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[Q] Evo on MetroPCS- says ROAMING?

I'm trying to finish getting an evo to metropcs for a friend. I did everything you need to do to get to the point of "activation". I put a newer Metro prl on the phone that works here in the ny area... but when i try to activate it or even call I get redirected to a verizon operator. The signal bar says I'm roaming and where it should say "MetroPCS" on the lockscreen its says"Analog B". Will an evo on metro pcs even work in the NY area? If not I just wasted a huge amount of time

Did you get the esn registered to metropcs? must I add must be considered coorperate store
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This helped me before:
Bloodykiller86 said:
go to settings>wireless settings>mobile networks>system select> change it to home only then also....make sure you still have the MetroPCS prl installed...dial *228 and make sure it says "hello hello hello metropcs" and if it does u might as well update the roaming list...say update roaming list after it says it
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mrguru2011 said:
Did you get the esn registered to metropcs? must I add must be considered coorperate store
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I didnt get my esn registered with metropcs because I assumed it was already registered.. Should I go ahead and try to do that, and if I do do you think they will they even allow me to?

mexigga said:
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If I'm correct the instructions you've provided will only allow me to connect to the towers that my PRL tells me too. Which makes sense since having it set to "automatic" will allow to roam and connect to a verizon tower, due to a roaming agreement between metro and verizon. Thanks for that hint. So I just did as instructed and It says I have no service (the little "x" by the bars.) oh I also followed these steps to re-start a hands free activation:
Steps:
1. Dial ##3282#
2. Enter Edit Mode
3. Enter your MSL
4. Select Data Profile
5. Menu
6. Restore
7. Let Phone Reboot, and Wait and the Hands Free Activation will Start.
and of course It didn't work because i have no service

Damn...I'm at a loss here...
Yep...get the esn set up with metro...

Damn guess I better, thanks for the input. I appreciate it

I realized that the esn on this evo is already added to the metro network.. due to some unmentionable modifications. I simply cant get service to activate the phone..

Put corp prl 24006 on my note II, no need to be rooted.

This does not work on lk8 and later updates. see this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2042277 to add back prl write function.
I got corp prl 24006 unzipped it, renamed it test.prl, put it on my internal card. Dial ##data# then click on write prl and write prl again, phone should reboot with 24006 prl. This only works on touchwhiz. I set it to automatic network and made sure I have roaming guard off.
I get no signal with out my airave here, which doesnt make sense because the samsung intercept gets 2-3 bars without it. Our cable goes out every now and then so I dont want to be stuck with out a phone. This prl allows you to roam on other carriers.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1747257 link for prl 24006 post 160. if you click on 24006 (the top one) it will bring you to post 160.
If you ever update your prl in the future it will wipe out this one and you will have to redo the install on the dialer.
I took the update on my phone and it restored my old prl, so I had to reinstall it. If you left the file on your sd card just start at the dialer directions.
I cant take credit for any of this info, other than being the first one to try it on the note 2.

loveshinesthru said:
I got corp prl 24006 renamed it test prl, put it on my internal card. Dial ##data# then click on write prl and write prl again, phone should reboot with 24006 prl. This only works on touchwhiz. I get no signal with out my airave here, which doesnt make sense because the samsung intercept gets 2-3 bars without it. Our cable goes out every now and then so I dont want to be stuck with out a phone. This prl allows you to roam on other carriers.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1747257 link for prl 24006 post 160. if you click on 24006 (the top one) it will bring you to post 160.
If you ever update your prl in the future it will wipe out this one and you will have to reinstall.
I cant take credit for any of this info, other than being the first one to try it on the note 2.
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Ya its unfortunate I cant get Roam control to work even with root .. hum going to give this a try
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vincey2kr1 said:
Ya its unfortunate I cant get Roam control to work even with root .. hum going to give this a try
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Renamed it TEST.prl it accepted /rebooted and shows 24006 as the prl but im not roaming still. Are you forcing it to room?

I set it to automatic network and made sure under roaming that all boxes were checked. this seems to be backwards from the GS3. once all boxes were checked I have 3 bars.

The stock PRL on these phones is 55008... wouldn't it be bad to go to a PRL designed for a different phone not to mention with a lower number?

Its not for a different phone, its for a corporate account. Corporate prls are different. IT will not ruin your phone. It allows you to roam on other carriers.

