Sprint service is crap where I work (outer areas of Detroit), so I am using Roam Control for when I get near work. Most of the time I get a tower in the US, but every once in a while a Canadian Tower appears.
Sprint has told me to update the PRL (done 01115) and has tried to block the international roaming (didn't work), so now I am here to ask the experts.
Is there someway to prevent locking onto an International Tower?
I am running Syndicate Frozen ROM with Emotionless Beast Theme (which deserves more thanks than I could give, since this is how I figured out I was on international tower).
notmyepic said:
Sprint service is crap where I work (outer areas of Detroit), so I am using Roam Control for when I get near work. Most of the time I get a tower in the US, but every once in a while a Canadian Tower appears.
Sprint has told me to update the PRL (done 01115) and has tried to block the international roaming (didn't work), so now I am here to ask the experts.
Is there someway to prevent locking onto an International Tower?
I am running Syndicate Frozen ROM with Emotionless Beast Theme (which deserves more thanks than I could give, since this is how I figured out I was on international tower).
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I think that your best bet is to enable the Roaming Guard.
Now I would advise you download ROAM CONTROL (http://www.appbrain.com/app/roam-control/com.vuvuzela.roamcontrol) and force the network to HOME ONLY and that might work out for you
Let us know.
megabiteg said:
I think that your best bet is to enable the Roaming Guard.
Now I would advise you download ROAM CONTROL (http://www.appbrain.com/app/roam-control/com.vuvuzela.roamcontrol) and force the network to HOME ONLY and that might work out for you
Let us know.
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I have and use Roam Control so that my phone will work at/near work which I want. I would say 95% of the time at work, I am on a US tower. I am just looking to prevent the other 5% from charging me International roaming charges.
notmyepic said:
I have and use Roam Control so that my phone will work at/near work which I want. I would say 95% of the time at work, I am on a US tower. I am just looking to prevent the other 5% from charging me International roaming charges.
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To what setting you have it? Home Network or Automatic?
megabiteg said:
To what setting you have it? Home Network or Automatic?
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When I am using it, it is on Roam Only.
When Emotionless Beast said "International" instead of its usual "Emotionless Beast" on the lock screen, I would think that somewhere in the programming it the phone knows where it is at, and am simply wondering if there is a way to block data while on international.
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(done 01115).
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what a weird prl number. ive seen others talking about getting a 01xxx prl lately too. whats up with that? mine is still 60676.
austin420 said:
what a weird prl number. ive seen others talking about getting a 01xxx prl lately too. whats up with that? mine is still 60676.
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Not sure what it is all about. The last link in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13153111 talked about this PRL, so I manually loaded it.
Bumping, since my phone is seems to go into International roaming anytime I am at work now.
Staying on Sprint Network only is not something that I want to do. After paying a lot for the 4 phones I have with Sprint (and the fact I do not leave the US) I do not think I should have to pay for the Canada Roaming addon.
Sprint told me update the PRL ("to one that is greater then 64" was actual quote from the rep) and this will end me getting an International tower.
My PRL does not update automatically (don't know why, maybe due to Syndicate Frozen rom), so I manually updated to 60676 and still get the international tower.
Does anyone have any other ideas on what I can do?
If it is only at work you are concerned about maybe you can talk your boss and Sprint into setting up an Airave there so you won't roam at all.
Do you BONSAI?
Didn't think about that. I will have to talk to them about it.
So after many conversations with Sprint and many bill adjustments, we came up with the solution of turning off Data while roaming on my phone. This still allows me to be contacted by texting and voice.
Allthough still not happy that International towers cannot be turned off completely, at least my kids are able to get a hold of me.
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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?
t3project said:
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!
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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tsdeaton said:
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.
Sunsparc said:
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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tsdeaton said:
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.
at my work there is only sprint network signal shouldnt my verizon nexus be able to pick up the signal and roam i dont even think it tries to roam and i have -120db i dont care about data just voice and texts data would just be a plus i didnt know if there was a way to force roam or change prl i know people do the opposite on sprint to roam on verizon i am rooted or is there maybe a different phone i should get or something on verizons end i should change i only want to switch to sprint as a last resort any ideas or help would be very appreciated i work 12 hours a day 5 days a week so i need to have service and i feel like im paying for this phone and never using it
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The lack of punctuation is making it very difficult to figure out what you're saying.
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The lack of punctuation is making it very difficult to figure out what you're saying.
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QFT
at my work there is only sprint network signal shouldnt my verizon nexus be able to pick up the signal and roam i dont even think it tries to roam and i have -120db i dont care about data just voice and texts data would just be a plus i didnt know if there was a way to force roam or change prl i know people do the opposite on sprint to roam on verizon i am rooted or is there maybe a different phone i should get or something on verizons end i should change i only want to switch to sprint as a last resort any ideas or help would be very appreciated i work 12 hours a day 5 days a week so i need to have service and i feel like im paying for this phone and never using it
Sprint phones can roam on Verizon's network but not the other way around. Of you need Sprints coverage you gotta switch carriers.
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I called Verizon and they said that wasnt true anymore
your building is prolly using a repeater. this might make the difference for roaming purposes.
So if any kind of extending device is being used I can't roam off it then
potter12490 said:
So if any kind of extending device is being used I can't roam off it then
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from my experience with hospitals that use repeaters, only that service can use it (i live near a very large hospital and they have sprint repeaters)
Okay and there is no way to do anything with the prl like sprint users do to use Verizon signal or tricking it to think I'm using Sprint phone or anything
potter12490 said:
Okay and there is no way to do anything with the prl like sprint users do to use Verizon signal or tricking it to think I'm using Sprint phone or anything
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not that i am aware of.
Okay thanks I'm glad to finally get answers good or bad I have been searching but always find the opposite for people on sprint wanting to use Verizon signal
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.
antilamr said:
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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MrGreg said:
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.