5. Other Helpful hints: What to do if you change your phone or your PC, why iDatebook doesn't interface with your phone's built in calendar and more!

If you are changing phones, or already have iPhonebook in your phone
If you are changing PCs and need to download the sync software
Why iDatebook doesn't interface with your phone's built in calendar

Also, please see our FAQ page!

If you are changing phones or already have iPhonebook

First and foremost, when you download iDatebook in your new phone, you simply need to ignore the new "introduction" page that instructs you to register your web account. You have already done this with your old phone.

Same goes if you have already downloaded and set up iPhonebook. iDatebook connects to the same web account via your 10 digit mobile number and 4 digit PIN. You do not need to register twice. Well, it won't let you, since your mobile number is already being used for one web account.

All you need to do is bypass this "INTRO" screen. To do that, hit the "select" or "ok" button on your phone's keypad, and then you should see "Login" as one of your choices. Highlight it and select it. Type in your 10 digit mobile number and 4 digit PIN and then, once you see the day view menu, you're back in business.

If you are changing PCs

On the new PC, log into your web account, and click on the sync/import tab, as shown below:

Go to option 1: Download now! Follow the install and setup wizard as before. It's that simple.

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Why iDatebook doesn't interface with your phone's built in calendar

Unlike iPhonebook, which can download to and upload from the phone's built-in phonebook, iDatebook doesn't interface with the phone's built-in calendar. There are no products on the market today that support this, for a variety of reasons and limitations. But the iDatebook calendar does cache data so that you do not need to make a data call through the BREW network each time you open the application.

If you do know that there have been changes from the PC side, simply log into iDatebook and get in the habit of selecting the "refresh calendar" button on the bottom toolbar.

Feel free to consult with the help sections in the sync software, iDatebook and the iPhonebook/iDatebook web account for more detailed instructions on all of the features available to you.

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