3GS crashes every time it rings, and also at other random times

Hi - my 3GS is running OS4.2.1 and has recently started crashing whenever anyone calls me (which is useful in a phone), and also without warning at other random times.
It's like it dies - the screen fades out and I have to switch back on with the power button. If I'm near a speaker I can hear the signal interference still going on, but the phone is unresponsive and needs rebooting.
I had a macbook pro that used to do this as well - just turn itself off randomly, which was really infuriating. I hope it's not in-built apple trickery to try to get me to shell out more cash after a set period of time (had the phone a couple of years, had the mbp a couple of years)...
Any assistance much appreciated - I don't really want to restore the phone and wipe everything, but I'm bracing myself for that advice.
Thanks,
Paul

First, replace your sim. Your carrier/provider should give you a new one for free. If no change, try restoring your phone from your most recent backup. Follow this with syncing your iTunes content back to your phone. You won't lose any data or settings. While this will restore a fresh copy of the OS, if your problem is being caused by corrupt data on your phone, this will merely restore the problem. If no change after doing this, the next step is to restore as a "new" device in iTunes, again followed by syncing your content back to your phone. All saved data on your phone will be erased. If no change after restoring as a new device, your phone most likely has a hardware issue. If under warranty, make an appointment at an Apple store. If out of warranty, Apple has an out of warranty replacement program. Cost in the US is $199.

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