TS2690 i am having problems backing up an iphone3 to icloud

it says it is backing up but wont give me a time

You can't back up an iPhone 3G to iCloud because it isn't possible to access an iCloud account on an iPhone running iOS 4.

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    Hey helen 2005!
    I have an article for you that can help you troubleshoot this issue:
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    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
    Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities. Have a good one!
    -Braden

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