My iPhone 3gs turns off randomly (applecare sent it back as it was!)

Hi, had my iPhone 3Gs 32GB Black since about August 2009. From the outset it has turned off randomly ever few days or so, usually when I am in the middle of a call. I tried resetting the phone. Removing all the apps. etc. etc. but no luck.I stuck with it thinking that the problem would go away or that some future software update would fix the issue but also no luck.
So I took it into Movistar (the dealer for the phone here in Spain) a couple of weeks ago and they duly sent it off to Applecare for repair. Apparently you cannot do that yourself, it has to go through the store.
Anyway, got the phone back today with a really shoddy looking photocopy from AppleCare Service in Cork (Ireleand) saying that " their technicians could not find any problem with the phone..." blah blah blah. and that the problem should fixed by reset!
So what do I do now. I know that if they have not actually found the fault then the issue will persists. The Movistar sales woman said to just bring it back in that case and they would send it off to Apple again (for another two weeks...).
Is there any way I can contact Apple CAre direct about this? Anyone got any suggestions?
Cheers,
Tony

Thanks, but no Apple stores in Spain. Have to go through telco. Movistar. Will just send it back again for repair... see if they can fix it this time or give me a replacement.

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