IPhone 3GS is not connecting to my Mac. Charges in the wall fine but doesn't do anything when I plug it into my computer.

I bought this phone on ebay and it's still in great condition, charged up quickly, and seems to be working fine except for this one thing. I factory reset it and plugged it into my Mac and nothing happened. No charging sound - nothing. I contacted the seller and she mentioned that maybe it isn't compatible with a higher version of itunes since the phone hasn't been updated? That doesn't seem right but I would hate to think that I just wasted my money. Could it possibly be an internal problem? Any help would be much appreciated seeing as I don't have an Apple store anywhere near me.

Yes, I have the current version of itunes. I charge my ipod and digital camera with the same USB ports and I've never had a problem with them. Woops, when I said 'computer' I was just referring to my Mac again. Sorry for the confusion. But yes. I even tried using my ipod cord with it to no avail.

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Have you loaded the unlock onto your phone yet?
If yes: connect to iTunes to load the up-to-date carrier settings of your phone.
If that does not work navigate to settings>general> reset>reset network setting and confirm that.
If that does not work have your SIM replaced.
If no: backup your data, then navigate to settings>general> reset> reset contents and settings and confirm that your phone will be reset to factory settings. Then set it up again and load your backup. Now you have loaded the unlock.
If all of that does not help contact Apple to check if the carrier has really done the unlock. And if you have not doen an official unlock, but a jailbreak there is nothing I can do for you.

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Place the iOS device in Recovery Mode and then connect to your computer and restore via iTunes. The iPod will be erased.
iOS: Wrong passcode results in red disabled screen
If recovery mode does not work try DFU mode.
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
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Place the Device into Recovery mode...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
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IPhone 3GS is not connecting to my Mac. Charges in the wall fine but doesn't do anything when I plug it into my computer.

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