Why does my iphone 4 keep saying it needs to be restored

My iphone keeps saying that it needs to be restored sometimes it will work for a hour or a week but continuely needs to be plugged into itunes any solutions or helpful advice?

The genius bar is the support department at an Apple Store. They won't charge you anything to talk to you and look at the problem, but if the phone has suffered a hardware failure and is out of warranty it will cost you $149 for a replacement.

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