IPhone 3GS will not update or restore

Got my iphone 3gs replaced under warranty, the new iphone will sync everything as normal, however it will not restore, also when i press check for software update i get this message:
"the iphone software update server could not be contacted."
"make sure your network settings are correct and your network connection is active, or try again later"
i have tried putting into recovery mode and dfu mode via the wake/sleep button & the home button, but i get no joy i get same message.
i have tried uninstalling and disabling my firewall no luck there
i have tried everything everybody else has tried and still no luck.
i un-installed itunes and re-installed with latest version 9.2.1.5.
i also tried updating itunes via help then update and i got following message:
"the itunes server could not be contacted. please check your internet connection, or try again later".
this has been happening since yesterday since i tried to put iphone in dfu mode, cos on the net i found a few people saying if you put in dfu and do a full firmware update it wipes everything off iphone, then restore via itunes back up and you should get better battery life and performance using the IOS4.
now on my other iphones i had, 3g and iphone 4, these features worked perfectly, i am now very cheesed off and can't even restore normally let alone in dfu mode.
since getting the replacement 3gs it is the first time i have checked these features so i don't know if it could be the iphone itself.

Its now working, i think it had something to do with talk talk and apple.

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