Hutch launches cell back up service

Mumbai: There is good news for Hutch consumers. Hutch has launched a phone back up service, which will not only help customers save critical phone book data, but also preserve SMSes, MMSes, ringtones, games, photos and videos.


The service will ensure a seamless transfer when you are tired of that old handset. All you have to do is send an SMS to the operator and you will be provided a username and password to access the data through the Internet.


Says Hutch Marketing Director, Harit Nagpal, "For non-GPRS users, this service operates through SMS. In that case, you will have to update the phone book with us every time you change the phone book. However if you are a GPRS subscriber your phone book and gallery is synchronised with us and every time there is a change it will get synchronised with our server."


Data privacy is not a cause for concern because Hutch says all data is safely under electronic lock and key.


"Your data which is lying with Hutch is secure as is all personal data and transactions. This data also goes through the same degree of security and scrutiny as the other data of our subscribers," says Nagpal.


But nothing comes free of charge, so if you want to access this service, GPRS users will be charged Rs 50 per month while Non-GPRS users will be charged Rs 30 per month.

Source: IBN