Good day everyone! Manchester UK and !&&* YEAH it worked!!! Same problem here, mo carrier services, device constantly displaying searching mode out if the blue - I spent an hr on the phone with Apple without a resolution then they sent me to their store which was busy and on a conveyor belt and the guy opened my sim card locket, pretended he looked inside with an expert eye and said i have water damage! I said to him how is it possible that my phone works on all other functions and wi fi etc - he said the phone cannot be repaired and since it's out of warranty i could get a new one for £200. I said i need to think about it, left there upset and feeling conned! So i found all these wonderful wacky "bash it" experiences - and said to myself well, if i smash it it's my own fault and the phone is "beyond repair" anyhow!! I turned the phone off, took the sim out, dropped it onto its back from arm's length (I'm 5'3" and i have wood floors...) IN UNDER A MINUTE FROM PUTTING BACK THE SIM CARD MY PHONE CONNECTED TO...