My iphone is no longer synching new contacts to icloud or my mac - help

I have tried disabling icloud and deleting contacts on my mac, then rebooting and turning icloud back on to synch with my phone.  It seems icloud has stopped talking to my phone.  what is the solution?

I have had a 3GS for 2+ years.  After upgrading to IOS 4 (now 4.3.5) I began having problems.  In the past week, my screen went to the itunes logo and USB cable twice -- unprovoked -- just found it sitting there like that!  I connected to itunes and it did restore from a backup but it is a major inconvenience.  I am also searching for answers, but better back-up regularly!

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