I've attempted to locate the posting you linked to your message, unfortuanetly it is not longer there, is there another location for this corp prl?

RamesisX said:
I've attempted to locate the posting you linked to your message, unfortuanetly it is not longer there, is there another location for this corp prl?
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I re-did the link above. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1747257

I would assume the big difference in the PRL numbers is because the Galaxy Note 2 has GSM bands as well. Does Sprint allow roaming on At&t towers?
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cbpagent72 said:
I would assume the big difference in the PRL numbers is because the Galaxy Note 2 has GSM bands as well. Does Sprint allow roaming on At&t towers?
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Even if the Sprint Note 2 does still have GSM active, we couldn't roam on GSM networks because the phone doesn't have a SIM, nor does it have a place to put a SIM. No SIM no GSM access.

Flak said:
Even if the Sprint Note 2 does still have GSM active, we couldn't roam on GSM networks because the phone doesn't have a SIM, nor does it have a place to put a SIM. No SIM no GSM access.
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It has an embedded SIM. But still, it's not setup to roam on GSM in the US.
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KB112 said:
It has an embedded SIM. But still, it's not setup to roam on GSM in the US.
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This -^
It only allows for roaming on preferred carriers outside of the US.

A little tidbit on PRLs guys:
1. Please...please..please...stop spreading the lies that 24xxx is a corporate PRL. It's far from it.
2. Looking for a VZW 3G roaming PRL? Try 56xxx or 16xxx for LTE/800SMR devices.
3. But what about 12124 or 11119? 12xxx is missing the MCC/MNC records needed for some LTE chipsets, it also has the 800SMR channels/SIDS as lower priority than PCS. 11119? Don't even touch it unless you are on say the original EVO or Epic.
4. No CDMA PRL will ever have anything to do with GSM. Get it? It's a CDMA PRL, GSM doesn't use PRLs.
5. Can I get a PRL to enable VZW LTE? Nope. Your phone isn't auth'd for it nor is it setup for it.
6. Well what is 55xxx? It's a PRL for LTE devices but it does not have 800SMR support at this time. What does this mean? You could be in Chicago in a thick walled building and your buddy pulls out his GS3 or EVO LTE that has a stock PRL on it, his phone would have coverage from Sprint on the 800mhz channel and you would have no coverage or either be roaming.
7. Why doesn't it have 800SMR since the phone support it? Don't know.
8. What other phones have this 55xxx PRL? iPhone and Photon Q LTE or whatever it's name is.
and continue on with the other list of PRL myths...

There have been multiple threads all over xda saying that 24006 is a corporate prl. if it isnt, then what is it? and why is everyone saying it is?

loveshinesthru said:
There have been multiple threads all over xda saying that 24006 is a corporate prl. if it isnt, then what is it? and why is everyone saying it is?
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Because someone decided to start that rumor. Corporate prls to me roam on VZW 3g, 24xxx doesn't do this so it isn't corporate in my book.
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there is no 3g roaming for on 56006 either for me.

t3project said:
there is no 3g roaming for on 56006 either for me.
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There must not be another carrier available in your area.
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Help with putting the prl on my Note II.
Sorry for my ignorance, but when you say "put it on my internal card," where exactly do you mean? I downloaded the zip file you mentioned, renamed it to test.prl, dragged into the root storage for the phone, and followed the rest of the steps but I get a message saying there is not test prl file on the SD card.
Could you please help? Many thanks.
loveshinesthru said:
I got corp prl 24006 renamed it test.prl, put it on my internal card. Dial ##data# then click on write prl and write prl again, phone should reboot with 24006 prl. This only works on touchwhiz. I set it to automatic network and made sure under roaming that all boxes were checked. once all boxes were checked I have 3 bars.
I get no signal with out my airave here, which doesnt make sense because the samsung intercept gets 2-3 bars without it. Our cable goes out every now and then so I dont want to be stuck with out a phone. This prl allows you to roam on other carriers.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1747257 link for prl 24006 post 160. if you click on 24006 (the top one) it will bring you to post 160.
If you ever update your prl in the future it will wipe out this one and you will have to reinstall.
I cant take credit for any of this info, other than being the first one to try it on the note 2.
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kaerlighed said:
Sorry for my ignorance, but when you say "put it on my internal card," where exactly do you mean? I downloaded the zip file you mentioned, renamed it to test.prl, dragged into the root storage for the phone, and followed the rest of the steps but I get a message saying there is not test prl file on the SD card.
Could you please help? Many thanks.
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The built in storage. Im not sure what to tell you, if you followed the rest of the steps exactly.

loveshinesthru said:
The built in storage. Im not sure what to tell you, if you followed the rest of the steps exactly.
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It worked for me. Make sure you have your MSL code to get in the programming.

