[Fascinate General] jokerls240:
I agree with every one of adrynalyne's posts. Everything that is being suggested has been tried. I've done it all (not in order unless specified):

- *228 options 1 & 2 (even *22899 - goes directly to option 1). This is the very first thing I tried - I've been working, professionally, with Verizon phones for 2 years, but not for Verizon. Option 1 programs the MDN, MSN, PRL, Lock Code, and other things I'm unaware of; option 2 only does the PRL.

- Odin restore for system, kernel, and recovery.

- Factory data reset from the OS.

- Manual removal of the Voodoo lagfix, which includes deleting everything from /dbdata except the /dbdata/databases folder contents. I tried every Linux command I could remember to empty this folder and got nowhere.

- Flashed the DJ05 modem.bin. BTW, I have not been able to find the modem.bin file for either DH12 or DI01 builds, so I haven't tried flashing those. I would love to know if someone can provide either before the DJ05 update rolls out.

Then today I had a possible "eureka!" moment. After moving everything back to the DInc, including the SD card, I did another factory reset and moved the Fascinate back to the company number it was ordered on - it was on my personal line, hence the reluctance to call VZW. Let Android do the programming (*228, option 1) via the setup wizard. After the reboot, I skipped adding any email accounts because I was expecting to return it as a warranty replacement. So once I was back to the home screen, I decided to check the data connection again. Voila! The damn thing stayed connected!

So now I'm thinking, "What if it was something on the SD card?" I mean, there was the "Voodoo" folder with its "disable_lagfix" blank file, and the card was in the DInc, unchanged. The Incredible was working flawlessly with stock Android 2.2, no root.

Thinking the lagfix was the problem and curious if it was still applied, I deleted the "Voodoo", ".android_secure", and "Android" folders using the DInc. I then powered the DInc off and moved the SD card back to the Fascinate while it was powered off and battery removed. Turned the Sammy back on, waited for the media scan to finish, and surfed the web... for about 5 minutes with no data loss! Before this, I could barely get anything but the home page to load before the connection dropped. Also, it turns out that Voodoo is finally gone.

Hence my proposal for the OP: power off your phone, remove the SD card, and power it back on. If you hold a steady data connection, backup all custom data on the card (not the entire ccontents) using a PC, and delete all other files. Put the card back into the phone, power on, and format the SD card.

Everyone can say I'm reaching here, but something about the contents of one of the 3 folders I deleted could have been causing my problem. Since I've been hesitant with the Fascinate and using the DInc all day, I can't say this is a definite resolution. Plus I just realized how much I miss Froyo, so I'm playing with the DInc until a replacement Fascinate arrives. Knowing the ins and outs of VZW support comes in handy sometimes. ;)

I don't know exactly what is in the ".android_secure" and "Android" folders on the SD card - I've never claimed to be a developer/programmer... I'm just a simple BES admin, BlackBerry tech, and general smartphone geek/Android fanatic. I've successfully rooted and used custom ROMs on 1 WinMo and 2 Android phones, using instructions from XDA's experts. So I'm no expert - just an IT professional constantly learning.

Plus if the OP has ever used and attempted to remove Voodoo without confirmation, this is a at least a good test to show if Voodoo is still applied as it will rebuild probably its folder on the SD card.

lowkee, let us know if this works for you. Others, please try to keep the comments productive - negative replies help no one. :)