First thing I do when setting up my Apache is install Modaco Nodata. It leaves the connection intact, but turns it off in the registry like the flip of a switch. I still want the connection because I need it for MMS so I do not want it completely removed (and I think it shouldn't be removed because someone made the mistake of using data and is pissed about it, your mistake cost you 87 bucks buddy, not the kitchen, get it straight).
http://www.modaco.com/FREE-Utility-t246171.html
Is it possible to make an OEM of that and include it in 1.04? I have never made an OEM, but this program is tiny so I just usually install it as a CAB on the device.