My iphone 3g running ios 4.2.1 goes off when it is idle

i need help,
My iphone 3g running ios 4.2.1 goes off when it is idle and i have to reboot it before it starts work.
it does not go off when it plays music..... or plugged into the PC.

It's likely running slow because of iOS4, not because of apps being open. Standard troubleshooting...
Try a reset by pressing the home and sleep buttons until you see the Apple logo, ignoring the slider. Takes about 5-15 secs of button holding and you won't lose any data or settings.
If still a problem restore from your backup.
If still a problem restore as new, i.e. without your backup. See how it runs with nothing synced to it.
You'll most likely need to restore as new to get it running as good as it can. A 3G will never run as good on iOS4 as it did on iOS3.

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Wendy G. : I see that you had some issues with syncing after you obtained an iPhone 4?
Wendy G. : I apologize!
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Devendra : Thanks, somewhat frustrated as all was working fine till I was on my iPhone 3GS. last week switched to iPhone 4 and since then have been having syncing problems with contacts as well as iCal
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