HT1296 how do I get the iPhone to change to a different phone number on my account to sync to? In other words it is locked on my main number and I'm trying to back up my brother's number!  HELP

I am trying to sync a iPhone 3GS (I have 4 phones on my account) and I haven't sync'd it since October?  (It's my brother's phone and he doesn't use a lot of the features and wasn't willing to give it up for me to do so) anyway, I have over the years had to get new phones (replacements and such from Apple) so when I plugged this in it ONLY gave me the option of my phone number.  There was a list of other "Andrea's iPhone" but if I click on them the phone number still doesn't change to the one that matches his phone!  Hence I am scared to death that my entire phone is going to load on to his and I have the 4S!  I have NO idea how to fix it what to do.  Do I set it up as a new phone?  I mean how do I back it up and get the new software on it and everything?    Any and ALL help appreciated!  Will be grateful for anyone who is wiilin to answer me !!!   Thanks
Andie!
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I think I have this posted in the wrong area, but don't know how to change it.  I figured out how to download songs to my playlist in Itunes 12.1.  It seems that it does not work unless I delete the songs from my library first so they are only available on icloud.  Then I move the songs to the playlist.   After I am done adding the songs to the playlist, I press the cloud next to the playlist and the songs are downloaded to my iphone.  If I press sync first, I end up with the old playlist back on my computer minus the deletions and new songs.
I am now having problems getting my new purchases to transfer to my library.  If anyone knows how to get Itunes 12.1 to do this automatically, please let me know.

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