Different SIM Detected - Please connect to iTunes

Hello,
I have had my iPhone 3G contract on O2 for just over a year. In the beginning I wanted to keep my previous O2 number, so was told to use my previous simcard and they would update the account information. This was fine.
After a while I realised I wasnt getting 3G signal, and never had. I assumed it was the handset so I went to apple store about 6 month ago, they got me a new one. The same problem, I couldnt get 3G but being vey busy I couldnt go back to apple for another 6 months. They got me a new one again, and when the problem persisted we realised it must be the sim card.
After a few days I went to O2 and they supplied me with a new simcard, after a day waiting for the account to transfer, I installed the sim and it got 3G signal at last.
But the problem now, is that every time the phone boots up, it says Please connect to iTunes. The only alternative is an emergency call. You can imagine my frustration when I went abroad to copenhagen with all my contact details and phone numbers on the phone, and no way to access it.
I have spoken to the O2 iOPhone support team, who tried to help by talking me through the 'Reset all settings' option. But the problem persists.
Please help! This is very frustrating.
Kind regards,
Stuart

Hello,
Thank you all for your contributions, eventually after 2 long conversations on the phone with the Network and with Apple themselves, I booked in to the Genius Bar of my nearest apple store.
They were too busy to even listen to my problem or think it through, but just ended up replacing my handset. This seems to have worked, but I will avoid rebooting from my previous phone back up... as it seems like it must be a software conflict somewhere between the SIM, IPhone, ITunes and the online registry.
I really hope the rest of you can solve your problems... The three previous times I have been to the genius bar they had time and were very helpful, so I think a visit to apple is the best bet.
All the best,
Stuart

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