Iphone 4 keeps randomly freezing

My sister's new iphone 4 keeps randomly freezing up. The screen froze at startup, in an app, and when we tried to take a picture. I tried holding down the on button and the home button for a while, but that doesn't work. The only way its stops freezing is when the battery dies out. I can't even plug it in to the power cord to get it to charge or get it to restart. No reaction whatsoever. Any ideas on what to do, other than take it back to Best Buy where we bought it? We've had it for almost a month and this is the fourth time it's frozen. So frustrating!

Hello talkboy992,
We've an article that can help get your iPhone stabilized.
iOS: Not responding or does not turn on
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3281
Cheers,
Allen

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