Recovering from car accident and dead phone... a little guidance please

[ookami007]

Ok... I was in a nasty car accident on friday. One of the things that got damaged in the crash was my phone. Luckily, I had the insurance and just got the new phone.

I was running DCD 3.x before with a GPS compatible ROM and it was working GREAT!

I'm a little confused by the whole RevA and Verizon GPS thing. I've been reading all sorts of things.

My question is... do I need to do anything special to the phone BEFORE I flash the latest and great Radio and DCD ROM? I read somewhere I need to flash back to a previous Verizon ROM before flashing to DCD or the GPS will get screwed up. True?

The two important things I want are GPS and tethering. Must have those. =)

Thanks in advance... we now, return to our regularly scheduled pain killers.

PS - My phone has the following from factory:

ROM - 2.09.605.8
Radio - 1.30.60

[rhannahs19]

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=33857

read that, then reread it... then follow the steps

[ookami007]

Thanks!... that much I knew. What I am unsure about is the new M1 update on Verizon and the GPS issues I'm reading about.

How do I tell if this new phone has the M1 update already?

[azclown]

The two important things I want are GPS and tethering. Must have those. =)

Thanks in advance... we now, return to our regularly scheduled pain killers.

PS - My phone has the following from factory:

ROM - 2.09.605.8
Radio - 1.30.60

Your phone has the original stock radio and ROM on it.... It doesn't have MR1 on it.....

[ookami007]

Thanks! I think I may wait a few days tho... painkillers and phone upgrades don't mix.