Update to os 4.2 on iPhone 3G crashed phone; wiped out Contacts and more

Is there ANY way to get my 'Contacts' back without reconstructing from scratch? Updated to iOS 4.2 on my 3G and it completely wiped-out my Contacts; Uninstalled almost all Apps; Removed Photos and Songs. Had done back-up & Sync just before doing 4.2 upgrade. Tried another Sync after the 4.2 install and got Apps & Songs back. Tried a complete reset/restore and got Apps, Songs & Photos but NO Contacts. Even the back-up on my computer seems to have been erased. It did leave the Phone's 'Favorites' but just the numbers; no names or other information. Also tried 'Import contacts from SIM' - program seemed to run but I could not find any 'Contacts' info anywhere. Any help? Any ideas? Thanks, D.

hi, has any one got any answers to this problem as it has happened to me, is there any where else the phone back info is stored other than library/mobile sync.
any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

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