LG Cosmos 2 - Backup Assistant

I have seen a few posts about issues regarding the LG Cosmos 2 and the backup assistant. However, I have not yet found a solution to my problem that doesn't involve a reset.
Every day, at least once, I have to shut down the backup assistant after I unlock my phone. I get this message -
"The mobile # for this phone has changed. Press OK to update your backup assistant account. If you are a new user, press #"
I am a new user to this program, I had my last phone for a long time. So I press #...
Then I get this message-
"You must delete Backup Assistant from this phone and download a fresh copy from the get it now mobile shop. Press help for more info. Press exit to close."
So I press help...
Then I get this message-
"To delete Backup Assistant, go to the get it now mobile shop, select the application, options, and cancel subscription. Then go to the get it now mobile shop. Get going to download a fresh copy"
So I go to the shop, highlight the app and there is no cancel subscription option. I have read multiple posts on how to delete apps, all of which mention a cancel subscription or delete option. Neither exist. Keep in mind when offering help, I can't open the backup assistant at all to do any other trouble shooting. I have had this phone a few months, trying to figure this out. A factory reset is not an option, or at least it shouldn't be considered a viable option.
Any ideas?!!!

Hi, verizonuser3000-
I'm sorry for the concerns you have experiencing on the Cosmos 2! To remove the application, you want to navigate to Browse and Download, then just highlight Backup Assistant (without pressing OK to open), then you'll see Options appear in the lower right corner. Select Options, then 'Cancel Subscription' to confirm and remove. After removal, you can then redownload it and start as a new user with your new mobile telephone number. I hope that helps!
Thank you,
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Hello,
I wouldn't mind the backup assistant - if it ever worked. Any idea why I wake up every morning and check my phone and it's sitting there trying to backup #5 of 90 contacts?
So instead I thought about stopping the backup. I found another forum that said how I could do it but I'm a little scared to try it in case it deletes my contacts from my phone itself.
Thanks,

Backup Assistant is a great tool! Let's see if we can determine why your phone does get stuck on #5 every night after the update.
Go through your Cosmos 2, do yo notice anything odd about the 5th phone number stored in the phone?
Can you please log into BackUp Assistant on a computer just to confirm that all of your contacts are in fact listed on the website?If they are listed great!
With the Cosmos 2, The backup assistant application is pre-loaded on the Cosmos 2 and can not be completely removed. You can cancel the subscription and choose not to use it, however you will see it under your list of applications. If you want to remove/start over then you would need to perform a master reset.
A Master reset is the last resort for troubleshooting. This reset will erase all data and restore preferences to factory default specifications. Performing a Master reset is only recommended when the existing data has been backed up or is unwanted.

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Hi, verizonuser3000-
I'm sorry for the concerns you have experiencing on the Cosmos 2! To remove the application, you want to navigate to Browse and Download, then just highlight Backup Assistant (without pressing OK to open), then you'll see Options appear in the lower right corner. Select Options, then 'Cancel Subscription' to confirm and remove. After removal, you can then redownload it and start as a new user with your new mobile telephone number. I hope that helps!
Thank you,
AdamE_VZW
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LG Cosmos 2 --Backup assistant... It's baaaaaaack!

About 2 weeks after I got my new LG cosmos phone in August, I removed the annoying Backup assistant. It was always draining my battery at night. My contacts do not change much day-to-day, and there was no reason for it to be running so often. I followed instructions I found posted here, and went into Apps and under options I deleted it. It was gone and I was sooooo happy.
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NoodlePoodle, with the LG Cosmos 2, Back Up Assistant is pre-installed. The only way to "delete" it would be to
perform a factory reset.
Reset Factory Settings & Tools (Restore Phone)
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Enter Lock Code displays
Enter the 4 Digit lock code (default lock code last 4 digits of phone number)
Highlight Restore Phone, press OK
Restore Phone -Permanently erases all user data & resets settings to factory default. This phone will need to be reprogrammed.
Highlight Yes and press OK to restore default settings or highlight No and press OK to return to the Security list.
The application will still remain in the phone, you just wouldn't go through the steps of activating it once you set the phone up after the master reset.

