IPhone 3GS "NO SERVICE" but finds carrier in network selection

I'll try and keep it brief. So my iPhone 3GS constantly says "No Service" and I don't know why. I boot it up, and it says "Searching..." for about 2 minutes, then "No Service"
For almost a month now, it would randomly go out for an hour or so. The morning of October 8th it went out for two days straight. When I woke up in the morning (Oct 10) it was connected to Bell with full bars + 3G. It was only on for about 5 hours or so, then back to no service. It's now the 13th and I'm still left with no service. I've done a full restore, I got a new SIM, I've tried putting it on airplane mode for 2 minutes and going outside, I've shut it off and turned it on somewhere else, I updated to iOS 5. I've done everything I can find online. No luck. It finds Bell, both "Bell 3G" and "Bell" Settings>General>Carrier but when I try to connect to it, it tells me "Network Lost, your selected cellular network is no longer available. You can choose a different network in Settings" for both Bell 3G and just Bell.
Apple wants me to pay 229 to send me a new one, but I can't afford it, and Bell won't give me a loaner, so I'm left without a phone. Help, please!

honestly i don't think its a apple iphone direct issue.  here's what i know...i have had a no service on my 3gs  randomly coming up on my phone for nearly a year now.  i have done everything you've stated and still the same.  i recently just went to australia and used a telstra sim card and it worked flawlessly for 2 months.  i believe that bell and telus have changed their signal or something that is causing this but they will deny it to the bitter end.  so...why not just buy another iphone?  Exactly! thats what they want you to do!  It's just a ploy to get you to buy another phone. if you can get another carrier besides these 2 crooks i think you will find it works.  try buying a cheap prepaid sim card to see which carrier works best in your area before selecting a plan.

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