IPhone loses cell signal after sitting idle

My iPhone will lose the signal bars when sitting idle for a period of time. After shutting down the power and restarting the bars come back. Any recommendations?

No recommendations, but I've been experiencing the exact same problem for about a month now.
It's also interesting that after I reset the iphone I get a message on itunes asking me to send my crash information to Apple!

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I've tested this thoroughly and I'm able to "trip up" the phone into a state where it can't download data from the 3G network. But turning airline mode on for about 30 seconds then off again resets forces a renegotiate with the cell tower/3g and everything seems to work again about a minute later.
Nothing untoward listed in the console at this point either - The PDP context that you mentioned that was deactivated was more than likely the Internet Tethering. (It's usually PDP context 1, by the looks of things).
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If you've replaced your 4S due to signal issues that can't be explained by coverage or overcapacity, there's almost very clearly a network related issue, or a widespread Hardware/Software fault due to Apple (most likely).
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I did a bit of research into these signal issues and I read that Apple are working on a fix to be released in the iOS 5.1 update which you can update using your iPhone in Settings > General > Software Update.
If the iOS update is not public by the 3rd, I will be testing a developer version to find any signs of a fix to these signal issues.
If you think you find a bug that Apple doesn't seem to be aware of then you can provide any information here:
bugreport.apple.com
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