Lg Cosmos 2 Backup Assistant support

I own an LG Cosmos 2 that I'm going to upgrade from soon. I've been trying to backup my current contacts, because my last backup was in 2013 with an old phone number, and my contacts from my old phone number are obsolete. I am using backup assistant from the app store, and I am having so much trouble. I was initially told by tech support that I need to go into backup assistant, and then "options", and then "about", and to type in *73738# but this won't work. I can't even get to "options". I changed my number last year and now when I go to Backup Assistant, it says "your mobile # has changed press ok" I press ok and it asks for me to enter my pin, which I do. Then it says (as my old number appears toward the bottom of the screen) "the account already exists. Call customer service." The first representative I spoke with tried to help me, and we were unfortunately disconnected. The second rep. said that she didn't know what to do and that I should write all of my contacts down on paper and then perform a factory reset on the phone. There has to be a better way! I have way too many contacts. Can someone please help me?

Hi there,
I'm unable to delete it because it's not a feature that the phone offers. I
also can't use the secret *73783# thing to remove/restart it because the
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view my contacts, they are all my old ones from my old number, which are
almost all obsolete. All the advice that customer service representatives
have given me hasn't worked, except for the "writing them all down on
paper" advice. I thank you for contacting me Joel. I'm not trying to be a
jerk, but if I come off as one, it's because I'm so frustrated. I have been
passed back and forth between so many representatives who are unable to
help me with this that I'm going insane and considering just dropping off
of the family plan, rather than upgrading my phone. I understand that I
have a basic phone, but smart phones haven't always existed, so I'm just
finding it very hard to believe that no one on the verizon team knows how
to solve this issue. I was told by the last customer service rep. whom I
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Hello! I'm trying to transfer one of my phones (an LG Cosmos Touch) to someone else (on my account), but I can't get the old user's Backup Assistant information removed. I've tried removing the app so I can download a new copy; it tells me it's removed, but it's still on the list. I've tried syncing the new user's contact list to the phone from the computer, but the phone tells me the number's changed, and if I try running Backup Assistant it still tries to contact the account for the OLD number, not the new. I just reloaded the address book by hand (since there weren't too many numbers yet), but I'd LIKE to be able to run Backup Assistant for the new user of the phone, whom I'm sure will be adding additional contacts. How can I do this if I can't replace the app? Thanks for any help you can provide.

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3) From the help screen type in *73738#.
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I cannot get backup assistant to work on my Cosmos 2. It keeps saying that I entered an invalid pin (but I've been entering the pin that it tells me to enter). I'm in the process of transferring phones.

JWensley,
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I just got my second LG Cosmo 2 phone device and am having the same problem noted by others. I was told by a customer service rep to take my first phone back to a local store and exchange as the backup assistant problem I am having will be resolved. Well it did not resolve...read on. The first time I go to use the phone in the morning Backup Assistant is checking if changes to my directory have occurred. You have to unlock the phone to let it complete or you hit end to cancel the update. I have worked with customer service to fix the problem with no success. We have deleted backup assistant, which apparently re-installs automatically when you access "Apps". One customer service agent told me to change my schedule from midnight to some other time in the day as sometimes the Verizon systems are not available from midnight to 6 am. I am totally frustrated with this annoying issue every morning and especially if you are in a hurry to answer or make a call. Seems to me the backup assistant application could have a schedule option of "off" or "manual" so that this problem goes away. Let the phone user determine how they want to manage their directory backups. I've been in the software business for over 30 years and backup assistant is just poorly designed and it is proven by the numerous complaints similar to mine. It would be so simple to fix with a software update and stop a lot of wasted time in this forum or unnecessary calls to customer reps. It anyone has a solution please let me know. Thank you much.

