My iphone 3G isn't being detected by my laptop nor by itunes

my dell laptop isn't detecting my iphone 3G nor is itunes although when i plug it to the charger it charges normally i have tried many things and nothing has worked what is the solution ???

could be
1 software issue
2 bad cable
3 bad usb port
4 broken connector in the iphone
you first try connecting to another usb port
then to another computer to see if it show up as a camera
then try another cable
if non of those things help thne 4 seem to be likely and repair is required

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