This is really not the best way to go about doing things. When bricks are sent back cause someone did something wrong when rooting/flashing it just makes the carrier and manufacturer that much more not wanting us to do this stuff and locking the devices more. If your having issues call the carrier and see if they can send you a better working device.
The ripples of the tidal wave that is Big Red can be felt in the most remote of locales. What is up with your device currently? You'd be amazed at what some of us, and eventually you, can do to keep an amazing device in tip top shape.