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    Help Atrix contact icons don't match my gmail icons

    I have my contacts synched with gmail, another email account, facebook, youtube and twitter but have the contacts app set to display only gmail contacts. So why, in some cases, are the contact icons on the Atrix different than the icons in my gmail account, when viewed through my pc? I would...
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    Help Email app only opens 1 of my 2 email accounts

    Can I set the email app to gather email from my 2 email accounts, one with gmail and one with optimum online? I don't see a setting for that. The only setting is for "default email account", which I have set for the optimum account, but I would like to start moving over to gmail and would like...
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    Help How to add Motorola contacts to gmail from the Atrix?

    Hi. Maybe someone can give me a quick fix. I have about 100 contacts listed in my Atrix. All of them were entered directly into the Atrix. I noticed that only 20 of them show up in my gmail account, the others are just listed as a "Motorola Services contact." The gmail contacts have this...
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    Help Upload speed, especially to YouTube

    OK, the length of time it takes to upload videos to YouTube is rediculously slow. My phone is right next to my wireless router, with full signal strength. I am trying to upload a 256MB video taken from the camcorder to YouTube. So far, 45 minutes, and 74% finished. Starting, pending...
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    Help Unsupported video format in YouTube uploads

    Uploading camcorder videos to YouTube is just about impossible. Even when the upload actually completes, most of the time I get an "Unsupported video format" message when trying to view it. What can be wrong? Isn't the Atrix supposed to upload to YouTube seamlessly? Anyone help? Thanks
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    YouTube uploads nothing but misery

    Every simple 2 minute video I try and upload from the Atrix to YouTube either fails at the end or shows up in an unrecognizable format. And the phone is right by my wireless router. Anyone have any tips? Thanks, Dave
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    Can I merge or at least synch 2 Google calendars?

    Before I got the Atrix, I created a Google calendar using an optimum on line email, lets say Dave@optonline.net. Now that I have the Atrix and had to create a gmail account, lets say, Dave@gmail.com, I want to start using my gmail for all things. Can I merge, or at least synch my optimum...
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    Where are my YouTube uploads going?

    Can anyone tell me where my YouTube uploads are going and how I can view them, both from the Atrix itself and my pC at home? It sounds like I'm an idiot, but how can I check what YouTube account the Atrix uses? And what is a YouTube channel? Is that where my vidoes are? Thanks
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    Does Maps Navigation Take Traffic Into Account?

    I have read that Google Maps Navigation takes traffic into account. Does it? I don't see it as an available layer. I don't see green and red zones on the navigation map. Is it using traffic info to plot the shortest route? How often is it updating? Why don't I see red zones when I am...
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    Help Birthdays Don't Show Up In Calendar Widget

    Mom Mom's Brithday didn't show up in the widget, although Christmas did. They are both have similar details (all day, repeats annually on specific date.) Any thoughts as to why?
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    Help What does "sharing a contact" do?

    If you go to contacts, and click on a contact, then go to settings, one of the options is "Share." Click on that and you will see a similar window, with the different listings of that contact, with an active green checkmark next to it. The options are OK or Cancel. What does this do? Who am...
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    Help Speaker phone problems

    Hi. Am having a little difficulty with the speaker phone on the Atrix. First of all, I have the screen time out set to 2 minutes, and my preferences set so I can hang up a call by pressing the top power/start button. When I am in speaker phone mode, the screen shuts off after 2 minutes, the...
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    Help How to back up my contacts?

    Hi. Can anyone tell me exactly where my contact list is kept on the Atrix? Can you also suggest the best way to back this file up should I lose my phone? Can I copy the file to my computer? Thanks, Dave
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    Help How to remove hundreds of unwanted email addresses

    When I begin to type in an email address, the drop down menu tries to help. But I notice it has stored the email address of every email I have received. There must be hundreds in the phone, 90% are spam or garbage. I have gone to email-settings-manage address history where it shows me every...
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    Help phone portal login problem with WiFi

    I can't get Phone Portal to work with WiFi nor USB. Lets just stick to Wifi for now. I enter the http in my browser and PP opens up, but keeps asking for my user name and password. No matter what I enter, it never accepts it. Which user name does it want? Can I get rid of this option...
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    Help Add birthdays to calendar

    What's a calendar without birthdays? How do I add birthdays, holidays, etc. (and all annual events that are not meetings at a specific time, but last all day) to the calendar AND have them show up every year without having to add them again?
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    Help How can people who view my videos on their pc see them if they don't have a converter?

    If I take a camcorder video and email them to a friend or relative who tries to view them on their pc, they cannot because they have to be converted to some other file format first, right? Very few people would know how to do this and/or bother to do it. Can I convert them first on the Atrix...
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    Help Does Atrix automatically use Wi-Fi?

    There are a lot of conflicting opinions on Wi-Fi management. Naturally, I want to use Wi-Fi whenever possible. Naturally, I don't want to deal with turning it on and turning it off. How do I set the phone to use WiFi when ever available but to keep the drain of the battery down? Do I need an...
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    Help Windows Media Player doesn't play Atrix (GP3) Video Files

    I'm a newbee. Just moved some recent camcorder videos to my pc running Windows XP and tried to play the videos I took but Windows Media Player said it didn't have the right codecs. How do I play my camcorder videos on my Windows PC? Thanks
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    Help Anti Virus Program

    What is the general concensus regarding Anti Virus apps for the Atrix? I can't image running a pc without one.
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    Help Copy iTunes music folders into Atrix

    From reading the posts, it seems the simplest way to get my music from my iTunes folder on my pc to Atrix is just to drag and drop them. Do most of you agree? Should I create a general Music folder in Atrix first and put the albums into there?
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    Help Atrix plays music in my albums in alphabetical order

    I noticed the Atrix lists and played the songs in my albums in alphabetical order, not the order as they appear on the album. How can I go about playing them in the correct order? Thanks
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    Help What are the folders in my microSD card?

    Just bought and installed a new Kingston 32GB microSD card in the Atrix. Opened its files and viewed the files in them. They are: .fseventsd, .Spotlight-V-100, .Trashes, LOST.DIR, dcim and ._.Trashes. Do I need these files? If so, what are they for? How would you suggest removing all the...
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    Help Atrix browser always opens to last viewed page, right?

    Just doublechecking. When I open the Atrix browser it always goes to the last viewed page, right? Most browsers open to your home page whenever it is opened or reopened or at least there is a "home" icon on the toolbar to get you back to it fast. The Atrix browser is different, right? It always...
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    Help Browser always opens to last viewed page, right?

    Just doublechecking. When I open the browser it always goes to the last viewed page, right? Most browsers open to your home page whenever it is opened or reopened or at least there is a "home" icon on the toolbar to get you back to it fast. The Atrix browser is different, right? It always...
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