My 4s is dropping calls when switching towers- my 3GS did not have the same problem in the same areas?

This 4S is a major step backward for my compared to my 3GS-  Less battery life, much poorer ability to switch signal types without losing the call.  What are they thinking adding all these bells and whistles without making a damned battery that can get through a full day and an antenna that can handle a variable network?  This stuff was solved YEARS ago by Blackberry. 
I've done the location off fix for the battery- no help whatsoever.  Any ideas on the tower change call drop problem?!  Very frustrated that I spent $400 on this POS

...and the fact that I'm locked into this thing for 2 years is absurd when it's so flawed.  What a scam.

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