Iphone with so-so reception

Okay, so here is what my problem is.  I can compare my phone with an identical iphone and their reception will be far better than mine.  I have even went so far as to compare to my girlfriend and mama's iphones,  theirs having the exact same bars and 3G indicators, while mine shows 2 bars with the little circle thing.  I am also in the extended network a good amount of time, while their phones show to be on verizons network.  It is quite aggravating as i dont receive notifications and such until i get full 3G service, which is not that often it seems anymore.  I have only had this phone for a little over a month and so far all I can say is that the iPod is great, the rest, not so much.  Has anybody else experienced this problem?

I can definitely help with your signal issue.  It's likely that the device just needs to be reprogrammed.  All you need to do is dial *228 send> option 1. This will reprogram your phone to the network. There are also some settings that you may want to reset. Go to settings> general> reset> reset network settings.  This will clear out any faulty programming and you can try the *228> option 1 again.
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