[Craig540]

Originally Posted by flexpackman

Thanks Geckotek!

After lurking for so long maybe I can give others my experience to take the leap if a Verizon user.

Just upgraded to the 6800 after using the 6700 for the past 2 years. Kitchen Enhanced of course!

After reading through the many help files, especially yours, I took the "thrill" ride to upgrade my XV6800. Went pretty much uneventful. Some confusion in the bootloader process I think for many is if you come from the 6700 world you are so used to deactivating the USB connections in Activesync for flashing where the 6800 loader needs it. That's were I got scared...

After I flashed the new Sprint ROM, then the Kitchen Build of No2Chem 5060 I didn't have to reload any phone settings as you indicated. I did make a test phone call and received several calls from others afterwards. My data connectivity also worked fine. Set my Exchange Server info and synced all my contacts, calendar, and emails. So far, so good. To set this up, when I am at home, I am roaming in a USCellular area.

Traveling this morning to my workplace, I came into my cell home area with Verizon. After being "very well" in the home area, I was also getting the normal morning filling of my Inbox. Again so far, so good.

Then... I got my first phone call. One ring and that was it. Call ended by itself. When I tried to call the party back I got the evil "Phone not Authenticated" message. As you had eluded to, I called the number the message indicated to call and said I had done a hard reset. No issue with the CSR and they immediately took me through the process of loading a A-Key number. After that, life was and has been good...

So it looks like when the Verizon network seen me, wham-o!

Anyway, thanks again!

So tell me how much better is the 6800 over the 6700, and what made you pick the 6800 over the 6900.
I have the 6700 now and do not know if I should get the 6800 or the 6900.