IPhone 3GS + Mac OS 10.4.11 + iTunes 9.2

Just bought a iPhone 3GS, tried to connect to a PowerBook G4 15" 1.67 GHz running Mac OS 10.4.11 and iTunes 9.2. iTunes pops up and starts trying to connect to the iTunes store but does not suceed after 10 minutes. Any suggestion?

Your problem is the 3Gs no longer works with 10.4.11. You need to upgrade to 10.5.7 or try to install the old OS onto your iPhone which does work with 10.4.11. Not good news I know.
http://www.apple.com/iphone/iphone-3gs/specs.html

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