Poor Internet on Touch

[linzgeneral]

This problem has really started to bother me on my Touch. I will notice that my EVDO connection will show 4 or five bars. However when I try to access the internet nothing happens as if I dont have a signal. The browser will go from "locating" to "opening" and stays suspended on "opening" with a blank screen. I noticed this within the first few days of purchase but thought nothing of it. I tried to acess google maps yesterday while sitting in a well known EVDO area. I had 4 or 5 bars but was unable to access the web. I am able to make phone calls but yet the phone never attempts to acess the web through the normal 1x connection which i assume is the backup when EVDO is absent.
Needless to sayI had to do without my directions. Sometimes at work I would experience this problem at my desk and it would dissapper an hr later. Its like hit or miss sometimes with the web, very unreliable. Do I have a faulty Touch or has EVDO been sporadic lately, Funny thing is I never experienced this much, maybe never with the Mogul. This has become very concerning especially with the touch's lack of wifi. The touch is an otherwise pretty good phone but this would be a deal breaker. I notice I haven't seen any similar complaints. Any feedback would be much appreciated.