Raise to speak Siri function stopped working

The raise to speak Siri function on my new 4s stopped working.,  I have tried turning it off and on several times and it is still not working,  Siri still works when I press the home button.  Anyone else hae this problem and how did they fix it?

Jason is correct.
Activating Siri with raise to speak is tricky, and not at all intuitive.
You have to start with the phone in front of you, held parallel to the floor (ie. held flat horizontally), then bring it up to your ear so it's vertical with a normal, smooth motion. Your hand must rotate from the horizontal to vertical position of the phone.
If you start with the phone vertically in front of your face, then move it over to your ear Siri will NOT activate.
They key is starting with the phone held horizontally. The motion from horizontal to vertical is necessary. It uses the motion sensor as well as the proximity sensor.
This is illustrated on page 39 of the iPhone User Manual. I recommend you download the manual and look at the illustration and it will be crystal clear:
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/iphone_user_guide.pdf

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