AT&T Mobile Backup gives customers a simple and easy way to backup their contacts in a safe location.

Mobile Backup is downloaded to a customer’s handset and then automatically backs up all contact information which can be easily managed online at mobilebackup.att.com. Or, if their handset is lost or stolen, they can send their contacts back down to their new handset over-the-air without having to enter them manually. AT&T Mobile Backup is only $1.99 a month.

Come visit one of our 5 JC&C Wireless locations in Reno, Sparks, or Carson City to learn more about this service and all of the other great new features available.

If you are a Mac user, and these days there are a lot of you. You know how difficult it is to find a wireless phone that can iSync, and most times asking your local wireless rep leads to little to no help.

Worry no more, Apple has released a new Compatible Devices sheet to help ease the trouble of finding the perfect handset to compliment your Mac. Many of the phones listed are older devices, however, there are a handful of current cingular (at&t) wireless devices available right now at our Northern Nevada Locations. These include the Motorola SLVR, RAZR v3, and v3i, along with one of the most popular phones in the market, the Sony Ericsson w810i. Even the popular Cingular 8125 Windows Smartphone will iSync with the purchase of the appropriate 3rd party software mark/space.

Some of our Northern Nevada AT&T legacy GSM customers are happy with their existing plans, and because they are on the GSM network their service is not affected by the loss of old TDMA cellular towers. However, many legacy customers have phones on the fritz and upgrading to a new handset would mean losing their promotional AT&T rate plan. So many of you have been asking me, "how do we get around this?" Well there is a way, but I must warn any of you who take these steps they are at your own risk and we are not responsible for phones that may not work with old AT&T legacy SIM cards. The solution is buying an un-locked GSM phone. This can be done through ebay, which is the most risky way to go about it, or you can purchase unlocked phones through myworldphone.com. When purchasing an unlocked phone for the U.S. make sure that be phone is a quad band for best performance. Many of the unlocked phones that you will find will be tri-band, meaning they lack one of the cellular frequencies used in the U.S. This being either 1900, or 850. The best way to get the most out of your service (i.e. rate plan, phone, and coverage) is to upgrade to a new "cingular" branded phone with rollover minutes. Older AT&T plans do not have rollover, and some do not even have mobile to mobile. The new handsets are also set to work with the cingular (AT&T) towers more efficiently than unlocked world phones from over seas. Thus improving battery performance, and easing access to the web and text messaging. So if you want to get the most out of the cingular (AT&T) network than go with a new company branded phone. However, for those of you savvy enough, there are other alternatives to gaining access with your old settings.

This is a great feature and a good way to save text charges when you are in front of both you wireless phone and computer! You can send this type of message to any wireless phone using any carrier. From your email program (Outlook, GMail, Yahoo, etc), type the recipients 10 digit wireless phone number, then the @ sign, then the appropriate tag:

Cingular: phonenumber@cingularme.com

Verizon: phonenumber@vtext.com

Nextel: phonenumber@messaging.nextel.com

Sprint: phonenumber@messaging.sprintpcs.com

T-Mobile: phonenumber@tmomail.net