Problems streaming QT videos via 3G network

I'm on an iPhone 3GS in mostly 5-bar kinds of locales. When I'm using AT&T's 3G network and surfing Safari, I frequently [try to] watch QuickTime videos on web pages. What I find is that the iPhone's Safari buffering works very poorly over 3G. The movies usually start fairly quickly, but then they stop once they're partway in, and fail to continue to buffer themselves, and at that point, it's not possible to fast-forward, rewind, start over, or anything. The videos are basically totally stuck.
Is this a known issue and are there any suggestions or workarounds? It's really disappointing to watch so many beginnings-of-movies and never be able to complete them since they all abruptly stop at random points.
The same issues don't seem to occur on the same iPhone while on a wifi network. Occasionally they do but it's much more robust.

The only real improvement there could be was if 3G could maintain the speed, however there are so many variables in that equation that it is difficult to do. Since 3G is cellular technology, it is subject to signal strength, number of users per tower, if you are moving, etc.
The only workaround that I could suggest would be to continue on wifi, and improvement could be more RAM on the phone to allow for more buffering at a time, and since you report using a 3GS, you have the most right now, and you also have the fastest processor. Can't think of anything else.

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