HT4623 Why can't I update my iPhone 3Gs to iOS 6?

I normally get a notif when I need to update my iphone, but I didn't. All my friends updated theirs already, so that made me curious... But I read that iOS 6 is available for iPhone 3Gs.... What can I do?

Hello nitinpannu
The article below will assist with troubleshooting upgrading iOS on your iPhone.
iOS: Troubleshooting update and restore issues
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1275
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Regards,
-Norm G.

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iKenne wrote:
The original carrier was Rogers i bought it in Canada, but i used it in italy too with another sim card, without jailbreak.
I think that after updating it has been re-locked, but it doesn't work with the original sim too.
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