3G network problems in DC: cannot connect to internet, but works with EDGE

I can load web pages fine when I turn off 3G in the settings tab (and use only EDGE), but when I turn on 3G I need to "reload" the page several times before it will load.
This is really annoying because it is clearly a AT&T 3G network problem. After spending about an hour on the phone troubleshooting the problem with Apple-iphone and ATT "customer support", they concluded that although I was having a problem, because ATT does not show a current issue in the Washington, DC area, there is nothing they can do.
Argh! ATT and Apple need to work things out to fix the network problems, I hate being caught in the middle of their animus relationship.
I guess I will have to continue paying for a service that is spotty, because as the ATT representative pointed out, they do not guarantee any service and will not recompense for any alleged outage.
Wow, now that is a prime example of why having no effective competition in cellular providers means the customer loses.

I appears to me that the problem is not related to whether you are on the phone or not. Generally, it seems like there is a problem with the 3G network being EXTREMELY slow and non-responsive. When I press the reload button several times, sometimes is loads very quickly as I would expect on 3G.
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