Hi gmeyerco,
I know how frustrating it can be to have Backup Assistant connect randomly. The next step I would take would be to uninstall the application and reinstall it. Please follow these steps to uninstall/reinstall:
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Press Menu
PressMediaCenter
Press Browse and Download
Highlight Backup Assistant
Choose options on the bottom left
Choose Cancel Subscription
To Reinstall:
Press Menu
PressMediaCenter
Press Browse and Download
Press Backup Assistant
Choose Free Subscription
Then follow the steps for installation and set up.
I am certain this step will resolve your issue, please reach out to us if the steps do not resolve your concern and we will certainly continue with trouble shooting.
Thanks,

How do i turn off automatic backup assistant

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I think you go to where you originally set it up. Mary
http://www.verizonwireless.com/support/devices/knowledge_base.html/44788/

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Thank you for your inquiry today. I definitely understand how important it is to have full functionality to your desired applications. My sincere apologies that this application cannot be removed from the device. This application is a hard install with the operating system. Please feel free to keep us posted if you have any additional questions, thanks!
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How can I restore contacts from Backup Assistant

My contact list has been corrupted. I have been using Backup Assistant for some time and want to restore my contacts from a previous backup.
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Here is a reply from a VW CS regarding the same question a few months back:
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Why is Verizon support for Backup Assistant so limited?

Folks, I have wasted a whole day looking for a solution to this problem. Perhaps this posting will save someone from wasting their time.
After over an hour on the phone with two customer support people and a wasted hour at the local Verizon corporate store, and endless hours searching for an answer online, I am at a dead end. There are hundreds of reports in these forums about problems with Backup Assistant (BA). There are instructions on the Verizon website that indicate BA will work if you follow the steps. It just ain't so. Seems to me all Verizon cares about is selling the latest and greatest smart phones.
Here's the story. Backup Assistant was working on an LG VX6100. It is a tedious program, but at least contacts could be backed up when it worked.
Today I transferred the 6100 to a new number for a family member, and activated an LG VX8300 for myself. The first phone customer support person directed me through the same steps numerous times and just couldn't believe that the menu options they spoke of were NOT on the phone. I was finally turned over to a second customer support person who directed me through exactly the same futile steps. I read them the same error message over and over again. It was: "Unable to retrieve catalog. Please try again later (3332)." Then I was directed to go to a Verizon store in town for help. Another useless venture. I brought along the following instructions which I found in one of the forums here:
https://community.verizonwireless.com/message/826595#826595
Correct Answer Re: VX8300 "No Application" Message, also an Error (3332)
SuzyQ CommunityLeader
SuzyQ Feb 29, 2012 8:42 AM (in response to Grove)
This response several months ago from MikeS_VZW - there IS a fix but as rep may have to look to find it -
We hear your! I have posted several things about not being able to access the Get It Now catalog on some older devices. Before, there was no way to get your access back to the catalog. You had to upgrade to a new device if you did not access the catalog between September and March 25, 2011. There has been a lot of feedback about not being able to access the catalog, so we made it possible to get it back.
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1) Ensure you are able to access other data on your phone (go to settings & tools> My Verizon or My Account) this does not charge megabytes, but does connect to data. This will ensure other data is working.
2) Make sure you don't have blocks on your line that is preventing you from accessing the Get It Now catalog (app blocks, etc.)
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This is new information. Before, the only option was to get a different phone. I know this sounds cheezy, but we do hear you. Lots of feedback came about due to this change, and although we tried to be proactive as possible to alert the affected users, there were some that fell through the cracks. Feel free to PM me or call customer service at 800-922-0204 for further information about this.
Good luck! And note it specifies CORPORATE STORE - that may be why you weren't getting anywhere before. Use the Store Locator (top right of your screen) to make sure you are dealing with a corporate rather than "authorized reseller".
The store clerk read it. After dinking around with the phone for 15 minutes he said he thought a software update for the LG VX8300 might help. He took it in the secret back room, and came out a few minutes later and said that they didn't have the latest version because the IT people hadn't made it available to them and probably wouldn't because the phone was an older phone. Apparently anything older than 4 years is ancient in Verizon's eyes. He suggested I might be able to get it directly from LG. He also said I could bring in the VX6100 and maybe they could transfer the contacts directly from it to the VX8300 if they could find a cable. However, that still leaves me with no Backup Assistant. That was that.
LG does indeed have updates available online, but it requires a special LG USB cable which I do not have. For instructions visit
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/985182-Tutorial-VX8300-How-to-upgrade-downgrade-your-firmware-W-Pics
http://www.lg.com/us/support-mobile/lg-VX8300
Ideas, anyone?
This whole ordeal does not make me want to commit to a 2-year contract that comes along with new equipment.

