Why do I lose signal since updating to iOS 5.1?

Hi,
Since I updated my iOS from 5.0.1 to 5.1, my iPhone:
1) Takes a lot more time finding the network when I turn it on.
2) Frequently loses reception and searches for network for 10-30 seconds before going back on the network full strength. The weird thing is that when this happens, I'm usually at the same place, so it does not make sense that I go from five bars of signal to nothing.
3) Also, when I lose signal, there is a prompt telling me that I lost signal. This prompt is annoying, is there a way to make it not appear?
Sifting through forums, I realized that I was not the only one having this issue. Is Apple aware of that problem? Is there anything I can do to resolve this issue?
Thank you

The signal on iPhone has been broken since the 5.0.1 update, some people got it as early as 5.0.1 while others have now seen it manifest itself with the later 5.1 update. So far Apple has not taken on it's resposibility to fix it, and will not likely look into it while the media keep quiet. There have been plenty of threads created on this support site but it looks like everything falls on deaf ears, sorry to inform you of this.
You will now also find that text messages may arrive very late, some will not arrive unless you power down the phone and turn it back on again... even if you did have a signal when the other person sent you that text message.

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