There's an iCloud backup but how do I restore from it?

I backed-up my iPhone to iCloud and then performed a factory reset. Now I want to restore from the backup, but in iTunes it says 'Your iPhone has never been backed up to iCloud' (and the backup doesn't appear in the list) and in iCloud Backup on the iPhone there is an option to back-up again but not to restore. The timestamp at iCloud Backup is when the pre-factory-reset backup was made, and all of the backed-up data seems to be listed at iCloud Manage Storage, so it seems that the backup is there, but how do I restore from it?

Whichever you prefer, iTunes or iCloud. Should I use iTunes or iCloud to back up my iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch? - Apple Support

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The new one must have been in inventory for a while or it would have the latest iOS.
To update it, connect it to your computer and open iTunes. You may be prompted by iTunes that a newer version is available; if so, choose Download and Install to update it to iOS 6.1.3.
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hmm thats kinda odd! how he managed to do that i dont know I thought the backups were locked per phone or phonenubmers serial. Anyhow IF you have no backup at all then you have lost everything. There is software out there that can recover data on the phone that was deleted.. I would personally click restore on Itunes and restart over. You cant get back what you lost that easy and software that does recover deleted data may not allways work 100% and costs money for the software..
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The HT1766 article you attached lists the prerequisites for an iCloud backup:
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thank you for replying:)
but i tried all of the tips in the link and it still didn't work, does anyone else have any ideas?
and just to add another issue, i went under General>About>WiFi Address and there is one and i still cannot access the internet.
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Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.
I understand that you are wanting to restore your new iPhone 6 from an iPhone 5 backup. This sounds like the iOS version of your old iPhone 5 may be newer than what was installed on your iPhone 6. Try going through the steps in the article below.
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Cheers,
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