Problems with 3G reception outside US?

Because many people believe that their 3G reception issues are caused by AT&T network coverage, I thought I'd start a topic for non-US users. Anyone care to add their experiences? Here's mine:
My 8GB iPhone 3G is working fine except for the 3G bit, which sort of defeats its purpose. This phone has very bad 3G reception. I live in the Netherlands, a country where 3G coverage is usually 100% wherever you are. And unfortunately free WiFi is not all that common here.
I have the Nokia N95 to compare the iPhone 3G with. As I'm typing this on the 2nd floor of our house my N95, lying flat on my desk, is showing full 100% 3G reception. When I try to browse on the N95 or use it as a modem for my laptop, the phone reports 3.5G (HSDPA) and speeds approaching 300-400 KB/sec.
My iPhone 3G, also lying flat on my desk, is reporting 0-1 bar and when I switch it to show the numbers, it's reporting -110 dbm - which is terrible. It gets a bit better when I hold it up to the window, but drops to zero bars intermittently and does not switch to 2G. Safari reports it does not have a connection.
So it seems like I have to use my N95 alongside this iPhone for the time being. I was planning to do that anyway, as the iPhone cannot be used as laptop modem, does not have voice guided navigation (yet) and in the car I cannot voicedial my contacts. The N95 does this perfectly and I really appreciate those features in everyday use.
I do love the UI and the apps of the iPhone though, and the sound quality is stellar compared to the noisy headphone jack of the N95. If only these two phones could melt together somehow...
As for the connection issues, I think it's Nokia's experience with the raw phone connectivity stuff and peculiarities of different networks that's showing here. Hopefully new firmware for the iPhone 3G can remedy this.

There may be a few misguided indivduals who believe that their problems in strong coverage areas with the iphone 3G signal strenght can be attributed to AT&T. The majority believe otherwise.
Too many people have had the experience you have had. Their other 3G phones (Nokia, LG, HTC, Samsung whatever) work flawlessly while their 3G iPhone drops calls, or gets poor data throughput.
Apple has a problem. Hopefully, they are near a solution.

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