HT1338 Why won't itunes allow me to update my iphone 3gs to ios 5?

Why won't itunes allow me to update my iphone 3gs to a later version?

First, confirm that you really do have an iPhone 3GS and not a 3G:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3939
If you really do have a 3GS, make sure you have the latest version of iTunes, 10.7, on your computer.
Regards.

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