Roaming help - EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So where I live I have to roam to have decent reception, and mikfroyo doesn't have the affiliated only option like cyanogen has, is there a app or anything to force roaming ?
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Roam control in the market. It is a paid app.
Only problem is you will be stuck using 1xrtt.

Any free apps? or manual way to do it?
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The only way is to root and use Roam Control.
Or you could call sprint customer service, tell them your problem, and ask for an Airave, which will give you signal in your house. They should give it to you for free if you convince then and ask nicely.

you could hack the verizon network with one of their prl's, theres a thread in dev for doing that
would work fantastic if its verizon that your roaming on at home

NewZJ said:
you could hack the verizon network with one of their prl's, theres a thread in dev for doing that
would work fantastic if its verizon that your roaming on at home
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can also get your contract canceled...

roamers gonna roam
don't start downloading tons o stuff or find reasons to start calling more often and shouldn't have a problem

NewZJ said:
you could hack the verizon network with one of their prl's, theres a thread in dev for doing that
would work fantastic if its verizon that your roaming on at home
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I mean I'm sure it is verizon, but how do I double check that's who I'm roaming off?
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[Q] roam control please

Does anyone have the roam control apk that they would like to share with me? it would be greatly appreciated
Me too i want this
Its a paid app and its in the market...
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anyone know where i can purchase this using paypal?
I don't want to use my cc
Must be purchased in the market
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Yeah, buy it, it's cheap and worth it.
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deciple said:
Yeah, buy it, it's cheap and worth it.
Sent from my spot on the earth.
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I don't know if it's a dk28 thing or my rom but roam control screwed my phone so bad. I had to do a restore. Even reflashing the rom wouldn't fix it.
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Finally broke down and used my CC to buy the app.
I like it!
BTW you have to be rooted to use this app.
works great for me.
running dk28, rooted.
markstibbyspot said:
Finally broke down and used my CC to buy the app.
I like it!
BTW you have to be rooted to use this app.
works great for me.
running dk28, rooted.
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No idea what happened to mine. Even my bluetooth flipped out on me. And yes I'm rooted running viper rom.
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Dulanic said:
I don't know if it's a dk28 thing or my rom but roam control screwed my phone so bad. I had to do a restore. Even reflashing the rom wouldn't fix it.
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I've never had a problem and I've used it on every kernel released or leaked. Did you select your phone model in the options tab of the app? Otherwise I don't know why out screwed your phone up. Right now I'm on viper 3.0.3 and it works flawlessly. I use it allllllll the time too.
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Works great on DK28.. even with a modified PRL for VZW 3G roaming makes it better. Sprint 3G sucks in my area, I'm lucky to get 70-80 kilobits. Most of the time its 20 or so.
deciple said:
I've never had a problem and I've used it on every kernel released or leaked. Did you select your phone model in the options tab of the app? Otherwise I don't know why out screwed your phone up. Right now I'm on viper 3.0.3 and it works flawlessly. I use it allllllll the time too.
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Yup I did.
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I read in another thread that using this a lot will get your account cancelled.
Is this true? If so, please include an info source (link) if possible.
I get rather crappy signal while I'm at home, so I'm interested in this app, but I'm usually using voice calls while I'm at home, so I don't want to get myself canceled for roaming during 90%+ of my voice calls.
Thankx for any info.
=]
Spoke too soon...after a few hours of being installed, i opened up roam control and it forced closed, rebooted my phone and my app drawer is empty.
I paid for this app, and any roaming I force upon my phone gives poor data...
Apparently one bar of sprint is better than 4bars of roaming mystery carrier.
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markstibbyspot said:
Spoke too soon...after a few hours of being installed, i opened up roam control and it forced closed, rebooted my phone and my app drawer is empty.
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I too did have it working until I rebooted. Good luck getting it working again. I sent him an email requesting a refund since he says he will offer a 24 hour refund policy in his description on the market even after the market change.
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Sean Hicks said:
I paid for this app, and any roaming I force upon my phone gives poor data...
Apparently one bar of sprint is better than 4bars of roaming mystery carrier.
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It's because VZW has a 1x roaming agreement with Sprint (meaning sprint phones can only roam with 2G, not 3G connections).
Does any one know if this will work with U.S. Cellular? I had VZW before i got my Epic so its of no help to me if it will not work with U.S. Cellular, there is a deedspot i'm in a lot & Sprint works better than VZW does but only U.S. Cellular works consistently
zman519 said:
Does any one know if this will work with U.S. Cellular? I had VZW before i got my Epic so its of no help to me if it will not work with U.S. Cellular, there is a deedspot i'm in a lot & Sprint works better than VZW does but only U.S. Cellular works consistently
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Any one have any idea about U.S. Cellular ?
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I see no one has responded to the US cellular question?? Just hoping maybe now someone has figured it out. The app says not to use it with them so I have not bought it yet I tried emailing the developer no response. I see some people having trouble with it also does this app even still work??

