Can you restore a 3G with a 3GS restore?

Can you restore a 3G with a 3GS restore?
I have repeatedly setup the 3G as a new iPhone with the latest updates and when I attempt to restore from my 3GS backup, it keeps telling me that "The backup cannot be restored to this iPhone because the software on the iPhone is too old."
If you're wondering why I am restoring my 3Gs to a 3G, it's because my phone was stolen and since I have been waiting for the highly anticipated new iPhone to come ou, it was suggested by my carrier (AT&T) to see if I have any friends who have phones I could use to save on cost (since you can only return within 30 days an no one knows when the new phone is coming out."
Thanks in advance for anyone that can help with this restore!

Unfortunately, I don't believe this will be possible. iTunes won't allow you to Restore from a backup of a higher version of iOS software than the "target" device is capable of. Since the 3GS was probably up to 4.3.4, and the highest possible on the 3G is lower than that (4.2.1?) it's going to continue to give you this error.
Perhaps someone else can think of some kind of "unofficial" workaround, but I haven't heard of any. I have, however, seen iTunes throw errors after people have attempted to downgrade the iOS version and go backward... but in any case, even to try and downgrade, you would need to Restore legitimately to get the newer iOS backup operational and then try to downgrade it. Without a newer device, doesn't seem like that would work. =(

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