The warranty should cover this. Last resort,buy a new one on eBay.
I have read many forum issues regarding syncing programs with the PDAs but haven't seen this one yet...Is there a way to initially sync a new PDA to a laptop without using the sync cable.
Right out of the box the sync cable is broken! Can we use Bluetooth, IR or WiFi to get going?

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