How do I sync outlook contacts with extensions to mobile device

[Jeff]

Is there a resolution yet to the problem that Outlook contacts with
extensions add an "x" before the extension when using Active Sync to sync to
a Windows Mobile PDA phone? That "x" prevents the number from being dialed at
all when selected from contacts list on the device. Changing the "x" on the
device to "," allows the number to dial (and actually also dials the
extension after a pause depending on how many ","s added), but the number
does not then sync back properly with Outlook (plus - I have hundreds of
contacts that would need to be changed manually - a real pain!).

Thanks