PSA: Transition in progress - don't update !

[Lousy Fisherman]

Things are settling down, so I'm declaring this transition over

Please reflash the new reference release, it should all be fine now.
More details in https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=12167

Ran apt-get update/upgrade 30 minutes ago. Sound works, phone works, SMS works. Wakeup from a 15 minute deep sleep worked, at least the first time, no cell data on boot (or any other time).
The modem index is still changing on wakeup

mmcli -m 3 --command='AT+CFUN=? returns the expected CFUNC (0,1,4),(0,1)

All of the following returned an empty response.
mmcli -m 3 --command='AT+CFUN=1,1'
mmcli -m 3 --command='AT+CFUN=1'
mmcli -m any --command='AT+CFUN=1,1'

However, after the above commands there is a new device in nmcli: cdc-wdm0 of type gsm that shows as disconnected. I have not figured out how to change the state of cdc-wdm0, yet  
nmcli device connect device  cdc_wdm0
returns unknown error
nmcli c up  cdc_wdm0
returns unknown error refer to journalctl -xe NM_CONNECTION.... NM_DEVICE
journalctl xe Modemmanager [401] and [462] couldn't start network: QMI protocol error (14) "Call failed"

I see since I did an apt-upgrade I'm deemed unsupportable but are these issues, specifically gnome-calls not waking up and no cellular data fixed in the "supported" post Nov 12 images? Especially since mobile data before the modem suspends works without configuration in the Arch image.

TIA
LF