My Iphone 3g stuck on Apple logo screen, My Iphone 3g stuck on Apple logo screen

I purchased an Iphone 3G back in 2009, just recently it started giving me an issue with loading properly.
It will freeze with the Apple logo, and the loading circle underneath it, Ive tried all the hardboots, resets, etc...None of these have helped whatsoever.
I took it to the Apple store and they told me that it was an unrepairable hardware problem, and that I would have to throw out 269$ to get a brand new phone 3G,
So I said no..but a few days later I tried charging the phone again, and all of a sudden it works as if it were brand new. It has not given me any problems for weeks except since yesterday. It's doing the same thing all over again.
My dillemma now is should I,
1) Pay out my contract ( which ends in October ) and buy the new Iphone 4, Cost me roughly 400$
2) Wait until a new Iphone 4G comes out? ( Has anyone heard anything?? )
3) Pay for a brand new Iphone regular, Cost me roughly 269$
4) Any other options I have?
Any help would be greatly apperciated, as Im in such a frustrated position ;(

hey there. I had the same problem as you - seemed to be caused by a crash on the app store for me. I freaked out a little too, because iTunes was beachballing when I plugged it in, so I couldn't even get to the restore button under the iphone screen.
But, it turns out you can make the phone enter a full software restore mode, as described here:
http://www.everythingicafe.com/forum/iphone-software/help-iphone-is-stuck-19333. html
"Plug your iPhone to the usb and then press and hold the power and the home button at the same time it will reboot but keep on pressing it next time it will boot,(let it boot twice while holding) an itune logo will appear and now you can restore, try it it works"
I have just restored the firmware etc now, which got my phone up and running again with factory settings, and now I am in the process of restoring from a backup (seems to be working, but it takes a long time I must admit).
Good luck!

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My Iphone 3g stuck on Apple logo screen, My Iphone 3g stuck on Apple logo screen

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