Signal booster needed?

I moved and cannot get a signal at my more remote location.  I cannot receive or send out phone calls, it registers phone call failed.  I do however receive text messages and email.  I have a strong WIFI signal but my Verizon service is not working.

    Thanks for your input, jtorrez. I just wanted to clarify a couple of things.
If you have a 3G device, you would actually dial *228 option 2 to update the preferred roaming list (PRL). If you have a 4G device, you would power the phone off, remove/reinsert the SIM card and power the phone on again. This will also update the PRL since *228 will not work with 4G devices.
I hope that helps!
TamaraH_VZW
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