Iphone 3G won connect to network unless 3G is disabled

I have a Iphone 3G running on firmware 2.2.1 and when I turn it on or reset it with the 3G option on it will just search for a signal never connecting unless I travel in to a 3g area (I’m in a edge area) then it will switch from 3g to edge when I travel outside of the 3g but if I turn it off or reset it will not connect again. If I turn of 3g it will connect to the edge network right away with no issues and advice would be great

Firstly i would try and reset the Wi-Fi Router sometimes it isnt the phone and just the Router itself, so reset the Wi-Fi and your phone.
If that doesnt work try go, settings/general/reset then reset Network connections, all this does is what i says, then you will need to re enter all the wi-fi settings into your phone, i.e wi-fi name and password. 
this worked for me when this problem happened, if it doesnt work for you, i would take your phone back to apple

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