IPhone 3G won't recover after trying to update to 2.2 firmware

When i tried to update to 2.2 my phone reset and went to the connect to itunes screen, it says its in recovery mode and when i try to restore it it gets almost to the end point on the restore bar with the apple on the phone, then the phone resets and goes back to the connect to itunes screen, ive done the reset and reinstalled itunes , none of them work, please help! i only got to use the thing one day

try putting your iphone in DFU mode and then restoring
turn your iphone off make sure it is plugged into the computer and have itunes open then at the same time hold your iphones home and power buttons release the power button after 8 seconds but continue to hold the home button until your iphone shows up in itunes your screen should still be black if logo appears try again
i had the same problem when i updated to 2.0 from 1.1.4 i tryed everything and even using DFU MODE didnt work
i have no apple store near me and didnt feel comfortable shipping my iphone so i brought it to a iphone/mac specialist store they hooked it up and ran some thing and said the update gave me two basebands whatever that is and somehow they deleted one and then the restore worked
good luck
if you need help getting into DFU MODE try google for help

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