How to switch your preferred network

When I was looking at some roms for my epic I saw that someone had switched their prefered network to other rather than sprint. I was wondering if anyone knew how to switch the network. A method that does not require rooting would be prefered but not required. Thanks in advance.
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Buy Roam Control from the market, you need to be rooted, but this will easily do the job
http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.vuvuzela.roamcontrol
drakkahn said:
Buy Roam Control from the market, you need to be rooted, but this will easily do the job
http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.vuvuzela.roamcontrol
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Roam Control is well worth the money.
Its worth noting though that roaming data speeds are 1x, not 3G. But this is super handy if you just need voice coverage.
Cool. Will try it next week. Suppose to be relesing 2.2 update (finally). Thank you for your help, you guys are the best.
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[Q] force roaming

is there any way for me to get my stock 2.2 epic 4g to force roam without rooting the phone?
I don't believe so. In fact this issue is what helped nudge me to learn to root in the first place. Do it, you won't regret it. It gives you so much more control over your phone.
tonycalr2002 said:
is there any way for me to get my stock 2.2 epic 4g to force roam without rooting the phone?
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You should be able to change to a verizon prl without rooting. There's a thread in dev section on how to update it manually. Check it out might be what you need.
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stormglove said:
You should be able to change to a verizon prl without rooting. There's a thread in dev section on how to update it manually. Check it out might be what you need.
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Only problem is, will they get pinched for doing that by Sprint eventually since it's going to be on Verizon more or less always. And, it'd prevent them from getting proper data service. Unless there's a way to switch PRLs on the fly I'm not aware of.
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Only problem is, will they get pinched for doing that by Sprint eventually since it's going to be on Verizon more or less always. And, it'd prevent them from getting proper data service. Unless there's a way to switch PRLs on the fly I'm not aware of.
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No way to switch on fly and I've been using a 0001 prl for over a month now. And used roam control constantly for about two months before that and never had any issues with sprint.
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I read somewhere that we get 800mbs a month on roaming before you get flagged, then i think they offer you an airrave cell tower, after that i think they terminate ur contract (free of ETF *wink* *wink*)
EDIT: which is why Roam Control rocks, solid 1x is better than nothing
Correct and people have been terminated for that reason. Just root and get roam control from the market. Its simple too root. And roam control works great. I find myself in areas with 1 or no bars of service and goes up too 4 or 5 when roam control is on
xopher.hunter said:
I read somewhere that we get 800mbs a month on roaming before you get flagged, then i think they offer you an airrave cell tower, after that i think they terminate ur contract (free of ETF *wink* *wink*)
EDIT: which is why Roam Control rocks, solid 1x is better than nothing
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Should I be expecting an Airrave then, I stream hbogo and am on xda and other games all the time on a different prl? Can't beat getting free stuff. Only thing is it won't help me out at work
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Force roam

