My iphone 3gs is frozen

Right - I was looking through Safari on my iphone 3gs last night when it decided to show the White Screen of Death!!! Followed the instructions found on this site regarding holding down Sleep/Wake and Home together, when it decided to then go to the apple logo screen and freeze, for the next 10 hours!!!! I've read further instructions posted on this site regarding "Close iTunes. Plug iPhone into computer with the USB connect cable. Turn off your iPhone. Hold down the power and home button. When you see the Apple logo, release the power button but continue holding the home button down. Open iTunes and wait for it to tell you that its in restore mode." That didn't work, came up with error message 1603. Followed those instructions but it now has come up with error message 21 - what it going on, and can someone please, please help me!
Paulie

What is a DFU Mode Restore?
Have the same problem & there are not too many Authorized Apple Service Centers in India, coz, we're not a priority to Apple Yet!!!
Cheers,
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Hi there,
I'm new to the site;
And I'm in despair.My Iphone isn't jailbroken or anything like that. So this is how it begins;
I downloaded the alarm clock app on my Iphone 3gs on Tuesday evening, so I could set my alarm for the following morning, it downloaded fine. I woke up the following morning to the phone vibrating twice every 5 seconds or so and the phone was frozen on the passcode screen.
I have tried the home button/sleep button reset to no avail.
I have tried tried connecting it to itunes and doing the restore-i click the restore button but it only ends up updating which then fails due to the 3259 error code?!
I have tried doing this in the recovery mode but it still doesn't work.
I have tried searching endlessley on both google and youtube for hopeful fixes but I am beginning to loose hope?!
I have only had the Iphone two weeks as my cousin's contract expired, so I bought it off her.
If anyone could help me I would be very grateful,
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