[milesius]

thanks for all your responses.

things I have tried:

I finally got my device flashed using the SD card, (my SD card port must be dirty but after sliding the card in and out rapidly ten or fifteen times, the card was recognized.) Now my MAC address is back (hoorah).
I have the latest radio rom from verizon, but honestly, I think the old Alltel rom worked better.

Anybody know what rom is best for good WIFI ?

Indeed, I found the switch/button to turn on/off wifi was faulty, and not on when it said it was on.
once I got it to be "on" my wifi would start up.

I still get no hits for signal strength.

willl try anything to get it working.