Sync to SE-site does not backup all contacts and immature contacts

[#1]

I have two groups of contacts "MyContacts" and "Utilities". When I set up synching I selected to copy "All contacts".

Unfortunatey, when I look what's on my area on sonyericsson.com/wportal I see only the contacts from the group "MyContacts".

I.e. the site creates a false feeling of security - if I need to restore my phone from this site I will irrecovarebly lose lots of data.

I don't know is SE forgot to test their function or Android-hackers don't understand the features of the contacts.

All area of handling the contacts stinks seriously, and mkes you wander if the Android people ever used a mobile phone :

1. X10 does not accept contacts sent via SMS (VCARD-format), (or via MMS or bluetooth)

2. X10 does not sync with Outlook where most of business people have their contacts, and maintain them when receiving corporate mails etc.

3. The only way to get the contacts is to export from PC to a csv-file and import to gmail, and then sync to the phone. This is not that flexible due the export via csv. I.e. If I create cntacts in the phone they will not reach Outlook.

The  commercial tools like datawiz RoadSync do not syck with Outlook but with the Exchange server, which complicates things in larger security aware organisation when you do not let anyone connect without proper authentication.

I wonder if I live in 2010 or in 1980:s....

[#2]

The SE sync is a bit weak - it seems like a WIP beta

http://mail.google.com/support/bin/topic.py?hl=en&topic=23333

should go some way to solving your problems.

[#3]

hmm.... Didn't know WWW existed in the 80s to general public.... Didn't know phones could sync to PC prior to late 90s....

Anyway,  it is a weak attempt, but SE Sync suffice for 95% of users.

I do not think syncing with Outlook works for Goggle, who kinda owns Android and is a direct rival to Microsoft in the Office Suite department.