Problem with updating iPhone 3gs

Can someone help? I am trying to update my old iPhone 3gs 8gig. Still on iOS4, and need to update it to iOS6. Because it's still on iOS 4 i can only update via iTunes, however, as soon as i start the update download, it runs up until the last few megabytes and then it just quits, and the update has to be downloaded all over again only to get to 784 of the 786mb download and it quits again...i am using a wifi network, so it cant be the connection...
Any suggestions?

You can do a google and find out how to download the file from another source, then also find out how to manually update your phone.   It isn't hard, and maybe that will get you going.

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    "Invalid SIM" or "No SIM Card installed" alert appears intermittently.
    Status bar displays "No Service", "No SIM" or "Searching" in a location with good network coverage.
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    I have a problem with my Iphone 4s since I did my first update at your Itunes, the bluetooth and the WiFi it is not workinhg anymore.
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