[supermaxkato]

Well, before I threw this phone away, I decided to start all over.

I reloaded Mr. X’s custom MR2 rom (closest cooked rom to stock you will find)
Flashed the 0.63 relocker
Then installed the 1.00 unlock cab and ran it
Then flashed the 1.00 unlocker
Then flashed the shipped rom
And low and behold……… Cell reception came back!!

Checked EPST and the LPM error went away too!
Then flashed your pixie dust rom
Followed all pixie steps and changed back to original, and then back to mine.
Then reflashed the shipped rom, and cell reception/EPST continued to work!
Then reflashed Mr.X’s MR2 rom, and all is right with the world!
Activated a different phone, and then reactivated this one with *228 (just to be sure all was well, and it was).
Also flashed the 2.37 radio and reception stuck!

So I think the mistake I made was flashing the stock/shipped MR2 rom.
And possibly the only thing that got it unstuck was the re-locking and re-unlocking process.

*Either way, it might be worth putting a warning on this thread that it is NOT recommended to use any of the MR1-3 roms after completing this process.
I know as you were helping me you flashed MR2 and didn’t have a problem, but it might prevent someone else from running into my same issue.
Also:
For step 10 Could you explain the “Force Close” script?
Does this just have to do with data? Or just text? Both?
Or with voice?
Why do your instructions have us says yes to “1x only” BEFORE dialing *228?
And If I use a Verizon TP2 instead of a Sprint, would step 10 be needed at all?

*Sigh*
So thanks for this tutorial.
It’s nice to now have a fully working phone!