Iphone 3gs wont accept a charge.

My iphone 3gs wont accept a charge at all,  not from its original ac adapter, usb or aftermarket ones.Once the phone goes flat and turns itself off it charges back up until it powers up then nothing again.  and the small amount of charge it did get only lasts about 1 hour.
I cant do a back up and/or reboot coz the usb doesnt connect either...  What do I do?

I forgot to mention,  this phone is only 8 months old but it's out of warranty coz it was a new warranty replacement for another one that stopped working.  I was told this one only got the warranty that was left from the other one??

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