Yeah, this is the 7.0 version just before 7.1.1, NCL25.86 is 7.0, NCL26.118 is 7.1.1

If I check the OTA package though, it does a double SHA1 verification on the modem package, so I don't know if they released NCL26.118-23-1 to fix some of the modem issues people have gotten and their patch actually upgrades that previous modem to the right version... I'll run a quick simulation to see.
Thanks for the help! I hate locked phones.

haha
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Still getting the same error when doing OTA with the modem from that build, sadly... I'd really need the Verizon modem from NCL26.118-23 to be able to complete the OTA, OR use the Verizon Software Assistant to restore the phone... :\