IPhone needs to be reactivated every day

Ive gone through some problems for the last week where I need to re-activate my phone everyday, and the re-activation takes about 2 days
The first time, I was getting NO SERVICE, or No Bars, or Full Bars, but with no AT&T Next to it. So every call I made or text I sent, failed.
I was told to get a new SIM Card, I did, had to re-activate the new card. I did..took 2 days..got a text saying my phone was OK, and it was...for 6 hours..Then I had the same problem (NO SERVICE, or No Bars, or Full Bars, but with no AT&T Next to it. So every call I made or text I sent, failed.)
Called AT&T Tech Support who we all know is quite possibly the most horrible Tech Support to sit at a computer, tell me to of course, take my battery out...gotta love that...reboot my phone...and then finally, tell me I need a new SIM...
So Yea, I bit, I got a new SIM, did the same process from above and got the same EXACT results...
Now, my phone just activated again... for how long? Well its 11:47AM EST, and the phone was activated @ 10AM...lets see how long it lasts this time....
ANYONE know whats going on? Or have the same problem?
Message was edited by: Conquest3.0
Message was edited by: Conquest3.0

There should be no reason that your phone should require re-activation on a daily basis or more frequent basis.
Since you continue to change the SIM card and I am not sure that all SIM cards would have the same problem and more paramount, AT&T authorizes all sorts of phones on their network and all of those phones appear to be working it is not an AT&T problem since all SIM based phones would be effected.
I would also guess that the SIM card is a dumb device that does not broadcast and I would also assume that the iPhone does in fact do the broadcast of the SIM identification. Knowing that I would say that there is a defect in the phone when it interfaces with the SIM.
Did you ever change the SIM card out prior to these problems arising or did you at one time try to insert a SIM card backwards or force the insertion?
Not having any technical details to analyze I would say that the iPhone contacts that lay against the SIM card contacts is the basis of your problem.
mikeab
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