My iPhone 3GS crashes every month -- two trips to Apple store

I just completed my second trip to an Apple retail store in the last month. Both times I walked in with a crashed iPhone 3GS that they insisted was fine and needs an operating system upgrade or back-up. The retail store genius today said she has to reinstall and back-up her iPhone 3GS every 2-3 months. My original iPhone, which my fiancee now uses, works perfectly and has never crashed or needed a back-up.
I travel a lot and I'm not always near my computer for back-ups to my iTunes account. I think the iPhone 3GS is faulty. I'm not sure if it's an operating system or battery problem but the two times I've brought it to an Apple store, more than one employee insisted the phone is fine and that I hadn't charged it enough or I need to back it up or re-install the operating system.
I'm so frustrated with this device that I'll recommend to others to wait for the next version of the iPhone or buy another phone.
Is this a common problem? The Apple Store employee indicated it's a common problem which reminds me of the Xbox 360 red rings of death problems, which has happened to every unit of every person I know.

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