Verizon to Offer OTA Contact Sync
- October 31st, 2006
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Why is this man smiling? Because Verizon today announced it will be selling a service from Plaxo that allows its wireless customers to automagically sync up their contacts between their computers and mobile devices, over the air.
The Java BREW application is compatible with most current Verizon handsets and costs $4.49 a month. While we’d rather see this as a one-time fee-for-service charge, Verizon and Plaxo seem to think that its customers update their phonebooks a lot, when really, short of getting a new handset, users don’t. But if you’re a new customer or getting an upgraded phone, using the service for one month might not be a bad idea, though it can usually do it at any of its retail stores for a small fee. It still can’t stop you from drunk dialing you-know-who.
Anderson black (Who am I?)
1 year ago
They support only 20 phones and charging quite a hefty amount of money when the same services are available for free e.g. http://www.zyb.com
Its a VAS and should be treated like one. It is already giving them an edge on the competitor so it should be offered free. They will be making a good amount of money from the GPRS utilization than what is the point to squeeze the users more.
Island in the Net (Who am I?)
1 year ago
Wow! How innovative! Instead of using the Bluetooth features of my new high tech phone to this for free I get to pay Verizon for the privelege after they sell me the new high tech phone with the Bluetooth purposely disabled.