So frustrated that updating software has lead to the most annoying issues I couldve avoided by NOT updating!!!!!!!!!!!!

I reallllllllllllllllllllllly wish someone could help me out with this. My contacts are not syncing with phone calls or text messages. Im only getting the phone# and when I try to add a contact from a text message that's already in my address book, it repeats the #, one under "mobile" and one under "iPhone". ***?!?! I'm never going to do a software update EVER AGAIN, how in the world does trying to help make your phone better make it worse?? I've tried the iCloud thing, I've tried turning it completely off then on again, I've tried just about everything I can think of and NOTHING is helping. I've made another appt. to speak with an Apple customer service rep, but got nowhere when I spoke with one yesterday. I'm hoping someone can help me out with this...everytime someone texts me, I have to try and figure out who it is, I try to go into my contacts and start a search with the area code, but that doesnt help me because it wont search with the # only the name...I'm beyond annoyed with this situation and would greatly appreciate anyone's help!

In earlier threads about other routers, this feature had to be disabled in order to log in:
orange Firefox button ''or'' Tools menu > Options > Security tab
''Uncheck'' "Tell web sites I do not want to be tracked"
But if it worked in Firefox 4, that probably isn't the problem...
Can you check whether turning off saving of passwords helps with that second part?
orange Firefox button ''or'' Tools menu > Options > Security tab
''Uncheck'' "Remember passwords for sites"
You also could try Firefox's Safe Mode.
First, I recommend backing up your Firefox settings in case something goes wrong. See [https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Backing+up+your+information Backing up your information]. (You can copy your entire Firefox profile folder somewhere outside of the Mozilla folder.)
Close Firefox and... hold the Shift key and restart Firefox. When you get the initial dialog, don't reset anything. More info:
[https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode Safe Mode].
Does that improve the situation?
If all else fails, we might need help reviewing the bug fixes in Firefox 5 to see whether any might be related; it's a huge list:
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/5.0/releasenotes/buglist.html

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