Black Update - Can't Make Calls when transferring ...

Since the Black Update was installed on my Nokia Lumia 521 in early April 2014, I cannot make calls when traveling from one cell coverage area to another on T-mobile's network without shutting the phone off and restarting.
I've replaced 3 phones, a SIM card, done multiple soft and hard resets and done a system recovery through a USB direct connection to the computer, all to no avail. I suspect that this Black Update also caused my battery to prematurely malfunction and fail.
I have been in contact with T-mobile advanced support multiple times. I've contacted Nokia Technical Support, who did not acknowledge the problem, but directed me to do the Software Recovery Tool and USB installation, which I have done several times.
I found another user who had this same issue in the www.wpcentral.com forum.
This appears to be a Black Update software issue and not a phone hardware or T-mobile network issue. I had no problems whatsoever with the Amber Update. I have had the phone since August 2013.
I have no problems in multiple coverage areas with a Google Nexus 4 or a BlackBerry 8900.
Please advise how to fix the problem.

Here, we are an end-user-to-end-user discussion board, all we can provide it solve usual pitfalls and create workarounds. For a network issue like yours, I recommend to keep-up with T-Mobile USA because they are the only one how are able to diagnose this and they have channels to report this to Nokia. Every other support channel won’t be as good as them. If they refuse to help, you have to find another Nokia Lumia 521 with Lumia Black, and test your subscription with his device.

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