Iphone 3gs randomly shuts off and won't turn on

Yesterday i set down my iphone 3gs down on my counter for at least 5 minutes and came back and it was shut off. i tried recharging it, holding down both home and sleep keys, and pluging into my mac computer to try to restart it but its NOT working....it has been 24 hours since i last used it. Its a new phone and i have had it for 4 monthes. What should i do? - Zoe

Follow basic troubleshooting found in your user Guide for your phone.
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/iphone_user_guide.pdf
#1: Reset: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1430
#2: Restore: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414

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