I would recommend Motorola Phone Tools v5. Update your drivers and download that program from Motorola's website(its not free) and it should work for you.
No, they won't force you to switch. Only if you want to to upgrade your services and features. I was told by a Verizon cust. serv. person that they will soon only offer the nationwide plans to new customers.
It means that verizon will allow any CDMA devices and applications to be open with their network. This was done with the anticipation of Google entering the cell phone and data market. It would allow customers who have CDMA phones or PDAs to access verizon content on their network. As far as...