Two short newbie questions

[jdmba]

Greetings,

I had been with verizon (and its absorbed predecessors) virtually my entire mobile life, but left 1-3/4 years ago because verizon locks down their hardware and I wanted the freedom to install what I want. With this, to get the Tilt (HTC Kaiser), I had to go to AT&T.

AT&T service in Southern California is awful; and I get 0 signal within 4 blocks of my home. I guess I need to go back to Verizon.

I have been searching and searching this thread for some answers to some simple questions and perhaps I am using the wrong terms, so I hope some kind soul can answer (rather than flame).

1) I know Verizon is CDMA so I believe I need to search for cooked Roms which say CDMA. Will all cooked Roms labeled CDMA work with Verizon? Is there any one in specific that will?

2) I have read a ton of threads about people bricking their Diamond because of flashing the wrong HardSPL. Is there a HardSPL specific for Verizon

That's it really. If I know I can HardSPL and flash a cooked Rom on Verizon, I can return.

Thank you!

[cel15]

Ok, not one of the biggest experts here but with this i can help you:

1) IF you Change the HardSPL at your diamond all CDMA roms will work. If you don't only the official CDMA HTC ones, not the cooked ones.

2) No, there is'nt a specific for verizon. There's a GSM and a CDMA version of the HardSPL. Make sure you pick the right one, and after that, only CDMA roms.

Unfortunately for you, XDA is more specialized in GSM rom cooking, but there's a good forum for CDMA, PPCgeeks. At this thread http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=35839
you'll find the HardSPL for CDMA users and at the "CDMA Diamond upgrade" session you'll find many Roms and Radios.

Good luck! :D