.mov files converted from .mkv have no sound?

I had a .mkv file compressed from a while back and converted it to a .mov (H.264) file. There is no sound, although the video is perfect. I tried to convert another file and it did the same thing - no sound, just dead silence.
Why is this happening?

Conversion of video can be slow on any computer, obviously older and lower end equipment will be the slowest.
.mov is a container for video, audio and other types of files, before you can carry out any conversions you need to know the format of the video and audio tracks within that container as not all conversion software will deal with all formats. Let us know more about your video and we can make suggestions for suitable software.
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No matter what I try, once hte file is on the phone, the audio plays quicker than the video, and gets further ahead the longer the clip plays for. IT is noticeable even during the opening credits though.
I have used the guide at http://www.osnews.com/comment.php?news_id=16983&limit=no&threshold=-1 but without success.
I have also used the following software when doing the encoding:
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The files created in many instances work fine on the computer, but the sync problem appears when I copy them to the phone for playback.
I can get perfect sync using Nokia multimedia converter to get 3gp, but the video quality is terrible (very grainy) and the audio is too crackly to be able to understand, even with both on maximum quality settings (allowable settigns are not very high though in the Nokia Multimedia converter).
I have updated my phones firmware yesterday but this has done nothing in relation to this issue.
The tutorial link referred to above also has a Fantastic 4 movie trailer as a test file, and this has the sync problem when I put it on my phone as well.
Definately appears to be a software issue in the phone, but if anyone knows if this is solvable and how, or even if it is not sovlable please comment.
I don't know much about frame persecond and bit rate settings etc, so if anyone can suggest any settings to try in any of these programs I will run the tests and let you know the results.
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Just to let u knw that I'm also trying 2 convert Mickey Mse Clbhouse cartoon (avi file) to 3gp for my 1yr old daughter 2 watch-on-the-go.
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