IPhone 4 'Searching...' / 'No Signal' + default Camera app freezing/pixelated

Hey everyone!
I recently (26th August) had my iPhone replaced by Apple due to water damage, when I got the new iPhone home everything was fine for around an hour until the signal dropped of and just displayed 'Searching...' or 'No Signal'
I assumed it may have been the sim as that was also slightly damaged, so I ordered a new sim from O2 and had it activated when it arrived, this didn't work, the phone still displayed the same messages and O2 said it may have been a bad sim card so they sent another one...same problem when that arrived also, by now I was getting angry with O2 as I had been without network service for almost a week(now over a week)
I restored the phone and chose to set up as a new iPhone, to see if that changed anything, it didn't so I restored back to my backup.
Today (5th Sep) I was due to go to an Apple Genius Bar appointment about the phone so in the hope that they would again replace the iPhone, I restored it to as new so none of my details were on the device, when the restore was finished the network suddenly started to work again and I started to receive 3 weeks worth of text's.
All seemed to be working fine, so I decided to log in and cancel the genius appointment, but now, almost exactly as when I first got the replacement, the signal has again dropped off and is now displaying the same 'Searching...' / 'No Signal messages.
Have I been given a duff replacement or is this some kind of software problem?
My other problem with the camera...
I was at the Paralympics on Sunday (2nd Sep) and wanted to take photo's and videos with the new replacement iPhone, I had had no problems with the camera up until that day, but for some reason the default camera app suddenly kept freezing after every photo I took, displayed all the photos as pixelated and was crashing all the time so it was pretty much unusable.
What could be the problem?
Many thanks, Dan!

Hi Patrick.mc,
Did you end up fixing this issue? I had IOS7.0.4 and first encountered this problem yesterday (TPG Australia) and it's really frustrating. Backed up the phone, erased/reset the phone and it went away (although the "cellular settings" now read "mobile settings") at Apple Genius Bar. They also replaced the battery and in the process, realized there were other problem with the phone so they gave me a new one as it is still under warranty. However, I then updated the software of the new phone to IOS7.1.1 and restored it from my backup. THE PROBLEM CAME BACK! ON THE NEW PHONE! The cellular settings is now mobile settings. Signal keeps dropping out and can never open the cellular settings. It just keeps crashing to Springboard.
I ended up resetting the new phone, and just do a partial restore (manually transfer the photos back to the phone etc) and reinstalling apps back manually. Lost all other minor stuff. Let me know if anyone out there is encountering this.

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Adam Daley
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iPad 2 Camera - Doesnt Work
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So I got the iPad 2 last Wednesday and tried facetime. It seemed to work then froze, but I gave up as it was still new and I was still figuring things out. Anyway i'd use the camera a few times (maybe 3) and made maybe 2 quick videos, nothing big. I never use the camera much. Today I went to videotape my nephew and clicked the camera screen, but it wouldnt leave the shutter screen. If i restore it to default, it works. But as soon as I sync my iPad up so it restores all my settings, the camera freezes. Obviously facetime and photobooth don't load either.
I think a few people have this issue, what was the resolution? if i take it to apple will they give me a new one on the spot or send it in for repairs, and im without it for a while?
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David.Austin.Al...
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Re: iPad 2 Camera - Doesnt Work
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Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
If when you restore the iPad to the factory settings the camera works, then there is nothing wrong with the iPad, you have something corrupt in the backup that you are using to restore your previous settings. I would delete the backup and start fresh. Go to iTunes/Preferences/Devices and delete any and all backups there for the iPad.
Then configure and sync the iPad as if it were new from the box for the first time.
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iscs
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Mine Also i recieved my ipad last wednesday after strange delay in shipping in hong kong and my front camera does not work at all and i update ipad and reset many times without sucsess .
Camera application start on back camera and ok and then when i try to switch to front one it freeze with last image from back camera then after i close the application from multitask bar and open it again it show me shutter picture !!!!
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Try this reset. Press & Hold the Sleep/Wake and the Home buttons simultaneously for 10+ seconds. Ignore the red power off slider.
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I try it without any success and i try even to restore the same result . as i see the first group of ipad 2 which ordered on 11 march and delivered on last wednesday is almost have issue in front camera between freeze and not working at all .
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David.Austin.Al...
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Not mine. It works perfectly.
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Adam Daley
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Deleting my backups and starting fresh kinda *****. I'd rather not have to re-do all my settings like email and my apps. Its not that i have a lot of apps, maybe 5 or so I use, but still, its a bit of a pain. I guess I can TRY it... can't hurt right...
I dont want to just delete my backups though, i'll store them somewhere else (i think i remember where apple stores them) and copy them over later if i need to.
Worth a shot, better this then my iPhone which has a ton of apps I use for work. Im still setting the iPad up for my work stuff. Will let you know how i make out.
BTW the home/power reset didnt work, ive obviously tried this many times, and just now while writing this. Same issues.
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Adam Daley
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So heres an update. I just restored the iPad so its back to factory default... and the camera is locking up now. I didnt even sync it, its brand new now... same issue
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Take it back.
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iscs, mine doesn't work at all, either, exactly same situation.
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Same problem here. I got my iPad 2 today in the mail and the front facing camera hasn't worked at all. I wouldn't even know how to go about getting it exchanged
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