Reception Signal Strength Quality worse than 1st Gen

At home, I get worse reception on my 3G iPhone than my 1st Gen iPhone. Is it just my phone or one of ATT's towers went down? Or did I just get a defective iPhone 3G? If anyone else has noticed this difference I would like to know.
Thanks.

Same here. I know I live in an area where the signal is very strong ("best", according to AT&T), and my Sprint phone had full-strength here. My roommates have no problems, either.
However, with my new iPhone 3G, the bars are usually almost flat. If I turn 3G off, sometimes I get a better signal (at least according to the "bars") but I shouldn't have to do that.
I'm sitting right next to a window and it's almost flatlined. I walk around the house or drive around and it keeps changing....but full strength? I don't think I've seen it yet.
I'm really hoping this gets fixed asap, particularly if the bar graphic is an accurate reflection of the actual signal strength being received....because if not, I'm going to have to give up my iPhone, and I've been waiting over a YEAR to have this phone.

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