Name of the Organization : Andhra Pradesh Telecom Bharath Sanchar Nigam Limited (ap.bsnl.co.in)
Type of Facility : Mobile Phone Backup Service
Location : Andhra Pradesh
Website : http://www.ap.bsnl.co.in/
How can I register to Mobile Phone Backup service using my GPRS capability phone?
To start, ensure that you have GPRS enabled on your phone. Once GPRS is activated by following steps given in FAQ No. 9, you can register to the Mobile Phone Backup service by any one of the following 2 methods:
1. Send SMS ‘SUB’ to short-code 58989 (Toll-free).
2. Open your mobile phone’s web browser, type Mobile Phone Backup WAP link pb.bsnl.onmobile.com/bsnlwap and access the WAP Portal.
How do I download and install the Mobile Phone Backup application on my GPRS phone?
Once you receive the SMS confirming your registration, you will receive an SMS containing a link. Then follow these steps:
1. Open the SMS and select / click on the link in the SMS.
2. This will redirect you to the WAP page where you need to accept Terms and Conditions and download the application.
3. The phone will prompt you to ‘install’ the application on your mobile phone
4. You need to select ‘Yes’ to install the application on your mobile phone
5. Once installed, Mobile Phone Backup icon will appear in your ‘Phone Menu’ or ‘Games Folder’ or ‘Application Folder’ depending on your phone model
6. You will receive a SMS with a link having complete instructions to setup the Phone Backup service settings.
7. You will also receive a SMS with the Internet URL link of your Phone Backup account, the Account User ID, which is your phone number in 91xxxxxxxxxx format and the password for Web-login.
How do I download and install the Mobile Phone Backup application by directly accessing the WAP Portal from my GPRS phone?
If you have directly accessed the WAP Portal by typing pb.bsnl.onmobile.com/bsnlwap on your phone’s web browser, then you will be prompted to download the application directly on to your mobile phone and installation will happen automatically. Once installed, Phone Backup icon will appear in your ‘Phone Menu’ or ‘Games Folder’ or ‘Application Folder’ depending on your phone model.
Will the Mobile Phone Backup application be downloaded on all GPRS phones?
No, all GPRS enabled phones do not support auto-download of the Mobile Phone Backup application. Only if it is a JAVA or Symbian phone handset, the Phone Backup application will be directly downloaded to your mobile phone. To know what type is your handset call customer care xxx(Toll-free)
In case your phone is not a JAVA or Symbian phone handset, then you will be sent appropriate SMS with settings for using the mobile phone’s inbuilt SyncML (Synchronize) option to connect to Phone Backup service.
How can I subscribe to the Mobile Phone Backup service if I do not have a GPRS capability Phone?
You can subscribe to the Mobile Phone Backup service by sending a SMS with keyword, ‘SUB to short-code 58989(Toll-free)
What happens after you get subscribed?
Once you receive the SMS confirming your subscription, you will receive two more messages.
1st SMS has the Internet URL link of your Phone Backup account, the Account User ID, which by default is your phone number in 91xxxxxxxxxx format and the password for web-login.
2nd SMS will have details (Keyword/SMS Text Syntax) of how to save your Phone contacts using SMS as mode of communication.
How will I save/backup my phone’s data using SMS?
You can use following two methods to save/backup your phone contacts to the Mobile Phone Backup Web-server:
1. Send your contacts as Business Cards to short-code 58989 (Toll-free)
2. You can send SMS in format ‘ADD Name1 Phone1, Name2 Phone2,…’ to short-code 58989 (Toll-free)
How can the user restore the data to his phone?
You can use following two methods to restore the saved/backed-up data to your phone:
1. You can restore all the backed up data on to your phone by sending SMS with keyword ‘RESTORE’ to short-code 58989 (Toll-free)
2. Individual contacts can be restored by sending SMS with keyword ‘GET Name1, Name2,…’ to short-code 58989 (Toll-free)