Thanks to Shadrach in #verizons3 for helping put the final piece in this together.
So it's well known that after your first reboot you will lose your phone number and therefore lose your ability to send MMS. Here is how to solve it.
Needed: Phone Info (Get it from the market).
1. Go into system settings->More...-> Mobile Networks -> CDMA Subscription. Change into NV.
2. Put phone into airplane mode. Go out of the menu and take it out of airplane mode.
3. Check about phone->status and you should have a weird number. This step may be unnecessary, but if you did it right you have a weird phone number like 000-000-1234.
4. Go back to system settings->More...-> Mobile Networks -> CDMA Subscription. and change to RUIM.
5. Airplane mode. Exit out of that menu and airplane mode again. check about phone -> status and your number should be restored!
You may have lost data which is where phone info comes in. If you lost data:
1. Go to system settings->More...-> Mobile Networks. Change network mode to LTE/CDMA
2. exit out that menu and 3g should come back but either way go into phone info.
3. In phone info go to phone information then scroll down and change set preferred network type to either LTE/CDMA auto (PROL) or LTE/GSM/CDMA auto (PRL).
Data + MMS is now restored. Enjoy.
Addendum: For some people the reactivation screen comes on after they switch to NV. You can ignore it and hit the home button.
So it's well known that after your first reboot you will lose your phone number and therefore lose your ability to send MMS. Here is how to solve it.
Needed: Phone Info (Get it from the market).
1. Go into system settings->More...-> Mobile Networks -> CDMA Subscription. Change into NV.
2. Put phone into airplane mode. Go out of the menu and take it out of airplane mode.
3. Check about phone->status and you should have a weird number. This step may be unnecessary, but if you did it right you have a weird phone number like 000-000-1234.
4. Go back to system settings->More...-> Mobile Networks -> CDMA Subscription. and change to RUIM.
5. Airplane mode. Exit out of that menu and airplane mode again. check about phone -> status and your number should be restored!
You may have lost data which is where phone info comes in. If you lost data:
1. Go to system settings->More...-> Mobile Networks. Change network mode to LTE/CDMA
2. exit out that menu and 3g should come back but either way go into phone info.
3. In phone info go to phone information then scroll down and change set preferred network type to either LTE/CDMA auto (PROL) or LTE/GSM/CDMA auto (PRL).
Data + MMS is now restored. Enjoy.
Addendum: For some people the reactivation screen comes on after they switch to NV. You can ignore it and hit the home button.