Update software, up all night, emergency calls only, or restore.

Everytime I update the software I'm up all night trying to get my phone to work again. As soon as the software is loaded I get the emergency calls only screen on my phone. It takes hours of playing around, restarting, rebooting, Norton goback, you name it to get my phone to restore which takes hours. Why does a simple "upgrade" set me back so far. I have to plan it for weekends when I can stay up all night.
Help. Apple do something!!!!

Hi and Welcome to the Forums!
While very thorough, the one thing I don't think I see in your list is unlocking your BB from it's original carrier (a prerequisite for using it on a different carrier). See this FAQ.
http://www.blackberryfaq.com/index.php/How_do_I_unlock_my_BlackBerry%3F
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