I live on a island got sprint but signal sucks there is a verizon tower is there a verizon baseband that i could put on my evo i know the sprint hero has a verizon baseband that works???
Can't do that but you can either a. Force roam wo evdo service or try a prl load that will connect to Verizon tower w evdo service.
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this goes is q&a , also your answer is on the same exact page you asked on...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=696073
I am in a similar situation, so I run CyanogenMod 6.0 and force roam by going to wireless settings/mobile networks/ then choosing affiliated networks.
Works well!
Will i loose my internet if i force roam?
jamiethomas said:
Will i loose my internet if i force roam?
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No just a high phone bill mayb
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Go back and read rutter9's response. I use that method and it works perfectly. No extra charges yet you get the better signal and speed of the verizon network.
but sprint dont charge roaming?
No...sprint doesn't charge roaming.
Read the thread that was linked. It'll give you all the info you need.
KwestJones said:
No...sprint doesn't charge roaming.
Read the thread that was linked. It'll give you all the info you need.
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Actually, I was on the phone with Sprint a couple weeks ago and I inquired about data roaming. They confirmed what others have said in regards to data roaming cap---->300mb
Some have stated that they haven't been charged for anything in excess of that 300mb cap but sooner or later it's bound to catch up with them. My advice would be to lobby for a free Airave from Sprint if you live in a low signal area...
I cannot for the life of me get the 3G working with no roaming signal (using VERIZON mnvo service).
Is it possible to flash a radio from a similar phone (if any exist?) from Verizon to the EVO4G to make it all work out?
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When I force roaming on my phone, it is connecting to a Cellular South tower instead of a Verizon tower, which would have a stronger signal. Is it possible to remove that Cellular South tower from the list of known towers on my phone so that it will connect to Verizon?
That'll require a prl edit I believe, which is above my head. But you could swap prls and find the one that works best for you. Check my Sig for a great thread on prl swapping.
What prl are you on now?
Hey... I think this thing makes phone calls too!
I'm on 60671 right now I believe. Do the Verizon PRLs in your signature only contain Verizon towers or is it Sprint towers plus Verizon towers?
Some are hybrid and some are just Verizon. I normally run 01337, and that puts me on Verizon 100%, but that just because there is barely a Sprint signal where I am. IMO, you can't go wrong with 00001 or 01337, just check to see what towers ur on mostly, if ur roaming too much, you can go back.
Hey... I think this thing makes phone calls too!
Oh, also, if you try those prl's, disable data roaming and pick Sprint only.
Hey... I think this thing makes phone calls too!
Once I load one of those PRLs on the phone, so I need to force the phone to roam to use a Verizon tower or does it trick the phone into thinking that the Verizon towers are part of the Home network? Also, should I enable or disable data roaming?
EDIT: Ha, you posted right before me and answered my questions. Thanks!
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Oh, also, if you try those prl's, disable data roaming and pick Sprint only.
Hey... I think this thing makes phone calls too!
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what would be the point of this? if you disable data roaming and you're only on verizon towers, would this not disable your data as well since you're always roaming? or am i mistaken?
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what would be the point of this? if you disable data roaming and you're only on verizon towers, would this not disable your data as well since you're always roaming? or am i mistaken?
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It's a trick, smoke and mirrors. Ur phone thinks ur on Sprint, but ur using whatever tower has the best signal for you. Instead of using the tower that's cheaper for Sprint. It's awesome as long as it works, some people have issues with lost connections, really depends on ur location.
Hey... I think this thing makes phone calls too!
Roam Control. Here is the link if anyone was looking for this great app
http://www.roamctrl.com/
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It currently supports HTC and Samsung phones, and it is geared towards Sprint users.
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LOL so true. You have to roam to get any kind of usable data on Sprint.
spencer88 said:
LOL so true. You have to roam to get any kind of usable data on Sprint.
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This one will let roam at 1x only.
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This one will let roam at 1x only.
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Oh. It doesn't do full 3G roaming?
spencer88 said:
Oh. It doesn't do full 3G roaming?
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No it just locks your phone to regular 1x roaming.
I also noticed when i used this, that if i do a whatismyip i am actually still on sprint
Even if we use custom PRL like 11115? I had 1.70 installed, just updated/downgraded to this one. Good thing for Titanium BackUp!
EDIT...on the 11115 PRL you can still roam 3G. 11115 PRL is a Sprint PRL for Business lines that allow roaming on 3G.
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This one will let roam at 1x only.
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You are incorrect.
Roam Control does not decide whether you roam 1x or 3g. Your roaming data speed is governed by your PRL and/or the roaming agreements Sprint has with other carriers.
For example, in northern Wisconsin, Sprint has a full 3G roaming agreement with Alltel which was maintained because Verizon was forced to divest those towers to Cellcom. This is available to all Sprint customers. In southern Wisconsin, you are able to get a "corporate" PRL (like 11115), which enables 3g roaming.
