Iphone in recovery mode and wont restore

hello,
I tried updating my iphone 5s to iOS8 yesterday and it was stuck updating for a couple of hours without moving an inch despite me having a good internet connection. so i unplugged it and it went into recovery mode, i knew i would have to restore it but now when u plug it into itunes it says u
it needs to be restored and updated and when i click yes it downloads the iphone software update but when thats finished it just comes up again saying it needs to be restored and updated and when i click yes it just downloads the software update again. its done this about 5-10 times and is getting very frustrating. i have the latest version of itunes so i know it cant be that.
can anyone help?
Many thanks

I had a similar issue. Turns out it was my internet connection at home and its inability to download large files without corrupting them (apparently a known issue with my Motorola modem). Usually it's not an issue but I tried it 30 or 40 times before I finally took my device to work and updated it there and it worked on the first try. Do you have the option of trying it somewhere else? Worth a shot anyway.

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