How to force roam? - Samsung Epic 4G Touch

Hi guys, I hope someone can lend me a hand.. Does anyone know of any ROM that has a roam only choice? Is there any working widget? Any confirmed working app for our phone? I absolutely need this for a trip tonight and hope there is some option available to me!

PaulB007 said:
Hi guys, I hope someone can lend me a hand.. Does anyone know of any ROM that has a roam only choice? Is there any working widget? Any confirmed working app for our phone? I absolutely need this for a trip tonight and hope there is some option available to me!
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Buy roam control.....
http://www.roamctrl.com/
Used with 11115 , 11119 etc prl you may roam at 3g too...
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Are there any potential ramifications to changing the prl like that? Im a rare roamer and would hardly use it. Maybe a dozen times a year, if that.

PaulB007 said:
Are there any potential ramifications to changing the prl like that? Im a rare roamer and would hardly use it. Maybe a dozen times a year, if that.
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As long as you don't use a lot of data would be no problem....., if you were to constantly go over like 300 Mb they may caution you But if only a few times there should be no problem....the 00001 thread will always roam on VZW 3g ..read the prl thread it will explain more....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1521343
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Hello fellow forum buddies. I have a Samsung Epic 4G that is currently rooted on Stock DI18. I tend to switch back and forth to the DK28 leak and flash roms quite often when I get bored or what not lol. I have a gift card left over from the holidays with $3.41 left on it (just a regular visa gift card). Since I'm probably never going to use $3.41 at any store or restaurant I thought hey I could use it on the Android Market. I have most of the paid apps for my rooted device that are a must have except widget locker (still debating). Wonder if there is any other good - great apps out there that are a must have for this phone. I also have ADW Launcher EX and Launcher Pro Plus. Just thought I'd throw this question out there to see what I could find. I appreciate everyone in this forum and what you do that help me and others learn about this phone and other phones. On a side note I found out today that my wife and I are having a little baby girl!!! Thanks for all your help.
Tom
Congrats man. Little ones are great, too bad the don't stay little lol. Do you already have root explorer? I just go it the other day and I don't know how I've been living without it.
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s9ortner said:
Congrats man. Little ones are great, too bad the don't stay little lol. Do you already have root explorer? I just go it the other day and I don't know how I've been living without it.
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Thanks man and yes I know they don't stay little for long lol. I either need to hit the gym or buy a gun for when she starts bringing boys over lol. Yeah I have root explorer and that is probably my favorite app I have that I bought. Do you have widget locker and if so is it worth it?
If you ever find your self with ****ty reception I recommend roam control. This allows you to force your phone to roam.
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I love Roam Control. Spent a weekend in the mountains and was getting terrible service. Roam Control helped save the day.
bagelicious said:
I love Roam Control. Spent a weekend in the mountains and was getting terrible service. Roam Control helped save the day.
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Roam Control will definitely be on the list for the future. Don't plan to go anywhere that I don't already have service in right now. I do have a quick question though to you or to anyone for that matter. An AOSP lockscreen for Rooted Stock DI18. Anyone have the link. I won't be able to search. My turn to make dinner but that's what XDA email notifications are for lol. Thanks.
tphillips78 said:
An AOSP lockscreen for Rooted Stock DI18. Anyone have the link. I won't be able to search.
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I think this is what you are looking for but I haven't tested it. The date seems about right, though. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8293654&postcount=10
bagelicious said:
I think this is what you are looking for but I haven't tested it. The date seems about right, though. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8293654&postcount=10
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Yeah I flashed it through clockwork and it did nothing lol. No worries I'll find one or figure out how to make one lol. I've got nothing but time on my hands right now. Thanks though I appreciate the feedback.
tphillips78 said:
Yeah I flashed it through clockwork and it did nothing lol. No worries I'll find one or figure out how to make one lol. I've got nothing but time on my hands right now. Thanks though I appreciate the feedback.
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You need to be deodexed to use the aosp lock screen so root us not enuff
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mysteryemotionz said:
You need to be deodexed to use the aosp lock screen so root us not enuff
Sent From Da Hood.
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I knew that. I'm not sure what I was thinking. Do you know of another lockscreen besides this ghey a** Samsung one. I used to like it but now I miss the old school like my Moment had.
Goto lockscreen is pretty cool if you havnt checked it out yet
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Goto lockscreen is pretty cool if you havnt checked it out yet
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Lol that's what I just bought lol I like it so far
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ryno502 said:
Goto lockscreen is pretty cool if you havnt checked it out yet
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+1
Epic is as Epic does
Weather and Toggle Wigets is nice
Also if you like rpgs - zenonia and zenonia 2 are both nice!
Andtor is also a good one
Epic is as Epic does

Unlock and flashing..