In other states, where roaming is on Verizon, Sprint forces 1x roaming, and the only way around it is to use a hacked Verizon PRL.
Roam Control is a fantastic program that works perfectly for me, but I'm fortunate to be in a valid 3G roaming zone!
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You are incorrect.
Roam Control does not decide whether you roam 1x or 3g. Your roaming data speed is governed by your PRL and/or the roaming agreements Sprint has with other carriers.
For example, in northern Wisconsin, Sprint has a full 3G roaming agreement with Alltel which was maintained because Verizon was forced to divest those towers to Cellcom. This is available to all Sprint customers. In southern Wisconsin, you are able to get a "corporate" PRL (like 11115), which enables 3g roaming.
In other states, where roaming is on Verizon, Sprint forces 1x roaming, and the only way around it is to use a hacked Verizon PRL.
Roam Control is a fantastic program that works perfectly for me, but I'm fortunate to be in a valid 3G roaming zone!
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I've never heard of anyone roaming naturally (when sprint signal is nonexistent) on anything higher than 1x and without a hacked verizon prl. I only use Roam Control at work, where Sprint signal is so low, the radio drains the battery 10 times faster than normal. And it works great.
But sure, here.
I'll rephrase:
Unless you are already able to roam on 3G w/o Roam Control, Roam Control will let roam at 1x only. It is not a substitute for using a hacked/business PRL which allows 3G roaming.
nvm..........
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I've never heard of anyone roaming naturally (when sprint signal is nonexistent) on anything higher than 1x and without a hacked verizon prl. I only use Roam Control at work, where Sprint signal is so low, the radio drains the battery 10 times faster than normal. And it works great.
But sure, here.
I'll rephrase:
Unless you are already able to roam on 3G w/o Roam Control, Roam Control will let roam at 1x only. It is not a substitute for using a hacked/business PRL which allows 3G roaming.
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Ok, I have poor signal at one of my workplaces and am interested in this program. Do you set it on "Roam only" when you get to work? And what's the difference between "Automatic" mode on Roam Control vs. just letting your phone decide whether it will roam or not?
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Ok, I have poor signal at one of my workplaces and am interested in this program. Do you set it on "Roam only" when you get to work? And what's the difference between "Automatic" mode on Roam Control vs. just letting your phone decide whether it will roam or not?
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on automatic you will stay on sprint even registering zero bars but having "1/2" bars worth of sprint... even if you have 5 on VZ other. roam only is exactly what it says, and im not sure theres anywhere there would be an advantage to sprint only... a joke maybe? MrGreg has a thread somewhere on xda too... hes really good w responsing to questions/issues. best app ive ever had.
i am not sure what this does. so if my signal is non existant on 3g or 1x then this will allow me to jump to a different carrier? running blazer with el26 modem and the rouge el29kernal.
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i am not sure what this does. so if my signal is non existant on 3g or 1x then this will allow me to jump to a different carrier? running blazer with el26 modem and the rouge el29kernal.
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If your Sprint signal is low and this drains your battery (which is almost always the case), you have a choice to roam on a different network, whose signal is usually much stronger. You lose the bandwidth (from 3g to 1x - 2.5mbps to 128kbps), but you will improve the battery life (compared to losing something like 10% battery an hour in idle).
I usually only lose about 1% battery per hour with 3+ Sprint bars of signal. But at work, my signal is 0-1 bars, and the battery loss is close to 10% per hour.
By using Roam Control and setting it to roam only, I can have normal battery drain - 1% an hour.
I personally have never got this dang thing to work. When I select Roam Only, it just chills on Sprint's network still. I can be roaming (just by chance), then try 'Sprint Only' and nothing... stays in roaming.
I would love it if this worked though because I am on PRL 11115 and should be able to get 3G + I get better VZ signal in my apt. anyways.
Anyone have suggestions on what I may be doing wrong? I select Samsung in the options.
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Purchased the new version (updated server) off his website and with PRL 11115 this works like a charm with 3G roaming. Works great where the network is so saturated it is unusable with speeds on VZW ~1000kbps.
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Purchased the new version (updated server) off his website and with PRL 11115 this works like a charm with 3G roaming. Works great where the network is so saturated it is unusable with speeds on VZW ~1000kbps.
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May I ask your setup?
I am on Calk's 2.8, EL26 modem I get nothing. Does it automatically switch for you pretty quick? God, my Sprint signal blows balls here. Plus, when I do get my phone to roam, i get almost full bars and fast vzw 3g speeds. So, I know the PRL and all allows it, but missing something here.
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I've never heard of anyone roaming naturally (when sprint signal is nonexistent) on anything higher than 1x and without a hacked verizon prl. I only use Roam Control at work, where Sprint signal is so low, the radio drains the battery 10 times faster than normal. And it works great.
