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Our local tower was Alltel before the merger. We've since switched to a Verizon plan and phones. Seems they just can't get the local tower straightened out. Alltel phones hit it fine. Tower completely ignores Verizon phones - even though Verizon has told me the tower is updated. They are constantly trying to fix the problem.
So, their latest solution is to push me a custom PRL. They said I should get it within 24 hrs and then never, ever, ever, do a *228 again. Like many of you, I tinker with the phone and cold resets happen every couple of months. Telling me to never do *228 again just doesnt work for me.
So, any ideas as to how I can backup and restore my custom RPL after they push it me? Phone is a TP2.
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They're just pushing you the hybrid PRL. You can download it now if you want from this website:
http://corolada.com/prl/
It's under the Verizon>Hybrid section. To install it, just copy the file to your phone, do a ##PRL and use the application. It's pretty painless.
Had a look at my PRL number today.. Seems they sent me 65048, which is not on the list at http://corolada.com/prl/ .
Is this a file in \Windows I can find?
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I'm not aware of one, but that doesn't mean it's not on the phone somewhere. I'm also on an Alltel plan with a Verizon TP2. I was having quite a bit of troubles with signal bouncing between 1x and RevA. I finally put one of the older Alltel PRLs that allowed Sprint EVDO roaming on the phone and things picked up nicely.
You might want to try the 40042 Alltel one if you're still having problems.
txyaloo: Earlier you said to copy the PRL to the phone and do ##PRL. For this case, is there a specific directory/folder?
Btw, thanks for the help.
johnfoy said:
txyaloo: Earlier you said to copy the PRL to the phone and do ##PRL. For this case, is there a specific directory/folder?
Btw, thanks for the help.
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No specific directory. I either put it on my storage card in a stored PRL folder or in My Documents if I don't have the card installed.
I like keeping an Alltel with Spring roaming, the Verizon hybrid, and a regular Verizon PRL on hand in case I'm in an area with really poor coverage so I can switch on the fly.
So, while I work I bounce around Sprint and Verizon since I'm up in the mountains of CA. While I was roaming I tried to make a call and I got told by the lovely Verizon automated Failbot that my phone was not authenticated to roam on their network. I previously had no problems with this. Since then, I've only made one change to my phone (besides some apps) and that's updating my PRI to 1.40_003.
Can someone who's roaming and used the updated PRI method confirm/deny this? If it turns out I'm wrong, how do I fix this? Verizon gets decent signal up here whereas Sprint gets crap until I go about 15min down the freeway.
Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!
Hi - I have an original Droid Incredible on Verizon, but the PRL does not seem to be updating. I have done *228 option 2 several times, and it says it updated and then reboots, but I still only have PRL version 40083. Is this normal? I've read that the current PRL is 5****.
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Hi - I have an original Droid Incredible on Verizon, but the PRL does not seem to be updating. I have done *228 option 2 several times, and it says it updated and then reboots, but I still only have PRL version 40083. Is this normal? I've read that the current PRL is 5****.
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try *22899 and see if that forces it
Just tried that. No dice. Still at 40083.
I guess nobody got the memo that PRL's are region-specific. They always have been.
loonatik78 said:
I guess nobody got the memo that PRL's are region-specific. They always have been.
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Yes, I got that memo. Years ago. But from everything I've read, in XDA, Android Forums, Android Central, etc., everyone seems to be at 5**** regardless of their location.
In addition, my girlfriend - who lives with me - is at 52341. She has the same Droid Incredible phone on the same Verizon carrier in the same city of Madison, WI. Her phone was originally programmed in a 989 area code, but she has since switched to a 517 number, which is the same area code I have. We have both done *228 option 2 since moving to Madison, but she's at 54321 and I'm at 40083.
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In addition, my girlfriend - who lives with me - is at 52341. She has the same Droid Incredible phone on the same Verizon carrier in the same city of Madison, WI. Her phone was originally programmed in a 989 area code, but she has since switched to a 517 number, which is the same area code I have. We have both done *228 option 2 since moving to Madison, but she's at 54321 and I'm at 40083.
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have 52341 prl in eastern pa too
sdrawkcab25 said:
have 52341 prl in eastern pa too
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Now that is interesting. If you don't mind me asking, which plan do you have?
I called Verizon earlier tonight and the rep told me that the PRL version also depends on which plan you have. My girlfriend and I do have different plans. Hers is Nationwide Talk & Text 350 with unlimited data. Mine, however, is one that I carried over from when I had a BlackBerry 8330 on Alltel. When VZ bought out Alltel, I kept my BB until I switched to the Incredible in April 2010, but I still have the same plan. If what the rep is saying is true, then I suppose that this could be the reason that my PRL is different.
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Now that is interesting. If you don't mind me asking, which plan do you have?
I called Verizon earlier tonight and the rep told me that the PRL version also depends on which plan you have. My girlfriend and I do have different plans. Hers is Nationwide Talk & Text 350 with unlimited data. Mine, however, is one that I carried over from when I had a BlackBerry 8330 on Alltel. When VZ bought out Alltel, I kept my BB until I switched to the Incredible in April 2010, but I still have the same plan. If what the rep is saying is true, then I suppose that this could be the reason that my PRL is different.
