4s says 'searching' for signal after battery died

hi all my battery died last night so when i got home i plugged in the charger and turned it on but wouldnt for about 5mins, when it did turn on it kept searching for signal but couldnt pick any up, kept turning it off and on and resetin it and then eventually 2 bars came up but wouldnt send txt msgs but when i phone my 4s from another phone it seems to be ringing but the 4s is not ringing.... help

You need to take it apart again and re-attach the antenna. This happened when I replaced the screen on my iPhone 4. If you had someone else do it, make them fix it for free. There is a plug that you have to plug in, and it was probably not plugged in properly.

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