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Microsoft My Phone Service Shutdown
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Microsoft has discontinued the Microsoft My Phone service
(http://www.microsoft.com/myphone)
for Windows Mobile 6.x. The following article provides service shutdown details and guidance for users about their data stored to the My Phone service.
On August 7, 2011, the Microsoft My Phone service stopped synchronizing data between My Phone-configured Windows Mobile 6.x phones and the My Phone service. User data stopped being backed up to the My Phone service. After this date, Microsoft began automatic migration of certain data types from the My Phone service to Windows Live SkyDrive.
As of October 18, 2011, the My Phone website will no longer be available.
On August 8, 2011, Microsoft began automatic migration of users' contacts, calendar entries, SMS messages, and photos from the My Phone service to Windows Live SkyDrive. Both current and archived content was migrated.
Confirmation emails were sent from Microsoft indicating that users' data had been transferred to Windows Live SkyDrive. Users can now sign in to Windows Live SkyDrive with the Windows Live ID they used to register for the My Phone service to review, retrieve, or use their data transferred from the My Phone service.
Certain content types stored to the My Phone service were not migrated to Windows Live SkyDrive on the user's behalf, including videos, music, documents, and browser favorites. Users can request a copy of these files (see details below). Content migrated to SkyDrive for My Phone users:
Why did Microsoft discontinue the My Phone service? Microsoft continues to invest in Windows Live as the principal and centralized cloud service for various Microsoft products. Improved products and technology let us move forward, bringing fresh products and updated capabilities to customers.
When did My Phone-configured phone stop backing up to the My Phone service? The Microsoft My Phone service stopped synchronizing between My Phone-configured phones and the My Phone service on August 7, 2011.
How long will my information that was stored on the My Phone service be available? As of October 18, 2011, direct access to information stored on the My Phone service at http://www.microsoft.com/myphone
(http://www.microsoft.com/myphone)
will no longer be available.
Was all content stored to my My Phone account transferred to Windows Live SkyDrive? Microsoft automatically moved your contacts, calendar entries, text messages, and photos to Windows Live SkyDrive. SkyDrive is a free online storage service provided by Microsoft that helps you access and share your files such as photos and Microsoft Office documents. Other content types, including videos, music, documents, and favorites were not moved from My Phone to SkyDrive for you.
What if I did not archive content that wasn’t automatically migrated to SkyDrive? Starting on October 6, 2011, users can request physical media (CD or DVD-ROM) that contains all information saved to their My Phone account. The opportunity will be available to users for a full year, until October 17, 2012, to submit a request.
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