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I have been patient since receiving my phone in the mail on launch day, thinking it was a network thing. But I've read online in some places that it's a hardware issue and a replacement phone would fix it.

I would say at least 80% of the time, the sending bar fills just shy of the whole way, and stays there for up to five minutes before getting the red exclamation point. That's with full service. The less bars I have, the less chance I have at sending. That's completely understandable, but the fact that 80% don't send at full service is ridiculous and I'm tired of dealing with it. I pay a lot per month for that phone and I think it should be able to do simple things like send pictures.

Does anyone else have this problem? I have one other friend with the Verizon iPhone, and he has the identical thing happening to him.