Alerts for text and messages are gone now after update. iphone 3gs

My iphone 3gs has stopped all alert sounds except alarms.I have tried turning them all off and turning phone off and going back in and resetting the sounds. but nothing. does anyone have an idea. and oh yes the volume is on high.
Message was edited by: Angeluver63

Okay. If you have turned the phone off and on, then the next troubleshooting step is a reset. That is accomplished by holding the sleep and home buttons down together until you see the Apple logo, then release. This resets the phone and does not affect your data in any way. If this is not successful, the next step is a restore. This step can affect your data, so you need to ensure you have everything saved. Contact and calendar data is synced to a supported application on the computer, photos are all imported to the computer and music and apps purchases are all synced to iTunes. The restore is done with iTunes, first attempt is a restore from a backup, the next is to restore as a new phone. The restore as a new phone will delete all photos in the camera roll, all saved SMS messages and will delete any saved app data.

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