Mobile Phone Backup - How Do You Do It?

Every 3 minutes, a mobile is lost or stolen in the UK. Do you have a backup of the priceless numbers stored in your SIM and handset? What SIM backup options are available to the millions of mobile phone owners in the world today?

1. Paper

There's nothing like the old fashioned paper method. Keep an up to date list in a safe an memorable place somewhere in your house. It's a free option and provided you keep the list up to date is reliable. On the down side, your list can get lost, could fall into the wrong hands and is not accessible remotely.

2. E-Format

Because most of us use a PC, you could keep a backup of your contact list in a spreadsheet or document and save it on your PC or floppy disc. Again this is a free option and as reliable as the previous one. It is more secure than paper as you are less likely to lose the list and it is less likely to fall into the wrong hands. On the down side, there is a risk you could lose the data if your PC crashed or was damaged, the data could become corrupt as often happens with some files, the floppy could become damaged, and the data is not accessible remotely.

3. Spare Phone

Some people backup their numbers onto a spare handset. Again this option is free because you already own the spare handset. You may also be able to restore contact details direct to your new handset by transferring the backup SIM card into the new phone and extracting the data. On the downside, the spare phone is easily lost and is not accessible remotely unless you carry it around with you.

4. SIM Backup Device

These are small electronic mass produced items which accept a SIM card, and you can download up to 200 records into the memory. They very cheap at around 5 and can fit onto your keyring. On the downside, they are easily lost or damaged, unreliable and cannot be accessed remotely. True you can bring with you, but if you lost your phone you could not access the data without using another SIM card.

5. An online backup service

These are online backup services which are login and password controlled. You either purchase or subscribe to their services and can enter your phone numbers online by filling in details manually or via text message. The quantity of data you can enter varies from a 100 numbers to unlimited. Some also allow you to add details of handset, SIM and battery serial numbers. Some also have a WAP service which means you can access your backup remotely. On the downside with some you have to add the details by hand which can take 10 or 15 minutes depending on how many numbers you need to add and some you have to pay to access your numbers.

6. Network Provider Service

Most major network provides will offer backup services at a cost depending on the level of service you want. This might allow you to wirelessly transmit address book data, text messages, photos and videos which will be stored on their server. If you need to restore your data to a new handset with the same network, this can be achieved quickly and wirelessly. On the downside, this can be expensive, it is also dependent on the type of handset, it might not be portable to another network, so your data might be lost if you switch provider and it is not accessible remotely in the sense you would be unable to lookup a number from a PC or WAP phone.

Gerry has created this mobile phone SIM backup site which provides a great service for mobile phone users for nominal annual subscription and is worth taking a look at. You can read their FAQ page here which may answer any other questions you have about mobile phone backup.

Create A Plan For Your Golf Improvement

Golfers need to come up with a plan and stick with it if they want to see improvement. Golf is like any other sport, and that means preparing to play your best. This plan you need to come up with should have a fitness element. Incorporating both strength and stretching into your golf plan will give you much better results.

Practice

With any golfer, you must practice. Your practice should be broken down to putting, chipping, irons and driver. You should prioritize more time on the aspects you are not doing well. Isolate your weaknesses to improve your overall game.

Any practice session can have time segments. 15 minutes for putting, 15 minutes for chipping, 15 minutes for 100 yards and in, and 15 minutes on your golf driver swing.

Conditioning

If you are a golfer over 50 this is a must. With aging comes physical decline. The end result is shorter drives, more mis-hits, and much higher scores. It makes for an un-enjoyable game of golf. Working on your golf muscles will add power and consistency to your golf swing.

Your strength (or lack of) directly correlates to your driving distance. If your backswing is short and weak, you will not be able to produce any golf swing speed, which is a must to hitting longer drives. Most golfers know that flexibility is critical to a bigger backswing with more power. You need to do stretches specific to your golf swing, not just general stretches for the sake of stretching.

Mental

Your mental training can be as simple as visualization. Spending 10 minutes in a quite place envisioning your perfect golf swing and playing on your home course. Picture playing each hole to par. The more you do this, the more you will do it on the course. They say golf is 90% mental, so why wouldn't you spend time on it.

So what are you waiting for? Put your golf plan together and do it asap!

About The Author: Mike Pedersen is one of the top golf performance experts in the country. For more information on his best-selling program visit his golf fitness plan, at his golf fitness system site today.