i have the same problem but i have a jailbroken iphone do u think thats the problem? and if it is is there a solution?
i cant update to ios 6 nor can restore my iphone 4s i get the "iphone software upgdate server could not be contacted" its been jailbrtoken iphone with abstine 5.1.1
iPhone 4S, iOS 5.1.1, jailbroken with abstine 5.1.1