I've read several posts about this and it appears that there's not a lot I can do to resolve my problem. I really like Verizon Messages, either the web app or the PC app. It makes Txt messaging so much easier which is the main reason I want to use it. My problem is that I only have phone numbers and no contact names, like are on my phone. There are obviously different contact lists on the phone, one that is native to the phone and in my case, one that is from Exchange. I keep all my contacts on Exchange so that I can access them from any device. It only makes sense. The problem as I see it is that Verizon Messages uses your Verizon contact list and I have nothing in there. Could I import my Exchange contacts to the Verizon contact list, probably but then I assume I will have duplicates for every entry which would be unacceptable. The only other option I can see if to somehow export my contact list and then import it in to Verizon Messages. I'm still not clear if that would then create multiple entries. If it won't then I am open to doing it but I'm not sure how as of yet. If I figure that out how to do that then that should solve my immediate problem with the one exception of every new contact I enter will not automatically show up. I will still have to manually add the name to Verizon Messages or upload my list again. In contrast, MYSMS pulls all your contacts and pictures in automatically, even though that are exchange contacts. Clearly this is something Verizon chooses to do, it's not a limitation. The problem with MYSMS is that it doesn't deal with group messages very well which is why I decided to try Verizon Messages.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Doug
If you get an answer, I sure do need it too! My Verizon messaging contact list is O L D!!! I don't know how to export the list from iCould and get it into the Verizon contact list.
You'd have to export all your contacts from the phone and then import them into your Verizon Backup online with either cloud sync or by taking the export file of contacts, moving to computer, then uploading it as an import file on PC site. I have long used an app, free, called MightyText that takes all contacts in the phone and allows MMS SMS and group texting from the PC and links with phone so that I can type on the PC keyboard and use the phone to send and receive with. It also backs up messages as well, has a Chrome extension and a dedicated website all its own.
Verizon will tell you that all you have to do is sync your contacts with Verizon Cloud and Message+ will use them. But they rarely mention that Cloud will only sync the local contacts. I have Exchange as well as Gmail contacts but so far Verizon won't say anything about when we can sync those along with the local device contacts. They're living in the past if they think we're going to maintain our contacts on the phone and not in Gmail, Exchange or some other external database!
Thanks, guys. I thought I was going crazy. As far as export/import, Snn5, the problem is that the Verizon import will not read the .vcf file and I can't figure out how to get the file format that they want. As far as Verizon, John, ACK@$*&%$$*!!!! It "feels" so odd that they are my carrier but they don't have my contacts. The phone rests on their "wires", but they don't know how to communicate with my phone???
Does the Android operating system platform support the .vcf file type format on its own? If not it's unlikely the Verizon network protocol would...
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