Best way to transfer all data to a new model phone...

Question

Does anyone have a recommended and systematic way to transfer contacts, messages etc from one phone to another.
eg I recently upgraded from a 6310 to an N95. I discovered that some of my contacts inj the 6310 were onn the SIM and some were on the phone.
I tried to back-up the 6310 to my PC and then restore to the N95.
Somehow I ended up with many duplicated contacts, which meant that caller ID did not display names when i received calls.
I discovered that with Nokia help. But I am still left that stored messages which were transferred, are transferred ok, but now display the phone number instead of the contact name.
so specific questions:
1. any idea how to correct the issue I have with my phone
2. generally, is there a systematic way to clean up a phone before transferring data to a new handset
3. Any tips for systematically organising contacts on a phone? previously I have just added contacts, saved numbers etc, and the phone seems to have decided where to store them.
(I am not a luddite, I have a degree in electronics, I have worked in technical positions troubleshooting equipment and software for years, but I have never sat and played with mobiles to get the hang of how to use them efficiently - and I find the N95 user guide not so clear or helpful in some areas)
any sites or documents you can point me towards would be welcome.
Thanks

Answer 1

1. YOu have succeeded more than many others, the difference between 6310 and N95 is quite huge, 6310 is a rather simple Nokia S40 operating system phone and N95 is S60 phone with much more capabilities and there seems to be quite much differences between the models so I donät think you can get more than you have already.
2. Which phone you want to clean the 6310 or the N95 I did not get that ? (anyways, you can if my memory serves me right clean the 6310 with some settings - restore factory settings. If it does not clean the contacts, calendar and messages, then you need to clean them using the applications themselves and dig into the settings of that particular area.
3. If you think about N95 here, you need to use the appropriate fields: first name, last name and then you can choose from the phonebook settings that are the numbers displayed alphabetically by last name or surname. Also you can check if the phone displays names from phone memory, SIM or both.
YOur old contacts from 6310 are such that the phone does not have a means to make a difference between last/first name, so they may apprear only in lastname or first name field in your newq phone and you need to sort that out.
http://europe.nokia.com/A4323684