Iphone 3gs only works while on wall charger

Hi i have and iphone 3gs and it only will stay powered on while being plugged into a wall charger, then it wil freeze and turn off again, I have tried holding down the sleep and power button but it doesnt seem to help. Can anyone else help me so that I can use my Iphone while its not on the charger?

See troubleshooting steps under "Will not turn on, or will not turn on unless connected to power" in the Power/Battery section of this article: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2802.

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