IPhone won't sync or charge.... Help!

I take the USB cord, connect it to my MacBook, and nothing happens- iTunes doesn't open and my battery doesn't charge. I use the USB cord with an outlet- still no battery charge. By the way, this is with two cords. Then I used my sister's iPhone charger- still nothing. I don't know what to do.
Please Help!

You could try recovery mode:
Eric Hermanson
Re: iphone 3G is as good as dead
Posted: 15-Aug-2008 9:33 PM in response to: FH Person
To enter recover mode:
1. Turn your phone OFF. If you can't turn it off, FORCE a turn off by holding down the Power and the Home buttons together for 5 seconds.
2. While your phone is turned OFF, HOLD DOWN the Home button. Keep it held down.
3. Connect your phone to the USB cable on your computer. KEEP the Home button held down during all this time.
4. Keep holding the Home button down until you see the iTunes/restore screens appear on your computer and your iPhone.

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i've tried it in the cradle, i've tried it with the cable, i've tried it on my imac, i've tried it on my hubby's macbook pro with both charge/sync options, i've tried it in my car. nothing.
clearly this is something with my computer as my iphones have been replaced. can someone please help me?
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