Iconian, we understand how important it is for you to be able to use your phone.  We appreciate your business and do not want to lose you as a customer.  We should try some troubleshooting steps to see if we can get your service to work better. Follow this link for instructions on how to reset the network settings on your phone: http://vz.to/2oTtG3g

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