How to Backup Cell Phone Contacts

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My main worry about losing my phone has not much to do with the physical phone itself – but rather the fear of losing my long list of contacts which I have built up over the years.

Zyb is a free international service which allows you to backup and/or sync your phone’s contacts and calendar to their site. After giving it a whirl, I would have to say this is by far the most elegant and smooth backup I have ever done with my phone. The step by step guidance of the site was excellent, and in under 5 minutes I had backed up all 400+ of my contacts.

More than a mere backup tool, this is an excellent way to transfer contacts across phones, and you’ll never have to go through the pain of manually entering in contacts on a new phone again. Zyb currently also allows sharing and syncing of contacts with other users, and now even supports importing from other sources like Outlook and Google Calendar.

Don’t fret over lost contacts – Backup your phone and sleep easy.

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How do you backup your cell phone data? Let us know in the comments!

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17 Comments For This Post

BigNerd Says:
May 30th, 2007 at 4:08 am

If you are using Verizon and are a “MyAccount” customer you can use Backup Assistant (normally $1.99/month) for free. You can schedule automated backups – mine happen in the wee hours of the morning. You can also log in and manually enter numbers rather than using the keypad on your phone. Print lists and other features are available.
I hadn’t heard of Zyb. – nice find!

Lucifer Says:
May 30th, 2007 at 11:07 am

dude not bad sync backup ….if tried to sync it with my RAZR V3xx dint get to back up my contacts though…it just backed up 1 contact # which was my phone number…

well but not bad if i get to make it working….i guess i missed out on somethin somwhere in the configuration, but ill do play around and see if i get to have it workin …we’ll let you know ;)

shanty Says:
June 1st, 2007 at 2:20 pm

hey thanks,, its fun doing it the zyb way,the design is nice, usability is good and the content is all clear and neat..it took me couple of min to get started …thumbs up for this one

Helium Says:
June 13th, 2007 at 7:42 pm

But is it as good as Mobyko?

James Yeang Says:
June 14th, 2007 at 8:07 am

Thats a good find Helium… thanks for sharing with us!

Jim R Says:
July 31st, 2007 at 7:11 am

ZYB requires SyncML Client on your cellphone to use it. Most newer cellphones have it. Check the Compatible Phones list at ZYB.COM, or SyncML Client on your cellphone.

John Smith Says:
September 2nd, 2007 at 7:25 pm

ZYB is such an awesome service – see this linke http://richelectron.blogspot.com/2007/08/getting-serious-about-e-mail-on-your.html for more info on this topic…

pete Says:
November 22nd, 2007 at 5:28 am

ZYB sucks
it works but they show too much of your phone contacts to other skype users.

James Yeang Says:
November 22nd, 2007 at 6:33 am

@Pete: You can adjust privacy settings for Zyb so you won’t face this problem

Ellie H Says:
August 28th, 2008 at 4:57 am

You can also try ClickOVA, not only does it back up your phone numbers it backs up your email addresses, photos and videos. And it doesn’t release any of your data to anyone unless you ask it to.
http://www.losteverything.com

joe Says:
February 28th, 2009 at 11:05 pm

I have recently seen this new way to backup all your data, contact, docs, photos on your mobile device wirelessly to their server and for only $3 a month. It has a GPS function in case you loose you phone and can also lock the phone to prevent info thieft. Here is the site

http://www.cybersynchs.com

Andy Says:
July 28th, 2009 at 1:34 pm

I download a tool called iMobileTool Contacts Backup. It helps me to backup contacts from windows mobile phone to computer directly. I can edit the contacts on computer then restore to mobile phone. It works well for me.
Free download at: http://www.imobiletool.com/contacts-backup-for-windows-mobile.html

leedonly Says:
September 8th, 2009 at 4:09 pm

I recommend one software for alternate
SMS Transfer for backup and manager sms use
http://www.godswmobile.com/download.html

Jordannee Says:
November 30th, 2009 at 1:46 pm

You can use a SMS backup application to help you transfer them to a pc first.
I am using 3GMobile SMS + Contacts Backup.
Get it and just have a try:
http://www.3gmobiletool.com/download.html
Good luck!

lieyaloeey Says:
December 3rd, 2009 at 7:13 pm

Try 3GMobile SMS + Contacts Backup.
http://www.3gmobiletool.com/download.html
It could help you transfer your windows mobile sms to txt files or other backup file and save them in your pc.

