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Originally Posted by GaMedic
Attention Verizon users: When you finish flashing you ROM you will need to call Verizon for a new Akey. This is caused by upgrading the Radio ROM to a GPS enabled radio. You will only have to do this once. If you ever flash a new radio it will not cause a problem as long as it is a GPS enabled radio. You just call VZW tech support and tell them you had to hard reset your phone and now when you make a phone call your phone says VZW cannot authenticate your phone. They will issue you a new AKey. They will walk you through putting the AKey in. The steps are dial ##778 and send(if it does not work don't panic try ##778#). It will ask for a code. Enter 000000. Select edit. Select the menu in the bottom left and choose Akey. On the next screen you will enter the new AKey that they provide...
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Originally Posted by DavidinCT
An easier way if you got a warranty or other replacement phone from verizon. Write down your old ESN from you phone your about to turn in, then activate your new phone (you'll need to log into the vzw site). If you get the A-Key issue (problems geting you phone on their network when you try to make a call). Log into the vzw site, change phone, put in your old ESN, let it go, after that's done, log out, log back in, change ESN, put in your new ESN, and you'll be fixed. You still will have to do the *228 and program your phone..
Was told this directly from the vzw tech guy today.
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OK, I've got some prior phone flashing experience, done a lot of reading & searching, but am still left with a noob question about this. I'm about to buy an XV6800 for use on Page Plus, a Verizon MVNO. The instructions above sound to me like:
1) If I get an XV6800 that never enabled the GPS while on Verizon, I won't be able to enable the GPS without a genuine account directly on Verizon.
2) If I get an XV6800 that never enabled the GPS while on Verizon, a possible workaround would be to upgrade to a GPS enabled rom/radio, and then have a friend with a Verizon account do the "Log into the vzw site, change phone, put in my ESN, let it go, after that's done, log out, log back in, change ESN, put back in their ESN, and you'll be fixed." thing. If so, does this solution require their phone to also be an XV6800, or another GPS enabled phone, or just one with a data plan?
3) If I get an XV6800 that
HAS previously enabled the GPS with Verizon, I can flash any different GPS enabled rom/radio I want in the future and GPS will continue to work fine without any need for official Verizon support.
Can anyone offer opinions on some or all of this sounding correct? Thanks!