I noticed that you posted this a couple of months ago... I just activated an old VX8300 as well and am having the same error messages. Did you have any luck getting it figured out?
I agree with you as well. I am getting married in June and do not want to upgrade to any kind of data plan for 2 years and after we get married we're switching to Sprint, not this Verizon garbage with the worst customer service that only cares about screwing people over in this terrible economy. (Sorry, enough ranting from me, just curious if you ever got it fixed? Thanks!)

Re: Possible to download VZ backup assistant data to Storm

I just got the Blackberry Pearl 8239 flip, and had to find a way to get my messages off of a LG phone with Backup Asst. (I have Verizon). After a lot of research and some mistakes, was able to successfully (more or less) get my info into my phone without having to retype it all. It's not perfect or super fast, but it is easier than manual typing if you have 100+ contacts. Here's what I did:
1. Hopefully you already had Backup assistant, and had your contacts backed up recently.
2. Go to Backup assistant on your computer and click on the "print" icon.
3. Highlight all of your contacts (not the headers), and copy them (cntrl c or the Copy tabon your pull down menu)
4. Open up Excel. (I actually used Open Office Calc--same thing, but Open Source.)
5. Paste your contacts.
6. Clean them up. You may see, as I did, the words "email, work, mobile, etc all over the place. You do not want them there. You amy also see that several numbers are in one column. You want separate columns for each type of information (mobile #, home # etc.) This is also a good time to get rid of numbers for people you really don't need any more. One mistake I made was to keep the first and last names in the same column, so i was unable to separate these at import (well I cold have redone it all, but it was a long day!) I recommend taking the time during this step or you will be editing all of your contacts later as I am!
7. Save file under any name, but with a .csv extension. Ignore any warnings you might get because of changing the extension. If you are worried, save it twice, once under the xml and once under csv.
8. Open Microsoft Outlook. Open File>Import>Other Address Book. Highlight the "Text file, Comma Separated Values" When the window opens, click browse and find your .csv file.
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10. Open the Blackberry Desktop Manager and be sure your phone is connected to it. From the Main Menu, click Synchronize>Syncronization (under Configure).
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I hope this helps! It really was much simpler than manual typing! Good luck!

tomkaz79 wrote:
hi,
i have a blackberry storm and i went to open the backup assistant program and every time it asks me to enter my pin to restore data. i am trying to save changes to my address book i made on my phone, not restore from my backups. does anybody knoe how to fix this ?
To resolve this issue when you open up Backup Assistant select the # symbol for forgot password. Once you do this then select the # symbol again to set up as a new user. After you do this then select to sync contacts and all of your contacts to your Backup Assistant account.
2nd question - i made changes to the phone numbers listed in my backup online to remove the ( ) and the dashes in my phone numbers since the speed dail numbers won't work the blackberry with ( ) and dashes in the numbers. I make the changes to the numbers, but after i save it they are still there. I am worried that if i run the sync from the backup **bleep**'t website it will throw the () anddashes back into my contavts, which i don'r want. anybody have this issue or would be able to answer my question(s) /
On this option the () and -'s are programmed to be set into the phone numbers of your contacts. The way to get around this when you choose to add a speed dial choose to do it by contact. When you do it this way it will not matter if you have the () and -'s in it. The speed dial will still work correctly.
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Backup Assistant is not populating the data to the site

I have 200+ contacts in my phone that were transfered by the Verizon store. They also set up the backup assistant for me. When I sync the contacts to the backup assistant from the device I get a message on the device that says succeded and a time and date which are current. Then I go to my computer login to the backup site and no contacts show up. When I click in the messages tab the messages are there. I have reset the phone synced about 100 times and still no contacts. Any ideas?

If your contacts are saved as Google contacts, they WILL NOT backup to Verizon's Backup Assistant.
If the word Google is under the Link box (which is an option to allow linking to other contacts), the contact is saved as a Google contact. You can't change it after it is saved the first time.
From your post above, it sounds like your contacts were uploaded to your Google account and synced to your phone.
Google contacts are a better way to go IMHO.

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