Verifying iphone stuck on itunes

i went to finally update my 4s to ios 5.1.1 and now i have on the screen the usb and itunes symbols and cannot get it off itunes wants me to restore but it stays on verifying for too long not having any error messages just nothing but the symbols on the phone with the occasional time it restarts and i get  the apple symbol but then back to square one i tunes is doing nothing but verifying please help i have no apple store near to take to and i need my phone.

Right Click this link and select SAVE AS...
http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite.net/content.info.apple.com/iPhone/061-5828.2 0090127.aQLi8/iPhone1,22.2.1_5H11Restore.ipsw
Remember where you saved it. Do not open it.
Hold the SHIFT key while clicking the "Update" or "Restore" button in the iPhone tab in iTunes
On Mac:
Hold the option key while clicking the "Update" or "Restore" button in the iPhone tab in iTunes
Subsequently, a dialog box will come up which will allow you to select the firmware file to use for your update. At this point, simply browse to and select the firmware file that you downloaded.

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