Updated iphone 5 from 6.0.1 to 6.0.2 lost connection, then could not activate after restore

bought an ipone 5 from an apple store in Orlando. used it with T-mobile in Vienna without a problem until I updated it from 6.0.1 to 6.0.2. the phone kept "searching" for the signal, but was not able to connect. Then I wanted to "restore" the phone. but this time the phone started giving me "can not activate iphone" error.
*restoring was finished, iphone is opening, after seeing the apple symbol, choosing the country, language and the wifi network then its giving the error. I tried restoring it from itunes in a restore mode but still didnt work
Anyone faced this problem?

Ok after reading a few posts I relalise you can not down grade os on iphones and never have been able to.
But how come I can't factory reset my phone properly? sure factory reset will mean it will reset the phone and its os to the os that it built with with was ios5?

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