I cannot get past the usb picture on my 3gs,how can i update without connecting to itunes

I am unable to update my 3gs by connecting it to itunes, i have reset it via itunes but thats as far as i can get, i cant even get to the home screen to connect to wi fi,
I would like to contact apple to rectify this matter but i begrudge paying £25,

You can't get past it without connecting to iTunes. You must restore the phone using iTunes. It's in recovery mode.
You said you "reset it via itunes"... what does that mean? What happened? Did you get an error message? What did it say?
Make an appointment at the genius bar and have them look at it if nothing else. They won't charge you anything to diagnose it.

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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1939
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1767
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379
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sideeque wrote:
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