HT4623 the update wiped out my contacts.  how do i get them back?

i updated my iphone 4s and now i don't have my contacts.  they're gone.  how do i get them back?  I can't figure it out.

They will be in whatever program/service you have been syncing.  Just sync them back.
If you have failed to sync them with your computer/service regularly, as the iphone is designed, then they are probably gone.

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