How do I make my phone reconnect to the data network?

I'm in an area that's allegedly full 3G coverage (40324 zip code), plenty of red on the map. But inside the office, I barely see one bar of phone coverage, and if I'm lucky I get 1x data connectivity.
I'd be fine with this if the data connection stayed stable throughout the workday. It doesn't, and I have to fully power my LG Vortex off and back on to get it to try and reconnect. There doesn't seem to be any other way of making the phone try and pick up the data connection again. I'm doing this multiple times a day.
If I go outdoors, the phone won't automatically reconnect then either, even though it gets a 3G connection when I power cycle it. Is there any way other than shutting down and restarting to force the phone to try and make a data connection again?

Ann154 wrote:
Only the original poster (OP) can mark a post as the solution, if the post is no longer the solution the OP can unmark a post as the solution by going to the options link on the right side of the post and selecting the "Not the solution" option.
I'm the OP and I never marked this as solved. There is no option under Options to select "Not the solution" that I can see.
Anyway, as I noted above, enabling global roaming for all trips seems to have corrected the issue where the data connection drops and could only be reestablished by power cycling the phone. That solution came from a separate thread. I appreciate everyone's feedback.

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