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All I can say is when I was running the stock PRL that came with the phone, I indeed had 3G roaming in northern Wisconsin (although it was rev A, not rev 0) and was fast enough to comfortably use Netflix.
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May I ask your setup?
I am on Calk's 2.8, EL26 modem I get nothing. Does it automatically switch for you pretty quick? God, my Sprint signal blows balls here. Plus, when I do get my phone to roam, i get almost full bars and fast vzw 3g speeds. So, I know the PRL and all allows it, but missing something here.
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I've noticed on Calk's ROMs that after selecting a new state (automatic to Roam Only, or Roam Only to Automatic), about half the time the change won't take until I reboot the phone. Usually, when this happens, I'll get force closes for the phone process.
Try rebooting after changing the state and see if that works for you.
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May I ask your setup?
I am on Calk's 2.8, EL26 modem I get nothing..
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Calk's 2.7 EL26. Radio responds instantly (LOS ==> VZW) and 3G is indicated within 8 seconds usually. I have seen information in other threads about Samsung not roaming in 3G due to a lack of PCS band. However if it is not switching at all that probably does not apply.
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I'm not calling anyone out, but be aware that pirated versions of the app will not work. It may not give you an error code, but it's not doing anything.
I just don't want the app to get a bad rep because it's "not working"
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LOL so true. You have to roam to get any kind of usable data on Sprint.
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Why are you here?
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I have asked this several times and the thread either moves too fast for anyone to notice my question or avoids it all together.
Without using the app "roam control" is there another way to force roaming in this device?? It finally roamed the other night on the tower just a few hundred yards away from the house for about an hour with full service and 3G at amazing speeds. It was a cricket tower. I have the prl 11115 but have yet to connect to the tower sense or before that hour. Cm9 on other devices including the photon that I have has built in force roam. I am on stock now for the epic with every roam setting set and before that hour I thought it was impossible for this phone to roam that tower. Now that I know its possible I want to be able to connect to it every time I'm home. What can I do? I can't buy the roam control app because it requires a PayPal account and mine is locked.
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I have asked this several times and the thread either moves too fast for anyone to notice my question or avoids it all together.
Without using the app "roam control" is there another way to force roaming in this device??
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Try this thread, it may help:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1267893
Cricket tower, lol. If there ever existed such a thing.
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Cricket tower, lol. If there ever existed such a thing.
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Cricket is actually pretty big here. I had no idea they had their own tower. Figured they shared cdma towers considering cricket is just a prepaid service here. But next time I'm able to connect to it I'll screenshot it. Also to the other guy that directed me to the prl thread. I read that thread from start to finish and did everything it asked and I am still having the issue. Can someone verify if cm9 for the e4gt has force roam or not? Its an internal feature not an app. It was built in to cm9 for the photon, mytouch 4G, evo, and atrix. I guess I could flash to verify for myself but I don't have access to the epic as a daily phone. Its being used by my brother atm who lives a few hours away. I am only able to go there once a month so testing is limited.
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Cricket is actually pretty big here. I had no idea they had their own tower. Figured they shared cdma towers considering cricket is just a prepaid service here. But next time I'm able to connect to it I'll screenshot it. Also to the other guy that directed me to the prl thread. I read that thread from start to finish and did everything it asked and I am still having the issue. Can someone verify if cm9 for the e4gt has force roam or not? Its an internal feature not an app. It was built in to cm9 for the photon, mytouch 4G, evo, and atrix. I guess I could flash to verify for myself but I don't have access to the epic as a daily phone. Its being used by my brother atm who lives a few hours away. I am only able to go there once a month so testing is limited.
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Which PRL are you on? If you are trying to force roaming, use one of the hacked PRL files at the bottom (00001 or 01337). "Your phone won't say its roaming but it is."
Of course, the carrier has to be listed in the file to roam.
I'm using a Sprint S3 on Page Plus that I purchased off ebay. The voice/text/data work just fine but the data speed is 1X and I'd like to somehow get the 3G to work. Can someone help me with that?
Thanks in advance.
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I'm using a Sprint S3 on Page Plus that I purchased off ebay. The voice/text/data work just fine but the data speed is 1X and I'd like to somehow get the 3G to work. Can someone help me with that?
Thanks in advance.
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Using a Sprint GS3 on Page Plus may mean that the 3G won't work. As Page Plus operates on Verizon's network, the Sprint radios in your GS3 won't operate on Verizon's 3G frequencies. Your best bet would have been to buy a Verizon GS3 as you likely could have gotten the 3G to work.
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Using a Sprint GS3 on Page Plus may mean that the 3G won't work. As Page Plus operates on Verizon's network, the Sprint radios in your GS3 won't operate on Verizon's 3G frequencies. Your best bet would have been to buy a Verizon GS3 as you likely could have gotten the 3G to work.
