Syncing new iphone 3GS to old itunes version

Hi,
I just bought an iphone and am trying to sync it to my laptop- but my macbook's operating system is old (OSX 10.4.11) and i'm running itunes 9.1.1.
Is there a way that I can adjust my iphone to accept an older version of itunes? i can't get the current itunes on this OS.
i'm not sure if i can even update the OS on this laptop to keep it current... it's from 2005 and it's already been updated twice.
Thanks for yr help!

Near an Apple store? If so, make an appointment. Take your computer and phone. There have been reports of the geniuses updating computers running Tiger to Leopard and then giving you the Leopard disk. Can't guarantee this will be your experience, but worth a try if a store is close by.

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