Does it sound like these issues require technical support/repairs, or just a different approach?

1. Reset the router. It is a normal process that should be done as frequently as you change the oil in your car.

Just remove the power cable from the router, and then replace it after 30 seconds.

2. Reduce the brightness of the screen. If you aren’t using 3g, use edge. I can browse the web for 6+ hours on my iphone….and yes – 6 hours straight.

1. I tried both of those suggestions many, many times.

2. It was Edge. No Wifi on the bus.

Buy a new router.

The iPhone battery may not be holding a charge. (A similar thing happened to me.) If you have Applecare or the warranty on the phone, take it to the Apple store and they will replace it with a “like new” refurbished phone. You can also get the battery replaced by Apple for $79 or so, or you can do it yourself for less.

Yes, you should be getting significantly better battery life.

@squirbel:
My Wii is currently at my girlfriend’s apartment and it is the same deal. Exact same deal.

@kevbo
So just take it to an Apple Store? Will they replace it right there? Cause I really need my phone. Also, any chance I could get a 3G out of this, cause I know they ran out of 1st gen iPhones. :D

They certainly will. I’ve done it 4 times so far, and it’s a cinch. You may have to upgrade to 2.1 when you get home, and you may have to do a restore to get everything to work properly (most recently, calls would go straight to vm if I was in Safari). They’ll just pop out your Sim card, stick it in a new phone and have you sign off for the new phone.

They won’t give you a 3G. They have lots of old ones in stock still.