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That's a good reason, too. Thanks for the info.
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First off, either drop the attitude or take your arrogant self elsewhere.
I know full well what a Preferred Roaming List is. And no, not just because I know what the acronym stands for. I knew what a PRL was years ago before most people on any of these forums ever even heard the term PRL. You're wrong about there being no point in updating it for reasons other than a battery drain. Considering that you yourself even stated that they're regional, it is puzzling why you would say that. I moved from Michigan to Wisconsin. There's a reason for you. In addition to that, with other phones that I've had, updating the PRL improved the signal strength and decreased dropped calls. No battery issues there, either.
Unless you have something useful to contribute to this thread, stop posting in it.
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craichead said:
Now that is interesting. If you don't mind me asking, which plan do you have?
I called Verizon earlier tonight and the rep told me that the PRL version also depends on which plan you have. My girlfriend and I do have different plans. Hers is Nationwide Talk & Text 350 with unlimited data. Mine, however, is one that I carried over from when I had a BlackBerry 8330 on Alltel. When VZ bought out Alltel, I kept my BB until I switched to the Incredible in April 2010, but I still have the same plan. If what the rep is saying is true, then I suppose that this could be the reason that my PRL is different.
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so you use to be an Alltel customer. Thats why your PRL isnt the same. i have a firend in san jose who has the same phone and they are also on the 4**** PRL too. i think it has to do with VZW buying them out and the phone numbers not being originated from VZW. i see threads popping up every once and a while with people asking for a hybrid alltel/VZW PRL to install.
this one for example (i know its for the Eris)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=673661
i wouldnt worry to much unless you have bad connectivity or battery drain.
I actually have 2 Incredibles, both with Alltel plans, and they have different PRLs.. One has 40083, the other has 58006.
Might try pulling the 58006 and putting it on the other one to see what happens
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so you use to be an Alltel customer. Thats why your PRL isnt the same. i have a firend in san jose who has the same phone and they are also on the 4**** PRL too. i think it has to do with VZW buying them out and the phone numbers not being originated from VZW. i see threads popping up every once and a while with people asking for a hybrid alltel/VZW PRL to install.
this one for example (i know its for the Eris)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=673661
i wouldnt worry to much unless you have bad connectivity or battery drain.
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Thank you. Yeah, I thought about that too. So that coupled with having an old Alltel plan seems to be the likely explanation. My PRL doesn't appear to be the issue this time. I'll have to place a call back to Verizon when I've actually got some time to troubleshoot my signal issue again.
Something I'm used to doing with previous smart phones that I haven't been able to do with the G Nexus LTE, is maunally update the PRL. So with that being said does anyone know how to do this or know of a program or app that can do this because I live in a rural area outside of 4g coverage, 3g works just fine, but I figure that me updating the prl would help me get back to full coverage as with my previous 3g smartphones without being in a 4g area, and yes I am aware that 3g and 4g refer to data, but as stated all my previous phones have been 3g phones so that may actually be a small factor. Any knowledge or assistance will be greatly appreciated.
Flash a radio in CWM if you are rooted. LTE phones do not use the *228 update as you have already noticed.. so this is the only way I believe
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Thanks and I'll do that if I decide to go ahead and root my phone but I haven't done so yet because this is the first android in a long time that I haven't rooted lol and I know the benefits but the stock rom, to me so far, is better than what im used too, atleast for the moment.
Hmm, there seems to be some disagreement, saving *22899 as a contact and dialing does 'change' the PRL, it isn't clear from the comments I've read that it is updating correctly, although this number does seem to be autodialed by the phone in roaming situations. Some have said this will damage the SIM which I find a bit unlikely. Others have said that rebooting the phone without the SIM (turn off first) then rebooting again with the SIM will, and some say that the PRL is updated every time you reboot... Since I haven't had roaming issues yet, I've not tried any of them...
*228 does damage the SIM.. that's why it's blocked from an LTE phone.
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*228 does damage the SIM.. that's why it's blocked from an LTE phone.
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What are you basing this comment on? Speculation? Rumors other people posted online?
The mere fact that many GN users (myself included) have had their phones auto-dial *22899 is pretty clear evidence that it isn't "bad" for your phone. At worst it may be unnecessary as the phones are capable of auto updating, but clearly its not "bad". My phone has been running 52642 for several weeks now and runs very well.
Pull battery, pull sim card, leave out for 90 seconds, re-insert both and reboot. This forces the phone to check/update the PRL.
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What are you basing this comment on? Speculation? Rumors other people posted online?
The mere fact that many GN users (myself included) have had their phones auto-dial *22899 is pretty clear evidence that it isn't "bad" for your phone. At worst it may be unnecessary as the phones are capable of auto updating, but clearly its not "bad". My phone has been running 52642 for several weeks now and runs very well.