What are you using the msl code for? any extra settings that your adding like a force to roam ? I was able to load several different test.prl's without the MSL but Im not able to MAKE my phone roam. Theres a very weak weak sprint signal that it tries to hold on to If i was able to get my msl and tweak it to roam it would be Awesome!

PRL Issues

I have an EVO on Boost and I updated the PRL and since I get no service at all. I have flash like 30 different prls and same thing. I did a bunch of searching on the issue and cant come up with anything. What do I do?? Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

Ummm...try the EVO thread.
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Well, which PRL are you on now?
Do you get an error?
If so, can you be more specific about it?
Are you sure roaming is disabled and set to home only?

I learned I had to re-apply all my settings but now I cant seem to get 3g working at all and everything is set up right just as before..??

HELP !!
ykman1 said:
I learned I had to re-apply all my settings but now I cant seem to get 3g working at all and everything is set up right just as before..??
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I too am having issues
I use CDMA workshop.
Send SPC: AFTER FINDING IT AND WRITING TO 000000
USE PRL 50553
WHICH HAS WORKED WITH EVDO OR 1X PRL 10037
I changed the EVO to donor ESN of Incognito.
before i would change it
set prl.
turn on wifi and click on sprint zone
this would activate it.
as of nov 5th something in sprint/boostzone is blocking this activation method.
I CAN manually program and get talk and text working but no DATA or MMS.
I NEED HELP.
apparently theres a way with the 16/32 hex of te donor to set the aaa on profile 0
but i dont know the steps to do it this way.
the other way was much more convienent and Faster.,
ANYONE HELP PLEASE
text/call 9893267536

[Q] SPH-L900 radio to SCH-R950

I understand that there are some hardware differences between the Sprint SPH-L900 and the US Cellular SCH-R950 such as the lack of sim card slot on the Sprint version.
Let's say I had an SCH-R950 and wanted to convert it it to use on the Sprint network. Forget the ESN issues. Can I simply flash the SPH-L900 radio to the SCH-R950? Are there any other hurdles to jump?

no you cannot do that. to get on the sprint network you need to add your esn and other info to their network. which they don't allow. so flashing a radio will do nothing besides mess up the phone a little just wanting to switch services i take it? there are a lot other networks you could get on.

na7q said:
no you cannot do that. to get on the sprint network you need to add your esn and other info to their network. which they don't allow. so flashing a radio will do nothing besides mess up the phone a little just wanting to switch services i take it? there are a lot other networks you could get on.
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I mentioned I was aware of the esn issues and to forget them.
I'm not concerned with making phone calls or having data just yet. Can I make the phone a Sprint phone? Accept Sprint updates, show the Sprint logo on boot up, see the Sprint network, etc?

NO0blet said:
I mentioned I was aware of the esn issues and to forget them.
I'm not concerned with making phone calls or having data just yet. Can I make the phone a Sprint phone? Accept Sprint updates, show the Sprint logo on boot up, see the Sprint network, etc?
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i know you said it but... never mind
you can make it a partial sprint phone haha. here's what you can do. you can run the latest sprint LK8 update. you can show the sprint logo on boot up/shutdown. you can see the sprint network with a prl change. so basically you can do everything except logon to their network for data and voice calls. there's no way to get your phone on their network other than roaming from uscc or another carrier with roaming agreements with sprint. unless you do some unmentionable illegal activity.
if you want to get the sprint updates on your phone you will need to root and install cwm. come join us over here http://teamuscellular.com/Forum/forum/299-samsung-galaxy-note-2/
i can assist you with getting this all on your phone.

na7q said:
i know you said it but... never mind
you can make it a partial sprint phone haha. here's what you can do. you can run the latest sprint LK8 update. you can show the sprint logo on boot up/shutdown. you can see the sprint network with a prl change. so basically you can do everything except logon to their network for data and voice calls. there's no way to get your phone on their network other than roaming from uscc or another carrier with roaming agreements with sprint. unless you do some unmentionable illegal activity.
if you want to get the sprint updates on your phone you will need to root and install cwm. come join us over here teamuscellular c0m/Forum/forum/299-samsung-galaxy-note-2/
i can assist you with getting this all on your phone.
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On my way! Thank you!

