[kern417]

Yea i'd definitely push for some type of incentive, I know a lot of people get upgrades in these sort of situations. You definitely shouldn't have to pay for anything.

I have had my Verizon TP2 since last September and it's still going strong, only issue I have is the Newton Ring on the screen which I know people complain about trading in multiple times for this issue, but I just deal with it and honestly hasn't had much problems besides slightly buggier scrolling. That may also be due to using a 6.5.x ROM though

Also like Dame said don't think to little of flashing a new Radio. At my school (Tuskegee University, basically a dead zone halfway in between Auburn University and Alabama State) no one has signal but me. It can also help with battery life so your phone won't always be looking for a good signal.