Original iphone not turning on

i just got the new iphone 3gs and switched out my sim card of the original iphone to the new one, and now my original one won't turn on. it keeps showing the apple symbol then turn back off. i have dropped it but i know that's not the problem. does any 1 know what i should do. i still want to keep the original iphone.

Have you tried resetting your iPhone?
Reset: Press the Home and On/Off buttons at the same time and hold them until the Apple logo appears (about 10 seconds).
No data will be lost.

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Hello Katyq,
The following article contains a number of things that I'd recommend trying in order to get your iPhone powered on.
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