IPhone 3GS won't update or restore?!

I don't understand why iTunes isn't letting me update or restore my phone... Everytime I try, iTunes reaches the "Verifying with Apple..." part and then I get an error saying "The iphone 'iPhone' could not be updated. This device isn't eligable for the requested build." There's two options on the error messages, more information and OK. Naturally, I clicked the more info option. I was taken to the following page:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1275
I've done everything the list has told me to, I even tried to restore and update on the phone and that even fails!
What gives?

Im having the same problem and practicly the exact same story hahaha, my old iphone broke so my uncle gave me his old 3gs but everytime i try to update or restore it it says that it was corrupted during download.

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