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Ok here's the scoop on how to flash your phone.
1. Figure out whose version you want to use. I'd highly recommend Saridnour's ROM (it has a lot of goodies pre-installed) or the Clean and Simple ROM if you just want the bare bones.
2. Not everyone does this but I always hard reset my phone prior to installing a new ROM. Hard reset by holding down the two soft keys while using your stlyus to press the reset button. It will ask you to confirm the hard reset. Follow the instructions and allow your phone to completely reboot.
3. In most cases you need to download the ROM you want to use on your PC. For now use ROMs that have an .exe - they're much easier to install.
4. You now need to put your phone into bootloader mode to accept the update. Do this by holding down the power button on the top of your PPC along with the camera button on the left side while using your stylus to press the soft reset button. The screen will look black but if you put it up to a light you should see where it says "Serial 2" in the background. Now connect the PPC your your PC using USB (not a USB hub). The dark background should now say "USB."
5. Double click the .exe file on your PC and a screen will pop up to walk you through the rest of the process.
6. You have the option of whether or not you want your carrier to add their own customizations. Being new you should probably go ahead and let it customize for now and you can always hard-reset in the future and only allow certain programs to install. You can search the forum for this info too.
On a side note, if you are a Verizon customer do not try and upgrade your radio version. I think 1.10 is the latest version. The only person who I've seen recently who bricked their phone was a Verizon customer who tried to update their radio to a higher Sprint version of the radio and ended up throwing their phone away.
Hope this helps.
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