On RoamingIndicator="64" change the EriText from Verizon to whatever you want it to display.
Just use apk manager to decompile, recompile and resign your framework-res.apk and push back into your phone.
If you do a search there is also a tutorial on editing the Eri.xml using a hex editor so you don't have to decompile/recompile but that limits you to the 16 characters used by verizon wireless.
If you feel this is too difficult send me a pm with what you would like it to say and I can throw together an update.zip for you to install.
hey thanks for the reply. unfortunately im not quite on that level yet. ive been experimenting with a few things, but nothing this in depth. thanks so much for the info. im sending the pm now.
I don't have it either. Never have. But I'm a former Alltel customer and I still use my old Alltel family plan and I was told by Verizon that this is the reason my phone doesn't have the banner.