I flashed last weekend with success. I have been using the GPS all week without any issue. Sometimes it takes longer then others to lock which having used other BT GPS receivers is just the way it works. In regards to Rev A speeds, my speeds have varied dramatically. When its fast its fast and when its slow it sucks. This can also be a function of the phone processor as well. I am about 25 miles west of Boston. I had to call to have the phone authenticated once and it really wasn't a big deal. The bottom line is I bought the phone from them, pay for their service and can install third party software and modify the phone. They are there to help and I don't think they care if you make modifications. I just told them it crashed and when I did a hard reboot I couldn't make a call.
This was the process I followed as I described in a post under OMJ's ROM which I used:
Re: OMJ's WM6.1 Custom Touch ROM w/ UC, GPS, REV A! Updated 5/16/08
I am certainly no expert but had success following the directions on the first page of this thread as well as the two stickys:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=25335
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=17473
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=24979
That being said, here is what I did:
First step is to tun the unlocker to unlock the phone allowing it to be flashed.
-unlock w/ ImCokeMan's v2.31 unlocker
I then ran the original sprint leaked ROM which also upgrades the radio to the necessary 3.37.15. After running the .exe when the ROM is flashed it will ask you to align the screen and enter the date and time. After which it will count down from 3 to begin provider customization. Perform a soft reboot before this customization begins to prevent the Sprint customization from running.
ftp://up.ppcgeeks.com/Vogue/Users/OM..._0823_Test.exe
I finally ran OMJ's custom rom for Verizon.
ftp://up.ppcgeeks.com/Vogue/Users/OM...om.Verizon.exe
The only other comments that I have is that after running it took a while for the first GPS lock with GPS viewer. After that, lock was fast. Also, I had to call VZ customer service to authenticate my phone. No big deal.
I haven't tried any of the other ROM's but I know some Verizon users have had success with some of the others. They vary by what programs they have pre-installed, the UI setup, etc.
I take no credit for any of this, it is only through the hard work of other's like OMJ, Dr. Harvey,
jim2561, and many others that I had any clue or confidence to proceed.
The context of the posting was located here:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread...323#post296323