IPhone 5 dropping data connection

iPhone 5 bought new on release day. Have been having issues with data not connecting and dropping of LTE. I do have solid LTE coverage here in Detroit, I live north of town. I have 32gig black and my wife has 16gig white and she does not lose data or LTE. This is a reoccurring issue. I have already restored the phone once and it still has same issue. I have read that others have same issue. Do we all have lemons? Is apple aware and will they do anything? Or do I have to get a replacement phone?

Sorry for thinking that whole subject heading on the question would have directed you to my question. Let me be more clear on this.
How can I stop my phone from randomly dropping the data connection to my provider. I have already tried doing a backup and restore. I have gone through the other mentioned steps (disabling the cellular network location service, backup & restore, tried going to airplane mode and disabling). The only thing that has restored data connection is rebooting the phone. At no time does the phone indicate any data connection loose. The "4G" icon is still on the status bar, going from wifi to cellular network does not resolve the issue (the wifi network works, but when disabled, there is no data) The phone does not go to EDGE, or no data connection, it continues to show 4G. Other people with at&t 3 ft from me continue to have service. So far there is no difference in location of the phone, it happens at home, at work, at different friends houses, and sometimes not at all. However each day I am having to reboot my phone, sometimes 4 times a day just to use the data features.

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