Someone help!

Sooo...I have a US cellular note 2...what fun things are you trying to do with yours? I'm merely looking for a sim unlock. ..but now I am curious

Well technicaly speaking, I guess if you can get recent PRL and Profile from Sprint and see there network, yiu could possibly change your IMEID / MDN to am existing phone from sprint "kinda like cloaning" and it would work. Your phone would just register on the network as whatever IMEID/MDN the phone was. Data would be available as well as voice.
Just speculation.
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xKrisx said:
Well technicaly speaking, I guess if you can get recent PRL and Profile from Sprint and see there network, yiu could possibly change your IMEID / MDN to am existing phone from sprint "kinda like cloaning" and it would work. Your phone would just register on the network as whatever IMEID/MDN the phone was. Data would be available as well as voice.
Just speculation.
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I am not interested in cloning at all. All I want to accomplish is exactly what I originally posted. Can anyone help me with that?
I need the PRL and Profile.

Didnt say you wanted to cloan. Its just kinda how the proccess would work lol.
Anyways, might wanna hit up a kernel dev, its going to require some base level work. I would say try flashing a stock kernel but you would risk a brick.
Sent from my SPH-L900 using Tapatalk 2

flashing their radio and kernels will do you know good. especially the kernels. you just need to get into the programming menus of the USCC phone. i've yet to find the codes for it. :/

[Q] Repair EP4G on Ver1z0n Network

Hi all. I'm pretty new to repairing ESNs, and I have run into a snag. I have an EP4G that has all the settings for the Ver1z0n network, but says that it is still on the $print Network. When I try to make a call, it says that it could not process my call and to reboot the phone and try again. Data is not working at all. Any guides or advice, I'm not sure what I missed, but here is the steps I took:
Recovered SPC from Gusto with CDMA Workshop
Read and saved PRL with CDMA Workshop
Used QPST to read and save all settings from Gusto
Used QXDM to retrieve HA and AAA
Turned off the Gusto
Used QXDM to repair the meid and esn
Used QPST to change and write all settings including PRL
Rebooted phone
Stuck at this point
I have also tried to OTA the EP4GT using *22890 and *22891
I have also tried flashing to custom ROM, and to get diag mode I flashed back to Stock ROM
Any ideas????
Also, seem to be stuck in roaming.
Okay, Got Talk and Text working... still need help with the Data Please

I use my epic 4g touch and epic 4g on verizon prepaid. Also used the gutso as a donor. They both work perfect. I would redo the entire process from scratch. Are you able to send texts and recieve calls?
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beezie42 said:
I use my epic 4g touch and epic 4g on verizon prepaid. Also used the gutso as a donor. They both work perfect. I would redo the entire process from scratch. Are you able to send texts and recieve calls?
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Yes, I can send text and receive callse, still no data though. Tried the whole thing from scratch again etc. Has to be something I'm missing.

Ok you get text and calls. Can you place a call as well? You were able to pull the aaa and ha keys correct? Ya it seems like you must of missed something allong the way. Also which prl are you using?
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beezie42 said:
Ok you get text and calls. Can you place a call as well? You were able to pull the aaa and ha keys correct? Ya it seems like you must of missed something allong the way. Also which prl are you using?
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Hey, sorry it took me so long to get back on here. Internet has been down for the last few days.
So, I can make and receive both text and calls.
I pulled the ha and aaa keys. (QXDM: requesetnvitemread ds_mip_ss_user_prof )
Using a modded 53038 PRL
At least internet is back on so I can continue to research the issue.

UPDATE!!!
Okay, so I flashed to a custom ROM thinking that maybe it was one of the Sprint Bloatwares blocking a data connection with VZW. Turns out I was correct. Now I can connect, but it is only on the 1x network... IE I will connect for a few seconds, but then disconnect. Just like it is trying to connect on a send then receive and then shutdown cycle. So now I am down to trying to get 3g working instead of 1x.

You may need to flash the alternate carriers fix.
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