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Is there an official Verizon response to this issue? Also, is it true that you can't activate an S3 in a 3g area or is verizon tech support pulling my leg? I don't want to go the the VZW store and have it work only to have the same problems you guys are having with intermittent SIM failure.

Brand new s3, brand new account. Cannot activate phone, after the first screen where you select your language I get a "SIM initialization failure" "A SIM card is needed to operate this phone. Please turn off your phone and insert your SIM card." Tried factory reset, insert & re-insert. Contacts...