[digitard]

What they said, but I'll answer your questions.

#1. I believe there's a cab that will enable the GPS, but honestly if you're here... look into a new ROM. The ROM's in the CDMA section above are excellent, and as far as I know they all have unlocked GPS. The 6.1 ROM Alltel uses is bloated w/ stuff, and runs fairly crappy. I took it off the day I got my TP.

#2. You can't remove them unless you:
A) Install a new ROM. They wont be there then.
B) There is a program called something like Diamond Tweak's or something (you'd have to search. I don't remember it offhand, sorry) that lets you unlock those and you can delete them at that point.

Being an Alltel user, and an avid supporter of the chef's here, I highly suggest you cehck out that CDMA section and see if you feel comfortable unlocking your phone and replacing the stock Alltel ROM. It's your best overall choice since if you do some testing you'll probably find one w/ higher performance, apps you can use, and unlocked GPS.

Currently I'm running the EnergyROM new release. Previously I've used MightyROM5 (great), and the Merdin (excellent 6.1 ROM) ones and loved them.