Updated to 3.1 & All Contacts Disappeared

HELP... how can I restore without syncing. Too many contacts not backed up! Thanks, in advance.

Basically , the answer is "no kidding". take a look at all the problems 3.1 has caused.
Well, you dont give much info to work from.
If you are syncing with Outlook, AND you have not overwritten the pc with the phone stuff - here is what i did:
Fixed all the broken stuff in outlook (double entries and such), then re-synced BUT checked the box at the bottom of the summary page that tells the system to replace all the iPhone contacts with what is on the machine.
PIA , but it worked ok.
You might be able to get it back from your last sync and back up.

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I don't think that is the case.. I noticed they were there when I would first complete a restore from backup but as soon as my apps started loading they would disappear again.
I got them back by immediately turning on airplane mode as soon as I completed the restore. I the turned off iCloud sync and selected keep contacts on this phone. turned iCloud back on and selected merge contacts.
First time I tried that it worked for a minute until the apps started to update again, I believe it might have been WhatsApp, then, what do you know, contacts gone again. I repeated the process and, this time, I deleted all my apps. Seems to be working ok now. All contacts have stayed.
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It looks like Apple jumped the gun on not syncing contacts in iOS 7.0.4.
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From iPhone User Guide For iOS 7 (October 2013)
"You can use iTunes to sync the contacts, calendars, notes, Safari bookmarks, and email account information on your computer with your iPod, iPhone, or iPad. iTunes also syncs this information from your device to your computer—for example, if you add contacts on your iPad, syncing adds those contacts to Contacts on your computer (or Address Book, in some versions of OS X).
"When you sync, iTunes determines whether your device or your computer contains the most recent information, and lets you choose the information you want to sync.
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