Can't Sync Contacts & Address Book on iPhone

Very frustrated, software update today didn't help. I have MobileMe with iPhone. My iMac, MacBook Pro, and MobileMe "cloud" sync perfectly, but will not sync contacts or calendar with my iPhone, no matter what I do. Tried MobileMeSupport, but no help. I have already tried turning off/on sync in Mail, Contacts, Calendars, and have deleted and recreated account (5 times). Turned iPhone off/on. I just don't know what else to do. Any suggestions?

Pity it didn't help. Your problem sounded very similar to mine.
The only other solution I can think of is to make sure any trace of the palm software it removed.
Taken from another tech article -
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301201
Before you remove a Palm OS device from your iSync device list, make sure that the Palm HotSync application isn't running. If it is, quit it, then remove the Palm device in iSync. Otherwise, the Palm device may reappear in iSync.
Last thing would be to select 'Reset Sync History' from the iSync preferences.
Matt

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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305703
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305741
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