How to Sync your Old iPhone Settings to a new iPhone (Text, Wallpaper, Icon

I have upgraded from a 4gb to an 8gb and then to a 16gb iPhone. Today I purchased the new 3G 16gb iPhone and have transferred all of my information (including Text Messages) to my new iPhone.
What they tell you in the store is to just plug in your phone and hit sync. That doesn't give you everything. To get everything from your old phone to your new one, just follow these steps:
1) Sync your old iPhone (when finished, unplug it)
2) Plug in the new iPhone
3) Ask to "Restore" (this may bomb out but just restart the restore and it should work)
4) After #3 above, the system will ask you if you want to resync from your new iPhone. DO NOT USE THAT OPTION) Instead, choose from the drop down selection Your Old iPhone Backup)
5) Let it run. When completed, you will only have your system changes (Wallpaper, icons, text messages, etc.)
6) Now sync your iPhone to your iTunes (remember that you will have to reselect your playlists, movies, etc.)
You should now have the new iPhone with all your old iPhone's information

CHANGING APPLE ID/EDIT ACCOUNT INFORMATION/CHANGE ITUNES COUNTRY
Tap Settings / iTunes & App Stores, then tap the Apple ID signed in. Sign out of the current Apple ID account and then sign in with another account or create a new Apple ID http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2731?viewlocale=en_US
Go to settings/facetime and tap the ID there and log out and log in with new ID.
Go to settings/messages and turn off imessages wait 30 seconds and turn it back on, go to “receive messages at” tap on the ID there, sign out and sign in with new ID.
Go to settings/icloud and delete the account and when prompted select “keep information on your device” then turn it back on with the new ID.
To edit account information tap Settings / iTunes & App Stores / Apple ID: / View Apple ID
To change your iTunes Store country, sign in to the account for the iTunes Store region you would like to use, tap Settings/iTunes & App Store/Apple ID/View Apple ID/Country/Region
Read this article for information http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1311

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