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3GS suddenly "Searching" & "No Service" messages...?

I have an iPhone 3GS which was working fine until about 2 days ago when it suddenly has the "Searching" and "No Service" messages.... the Wi-Fi works as normal, and my other iPhone 4 has perfect service, but I have NO AT&T phone service now... (no calls in or out)?


I tried restarting the phone, and tried restarting holding down both buttons etc. but nothing works to bring back the phone service (and yes, I did pay the phone bill!!).


I never upgraded to the latest iOS because I was afraid it would really slow down the phone (I have iOS 5.1.1), and I know if I do a "restore" it will update the software automatically.


Any suggestions as to what to do....?

Thanks,

Alan.

Posted on Apr 22, 2013 7:57 PM

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3GS suddenly "Searching" & "No Service" messages...?

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