Why can I not update my iOS on my 3G phone?

I have followed all the instruction downloaded the  I tune on my hard drive and tried to update the iOS on my 3G phone but after sinking and backing up my data I got a message saying the update can not be done ????

You said it is an iPhone 3G... but the iPhone 3GS is listed in your signature. This is an important difference... can you please clarify which model you have?
iPhone 3G can only be updated to iOS 4.2.1.
iPhone 3GS can go to the latest iOS 5.1.
If you check your current version under Settings > General > About > Software Version, and your current OS is higher than 4.2.1, then you have a 3GS. If you have 4.2.1 and iTunes says it's the latest version, you have a 3G.

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