[Q] I have absolutely no signal - Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II

So, last night I decided to update to one of the CM 10.1 nightlies. I haven't updated in a while and thought why the heck not? So I used the option built in the Settings app to update. I pressed download and waited for it to finish, then hit install and went to sleep while it installed. When I woke up I had no signal. Not even 2g. No calls, texts, data, you name it. Gone.
So I have spent at least 6 hours re installing old versions and scouring the internet and no one has an issue exactly like mine.
Here's a screenshot of what the settings look like:
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This might be an obvious question but have you tried reflashing one of the available modems?

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JBeXX said:
This might be an obvious question but have you tried reflashing one of the available modems?
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Thanks for the quick reply. No I haven't tried that yet actually. I can't find anything on google. Could you point me in the direction to flashing a modem?

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Lepryy said:
Thanks for the quick reply. No I haven't tried that yet actually. I can't find anything on google. Could you point me in the direction to flashing a modem?
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Just flash in recovery. Probably best to use the newer which is the VRALL4. If this doesn't fix it you may want to try a clean flash with a full wipe.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2108510

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JBeXX said:
Just flash in recovery. Probably best to use the newer which is the VRALL4. If this doesn't fix it you may want to try a clean flash with a full wipe.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2108510
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Wait why would I use the VRALL4 and not the VRALLJB?

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Lepryy said:
Wait why would I use the VRALL4 and not the VRALLJB?
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It's the newer of the 2. It was part of the first vzw ota after release.

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JBeXX said:
It's the newer of the 2. It was part of the first vzw ota after release.
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Alright, here goes nothing. I'll post back the results.

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JBeXX said:
It's the newer of the 2. It was part of the first vzw ota after release.
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Umm. So it seems this update did a lot more than mess up my data. It completely wiped my Recovery and removed my Play Store completely. I have no way to even flash this modem.

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Lepryy said:
Umm. So it seems this update did a lot more than mess up my data. It completely wiped my Recovery and removed my Play Store completely. I have no way to even flash this modem.
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Very odd. What recovery were you using? I'm not on cm 10.1 so I'm not familiar with the updater but did it give you options to wipe any data or caches? And did you reflash gapps after updating?
If you can get a wifi connection you could always try and flash TWRP through the goo manager app. Just a thought.

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JBeXX said:
Very odd. What recovery were you using? I'm not on cm 10.1 so I'm not familiar with the updater but did it give you options to wipe any data or caches? And did you reflash gapps after updating?
If you can get a wifi connection you could always try and flash TWRP through the goo manager app. Just a thought.
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I get an error when using the goo manager app. It says no current recovery installed. I am seriously ****ing stuck. Just one harmless update has demolished all the stuff on my phone.

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Lepryy said:
I get an error when using the goo manager app. It says no current recovery installed. I am seriously ****ing stuck. Just one harmless update has demolished all the stuff on my phone.
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You should be able to install recovery from the goo app. Open the all, then hit menu, then install openrecoveryscript. Confirm and see if will flash it.

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Had this problem many of times on a gs3.
Calm down, I may be able to help you.
In the settings picture you posted. The my phone number was out of sight.
If the spot said Unknown.
You may be in luck.
But anyways do this either way.
Make sure you back up any thing you don't want to lose.
Boot into download mode.
Flash a stock unrooted official version. I believe this will also flash the modems and radio as well.
Check your signal and phone settings now.
I would expect nothing has changed signal wise.
But if you still have problems you open up dialer and call this phone number
*2767*3855#
Now your phone will cook up some magic and everything will be like the day you opened the box
However if this does not work, I would consider a new sim card (free at Verizon), try and do some more research
Or accept the fact you may have a hardware problem.
Feel free to pm me to let me know how it goes.
God bless the American people.