
Back up your contacts online with Mobyko
If you lose your phone and all your contacts, your social life won't be far behind. Mobyko lets you back up your contacts easily - sign up today for a FREE account
Published on May 11, 2007
Ever lost your phone on a rancid night out? Ever been mugged? Ever lost all your contacts, precious text messages and embarrassing images along with that expensive phone? Well if you are one of life’s phone losers then a new online service called Mobyko may be the answer to all your worries.
No, they won’t be giving you a free phone anytime soon but they can save all the numbers that are stored on your phone (but not those stored on your SIM unfortunately) and a whole lot more in a secure and extremely quick fashion. It’s all done wirelessly and there is no need to download special software - handy or what?
It's true, you could always upload your contacts to your computer then transfer them back to the phone via USB or Bluetooth but that takes a whole lot of effort and, with Mobyko, you don't need to get your PC involved at all - the data syncs directly between your phone and the Mobyko server.
Mobyko CEO, Julian Saunders, devised the idea as he was unable to find a safe and efficient way of backing up his phone numbers. “The inspiration for Mobyko was the real life need for keeping my mobile phone contacts safe” he said. "I couldn’t find anything that did the job." Necessity being the mother of invention, Julian took matters into his own hands and created Mobyko.
By logging on to www.mobyko.com and following a few simple steps, within a matter of minutes your contact details will be safe and for the time being all of this is free. The flashier mobile user can also upgrade to a premium Mobyko account which, for around £25 a year, entitles you to send 100 free texts via the Mobyko site, and download images and videos… nice.
For one week Know Your Mobile is giving readers the chance to receive a free premium account with Mobyko for a year. To be part of this mobile revolution simply log on to the Mobyko website at www.mobyko.com and enter the promotional code ‘knowyourmobile’ - it’s that easy.
Let us know what you think of the service by leaving a comment below.


