Your carrier can swap your phone number for you. (I have to say “usually” because I used to do that for a major carrier. Once in a blue moon it just wouldn’t work, but very, very rare.) Maybe you already have.

If I lived close to an Apple store I would go there in a heartbeat. Just cuz.

You can use that restore function too, the Mac does a pretty good job. I have used it a few times. It will suck in all the information proper for the phone. There may be a couple of things you will have to fuss with later (from my experience). No biggy though. I’m a bit envious of your new phone.

I've got an Apple Store at the local mall. It's packed even when it ain't Xmas, and you basically need an appointment just to get in line. I'm going there anyway to re-up on all my side shit cause none of my stuff works with the new phone. (I'm going from thirty-pin to lightning, know'm say'n? ) I'll just ask them then. For now it works with my old number, and I've re-entered family and work contacts.

Thanks for the info, though. Very helpful.

And work best between like phone.

Makes it like it was on the old phone

I've used restore from backup to restore stuff to the same phone I backed it up from, but I never imagined using it to get my stuff from a 4 to an 11.

I think I better ask Apple Support.

Thanks for your reply, though. I really appreciate it.

Thanks for the reply!