I still got stuck in recovery with 2.1.6 but I flashed 2.6.8 and it is now booting into MIUI. I cleared EFS on my phone and guess thats why it has to be reprogrammed. I shouldn't have done that... but I figured it couldn't be bad. Atleast my wife's phone is working now, and when I get in range of USCC towers back in Maine today, I will do *228 and let my phone reprogram and update. If all else fails, I will flash back to stock and go to USCC tomorrow and let them fix my phone.