Why is my iphone 4 not updating to 5.1

I have the Iphone and I need to update it. So I click the update button, and it tells me that there is an error. It won't let me, so please how do I fix this?

At first it says contacting the server...Then it says The IPhone software update server could not be contacted. Make sure you network settings are correct and your network connection is active, or try again later.
And I try this about everyday and get the same answer.

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