No service for hours on iphone5 - can't contact Verizon.

For hours, I've had no service. I'm at home where I always have service. I can't even call *611. No one is available for live chat on Verizon website. I need help!

    Hi Tksomerville
I don't want you to be without service! Let's look into this together! What zip are you in? Try this and retest: http://vz.to/1oUnxMy
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