Device Switch Wizard Copies Messenger Contacts??? CURVE 8900

Hi there
I got a curve 8900 and it was slightly faulty so i got another one and got told that the device switch wizard copies pretty much everything to phonebook, messages, calender dates etc
HOWEVER does it also copy my messenger contacts?
Also does my pin stay the same?
Im desperate to know before i actually proceed in doing this
hope someone can help!!!
THANK YOU!!

Q4you wrote:
HOWEVER does it also copy my messenger contacts? Yes, it does.
Also does my pin stay the same? No, it does not. The PIN is a unique identifier for each BlackBerry and is not duplicated, copied or assignable.
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