Trouble upgrading iPhone 3Gs

When I try to upgrade my old iPhone 3Gs on itunes, I get a message that iOS 4.2.1 is the current version.
But I would like to upgrade to 5 or newer so that I can listen to my itunes Match... any idea what I can do to get a more current version on there? (It is an inactive iPhone that I use as an an iPod) Thanks!

If it's an iPhone 3G, it can't be updated past 4.2.1.
If it's an iPhone 3GS, you need to install a newer version of iTunes on the computer.
If you don't know which one it is, append the last three characters of its serial number to http://www.everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/?search_keywords= and load the page.
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