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Force roam with roam control

Hi
Has anyone been able to get there epic to force roam using roam control on any of the new ext 4 roms.
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Works for me using nebula rom and ext4.
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I swear I was on that rom yesterday and it didn't work. Ill give it a try. I know for sure I tried super nova, cm6, and quantum and all 3 didn't work. Btw I'm in aguadilla PR and my wifes EVO is working fine using the roam control here. Fyi if your coming to this part of PR roaming is a must to get the best 3g.
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It was my understanding that at least with roam control on the epic, you can only get a 1x forced roam. Roam control only uses verizons towers. The best speed I get while using rc is 150kb down.
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Here in aguadilla PR you actually get true 3g roaming 800kb. When im not roaming im lucky to get 60kb.
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I just tested it working fine on mine, Quantum Rom 2.7 EXT4

I used to use it. No, it isn't verizon only roam. My phone roams on to us cellular. To figure out what network you're on, dial a number that requires an area code without it and the message telling you that you misdialed will tell you the carrier.
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lynyrd65 said:
I used to use it. No, it isn't verizon only roam. My phone roams on to us cellular. To figure out what network you're on, dial a number that requires an area code without it and the message telling you that you misdialed will tell you the carrier.
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When I press *2 to contact sprint customer service at my house it connects me to verizon customer service. You might wanna try the same to see what carrier your roaming with
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Strange why I can't get this to work. Everytime I set it to roam only I just lose the connection completly. Anyone get this working on supernova rom?
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I just got it on my stock DI18 rom and it works beautifully! Sprint sucks in my area (I'm lucky to get 1 bar and dl speeds at dial up speed), but now I'm listening to pandora and browsing xda! I love this app!
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I've been using Roam Control since the day it started supporting Samsung phones. It has consistently worked for me regardless of the Rom, kernel or filesystem I'm using.

I'm in the middle of a cinder block building with NO Sprint service...Works great with Nebula ROM, except for texts? Internet and e-mail are fine, 3 bars. I stream stream on-line content without a hitch...can't send or receive SMS. No clue why.
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Guess ill have to odin to stock and work my self up to find the source of the problem.
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So guess what.. I'm back in nyc and roam control works fine here!! and I didn't change my rom. So it seems that you can't force roam everywhere on the samsung epic for some reason. I wonder if it has something to do with the PRL. And the thing is when I was in Aguadilla it would roam on 3g but of course only in automatic. So one would think that the PRL is ok. Anyone else in the west side of Puerto Rico near Aguadilla try using roam control with there Epic.

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Roam control works great here...blazing on VZW EVDO. I use it all the time with the mess they have here on EVDO...50-60 kilobit if you are lucky on Sprint.

I tried out roam control and it seems to work. The phone seems to switch and everything but cant find a signal and I just get the no signal icon. Any ideas?

I still can't get 3g speeds while using roam control. At my house I get a more consistant signal with roam control on however my download speeds never get above 50kb. When I get a sprint signal I get 600kb+ When I purchased the app I was told that it only accessed verizon towers and would only get a 1x signal because sprint doesn't have a 3g roam deal with verizon. However people are saying they are getting 3g speeds from vz towers using roam control.
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How do you know if you are roaming 1x or 3G, for some reason on my epic I am getting about 120kbps download on roaming with 4 bars and it says 3G?

Art2Fly said:
How do you know if you are roaming 1x or 3G, for some reason on my epic I am getting about 120kbps download on roaming with 4 bars and it says 3G?
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Download "Mobile Signal Widget" from the market and it'll tell you whether you're connected to to 1x or 3g. I'm currently roaming on 1x, but at least I'm getting (good) signal at my house!

[Q] Force roaming on Verizon? CM7

I found several options that I thought would force roaming, but it never seemed to work.
I was at a lakehouse recently where sprint coverage was present, but weak, but my buddy's droid 1 (VZ) was solid. I thought I could force myself on Verizon, but wasn't able to.
Is this easily doable through software? Or did I just dream all this up?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=696073&page=54

I use Roam Control. Its a paid app, but it works. Its in the market.
Roam Control

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I use Roam Control. Its a paid app, but it works. Its in the market.
Roam Control
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Roam Control works for voice, but for data, it only allows 1x speeds. To get full 3g speeds while roaming, you need to flash the Verizon PRL.

im having same problem, when im on sprint signal 3g and 4g works fine, but when i roam im just getting 1x speed before i rooted my phone i had 3g speed while roaming but on the other roms i have tried only 1x,
is there a fix for this?
update: i flashed back to the original stock rom that i had backed up and im getting 3g speeds while roaming so I know it cant be a prl issue it has to be a flaw in peoples roms? can anyone confirm a actual rom that has 3g speed while roaming????