I'm considering flashing my EVO to cricket..its already rooted. But I have some questions....are there specific roms that have to be used with cricket? Example..I'm running mik3d right now...can I run a sense rom on cricket? I can easily figure out how to unlock and flash to cricket but i don't know about the rom thing. Any help is greatly appreciated
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I'm considering flashing my EVO to cricket..its already rooted. But I have some questions....are there specific roms that have to be used with cricket? Example..I'm running mik3d right now...can I run a sense rom on cricket? I can easily figure out how to unlock and flash to cricket but i don't know about the rom thing. Any help is greatly appreciated
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Not an expert in this matter but my best bet is, no. I don't think that you will need a - cricket - branded Rom, the configuration you'll so to force the phone to that network has nothing to do with the Rom itself, but some apps like the Sprint branded ones might not work.
Just my 2ct.
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Also I'm not postive but you might have to edit some settings to get mms on some roms working
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megabiteg said:
Not an expert in this matter but my best bet is, no. I don't think that you will need a - cricket - branded Rom, the configuration you'll so to force the phone to that network has nothing to do with the Rom itself, but some apps like the Sprint branded ones might not work.
Just my 2ct.
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Don't do it man. The service is REAL spotty. I know sprints isn't much beetter a lot of the time, but its a major step down. If you d/l and surf a lot you'll hate it. I did it to my last one, and got a 3vo for the line, and low and behold I'm back w spritn service and my og evolution runnin decks 1.3/ Lee combo. I get 1550 quadrant scores overclocked, and 1450's at 998w smartass. My d/l speeds are high 4s w 1-3 uploads w wimax. I couldn't get close to half that w cricket. The quadrants comparable, but that doesn't affect your data. Its your choice bro, but I strongly suggest keeping sprint and waiting for lte service and devices. There's gonna be some sick ass phones coming out. Good luck either way.
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Id like to stay with Sprint but i can't afford to keep them. Just had a baby and I'm def not having that much money coming in anymore. Just got canned from my job. The military won't let me back in. Just everyday life I guess.
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Congrats on the baby bro. I have 2 myself. I just got back to work, so I know how ya feel. I'm around the Chicago area, and I actually got a couple places that are looking for some good people. Don't know where ya are, but I'd help pretty much anyone in here w whatever I could. This damn forum has become an addiction. I don't post much, but I read a lot. Well good luck bro. Best wishes and have fun w the baby. They're what make me complete. ...... and my decked out, undervolted Lee kernel running make you wanna kick yourself in the nuts cause its so sick evo. Lmao. Good luck w cricket. There's a whole section w a bunch of info for it if you search the general section.

[Q] Is it possible to have 4Glte on the epic 4g touch?????

