HT204587 New iPhone 5 restore from iCloud

I just upgraded from an iPhone 4 to 5S, and the restore to the new phone from iCloud 20 hours now.  The iCloud setting says "This iPhone is currently being sestored ans will automatically back up when i is done."     How can I tell it's still running, and how long should it have to take?  Shouldn't it be done by now?

In order to restore from backup, you have to activate the phone first, did you do that?
Also depending on how much photos you have to transfer over it does take awhile hours or so.
How strong is your wifi connection?

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