Any DISADVANTAGES of restoring from backup?

[msmith2112]

I've got to exchange my iPhone today and will be receiving a new unit. I'm trying to decide whether to restore the new unit using the backup of my old one in iTunes or just treat it like a brand new iPhone and start from scratch.

I like the idea of having a "clean" start, but I don't know if this is particularly necessary?

Are there any disadvantages of using the backup utility built into iTunes for the iPhone?

Any ideas?

 

[Nipz]

Personally id just restore the phone

Edit: i mean restore from back up!

 

[macDonalds]

I recently had to replace my iPhone and did a restore from itunes. No problems here.

 

[SFStateStudent]

Well...

I had a software glitch with my 1st returned iPhone, and the genius said that I should not do a restore from the old iPhone backup, for fear that I would develop the same software glitch.

 

[msmith2112]

Yeah, SFSS, that's exactly what I want to prevent.

I don't mind re-entering info, etc...so I'll prob just treat it as a new iPhone.

 

[SFStateStudent]

There is a way to transfer your contacts and iCal...

Yeah, SFSS, that's exactly what I want to prevent.

I don't mind re-entering info, etc...so I'll prob just treat it as a new iPhone.

without re-entering all your information. I had over 300 phone numbers and email addresses when my iPhone went down, but getting the data to my new iPhone was not a problem.

 

[msmith2112]

without re-entering all your information. I had over 300 phone numbers and email addresses when my iPhone went down, but getting the data to my new iPhone was not a problem.

Oh, i'll sync all of my calendar, contacts, etc. using iTunes.

But, I'll still have to reset all of the settings on the iPhone back to how I had them, re-add Webclips, etc.

 

[billmister]

what if you had a jailbroken phone, restored it to original and get a new one?...

If you restore does that restore all your icons and stuff without the jailbroken? Or restores it with info from the jailbroken past iphone?