.
Hey guys, it’s also worth checking out http://www.mobyko.com - it’s is all about ease of use and making mobile back up as simple as possible - which is something we can all relate to! It’s compatible with more than 200 handsets and has a function for i-Phones as well. Well worth a look.
Thank you, will definitely check it out.
Try out mShare and mHome built by Guiang Corporation. I tried it myself and was able to share and backup everything on my cell phone.
http://mshare.guiang.net
You really should check out Dashwire. It is a completely free service that will backup a windows mobile phone. It’s very easy to use and backups everything.. not just contacts and sms. It will upload all of your pictures, videos, email conversations, you name it. I was just pointed to it a few weeks ago, and have been trying to spread the word on this great service. Give it a try!