Sync Google Contacts via iTunes not working

Hi
Just got a new Macbook with Yosemite and am syncing my Google Mail, Calendar, Contacts with the Macbook without difficulty, I have disabled iCloud syncing for Mail, Calendar, and Contacts.
Now, I want to get Google Contacts set up on my old iPhone 3G (iOS 4.2.1) as a stop gap before getting a new iPhone down the line. However, I can't find a reliable way of getting my Google Contacts on to the iPhone 3G.
Exchange Sync and CardDAV do not work. I don't mind syncing via iTunes but I can't set this up either. Despite telling iTunes to sync 'All Contacts' it won't sync those from my Google account. Only contacts in 'On My Mac' group sync across, but I don't want to manually keep track of and copy new Google contacts into this group just to sync.
Why won't iTunes sync the Google contacts group - currently it is the only group in my OS X Contacts.
I have reset sync and reinitialised the iPhone to factory image - neither works.
Any advice appreciated.

try rebooting the appletv.
also, you have a first generation appletv but have posted in the second generation appletv forum.

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Sync google contacts via itunes

do the contact go to contact book?

In order to make the sync work the way you describe I would have to manually export the contacts from Google, manually import them into Outlook. Then manually export the Outlook contacts back out and re-import them back into Google. Then hope that duplicates don't occur. This would all be done without using iTunes.
iTunes doesn't support syncing directly with a csv file. Syncing with iTunes works without any issue to get contacts to and from the phone. However, those contacts will not get into Google's server. And any contacts that came from Google will never sync with iTunes.
What I want is a way to do this automatically. You are right however, MobileMe might be the only way to do this with Outlook. But I have Outlook XP (2002), I would need to upgrade to Outlook 2007 in order to use this. In addition it says the following: "If you use Microsoft Outlook in conjunction with Microsoft Exchange Server, MobileMe will not sync your contacts or calendars with Outlook." So I am back once again to not being able to sync with all 3 (phone, outlook and exchange "cloud"). Maybe this is why that didn't work for your buddy.
MobileMe also costs $100/year. A little steep if you ask me, considering exchange through Google is free.

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First, I know this looks like a duplicated question (of other with same title) but if you look you will see that question is pretty different.
Also, I've seen some suggestions visiting m.google.com/sync, but that is not available anymore, at least for iOS 5.
I have many Google Contacts that came from more than one Android Devices. Using iTunes, (Device, Info, Sync Google Contacts) I managed to download all those contacts. Problem of this solution is: contacts added in the iOS device (in my iPod) are only uploaded to Google Contacts (therefore for the android devices) when I connect my to itunes - with is a pretty bad solution for many reasons.
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http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/answer.py?answer=138740
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Transfer your purchases the same way, choosing "transfer purchases" this time.
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Music is one way only, from the computer to your device, unless you bought the songs in iTunes and transferred your purchases.
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How to download apps for free again:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
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