@Jimspy wrote: Again, all I want is a single point of entry, or a final master database that syncs with all the others. I would prefer that to be #2, but whatever's most practical. Thanks. ...
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@Jimspy wrote: Again, all I want is a single point of entry, or a final master database that syncs with all the others. I would prefer that to be #2, but whatever's most practical. Thanks. In my opinion, I'd ignore #4 (and the Verizon Cloud) and not worry about a carrier-specific place to save your contacts. On your phone's contacts, next time you save a contact, change where it's stored so that instead of going to your device, it's stored in your Google account (where it can be accessed by any device). There should be a 'save to' section when you save the contact that has a drop-down to choose whether to save to the device or to an account on your device, such as your Google account. Once you save a contact to your Google account, that option should then be the default but double-check before saving another contact and ensure that drop-down is set to save the contact to your Google account. Any contacts saved to your device (rather than to your Google account) can be exported/moved to your Google account via the phone's Contacts app. You can export contacts saved in Outlook and then import them into your Google contacts. There are numerous how-to videos on the internet. Ensure that your phone is set to back up to Google (in the Settings > System section). You should then be able to access your contacts via any device (phone, tablet, computer) via your Google account.