700p, 755p won't sync via USB

My 700p stopped being able to sync and tether via the USB cable. Verizon and I decided the connector had died, so I got a replacement 755p. But that won't sync, either.
After an hour on the phone with Verizon tech support, the only thing we were able to figure out is that both WILL sync via Bluetooth. (This introduces new problems, though.)
I've tried:
New cable
Switching USB ports
Repairing permissions in Disk Utility
Reinstalling Palm Desktop (4.2.1 w/OS 10.5.8)
I'm desperate. Any ideas?

After three and a half weeks without an Internet connection, I finally figured out that Best Buy was selling a defective cable. I had tried two. Then I tried a different brand, which worked. Turns out others had had the same problem with the Best Buy cable. It did not work as advertised.

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I have the same issue and from what I've been able to find online, it appears that Blackberry Link does not allow you to sync contacts, calendar and reminders. Check out this link. https://www.blackberry.com/lms/item/0aa163b0-72e4-7055-f632-baf90ad15bca
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When Using iOs 7.1.2 with mac OSX 10.9.4 mavericks notes are not syncing via USB.
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I have a 1st gen touch and while using the cloud I would also like to sync via USB, is this still possible?

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Syncing an iPhone 5, AT&T 64GB, with Macbook Air 11" mid-2011, 1.8GHz / 4GB.
OS X 10.10.2; iTunes 12.1.0.50; iOS 8.1.3.
I am trying to sync my contacts from my OS X Contacts App to my iPhone 5 via USB. The contacts do not sync. The contacts are local, "on my mac". I am using a usb cable through iTunes.
The iPhone 5 was just restored by Apple Configurator, set up as new iPhone, and is supervised by the MacBook Air.
I am also synchronizing my local Calendars from the OS X Calendar app; these transfer just fine. This makes me think it is probably not to do with the entire setup of the iPhone, i.e. that it is managed by apple configurator, since some of the sync works correctly.
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- syncing iPhone 5 via USB with iTunes
- Calendar sync works
- Contacts sync doesn't work
- iTunes appears to have no communication with the OS X Contacts app; in system prefs > security and privacy > privacy > contacts, Pages and Word have access to Contacts, but iTunes is not listed. iTunes Contacts sync "selected groups" does not display my OS X Contacts group names.
- Contacts created on iPhone sync back to iTunes and are restored back to the iPhone if deleted and resynced.
- Contacts created on iPhone do not sync back to OS X Contacts; Contacts in OS X Contacts do not sync to iPhone.
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0b. Exit PC Suite. Ensure it is not still running in the Taskbar.
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4c. It does not seem to matter what you select for Data Bearer - I am using Bluetooth and that's working even though the target PC does not have it.
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