Hello everyone, try this and please report if it helped you too.
For me I solved the problem as it seems now... I was afraid to report because I thought the problem would come back, but it didn't, now already for a week!
My problem was: I lost connection to the provider every now and then. After that I did not get connection even on places where I had very good connection normally. Also one one of the SIM cards I tried now and then the no valid SIM popt up.
What I tried on the phone:
The flightmode for several minutes and back to normal which did not bring carrier connection back. I had to fully turn off the phone and put it on again, then it found my carrier again and connected.
I tried with and without WiFi.
Data on and off.
SIM pincode on and off.
Everything!!!
Tried to restore with backup several times.
Tried configuration as new Phone installation several times.
Tried with and without update to 5.01 and afterwards same procedures with backup and as new phone installation.
Also with different SIM cards installed.
It took me several days of restoring and testing! And I broke my phone-bumper after putting SIMs in and out several times.
What I tried on SIMcards:
I tried dutch providers KPN, T-mobile, Tele2 (on KPN) and Kruidvat (on T-mobile) (Tried 2 Simcards from them as one gave me "no sim" error also several times).
It took me 2 brandnew iPhone 4s (I returned the non functioning to Apple, after support could not help me)
I called my providers and asked for help, but it did not help. Also asked for 64k and 128k but this did not seem to be the probleme either.
What the problem was then, I don't know!
After I almost went mad and almost threw my iPhone away I found my solution 🙂
Settings --> Provider --> Turned automatic off -->iPhone searched for providers/ carriers and lists them --> select carrier. Thats all.
Ironnicaly: After travelling around with the settings like this (selected carrier) for a couple of days now, I now can even turn it back in carrier automatic selection and it does not lose its connection anymore! Even if I travel the same ways in railwaytunnels etc. It comes back to connection after a short no service in the tunnel and after that normal connection to my carrier again and never anymore no service!!
What happened????? Is there some spyware on the phone, some selflearning tools in the programming on the phone?