XV6700 with WM6 on Verizon

[javaTN]

Originally Posted by fredcatsmommy

You might want to activate it first to make sure it's working; that way if it doesn't work the person you bought it from can't blame it on your upgrading it. Just my way of thinking about it.

****! i just realized this... well, my phone isnt exactly under my dads plan. its under my dads friends. in this case, i have to call him to first activate my phone. if i activate it under WM5, then cook a ROM, and upgrade it to WM6.1, will my phone still be activated? or will i have to re-activate the phone?

i only worry about having to activate the phone twice because my dads friend might get a little pissed off.

anyone else who has verizon know how it works? did u upgrade from WM5 to WM6.1 and have to re-activate your phone over the net, or did you just call the #[number] to get the phone reconfigured over the air?

thanks!
-java

EDIT: im also wondering... when i get my phone, should i first upgrade it to the latest version of WM5, or dont bother to upgrade WM5... just: activate phone > upgrade to WM6.1

[gambatte]

It is just best to activate the phone with the Verizon supported ROM. Then they won't suspect anything and they think everything is kosher. When you flash the new ROM, it won't affect your phone's performance 'cuz the carrier specific info is included in the ROM. However, you pretty much "null and void" any VZW customer support from there on. Not that that is a big deal 'cuz most people on the site know more about the 6700 than the VZW techs. LOL. And if you take it in for repair/turn it in for insurance, flash it back to the original ROM. Unless of course it is totally inoperable (in the insurance case). Bottom line, the kitchens are not sanctioned by VZW.

Edit: Oh, and you can still use OTA update number, I think is #228? That just updates your location and tower info.

[gambatte]

Originally Posted by javaTN

EDIT: im also wondering... when i get my phone, should i first upgrade it to the latest version of WM5, or dont bother to upgrade WM5... just: activate phone > upgrade to WM6.1

Once activated, just flash the new ROM. You have to know how the ROM works. ROM=Read Only Memory. You don't update files in the sense of a OS upgrade on your PC. So a sequential upgrade doesn't mean anything. The ROM can't be changed once cooked and installed to the device unless you flash it again. Hope this helps.

Read this post to see how hard it is to get rid of your phone info.LOL.
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=29362