lol the issue i'm having shouldn't be happening according to the instructions posted everyone on this forum and you don't realize that... //sarcasm
anyways, i did all the stuff in "ryan mogul's" heavy rom v1.1
turns out even if my phone is unlocked, flashed, internet working, calls working, basically everything working, except being unable to call *228, it means it's the PRL...
i asked ryan, but he also said "it should be working, or your phone isn't unlocked".
but no, it turns out it was the PRL, i was using the one he recommended 1050. i loaded the 1042 and that worked...
i wonder if certain satellites blocked that other PRL in my area, or if it's an isolated issue...