After iOS 6, does your phone occasionally search for signal?

Every since I installed iOS 6, every few hours, I have noticed that my phone will lose the 4G signal, the bars will go down to 1 and then "Searching" appears at the top and it looks for signal. It eventually goes back to its normal state of 5 bars, the AT&T logo, and 4G.
Has anyone else noticed this happening to them after the installation of iOS 6?
Thanks!

Oh!  and without going into my 7 hour frustrating upgrade to iPhone 5 debaucle yesterday,...
Siri STILL won't send a dictated text with a voice command!!!!     W    T    F??????

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