IPhone 3GS Keeps freezing for no reason.

Hey All,
I bought a second-hand iPhone 3GS 16GB from Wicketgadget.com about... 6-7 months ago, the warranty has run out from that website and I doubt it's going to have the original apple warranty from it. I don't have AppleCare and I refuse to pay for support, that's stupid IMO.
Anyway, my problem is that my phone tends to just freeze up for no reason what-so-ever.. for example, I'll be doing something and it'll work fine, if I were to lock it and the screen went black like normal it'd be fine until I try to un-lock it 10 minutes later by pressing the home button or the lock button again and nothing will happen, infact I have to physically reset it by holding down those two buttons for at least 30 seconds or more before it responds. I then have to turn the phone off once it restarts and turn it back on again normally or else it continues to freeze no matter what I do.
I've tried fully restoring it,
I've tried updating it (it's running iOS 5.0.1),
I've tried everything I can think of.
It's had the digitizer and lcd replaced at least 3 times, including a new dock-charger incl. speaker set.
I'm currently on O2-UK,
The phone is running iOS 5.0.1,
My serial number is 880304GJ3NP
Help?

Could anybody help me please?

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