Halp make my 3G faster, any tips?

I recently had my 4G stolen and I can't get a new phone from ATT for another 4 months so I am using my 3 year old 3G.
OK, sure I don't remember how slow it was and it sure can't compete with my 4G but I have a feeling there are some simple steps that I can do to free up memory or something like that.
I know it's slower than the 4 G but I really think it's way slower than it was when it was new.
Any tips or help would be much appreciated.

There IS no 4G iPhone.....

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