Disqus
I like the way Virgin Mobile USA operates — they may be the prepaid MVNO, but they keep investing in different services to differentiate themselves from the competition. Today, the MVNO announced a new service called “Contact Vault” to allow its users with Switch_Back or Cyclops handsets to backup and restore their personal contacts. The idea is of course to protect Virgin Mobile USA users in the case their phone is lost, stolen, damaged or upgraded.
Beside standard backup and restore functionality, the carrier emphasizes the “kill feature,” which can be used to wipe out all contacts from the handset should it be lost or stolen. There’s also an option to import contacts from Outlook and Yahoo! Mail, as well as the regular auto-syncing feature.
Virgin Mobile USA’s customers can access “Contact Vault” directly through compatible handsets on the Virgin XL menu or through the carrier’s website to manage and change the contact information online.
About The Author
Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
