Contacts won't appear on mac

I sync my iPhone 3G using MobileMe, and everything seems to work except that my contacts won't appear in Address Book on my Mac. I share my computer with my flatmate...we have separate accounts. I think the contacts are there somewhere, because when I sync, it give me the warning about the percentage of contacts changing on this computer. Any tips out there for making contacts appear?

Believe it or not.... restart the iPhone. Just power it off and turn it back on. I was so frustrated with this and couldn't find any support. It just needed to sync.

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