Help- erased my iPhone through Find my iPhone (as it was stolen) but now I can't see how to restore to my new phone!

Question

My iPhone 4 was recently stolen, so I erased it via the Find my iPhone app.  I'm planning to get a new one and will want to restore it so it has all the data and setting from my old phone, but when I log into iTunes my old device isn't showing in the device list.  If it's not showing in the device list how can I restore the content to my new phone?

Answer 1

Thanks for your very helpful reply.  It's just what I needed after the stress and upset of having my phone and indeed my entire handbag stolen.  I was under the impression that this was a forum to get help, but with people like you around apparently not!
Please see below re some of your rude and in fact incorrect comments:
diesel vdub wrote:
Laurs234 wrote:
when I log into iTunes my old device isn't showing in the device list. 
Why would it?  Devices only appear in the list when they are connected to iTunes either physically via a cable or via Wi-Fi.
Actually, that's wrong.  Maybe you should check your facts before you post rude and incorrect replies!
Laurs234 wrote:
If it's not showing in the device list how can I restore the content to my new phone?
Read the User's Guide before asking any more silly questions.  Not trying to be rude but you come across as clueless.  The User's Guide covers basic functionality.
I have read the guide, it doesn't answer my question.  Perhaps if you read the guide yourself you would be aware of that!