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How does, then, one sell a Sprint GS3 (SPH-L710) with 3G working on PP, on eBay? There are listings if you will see, with a working 3G. I just made the mistake of buying one with 1X data.
1X just means that you're in an area with no 3G. It doesn't mean that you're getting "1X" data speeds because 1X is what SMS and MMS are transferred over, its not actually a "data" signal
It may be that you just dont live in an area where verizon gives 3G
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1X just means that you're in an area with no 3G. It doesn't mean that you're getting "1X" data speeds because 1X is what SMS and MMS are transferred over, its not actually a "data" signal
It may be that you just dont live in an area where verizon gives 3G
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I'm pretty sure Verizon has 3G here (I live in the city of Chicago, and moving around the city doesb't give me 3G either).
Anyway, I'm pretty sure the guy who did the flashing couldn't get 3G antenna to work with PP, which is what he told me.
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How does, then, one sell a Sprint GS3 (SPH-L710) with 3G working on PP, on eBay? There are listings if you will see, with a working 3G. I just made the mistake of buying one with 1X data.
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This seems to be a recent development for myself, then. There are a few Sprint phones that look to be fully flashable to PP with 3G/MMS working. You may have purchased one that wasn't fully flashed. Making it work would likely require changing more than just the APN. My advice would be to contact a seller on ebay who is offering the service only and see if they can assist.
Why not just flash the radios? Your on xda where everyone flashes about everything. The seller would of flashed them. But not to mention he's legally not allowed to do anything about phones that are flashed to a different network as it became illegal the other day. Someone please correct me if I'm mistaken
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Why not just flash the radios? Your on xda where everyone flashes about everything. The seller would of flashed them. But not to mention he's legally not allowed to do anything about phones that are flashed to a different network as it became illegal the other day. Someone please correct me if I'm mistaken
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No idea how to flash the 3G radio.
As far as the legality is concerned. This phone was unlocked much before any of that, and since now it is not tied to any carrier anymore (and no terms of service), making changes to the firmware should be perfectly legal.
You'll need a donor phone to get 3g. Some might help you here, or go over to the Page Plus forum @ Howardforums and you should find your answers there. You'll need a newer build of QPST and DFS CDMA Tool demo.
I'm sorry if this was covered somewhere else but I've been unable to verify which (if any) ROM allows you to force roaming. I'm on Sprint and go to the San Bernardino (CA) mountains every weekend where there's almost no coverage. My sons on Verizon and his phone not only works but also has data coverage up there. I have another 1.5 years left on contract (5 lines) so don't suggest I change to Verizon. That will come at the end of my contract.
I purchased Roam Control but the developer is not supporting the app and the program won't register to allow me to use it. I'm not the only one with this problem.
Does any of the ROMS developed for the Epic 4G Touch on Sprint have the ability to force roaming on Verizons network? My phone is stock but rooted. I have flashed different business PRl's to see if any of them would enable the phone to roam with no luck. Tried going where there's no signal, turn off phone then turn on to see if the phone would automatically connect to the Verizon signal once it see's that there's no Sprint signal but no luck.
We have no internet or phone service so wifi's not an option. I can walk around and eventually get a signal to make a call but have no data at all.
Walking around to find a signal is not always an option.
I've been a lurker on here for years and figured if you guy's don't know, then nobody will know.
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I'm sorry if this was covered somewhere else but I've been unable to verify which (if any) ROM allows you to force roaming. I'm on Sprint and go to the San Bernardino (CA) mountains every weekend where there's almost no coverage. My sons on Verizon and his phone not only works but also has data coverage up there. I have another 1.5 years left on contract (5 lines) so don't suggest I change to Verizon. That will come at the end of my contract.
I purchased Roam Control but the developer is not supporting the app and the program won't register to allow me to use it. I'm not the only one with this problem.
Does any of the ROMS developed for the Epic 4G Touch on Sprint have the ability to force roaming on Verizons network? My phone is stock but rooted. I have flashed different business PRl's to see if any of them would enable the phone to roam with no luck. Tried going where there's no signal, turn off phone then turn on to see if the phone would automatically connect to the Verizon signal once it see's that there's no Sprint signal but no luck.
We have no internet or phone service so wifi's not an option. I can walk around and eventually get a signal to make a call but have no data at all.
Walking around to find a signal is not always an option.
I've been a lurker on here for years and figured if you guy's don't know, then nobody will know.
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I sent you an email at your hotmail account...let me know if Roam Control version 2.10.0 is working for you. Thanks
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I sent you an email at your hotmail account...let me know if Roam Control version 2.10.0 is working for you. Thanks
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Thank you. Roam Control now works. I'll try it out next weekend and report back so anyone who is following will know the results. Thanks again.