Can't make or receive calls when 3G is turned on

Any idea what might be causing this. I can send and receive fine if 3G is turned off, but as soon as I turn it on my 3GS fails on most outgoing calls and goes straight to voicemail on incoming calls.

" I found a guy who was having a similar problem and "solved" it by disabling 3G on Settings>General>Network"
there is no such thing in the iphone settings... i went to settings, general and theres nothing about "network" or 3G
complete bullocks and still have the problem

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