Phone shutdown, home+power reset not working, other options?

Hey all,
I was just on the phone then my call stopped. I thought it was just another dropped call but I am getting nothing.
Holding the power button with the home button is not working. I have been doing off and on for the past hour and holdilng for 20 to 30 seconds with nothing.
I have tried plugging it into power AND my computer. NOTHING
Any suggestions or should I just go to the Apple store and see if they can do something?
I just updated to IOS 5.0.1 about 2 weeks ago. I knew I should have stayed on 4.2.8. I'm on a Verizon iPhone 4 btw.
Thanks in advance for your help,
newbmaster

Update: I believe I found what is causing the issue. Did some more research and checked on my U3 chip and transmitter chips on the logic board/mother board. They are located on the inner side of the sim card reader.
Found a picture of the location here:
From what I've been reading at (http://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/128852/Home+button+%2B+Power+button+doens%27t +work+after+display+replacement) it seems that the absence of one or a certain amount of chips cause the power and home button problem.
Hope this helps everyone else with similar issues

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