IPhone 3G 16GB will not boot.

OK, trying this question again in the right section. :P
Well I have a 16GB iphone 3G here in my hand that is stuck in a repeating reboot and will not boot up
Long story short, I don't know if the handset previously worked. it was handed to me and i received a "I bet you cant fix this" from a work colleague.
Well I have downloaded the 2.2.1 firmware on windows and Mac and tried to install it.
"iTunes can not connect to the iPhone (error 1600)"
Tried again in DFU mode and clicked restore on 2.2.1 and same error message but this time it was error 1601
Tried a fresh install. Downladed iTunes 8 on Mac AND windows,
Placed the handset into restore mode on both machines and downloaded 2.2.1 again.
This time the firmware package opens and tries to send to the iPhone but I get the
"cant connect to the iphone or the iphone failed to respond (error 23)"
what else can I do to try and get the handset operating again?
The handset has NEVER been abused or dropped and its been sitting in its box for a while and looks to me like an out of box failure. There is not a mark on it, Even still covered in the plastic the iPhone comes with when you first take it out of the box.
Anyone else got some ideas to get this thing up and running?
Cheers.
(oh and PS, I have another iPhone that works 100% on all machines so its not hardware faults on the computer/cables end.
Cheers.
PS called Apple Tech support and they dont have 1600, 1601 and 23 errors in their data base to give me a explanation on what they mean.. Woot!

No unfortunatly. when the handset is on the dock or other usb charger the handset will display the Apple logo like its going to boot. 2 min later the handset will automatically restart and do the whole thing over again. OR sometimes the screen will go dark like the LED is off, but you can only faintly see the Apple logo.
I have been back on the phone to apple tech support and she again could not help me fix the issue. (altho all we did was basic trouble shooting like I already have)
The handset seems to display Error 23 alot now.
itunes will ONLY recognize the handset in DFU mode, then when I do a force restore, it will fail with error 23.
If i plug the handset into iTunes like normal, The iphone will only boot and reboot, iTunes will not pick it up.
The handset has been on charge or connected to power all day.
wow... what an annoying problem
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