[Q] 00001 PRL vs 01115 PRL

Hello everyone!
I downloaded and installed the 01115 PRL a few months back because it is explained that it would allow proper data roaming (not just 1x). But, whenever I attempted to use Roam Control to force roam, it didn't seem that it was switching to the Verizon towers. I realize that if I were to force roam all of the time, my contract would be cancelled. But, as we are all aware, there are times and places where Sprint 3g moves like molasses in January! I want to be able to switch to Verizon data on demand--ya know--when I'm in the mood.
If I install the 00001 PRL, would this give me the ability to actually force roam, or is the problem more software related? Does anyone use the 00001 PRL and have success in this regard? Is 00001 suitable for daily use, meaning, does the Epic Touch continue to use Sprint 3G without Roam Control?

alexlarson011 said:
Hello everyone!
I downloaded and installed the 01115 PRL a few months back because it is explained that it would allow proper data roaming (not just 1x). But, whenever I attempted to use Roam Control to force roam, it didn't seem that it was switching to the Verizon towers. I realize that if I were to force roam all of the time, my contract would be cancelled. But, as we are all aware, there are times and places where Sprint 3g moves like molasses in January! I want to be able to switch to Verizon data on demand--ya know--when I'm in the mood.
If I install the 00001 PRL, would this give me the ability to actually force roam, or is the problem more software related? Does anyone use the 00001 PRL and have success in this regard? Is 00001 suitable for daily use, meaning, does the Epic Touch continue to use Sprint 3G without Roam Control?
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00001 or 01337 will continuously roam on Verizon.
You won't see triangle on your phone.
I've been running 01337 for a week or so and it's amazing.

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00001 or 01337 will continuously roam on Verizon.
You won't see triangle on your phone.
I've been running 01337 for a week or so and it's amazing.
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What is your roaming data usage on your Sprint account page? Are you concerned that Sprint will cancel your contract?

if they cancle u then u can move to a better carrier who cares i use it always on my evo 3d for the past 2 months 5 gigs last month and about 10 gigs so far this month

Sprint GS3 won't roam. Just shows no signal in roaming areas.

I noticed that I can no longer roam on my Sprint GS3. I used to be able to, back when I was using the rooted stock ROM, but now I just get no signal in places where I should have roaming coverage. I know this because my brother's GS3 will be roaming in an area where I'm showing no coverage.
I tried using the LI3, LG8, LG2, and LG9 radios. Have also tried several different ROMs, including AOKP, FreeGS3, and JellyBomb. I also had manually-loaded PRL of 11115, and then tried updating, which gave me 24006.
I also tried all the different tricks I'm aware of -- toggling airplane mode to see if it will choose a new network. And I've checked to make sure that roaming is allowed and isn't set to "Sprint only."
At this point, I'm thinking of going back to stock to see if that works. I'm not sure what to expect with that, though.
Has anybody experienced anything like this?

As far as I know, you arent able to roam on 3g. If you put the corporate prl on your phone, you can then roam on other carriers.

Oops, I should clarify. I can't roam at ALL... meaning no voice, no 1X data, nothing. It shows the "No signal" icon.

Make sure you have roamimg enabled in mobile network settings
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Yes, I suffered the same thing yesterday. Until roam control is fixed I suggest looking at loading of Verizon prl in this situation. It is easy enough on this phone to do it and then switch to a sprint prl when you get back to your home area.

Also check Network settings, are you on "Automatic" or "Sprint"?

I had to toggle data and voice on and off until it gave me are you sure you want to roam message after that it started working.(In roam settings)

Roam Control or Force Roaming?

I downloaded the roam control trail and it does not work for me. I was wondering is there a way around it or a rom that I can use to control my roam?
I have sprint and I am losing bars and reception in my own home and work place. I understand I can use a airwave, but I do not care for sprint having access to my internet. Work its impossible since its work... verizon is very strong in the area. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.

xvi3tsoljahx said:
I downloaded the roam control trail and it does not work for me. I was wondering is there a way around it or a rom that I can use to control my roam?
I have sprint and I am losing bars and reception in my own home and work place. I understand I can use a airwave, but I do not care for sprint having access to my internet. Work its impossible since its work... verizon is very strong in the area. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
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I too am having service latency and I installed roam control and when activate, screen is bland until the application closes unexpectedly. I am on PA rom and that may be a reason but I am looking for a force roam solution that works on the Sprint G2

Anyone? Having more and more spotty service. Would like his also. Will keep looking. Hopefully find something.