Sprint Nextel M520 - Manual (Page 93)

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Section 2F. Contacts 77
Wireless Backup
This feature allows you to back up all of your contacts
to the Sprint Web site and restore them if your phone is
lost, stolen, damaged, or replaced.
To subscribe to the wireless backup service, you will
need to purchase a license to use the wireless backup
service via the Sprint vending machine, accessed
through the WAP browser on your phone. The license
expires after a set period of time and must be renewed
regularly. As part of the initial subscription process, a
random wireless backup password is generated. The
randomly-generated password will be sent to the
handset as an SMS text message.
ⅷ Subscribe launches the subscription process.
ⅷ If you are already subscribed to the wireless backup
service,
Unsubscribe will be displayed.)
Activating and Deactivating Wireless
Backup Service
To activate the wireless backup service:
1. While in standby mode, select Main Menu > Contacts
> Wireless Backup .
2. Select Subscribe . (You will be prompted to confirm
your license status.)
3. Press Yes (left softkey) and follow the onscreen
instructions to purchase the license.
4. Please wait while registering the license. (You will
see a confirmation screen if it has been
successfully registered.)
Note To use the wireless backup service, you are required
to activate the service from your phone.
Note Once you complete registration, you will receive an
SMS text message with your password. This
password is required to access the Sprint Wireless
Backup Web site (
www.wirelessbackup.sprint.com )
and edit your Contacts from your computer.
Tip Each time you edit your phone’s Contacts, they are
backed up at
www.wirelessbackup.sprint.com .
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