[iceblue]

Yes this sounds like a PRL issue. After updating the ROM and Radio you must grab an updated PRL. The PRl is the programming list of the SSID accounts for who’s tower you are aloud to use. It tells the phone I am able to grab from this tower.

On Alltel you updated by dialing *228 on Sprint I believe it is the same I was told like 2 weeks ago what it was but now I forget. As far as the metal thingy I don’t know.