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so..how can I keep my apps and such w/o putting iOS 4.0 on my 3G before getting iPhone 4? or is it even possible w/o switching to iOS4.0

You can restore a backup from 3G to iPhone 4. It doesn't matter if you have IOS4 or not.
 
Is there a way to only but your contacts onto the new phone, nothing else?

I dont need any texts, settings or apps.
 
when you guys say start from scratch do you mean even your contacts? What do you do about contacts?
 
i have a first gen phone. i really want to keep the contacts/calendar i have. guess i'm going to cross my fingers and backup those. After a few days of getting used to the new features I'll add the apps/pics/music.
 
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