Loose LTE signal, then requires activation via Wi-Fi

I have a 4th generation 32g iPad w/ Ret. Display and Verizon LTE.iOS version 8.1.3(12B466). About 2 weeks ago the iPad will loose LTE signal and shows "Searching". Afterwards the home screen will go blank and the screen show "Activation Required". It will not allow the activation over the LTE. I have to connect via Wi-Fi. Activation requires entering my apple ID and password. Then seems to work fine for a while. This has happened 6 or 8 times in the past 2 weeks. I contacted Verizon Tech and they walked me through resetting the network settings. That seemed to help for about 6 days until today. Has anyone else had similar issues? Thank you. Jeff

Hi zekespod,
I'm sorry to hear you have been having these issues with your iPad. I know frustrating intermittent but persistent issues can be. If you continue to have these cellular data issues with your iPad, you may find the information and troubleshooting steps outlined in the following article helpful:
Get help with the cellular data connection on your iPad (Wi-Fi + Cellular Model) - Apple Support
Regards,
- Brenden

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MarquiaF_VZW - thanks for the reply. With more Googling and messages on other forums, I resolved this on my own. To cut to the chase and hopefully help others, here's the answer. I'll also more fully describe the issue below the answer:
ANSWER
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This was not a Verizon coverage issue. 4G is very strong here at work, and it is reasonably strong at home. I never had any 4G issues at either place, then suddenly I had them constantly. My iPad would latch onto the (5 bar) 4G signal quickly, give me 4G service for 30 seconds to a couple of minutes, then drop it for 3G, sometimes also displaying a "Could not activate data cellular network" message. It would stay at 3G unless I reset the iPad, shut it down completely, reverted to all defaults, or whatever. Then I'd get 4G right away again, but dropping to 3G the same way within a minute or two again.
I saw this exact same issue at the following thread, where I also posted, and where someone suggested the "reprovision account" solution: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1535823
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Dan Chen-hujiu wrote:
But I forgot the id!!!
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To maswatson
The answer to your question of March 12, 2015 – "Where is the Mac downloadable version of Adobe Acrobat 7 Pro that doesn't require activation[?]" – is … nowhere. That doesn't mean it's not available to you, however. I have successfully installed several CS2 programs and Acrobat 7, on two computers.
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I also deleted Illustrator CS2, InDesign CS2, and Photoshop CS2 from my Applications folder. I did not delete Acrobat 7 or GoLive.
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