IPhone 4 won't stay on 3G.  Goes to E and stays there.

I had an iPhone 3G. Not the 3GS, just the 3G. I really liked that phone and couldn't wait for the "upgrade" to see what it could do. I got the 4 and sold my 3G. So did my wife.
Well, my wife has no problems with hers, but I'm having issues with connectivity, reception, and lack of 3G coverage. My phone starts on 3G, but within a day or so, it switches over to E... and stays there. The internet and all of my apps seem to move VERY slowly. Pages actually load, and load, and load... finally coming up. If I turn the phone completely off and then back on again, it goes to 3G coverage and I'm moving along at a good speed, although I can't really say it's any faster than my old 3G. But then within a day or so, I'm back on E and back to sluggish.
I've dropped more calls since getting this phone than I did the entire time I owned my 3G. Made sure I had the latest software (I did), and have been trying to figure it out.
Any suggestions? Anyone else having this problem? I don't think it sounds like the reception problems others were talking about, as this one does it whether I'm holding it or laying it on a counter, or whether it's in the case or not. It always goes to E and gets sluggish.
Wishing I had my 3G back...
All the best,
Glenn

Take it to Apple. They will diagnose it, check your settings, etc. -- and replace it if defective. We have four in our family and no such problems, and no problems at all.
Phil

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