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Old 02-07-2009, 03:51 AM
     
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ETphonehome
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Change "Last Name, First Name" Order to First then Last on the Omnia

Here's a general tip: Keep the discussion to a minimum in this thread and the tips to a maximum.

Here's my tip: The first thing that you notice after Verizon hands you your new Omnia i910 is that all the contacts in your phone book have been changed to an arbitrary "last name, first name" order. Even things like "Outback Steakhouse" get renamed to "Steakhouse, Outback". Who would want to use this? If it's in your contact list, don't you know everyone's first name already?

What's the solution? I saw a few places where folks have suggested copying everything to Outlook on your computer, changing it, then copying it back to their phone (or something to like that). Sounded like a lot of work, then you have to change all your new contacts after that point using the "file as" option in your contact list.

Easier solution? Just install "Contact Changer" and run the "ContactFix" program that it installs in your program list. It suggests making a backup which is probably a good idea. In my case, I still have a charge on my old cell phone so I knew Verizon could recopy all my numbers from that again if necessary. Anyway, the "Contact Changer" program is my happiest find yet. It permanently fixed the problem, as promised, with hardly any effort.

One thing though, clear out your cache in Opera and IE, because if you have 352 numbers in your contact list like I do, you're bound to eat into your memory big time as you process all that data. Wouldn't want you to lose your numbers and other contact info due to low available memory. Just a thought meant to cover my butt.
 
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