Weird 3G problem on Iphone 4

All has been great with my Iphone 4 since release day. But 2 times over the past week my phone has said full 3g reception but the internet says it can't connect. Turn airplane mode on and off and it works. I know the 3g strength signal is correct because it is when I am at work and I get excellent 3g here.
It is not the death grip issue because I have a bumper on and and the signal says full.
Anyone else experience this now and again?

thank you, i am going to try and restore and then not update the carrier setting (which updated as soon as i did the restore 5 min ago) and see how things go. Any clue as to how to revert to previous carrier setting in order to avoid the present which seems to be causing trouble? I have not jailbroken my phone and not planning to.
gus

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