3gs no service after iso 5.0.1 update

hi, i decided to update my iphone 3gs on sat, the phone was working perfectly before i updated but now it wont seem to work, i restored it via itunes but now it wont activate on itunes, it keeps coming up on itunes that there is no sim card installed when in fact there is a sim card installed. can anyone shed any light on this or even better again point me in the right direction as to how to fix it???
many thanks

beermatt1981 wrote:
...Can anyone confirm that there is an issue and provide some assistance to resolve it? ...
This worked for me Bermatt1981
iTunes Updt 10.5.1.42 [Win7], reboot, Sync. iPhone 4 "NO SERVICE" FIXED
https://discussions.apple.com/message/16781980#1

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