Restoring backup created in ios4 to earlier 3gs version

Probably a daft question but I hope someone can answer it for me.
Following problems with rebooting in the middle of calls Apple are going to replace my 3gs which I had updated with ios4 with a replacement phone.
As part of the trouble shooting with Apple CS (who I may say were excellent) I did a factory restore and then synched it from an earlier backup which was also created when using ios4. Assuming that the replacement phone has the previous operating system on it, when I come to connect it to my itunes and restore it from the last backup will it automtically load that backup onto the phone and re-install io4 or will it give me the option to skip upgrading to ios4 and keep the earlier OS?
At present I would prefer to stay with the earlier OS until the bugs in ios4 are resolved, although I guess that a couple of apps that require ios4 to work will just not function.
Any advice or comments appreciated.

You can only restore an iphone to iOS 4, as that is the only software currently signed by Apple. When you get your new phone, and restore from backup, iOS 4 will be installed on your phone. If your new phone comes with 3.1.3(possible, but unlikely), and you do not want to upgrade to iOS 4, your only choice is to set the phone up as new & not restore from backup.

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