HT4623 firmware file not compatible when updating iphone 4?

I have just upgraded to a 4s and i am trying to back up my iphone 4 before i swap the data after attemting to update to ios5 on my iphone 4 i get the error message 'unable to update my iphone as the firmware file is not compatible' what does this mean and what can i ndo to back up my phone?

It means that the phone was previosly hacked and the baseband altered.  It can no longer be updated or restored with a stock iOS.

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