How do you sync contacts between an iPhone 5 and a MacBook Pro without iCloud?

For now you can't. But see this: http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/03/20/apple-restores-usb-itunes-contacts-cal endars-syncing-in-new-os-x-mavericks-1093-itunes-1116-betas.

You're welcome.

I have to say this is really outrageous. I don't use Icloud because I don't want my data stored remotely. To remove this functionality is infuriating. I'm glad to hear it should be restored soon.

I do NOT trust iCloud because it duplicated by contact book 4 to 5 times and blew up my records.

Lately I realized that my Contact Book contacts are not updated and having lesser records, and did a check. There are a lot of missing contacts, despite Synching.

I sync iPhone 5s (and iPhone 5) to Mac Contacts and I do NOT use CLOUD. Now it seems that it forces me to use CLOUD.

I don't want to use CLOUD because of the BAD experience.

I just realized that I cannot sync my iPhone 5s (&5) Contacts with Mac Contacts anymore, there is no even a button for Contacts on iTunes.

This is RIDICULOUS... Screw around someone, this company is doomed.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6213335

What should we do now? iCloud is a total **** failure. It messed by my data.

Is there any avenues to pressure APPLE to bring back the Synching to Macbook? I don't ever want iCloud to store my data.