I have iPhone 3G, iTunes 10.5, offered to upgrade the version of the phone, after which you can only make emergency calls. Help! ! ! I'm in a panic!

Yesterday iTunes 10.5 offered to upgrade the iPhone 3G to the version of I don't know, most likely to the new. After that, the screen of the cable and the icon iTunes, you can only dial emergency calls. What to do? How to get back to the previous version, or at least to do so would the phone began to work? I'm from Russia, so you need the Russian version. Help please! Describe all of the items what to do... I'm in a panic!

Sounds like this was a hacked iPhone...hacked to unlock it so you could use it where you live. One of the big downsides to hacking an iPhone, to unlock it, is that updating software or restoring the phone will re-lock it to the carrier it was originally locked to. This appears to be what has happened to you. You have two choices to fix things: 1. Get the phone officially unlocked, or 2. Re-hack it to unlock it(sorry, can't be discussed here). Good luck.

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It might have been reported stolen and remotely disabled. You can try booting into recovery mode and then connecting to iTunes:
http://osxdaily.com/2011/01/08/iphone-recovery-mode/

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Just a thought, but maybe consider returning the device. Seems it might be a bit too complicated for you.

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under devices is the iphone and the only option is 'eject' i cannot restore or sync anything. the only sync option i have is to sync the computer's history.

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The sim card inserted in this iphone does not appear to be supported
only compatible sim cards from a supported carrier may be used to activate iphone
please insert the sim card that came with your iphone or visit a supported carriers store to receive a replacement sim card

So have you done as the message advises and visited a store to get a replacement SIM?
Did you purchase the phone on a contract with O2 or with another provider?

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Where are you and where did you get the phone. This sounds like a classic symptom of someone who bought an iPhone that originated in the U.S. which was then hacked so it would run on a carrier network other than AT&T... Then, when updating the phone, it becare re-locked to AT&T.
If that's what happened, you now own a paperweight. AT&T will NOT unlock them for any reason.
If this isn't the case, please clarify where you are, what carrier you have and where you got the phone so we can begin troubleshooting.

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i just got a iphone 3G. i plugged my phone up to itunes last nightt and it locked it. on the front screen it says plug into itunes and i can only make emergency calls. i put my sim card in there and it said no service. what do i need to do to unlock my phone????

Ask the Verizon store to exchange your iPhone for a different iPhone 4.
UPDATE - Sure, try ckuan's solution first. Then use mine if that fails.
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Mike

Thank you for replying. Yes I deleted the old email address..

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I have iPhone 3G, iTunes 10.5, offered to upgrade the version of the phone, after which you can only make emergency calls. Help! ! ! I'm in a panic!

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