iPhone question

[DelB]

Apologies in advance for the stoopid question - my iPhone 5 is presently winging its way to me aboard a couriers van and I'm changing service providers from O2 to Orange. How do I get all my contacts off my O2 micro-sim iPhone 4 to my Orange nano-sim iPhone 5?

Thanks.

 

[PhilTheFragger]

Do you ever connect your current Iphone to your PC?

If so you should sync it with Itunes, this also creates a backup of your stuff

all you would need to do is to connect the new phone and restore the backup

In theory

Fragger

 

[DelB]

Cheers Phil. Yes, I generally charge it up via my laptop and it backs up to iCloud so hopefully all stored up there somewhere!!

 

[Region3]

I don't like syncing contacts with the PC because I end up with a load of garbage email addresses on my phone.

I'd say the easiest way is via iCloud. It just does stuff and I don't have to worry about it any more. Brilliant.

As far as I remember there's no way to transfer contacts from the phone to a sim. Even if there were, I'm sure the new iPhone sim is smaller than the 4.

 

[Region3]

Took too long to post.

If you already use iCloud for contacts then as soon as you sign in with your Apple ID your contacts should get pushed to your new phone.

 

[DelB]

Cheers Region. Much appreciated.

Just need the courier to shift his arse now!

 

[Tab373]

hope you phone isnt being deliverd by Yodel as mine is. Me and the wife ordered our iphone 5 from the same phone call/same sales man both being delivered to same address hers turned up at 1 today but i havent got mine. Yodel say i should get it by 9 tonight. Why not deliver at same time as same address same phone same contract. Yodel are Crap

 

[DelB]

Yes, I'm afraid it is Yodel. I'm not exactly filled with confidence about them, but sitting here with fingers crossed.

 

[vkurup]

Picked mine up... When u boot it up, it gives 3 options. 1) Set up as new phone 2) Restore from iTunes 3) Restore from iCloud. My stuff is on iTunes and iCloud. So just chose iTunes. Restore running for past 15 mins..

PS: The new shiny is really light.. Gr8 screen too. Just dont use the maps..

 

[DappaDonDave]

Picked mine up... When u boot it up, it gives 3 options. 1) Set up as new phone 2) Restore from iTunes 3) Restore from iCloud. My stuff is on iTunes and iCloud. So just chose iTunes. Restore running for past 15 mins..

PS: The new shiny is really light.. Gr8 screen too. Just dont use the maps..

Exactly, iCloud backup your old pond and it'll give up options of what you want to backup. Pics, contacts, calendar etc. then restore the 5 from iCloud.

Phil...IT guru...clearly not an iPhone guru.

 

[sydney greenstreet]

Picked mine up... When u boot it up, it gives 3 options. 1) Set up as new phone 2) Restore from iTunes 3) Restore from iCloud. My stuff is on iTunes and iCloud. So just chose iTunes. Restore running for past 15 mins..

PS: The new shiny is really light.. Gr8 screen too. Just dont use the maps..

I heard they already have a problem with maps for this phone.

 

[vkurup]

Disaster Update...

The restore from iTunes was stuck for 2 hrs, so I had to disconnect the iP5. Reset the iP5 to factory settings, and tried again, the bloody thing did not go thru. After spending a frustrating 4 hrs, had to manually move some contacts and do a lot of manual setting up. None of the photos transferred over and the apps kindof transferred. A bit of a middle of nowhere situation. No apple genius available till next Thurs, so grinning and bearing it. Atleast the damn phone works.

Apple is going the Microsoft way, never buy the toy on the first day. Let all the bugs settle down before u get it.