HT1692 i updated my i phone 4 with i tunes and when it got done my contacts were gone! what should i do to try and find them

I just updated my phone with i tunes and when it was done my contacts were gone what should do?

Contacts are not a part of backup. Only favourites and recent calls list is backed up.
Contacts are synced with a compatible programme on your computer (Outlook, Windows Contacts, Address Book etc) or with a cloud service (iCloud, Yahoo, Google). Sync back your contacts from whichever programme you were using.
If you have not been syncing/backing up your contacts with any of the programme, then they are gone.

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