After reset erase all data, cannot recover

Have IPhone 3g. Getting ready to trade in, entered reset to erase all data. Moving bar of erased data looked good. After reboot Apple Logo stayed. Pushed power and home to shut off. Then reconnected cable to IPhone. Started ITunes, detected IPhone in recovery mode, started recovery, process looked good extracting software, verifying, preparing iphone for recovery but then received error message, cannot restore 2005.
Tried DFC mode (dark screen), same result, no recovery, same error.
IPhone was moved from original carrier, to new carrier, don't know for sure, the name of that process. Lyndia?
If that process changed firmware, how do I restore to original firmware?
Thanks to all good help/clues. Cheers, Bill

Not a helpful answer. Moving carriers is a part of being a FREE American. Moving isn't hacking in any sense of that terrible word.
Hacking is accessing malicously, without permission, and with the intent to gain access to data that does not belong to the person gaining access.
Moving a phone at the end of a contract is just like porting...guaranteed by USA law...of course it took law to enable that porting freedom.
I guess it will take legislative action to end the silly and uncompetitive, "locking."

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