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We had a lot of people do it on Thunderbolt launch day and fry their sims. It was blocked shortly after by Verizon.
tim k said:
What are you basing this comment on? Speculation? Rumors other people posted online?
The mere fact that many GN users (myself included) have had their phones auto-dial *22899 is pretty clear evidence that it isn't "bad" for your phone. At worst it may be unnecessary as the phones are capable of auto updating, but clearly its not "bad". My phone has been running 52642 for several weeks now and runs very well.
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As above ^
Otherwise, feel free to dial *228 and tell me why it doesn't work.
Adding *22899 to contacts and dialing out updated my PRL as well. We'll see if it helps with signal out on the farm.
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I just tried the *28899 seems to work? Although I'm still not sure how you get a keypad to show up to hit option 2 . But after I added it to contacts and told it to skip activation it programmed. Wish I would of checked my PRL version prior to updating so I'd know if it worked or not.
Works for me
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I just tried the *28899 seems to work? Although I'm still not sure how you get a keypad to show up to hit option 2 . But after I added it to contacts and told it to skip activation it programmed. Wish I would of checked my PRL version prior to updating so I'd know if it worked or not.
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Ok So I know there is alot of Speculation about this..
So I live in an Area where US Cellular and Verizon use each others towers. And my phone used to bounce back and forth between Extended Area (US Cellular) and Verizon.
After doing the *22899 while in a US Cellular area it updated my PRL my Radio reset and I Haven't Bounced back to US Cellular Yet.
I also for whatever reason am Now able to get 4G in our basement of where I work. Before I was lucky to get 3G But Now I get full 3G and when 4G pops up I get 1 Bar.
So I dont know how all this stuff works.. but I went ahead and did the *22899 knowing it could pop my SIM Card (I Used to have a Thunderbolt and Yep It broke the SIM on it when I first got it) But I was prepared to go get another SIM. You never know till you try it, is my Theory.
But Im happy to say, I have Full 4G at my Home. And I have 3G/4G in areas I used to never be able to get it.
BTW- the *22899 from talking to a Guy at the Verizon store said it forces the phone to Update/Activate Even if your in extended area. Thats the difference between *228 and *22899 I tried it out on my Dads old POS phone, its been in extended area since the day I got it for him.. Its just a Cheap Flip Phone. And now he gets 3G.
But yea Id only do this at your own Risk.. I maybe just one of the Lucky ones it works on.. Who knows.
I think as long as you do *22899, it will force the PRL change if there is one. Otherwise it will do it automatically.
*228 does not work though.
Hey everyone,
I want to share my experience with VZW's PRL since there seems to be so many differing opinions as to what happens when you dial *22899 and whether you will get back to a 4G PRL. I have seen several threads across different forums discussing the dangers of doing *22899, being stuck on a 3G PRL, killing your SIM, and the different methods to get back to a 4G PRL. First off, none of the methods work, at least not for me. I have pulled battery and SIM for over 1 minute, booted w/o SIM then rebooted with SIM in, reflashed bootloader, radios, and ROM...all to no avail. The only way to get back onto a 4G PRL without changing your SIM is to wait for Verizon to push a new one. Verizon just pushed a new 4G PRL, 15192, and my phone is currently on it. I was on 52985 for about the past 3 months, so I'm assuming they push one out every quarter. Now this is only with the GNex as I don't know how any other phones behave, but I can't imagine they are that much different when it comes to PRLs and Verizon's network.
Secondly, you won't kill your SIM by *22899ing your GNex. I highly doubt I have a super SIM and I have *22899ed my GNex more times than I can count, sometimes multiple times a day, thinking that it would improve my signal and because I thought the 15*** PRL was an old PRL and 5**** was newer. I hope this helps someone that *22899ed their phone and wasn't sure how to get back on a 4G PRL.
I disagree about the only way to get back onto 4G is to just wait for Verizon to push a new PRL. CALL VERIZON. If you're in a fringe LTE area and your phone is having data issues, they'll probably give you a PRL that will keep your phone from looking for LTE, or will get you back on LTE if need be.
My original GNex went to pot with hardware issues in the radios. The 2nd or 3rd thing Verizon Tech Support did was toss out some PRL's for me to try.
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I disagree about the only way to get back onto 4G is to just wait for Verizon to push a new PRL. CALL VERIZON. If you're in a fringe LTE area and your phone is having data issues, they'll probably give you a PRL that will keep your phone from looking for LTE, or will get you back on LTE if need be.
My original GNex went to pot with hardware issues in the radios. The 2nd or 3rd thing Verizon Tech Support did was toss out some PRL's for me to try.
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You're right. I'll rephrase and say the only way, without having to contact Verizon in one form or another, is to wait. I just want to save people the headache of trying all the fixes and thinking that they did something wrong when it doesn't work. I tried everything multiple times thinking I didn't pull the SIM long enough or I missed a step. I didn't contact Verizon b/c I didn't want to put the phone back to stock and relock the bootloader if they needed to see the phone.