I think you're going to be stuck because the VZW CDMA/LTE version is thicker than the GSM version because of the LTE radio and bigger battery. You might have to find a third party replacement. I don't see what all this angst is toward VZW with the branding on the phone or the complete uproar to the two pieces of VZW software. I think they want Backup Assistant because it's free and they promote highly as a way to easily backup your phone to the cloud (I was sorry that WebOS didn't have it when I moved from my dumb phone to a Palm Pixi). Also, my Verizon is being pushed to customers to make sure they can monitor their data and minutes. Now, if we also had to put up with VZ Navigator, My City ID, etc. then I could see the big uproar. Get a life, there a lots more important things to worry about.
Hmm... My Verizon shows data usage and minutes? I read an article in the newspaper saying that the USA Fed gov. threatened the carriers about giving more information to customers about their data use and minutes before they exceeded their plans limits and so then the carriers agreed to providing this info to customers. If this app is included on the phone I wonder if this is the way Verizon intends to show they are complying with USA federal guidelines?