3GS firmware downgrade to restore 2.x iPhone backup

I had an iPhone 3G that died May 2009, I will be getting an iPhone 3GS soon and I want to import my old phone as it was.
I don't want to just sync contacts, etc.
I want my old text messages, favorites, google map bookmarks, everything like it was when my last iPhone backup ran in May..
Can I downgrade firmware to 2.2 or whatever it was back then and then software update back to the current and keep all my settings?
Has anyone done it?
I assume it won't even see the old iPhone backup from 2.x when I hook up a 3.X firmware phone

It will see your backup just fine & keep the current firmware. Just follow the directions here;
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2109

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