IOS 5.1 on iphone 4.. having severe issues. (cant update)

I know there are tons of posts about this topic but i have yet to find one with the issue i am having exactly..
My iphone 4 refuses to update through settings, or itunes (even when the DNS is set to the google 8.8.8.8)
Through settings it will download, finsih then towards the end of preparing update.. boom it fails everytime. on every network i have attempted it on (4 of them to be exact)
When trying through itunes i just get the "Cant establish network" message.
and it is very frustrating. I would think after trying consistantly since the release i would have snuck in by now if the issue had just been overloaded servers.
I have even attempted on multiple computers one with ethernet cable connection, one through a wifi laptop (Both windows computers)
ANY help is greatly appreciated.
-Justin
P.S sorry if this is post is in the wrong part of the forum, i am new to using the Apple Forums.

Hmm.. woke up today, decided to try to download the firmware.. and it worked. i guess anyone who reads this and is having the problem i was.. just be extremely patient.

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