if so how ...???? i wanna learn
not possible if I'm correct. Different hardware
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Whoever said yes is ignorant. Epic 4G Touch is a WiMax only phone.
Thanks ... so theirs a specific chip that is built in ??? and what rom are your running cuz my phone reboots alot on wicked sensation rom V1 ( and have u test it out, if so do you have the same issue?)
Thanks
No it is not possible. The exynos is only compatible with WiMax. That is why the skyrockets (LTE SIIs) have snapdragons in them. Not to mention the Epic Touch doesn't have any LTE radios in it.
EpicFlair said:
No it is not possible. The exynos is only compatible with WiMax. That is why the skyrockets (LTE SIIs) have snapdragons in them. Not to mention the Epic Touch doesn't have any LTE radios in it.
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You guys make me smile.
But on topic, if one were to access a better network it wouldn't be through Wimax at all. You say this phone is Wimax only, do you not have 3,2- or 1g?
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You guys make me smile.
But on topic, if one were to access a better network it wouldn't be through Wimax at all. You say this phone is Wimax only, do you not have 3,2- or 1g?
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oh thx ^_^
Sahn-J said:
You say this phone is Wimax only, do you not have 3,2- or 1g?
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... yeah sure. let's go with that.
If you can solder a lte radio then yes you can!!
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Thanks ... so theirs a specific chip that is built in ??? and what rom are your running cuz my phone reboots alot on wicked sensation rom V1 ( and have u test it out, if so do you have the same issue?)
Thanks
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Would like to see this posted in Dazed thread for wicked so he and others can see the issue if you don't mind.
I've been using that rom since it was posted and have had zero reboots. Actually works very well for me. :screwy:
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MoHoGalore said:
Would like to see this posted in Dazed thread for wicked so he and others can see the issue if you don't mind.
I've been using that rom since it was posted and have had zero reboots. Actually works very well for me. :screwy:
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Yeah several people seem to be getting lots of reboots with 4g on my rom and others say they don't get any. More don't get them than the ones that do, but I would like to figure it out.
Salty! said:
... yeah sure. let's go with that.
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I apologize, have I misunderstood something?
I am obviously not saying this phone can access LTE..... But saying it is ONLY compatible with WiMAX is false, unless Ive been using WiMAX for 3,2, and 1g for half a year without knowing and without the WiMAX radio not being on most of the time.... And WiFi, albeit related is still... Not WiMAX....
I see more and more of this misinformation and it is not only wrong, its counter-productive. If you know the answer to his question (no, in this case) tell him. No need for arrogant speculation on top.. Or something...
The end
MoHoGalore said:
Would like to see this posted in Dazed thread for wicked so he and others can see the issue if you don't mind.
I've been using that rom since it was posted and have had zero reboots. Actually works very well for me. :screwy:
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really!!!!!!!!!! is cuz i use it for tethering on my ps3 to play online on 4g and theirs times that it reboots and i lose connection and i realize that that has been going on while is in my pocket without me knowing (n how i found out was when i listen to pandora i hear it cut off and i look at the phone and their is the boot logo)... and its a trip because when i go to about phone and status i see the running time and it continues on where it left on..
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really!!!!!!!!!! is cuz i use it for tethering on my ps3 to play online on 4g and theirs times that it reboots and i lose connection and i realize that that has been going on while is in my pocket without me knowing (n how i found out was when i listen to pandora i hear it cut off and i look at the phone and their is the boot logo)... and its a trip because when i go to about phone and status i see the running time and it continues on where it left on..
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Had me all the way up to tethering with the ps3. I can't try to recreate that since I don't have a ps3.
Sorry you're having a issue with it and I meant to help. Maybe someone can test that senerio and all.
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Tethering WiMAX for something as demanding as ps3 or xbox will likely be a heavy load. Keep in mind , we have a 1.5 Mbps uplink cap.. Its rough, but thats part of why we get our price...
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Sahn-J said:
Tethering WiMAX for something as demanding as ps3 or xbox will likely be a heavy load. Keep in mind , we have a 1.5 Mbps uplink cap.. Its rough, but thats part of why we get our price...
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oh okay thanks =) i tried it with venum ice rom V6 and no problem with 4g tethering or reboot ... and using it with ps3 happly to say no lag lol
MoHoGalore said:
Had me all the way up to tethering with the ps3. I can't try to recreate that since I don't have a ps3.
Sorry you're having a issue with it and I meant to help. Maybe someone can test that senerio and all.
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Thx though but found a rom that works its venum ice rom v6
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Yeah several people seem to be getting lots of reboots with 4g on my rom and others say they don't get any. More don't get them than the ones that do, but I would like to figure it out.
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yea but besides that that yo rom hella sick and props to you!
DjMizzTikk said:
oh okay thanks =) i tried it with venum ice rom V6 and no problem with 4g tethering or reboot ... and using it with ps3 happly to say no lag lol
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Impressive. I think. Lol I was never ballsy enough to play XBOX on wimax... CoD is laggy on FO!
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i believe sfhub mentioned a while ago a team was trying to solder the LTE chip on our phone to make it LTE compatible. but thats all i know lol

