[cyberwraith]

Just a quick update.....

I immersed myself in FAQs and threads here for the past several days while I was waiting for the new XV6800 to arrive. The final conclusion was this. Even though the tech guys said that they regened my A key, they did not. I had my old phone, a razr, that I had used on Verizon's network prior to getting my XV6800. I activated my old phone and then activated the XV6800, forcing the system to regen the A key. Worked like a charm.

The new phone showed up, so I flashed the old one back to stock and ran the WM6.1 upgrade from Verizon, checked everything to make sure it still worked, and then stuck a note on the phone that said "Merry Christmas. Yes, you CAN make WM6.1 work on a XV6800." and sent it back to Verizon.

This place rocks. Thanks for all your help. I have been busily cooking custom ROMs for my phone and having a blast.

-Mark