Broken phone - contacts retrieval

Please help! I have a C902, which is completely broken. My screen's cracked and totally illegible, the buttons don't work so I can't switch it on, and I need to retrieve all of my contacts. I have tried connecting the phone to my PC with USB cable, and downloaded Sony Ericsson PC Companion, but I need to be able to switch the phone and select 'phone mode' in order to open the information, which I can't do!! Any tech-wizards out there have any ideas? There must be something I can do!! Thanks. Jenny

Unfortunately no, they are all on the phone... sigh. Have tried everything to switch it on, no joy.

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