I have no issues with that as I try exporting the address book via the mac and backing up my phone every day.
On Nov 15, 2010, at 21:06, Allison Manzino <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi James, > I'm sorry I got you so upset. I think the fualt lies with me, I should have > assumed that the contacts would disappear since they are not synced to my > IIphone, but didn't. This is the 3GS I was pseaking of not the four. I didn't > make that clear in my post. Luckily, I can get most of the contacts back, two > of my colleagues I will see tomorrow, and the other woman I have her number > stored on my Voicemail. I will look at the tool you mentioned. Have a > wonderful day. > > Musically, > Allison > My birds are winged blessings, they help me soar! > > > On Nov 15, 2010, at 11:29 PM, James Mannion wrote: > >> I am aware, as many are, that there are wide spread reports all over >> the internet of contacts disappearing problems on the IPhone in 4.x. I >> do not know in exactly what situations it happens, but in my opinion >> it is completely unaceptable that they are going to make something >> that claims to be a damn cell phone and there are reliability issues >> with the contacts even dstaying on the damn thing! This is just what I >> think is a justified frustration with this product not measuring up to >> acceptable standards in an area where it clearly should. In any case, >> I have come to the conclusion that a way around part of the problem of >> the lack of reliability, and only part of the problem but at least a >> big part, is to use a program like IDrive lite or contact tools to >> backup your contacts from the phone once you have them the way you >> want them and these programs allow a way of restoring selected >> contacts or the entire database. Contact tools keeps the backup on the >> phone internally in its own file in your choice of formats, a couple >> of which are able to be used for a restore and IDrive lite backs them >> up to their server on the internet and can be accessed through a web >> browser from anywhere. The parts that definitely can not solve is the >> inconvenience and the issue of when some disappear and you get an >> incoming call from one that has disappeared at that time and the phone >> will not recognize who that is and will give you a number instead I >> presume on the caller ID that hopefully you will recognize at that >> time. An unreliable contacts manager in something that has any damn >> business calling itself a phone is something that is just absolutely >> unacceptable in my opinion for sure though. Maybe 4.2 will fix it, but >> I doubt that more than I would assume it would. I love what the IPhone >> afords us in accessibility, but I can't stand what I perceive as >> Apple's attitude towards quality assurance in their products. They get >> by on people's inflated illusions in that area. Yes that is my >> opinion. Yes some will disagree. Can they back up their position? I >> don't know. >> >> On 11/15/10, Allison Manzino <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hi Sarah and all, >>> >>> No These contacts were manually added by me on the Iphone. Now, I can't find >>> them uh oh. I'm confused because I thought the Iphone backed up >>> automatically. One of them is the number for the cab company I use to get to >>> work :(. >>> >>> Musically, >>> Allison >>> >>> My birds are winged blessings, they help me soar! >>> >>> >>> On Nov 15, 2010, at 3:37 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: >>> >>>> Are they on your mac address book? if not they might have been removed >>>> that way. >>>> >>>> Take care. >>>> >>>> s >>>> On Nov 15, 2010, at 12:33 PM, Allison Manzino wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi all, >>>>> >>>>> I'm not sure if this is the right list to post to. So I apologize in >>>>> advance. I tried to sync my contacts this morning, and two contacts that >>>>> previously existed on my Iphone are gone. Where did they go? Any help >>>>> would be greatly appreciated. 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