My iphone 3gs wont connect to the internet unless on wifi, can you help?

i bought an iphone 3gs yesterday and on the whole everything is going well so far, however i can only use the internet on my phone if im connected to wifi, which limits me to only being able to use it at home or free wifi in resturants etc and i would like to be able to use it anywhere, surely i can? any suggestions?

Settings>General>Resets>Reset Network Settings.
If that doesn't fix it, contact your carrier and find out if there is a problem in your area.
If not, then try a hard re-set (hold power and home together until you see the Apple logo).
If that doesn't work, restore.
If that doesn't work, restore as new.
If that doesn't work, make an appointment at the genius bar.

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