Gabriel Says:
December 18th, 2009 at 1:40 pm

There is a lot of ways, but the easiest one and the one i use is a new device called the backup-pal, it cost something like 50 bucks. The majority of people says they are more bothered about loosing their contacts than there actual cell phone, and let me tell you the cellphone cost much more than 50 bucks ! :P you can have a look at it here http://www.amazon.com/BackupPal it runs super smooth and i find it’s the kind of “special gift” someone is not waiting for on christmas :P and that i would looove to receive lOl ! but i already have it so :P

Vivek Says:
February 11th, 2010 at 3:34 pm

Hi Gabriel, Why to spend money on any software whose alternate is available on Internet easily ?

BigNerd Says:
May 30th, 2007 at 4:08 am
If you are using Verizon and are a “MyAccount” customer you can use Backup Assistant (normally $1.99/month) for free. You can schedule automated backups – mine happen in the wee hours of the morning. You can also log in and manually enter numbers rather than using the keypad on your phone. Print lists and other features are available.
I hadn’t heard of Zyb. – nice find!
Lucifer Says:
May 30th, 2007 at 11:07 am
dude not bad sync backup ….if tried to sync it with my RAZR V3xx dint get to back up my contacts though…it just backed up 1 contact # which was my phone number…

well but not bad if i get to make it working….i guess i missed out on somethin somwhere in the configuration, but ill do play around and see if i get to have it workin …we’ll let you know ;)
shanty Says:
June 1st, 2007 at 2:20 pm
hey thanks,, its fun doing it the zyb way,the design is nice, usability is good and the content is all clear and neat..it took me couple of min to get started …thumbs up for this one
Helium Says:
June 13th, 2007 at 7:42 pm
But is it as good as Mobyko?
James Yeang Says:
June 14th, 2007 at 8:07 am
Thats a good find Helium… thanks for sharing with us!
Jim R Says:
July 31st, 2007 at 7:11 am
ZYB requires SyncML Client on your cellphone to use it. Most newer cellphones have it. Check the Compatible Phones list at ZYB.COM, or SyncML Client on your cellphone.
John Smith Says:
September 2nd, 2007 at 7:25 pm
ZYB is such an awesome service – see this linke http://richelectron.blogspot.com/2007/08/getting-serious-about-e-mail-on-your.html for more info on this topic…
pete Says:
November 22nd, 2007 at 5:28 am
ZYB sucks
it works but they show too much of your phone contacts to other skype users.
James Yeang Says:
November 22nd, 2007 at 6:33 am
@Pete: You can adjust privacy settings for Zyb so you won’t face this problem
Ellie H Says:
August 28th, 2008 at 4:57 am
You can also try ClickOVA, not only does it back up your phone numbers it backs up your email addresses, photos and videos. And it doesn’t release any of your data to anyone unless you ask it to.
http://www.losteverything.com
joe Says:
February 28th, 2009 at 11:05 pm
I have recently seen this new way to backup all your data, contact, docs, photos on your mobile device wirelessly to their server and for only $3 a month. It has a GPS function in case you loose you phone and can also lock the phone to prevent info thieft. Here is the site

http://www.cybersynchs.com
Andy Says:
July 28th, 2009 at 1:34 pm
I download a tool called iMobileTool Contacts Backup. It helps me to backup contacts from windows mobile phone to computer directly. I can edit the contacts on computer then restore to mobile phone. It works well for me.
Free download at: http://www.imobiletool.com/contacts-backup-for-windows-mobile.html
leedonly Says:
September 8th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
I recommend one software for alternate
SMS Transfer for backup and manager sms use
http://www.godswmobile.com/download.html
Jordannee Says:
November 30th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
You can use a SMS backup application to help you transfer them to a pc first.
I am using 3GMobile SMS + Contacts Backup.
Get it and just have a try:
http://www.3gmobiletool.com/download.html
Good luck!
lieyaloeey Says:
December 3rd, 2009 at 7:13 pm
Try 3GMobile SMS + Contacts Backup.
http://www.3gmobiletool.com/download.html
It could help you transfer your windows mobile sms to txt files or other backup file and save them in your pc.
Gabriel Says:
December 18th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
There is a lot of ways, but the easiest one and the one i use is a new device called the backup-pal, it cost something like 50 bucks. The majority of people says they are more bothered about loosing their contacts than there actual cell phone, and let me tell you the cellphone cost much more than 50 bucks ! :P you can have a look at it here http://www.amazon.com/BackupPal it runs super smooth and i find it’s the kind of “special gift” someone is not waiting for on christmas :P and that i would looove to receive lOl ! but i already have it so :P
Vivek Says:
February 11th, 2010 at 3:34 pm
Hi Gabriel, Why to spend money on any software whose alternate is available on Internet easily ?

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