How do I sync iPhone contacts to Yahoo and NOT Yahoo to iPhone?

Twice I have had to get a new iPhone for hardware issues. Each time I get a new phone I lose all of my contacts. What am I doing wrong when I sync/backup?

If you have a good set of contacts anywhere get them backed up. Then I would suggest getting contacts synced to computer. Go to yahoo to look at contacts there then follow this link to sync to computer. From there you can easily sync contacts to your phone from computer.
There seems to be a problem with yahoo contacts syncing with newer iOS. So avoid missing contacts in the future by having copies on your computer and syncing with iCloud possibly.
Here's a link for getting contacts from Yahoo to computer. If your contacts are on your phone sync and back up to iCloud first.
http://help.yahoo.com/kb/index?locale=en_US&page=content&y=PROD_MAIL_CLASSIC&id= SLN3626&impressions=true
How to restore a deleted contact
http://help.yahoo.com/kb/index?page=content&y=PROD_MAIL_ML&locale=en_US&id=SLN36 70&impressions=true

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