Set up new iPhone with iOS5

Question

When I install iOS 5, i plan to set up a fresh installition without restoring from backup. Are there any pros and cons to consider?

Answer 1

Photo stream only keeps a maximum of 1000 photos, and only for 30 days.  After 30 days, photos are removed from photo stream but not on any device that has already received them.  That's why you still had 1294 photos in your photo stream album.  Chances are, all but 94 of them were older than 30 days and even though they were still on phone before, they were no longer in photo stream to download to any device connected to it for the first time (such as your restored phone).  If that's the case, then unfortunately I don't think there's any way to get the other photos back at this point. Photo stream photos need to be regularly saved to your camera roll, and then imported to your computer for safekeeping, as outlined here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4083.  Alternatively, if your computer meets the minimum system requirements, your photo stream photos can be download directly to your computer by syncing it with your iCloud account, as described here: http://www.apple.com/icloud/setup/.