How to backup old iphone on icloud to restore to new iphone?

My mom just got a new iphone 4s. She wants to back up everything from her old iphone (An older version, may be a 2 or 3 iphone.) To the new one. We have already downloaded icloud, created a itunes account for her. The icloud just backed up all my little sisters music library. After that the only icon for it in the actual itunes is next to the library/Music file names.



We need to know how to get allllllll her old information from her old phone to the new one asap.

We have a new SIM card too, we have a sync cord, we paid for the icloud also. I dont want this to be a waste. A lady at a AT%26amp;T store told us to use icloud to back everything up.



So to wrap it all up into simple text: We need to transfer data.



We need this ASAP. I would be so happy!!!How to backup old iphone on icloud to restore to new iphone?
You do not need to use iCloud to put all the information onto the new iPhone. There is a faster way. Simply plug the old iPhone into iTunes, sync it, then back click your iPhones name on the iTunes sidebar and select backup. After that's done and you plug the new iPhone into iTunes, it should ask you if you want to restore the phone from the backup, and just select the most recent backup you just did. If it doesn't automatically do that, click restore on iTunes and once the iPhone has been restored you can put the backup on. After that, just sync your phone and all your music, apps, contacts, settings, etc. will be on there!



But if you do want to use iCloud, then do the following.



Make sure the older iPhone is running the latest software (iOS 5.0). You can check the version of your software by going to Settings %26gt; General %26gt; About. It will be listed under 'Version'. If you're not running iOS 5.0 or above, you'll need sync and backup your phone and then update your iPhone. Once that is done, all the information will be put back onto the phone and you can set up iCloud.



You'll now have to force iCloud to do a backup. Go to Settings %26gt; iCloud %26gt; Storage %26amp; Backup %26gt; Back Up Now. Once your phone is backed up to iCloud, you can then set up the new phone, enter your Apple ID, and choose to restore from an iCloud backup.



I hope this helps! If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me via my e-mail on my profile. Happy new years!