My bb curve got wet but is in top shape except for one

My Blackberry curve 8520 got soaking wet a few weeks ago. Thankfully, I was able to revive it even though the wetness indicators of my device and battery turned red. After three days of drying my batt and device, everything is in top shape as if nothing happened. applause for blackberry for building really durable smartphones!!
except for one problem. when i turned my device on, the signal goes to the SOS mode by itself. it recognizes the sim card, but still the signal stays the same.
i've asked some repair shops and i was told that they need to upgrade the OS first even after i told them that i got it wet. i am doubtful of their diagnosis! haha imagine some shops even wanted to charge me just to upgrade the OS! i want to upgrade it on my own first before i go back to them coz indeed my device is still running on OS 4.0....
my questions are...is it possible to upgrade my OS with an SOS signal? i have a prepaid data plan by the way on my sim. and second question is..do i still need to hope that my device will get fixed? or is it a dead hardware failure problem and accept that its time to move on to another bb.. please help. THANK YOU SO MUCH!

for the SOS, it is because it is not able to catch the signal. 1st please update the OS. You have to connect to your device to the system and then open the link in Internel Explorer (Active X should be enable) and then click Update.
http://us.blackberry.com/apps-software/devices/#tab_tab_update
It will automatically updates. Otherwise , you have to download the BlackBerry Desktop Sofware from
http://us.blackberry.com/apps-software/desktop/
Before or After updating the OS, please go to "Manage Connections" icon
The Mobile Network option should be Checked. Then go to "Mobile Network Options"
Data services should be On.
Mobile Network will displays the name of the Carrier you are using only when it got the signal. if it is in SOS mode, go to the next option, Network Selection Mode: change it to Manual from Automatic. This will scans the available networks or you can also scan. Then it will scans the Available Networks. Choose your Carrier Network.
As you told that Data Plan you have been activated, select the Network Mode: 3G or 2G according your plan.
Then Close it.
If your Carrier name is not showing scan it again manually.
Once if you are confirmed that its working for some time, go to the same options, change it Automatic.
This can be done before or after update. Over the Network you can update the software. But if you lose the connection, it is time waste. SOS means the BB device is not connected to any network, so no internet or no calls or nothing. it should be in EDGE (for 2G) in caps.
Better to update the OS to 5.
Regards

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