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My iPhone 5 keeps saying 'searching' for signal, and has been all day

did the following steps but no luck

1. Reset the network settings - No luck
2. Took out the sim and switched off the phone. Then turned the phone back on and reinserted the sim. - No luck
3. did a full restore - No luck
4. holded down the power button along with the home button until I saw the Apple logo appeared on my screen. - No luck
5. verified date settings - No luck
6. Airplane mode turned on and off - No luck