Major SMS indicator problems

Okay I'm having major SMS issues on my iPhone 4. It ranges among the following issues. I've powercycled, I've restored it multiple times to no avail.
1. I get a text, the text indicator shows a number on the green icon. I click the icon and none of the messages show. I have to powercycle and go back in for them to show up.
2. I read texts and the number indicator doesn't go away.
3. It shows that I have texts when I don't.
Anyone else having these issues? What should I do? I love the phone and this is my only problem.

Hi there, it's not an issue that I've had or seen posted in forums so my suggestion woudl be to restore the iPhone and see if that clears the issue. If not then it could be related to your setup and your carrier. If your carrier has a technical forum then have a look there for any trend with other users or call their customer services to check your account and set up.
Hope this helps and you get it resolved.

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