How do I retrieve my phone contacts lost due to a factory reset

[Carolann_2]

Us cellular did a factory reset and all my phone contacts are gone how do I restore them?

 

[hang-the-9]

Take a look here http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/54234/how-to-recover-iphone-contacts/ If you did not backup your contacts anywhere or they were not imported from another place, they are likely gone.

Backups before issues are key to not having more issues.