Hi, does anyone know how to force the phone into roaming mode?
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App called roam control. Roamctr.com Its $3.99 and requires root though.
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abegoods said:
App called roam control. Roamctr.com Its $3.99 and requires root though.
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And also a custom PRL programmed into the phone so you can roam on 3g.
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I tried roam control but it didn't work... what about this perl I keep hearing about?
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Taco991 said:
I tried roam control but it didn't work... what about this perl I keep hearing about?
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First of all, you have to have a legal copy of Roam Control, pirated copies do not work properly.
A custom PRL used in conjunction with Roam Control will allow you to force roam on another provider like Verizon. If you do not flash a custom prl to the phone, you will still be roaming on Sprint at 1x speeds. Using the custom PRL for roaming will give you up to 3G data speed and usually a better signal. It is best used where your Sprint signal is very low (after all, why force roam if you don't have to).
The PRL thread is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1521343
Just download a prl zip of your choosing and install roam control from the play store? No other steps?
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Ttrain721 said:
Just download a prl zip of your choosing and install roam control from the play store? No other steps?
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LOL, TT you threw me for a loop there so I had to go look. It's not available in the Play Store, you still have to purchase it from the website I believe:
http://www.roamctrl.com/
The PRL thing isn't that simple. Check out the PRL thread I posted for programming info. It's not something you 'flash' exactly.
Also, PRL programming won't work on some ROMs (I think CM9 is one of them) so you'll have to search that thread if the programming steps don't work for you.
tdunham said:
LOL, TT you threw me for a loop there so I had to go look. It's not available in the Play Store, you still have to purchase it from the website I believe:
http://www.roamctrl.com/
The PRL thing isn't that simple. Check out the PRL thread I posted for programming info. It's not something you 'flash' exactly.
Also, PRL programming won't work on some ROMs (I think CM9 is one of them) so you'll have to search that thread if the programming steps don't work for you.
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Prl/profile updates/ hands free activation/ dialer codes don't work in any of our AOSP ics builds right now
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Or use qpst, and put a different prl on phone? Gtalk me choir help [email protected]
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Are you trying to get booted from sprint, because that is what will happen.
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I know this thread is old, but does anyone know if I force roaming on 1 phone (main line) and Sprint cancels me, will they cancel the whole account? That is what I need (to avoid the ETF). There service sucks for me and they refuse to give me anything but excuses.
Google roam control it's worth it
colonel.shepard said:
Google roam control it's worth it
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I know how to roam. I just need to be sure they will cancel all lines if only 1 roams.
Nope. Others remain in contract
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[Q] force 3g on GS3

I recently rooted my GS3 and i have been trying to figure out how to force 3g service on it any help? since i can only pick up 4g in certain areas im tired of the EDGE 2G.
Im pretty sure you cant, seeing as hspa+ is still technically 3G or WCDMA. So I think your stuck with Edge for now... Until T-Mobile does more service upgrades in your area... Don't worry, I get crappy service wherever I go, and I have the worst service here at home... Should have went with Sprint...
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Well can I force roam and connect to at&T towers?
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I'll try it out.
epatt86 said:
Well can I force roam and connect to at&T towers?
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You could try, but AT&T uses the same thing "HSPA+" which is really 3G, but they still call it 4G, and that's what would show up on your status bar (it would still say 4G), so I don't know if that'll work... You can give it a try though. I'm actually going try it our right now, and see how it works. I'll keep you posted. :good:
Have that issue too and don't count on them upgrading anything anytime soon. Just wait till your contract is up and make that switch
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So, I just tried and I couldnt register on AT&T's network. Guess your just gonna have to deal with it for now... :/
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epatt86 said:
I recently rooted my GS3 and i have been trying to figure out how to force 3g service on it any help? since i can only pick up 4g in certain areas im tired of the EDGE 2G.
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I guess you can take the 4G plan off your phone and be throttled down to 3G speed... That's it.

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