Upgrading to OS4 erased ALL my contacts and texts

I backed up the phone prior to upgrading but I do not no where to find the back-up. Any ideas on how to get the contacts back? I don't sync with Outlook or similar program. My iPhone was my database.
Thanks

You must do a restore using the former backup. Go to iTunes | Edit | Preferences | Devices and verify your former iPhone backup is still listed. If so, you can use it to restore and hopefully get your texts, etc. back.

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If the contacts are still in Address Book on your computer, but just not on the phone, you can tell iTunes to force replace the contacts on your phone with those from your computer. You can do this by going into the Info tab when your iPhone is connected, and checking the Contacts box under the Advanced section at the bottom of the page.
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To backup your iCal information, follow the steps in this article:
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