How do you stop or remove Backup Assistant?

My wife and I have had our Maxx HD phones for a few weeks now and it wasn't until recently that I noticed this feature (which I do not want) keeps trying to sync.  My only option is to change the time which it performs this function.  I cannot disable it (that button is greyed out in the app menu), there is no update to remove (as I have seen other suggest in some discussions), etc.  I also logged in a few times to disable the feature on my account (via PC) but it is not selected.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Yesterday, I moved the sync time from midnight to 6am.  ....and I awoke to see the app trying to sync several times.  The short of it is that I do not want my personal contact information stored anywhere other than my phone.  This is really frustrating.

This is actually a very simple thing to do and there are 2 ways to do it.
1) from the home screen click on the menu button and select Manage Apps.
2) Scroll down to the Backup Assistant and select it (there are multiple here so you might need to look for the right one)
3) Uninstall Updates
4) Disable (only one of the versions will allow you to disable it, but that is the main program that actually connects to Backup Assistant)
The other way (or in addition to)
Call Verizon and tell them you need to change your Backup Assistant Password. Let them change it on their side and then do NOT put the pin into your phone. Backup Assistant will never be able to connect to your phone.
Now a more drastic way to do this (and it has been worth it to me in the past) is do a FDR on the phone and when you are going through the setup phase, skip over the Backup assistant setup options. I would also go in and Disable Backup Assistant as well.

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