Verizon and WhatsApp Data recovery
Sea,
If I remember right from my days living in Atlanta, Verizon has an online backup option where they would store your contacts. Also, depending on your cellphone, both Apple and Android has backup option where you can recover through iCloud or Google Play-store.
Check to see if you can login from laptop or even you new Samsung phone. Once signed-in, It should automatically restore all contacts. Check your outlook contacts option as well. You should be able to get back all your contacts if you look into it. Let me know if you need any assistance with it.
[QUOTE=SeaTraveler;2394874]My mistake. Verizon is still on CDMA here in the USA. Everyone else worldwide uses GSM. The phone I bought in Indonesia isn't compatible with Verizon so I had to switch to AT&T where it will work. But you are right, I used the Verizon phone last year with a local sim card.
I guess I'm screwed again. Ha ha ha.[/QUOTE]