Why is my Lumia 520 unable to get reception?

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why is my lumia 520 unable to get reception

my 520 is unable to get reception and when i search for my network it gets reception but only for a very short while

 

[Nathan Shoesmith1]

Re: why is my lumia 520 unable to get reception

Hi,

Could be a lot of reasons,

Firstly what network are you on usually or what network should your sim set to?
and where are you located?
Secondly, are you on Windows Phone 8.1?

Nathan