Roaming

Like the Photon you do not need to manually do a prl update is the S III like that or not and what other phones of sprint are like the photon?
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Like the Photon you do not need to manually do a prl update is the S III like that or not and what other phones of sprint are like the photon?
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...err... what?
lol
Do you have to manually insert prl to get it to roam?
Heavy Metal said:
Do you have to manually insert prl to get it to roam?
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The phone will automatically update it's PRL and will automatically roam. However, you can't force roaming and the roam control app doesn't work for the S3 yet. There are some tweaked prls that can force the phone over to Verizon; use them at your own risk.
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However, you can't force roaming and the roam control app doesn't work for the S3 yet
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Not entirely true. Although it was a real ***** and took more time than it was worth, I did get roam control to work with the s3. Hackd vzw Prl is soo much easier tho. Especially if ur on stock or a tw rom, don't even need the pc
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Not entirely true. Although it was a real ***** and took more time than it was worth, I did get roam control to work with the s3. Hackd vzw Prl is soo much easier tho. Especially if ur on stock or a tw rom, don't even need the pc
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How is that you don't need a pc can you elaborate on that a little. I thought it needs Qpst for that purpose.
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dito33 said:
How is that you don't need a pc can you elaborate on that a little. I thought it needs Qpst for that purpose.
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The phone can write a prl to itself without pc help. ##3282# in the dialer, under view. There is an option for PRL Write. Rename ur PRL file to "test.prl" and put it on the root of your sd card. press the prl write option in the data menu and it will apply it
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Not entirely true. Although it was a real ***** and took more time than it was worth, I did get roam control to work with the s3. Hackd vzw Prl is soo much easier tho. Especially if ur on stock or a tw rom, don't even need the pc
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Please....how did you get roam control to work with the S3. All I could do was get it to show the roam icon but the phone was still connected to Sprint towers.
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Please....how did you get roam control to work with the S3. All I could do was get it to show the roam icon but the phone was still connected to Sprint towers.
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2nd that - would love to know how you got roam control to work - which version of the software and how you did it. I tried and it didn't work. For now the manual PRL write via ##DATA# works great tho!
ill try and replicate it tonight
As I said it was a real ***** and only worked on a tw based rom. Haven't got it to work on aosp roms. I'll go back to tw a lIttle later and try it so I can give some detail. I'll say I'm pretty sure it was the latest version of rc. I also used another app which shall remain nameless. (We''ll just call it Pucky Latcher),in addition to breaking the license I think also seemed to play a role in making it function as I went back and used it several times before roaming actually worked like it should. Ill post here when I figure out all the exact steps it takes.
do you mean an option to manually force roam? if so, someone was/is working on it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1792205

Roaming issues

Running CM7.2 and when roaming I am no longer able to connect to make calls. I get a weird recording telling me the number I'm trying to call is not in service. Anyone have a clue where to go from here?
thanks in advance,
Jack
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jaxn51 said:
Running CM7.2 and when roaming I am no longer able to connect to make calls. I get a weird recording telling me the number I'm trying to call is not in service. Anyone have a clue where to go from here?
thanks in advance,
Jack
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Go into setting>mobile networks and make sure the only one checked would be the first one.. And the CDMA should be on automatic..
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No success as of yet. I flashed a sense based rom and with all the same options for networks and set everything to the best of my abilities and still no change. Six bands of signal strength in roam mode. I have 3g showing, great fast web access and still no phone in roaming. I get the same recorded message I stated in OP.
I'm baffled. Should I try a nandroid restore of the phone rooted, but with the stock rom and then flash back to the rom I'm running now?
Help is much appreciated at the moment.
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What radio version are you using.
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Two questions. First, can you RECEIVE calls when roaming, and second, when roaming, do you dial the area code when you try to make a call (I know it sounds like a dumb question, but......)?
The advice is free....the bandwidth, not so much
2.15.00.12.19
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Your first question is a puzzler. I really don't know if I can receive for certain. I must try that.
Yes, on the area code question.
Thanks for asking.
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jaxn51 said:
Your first question is a puzzler. I really don't know if I can receive for certain. I must try that.
Yes, on the area code question.
Thanks for asking.
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Can't think of much else. I'd try and flash back to a Sense ROM and update your profile and PRL (since you can't do this from CyanogenMod or any other AOSP ROM). Might be something that can be fixed in QPST (also something you can only access from a Sense ROM, from your phone dialer) but I have never messed with those settings. Hopefully somebody else will chime in. Need to see if you can receive incoming calls while roaming, though. Also appears that you don't have the newest radio, but the one you have isn't all that old so I doubt that's the issue.
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Can't think of much else. I'd try and flash back to a Sense ROM and update your profile and PRL (since you can't do this from CyanogenMod or any other AOSP ROM). Might be something that can be fixed in QPST (also something you can only access from a Sense ROM, from your phone dialer) but I have never messed with those settings. Hopefully somebody else will chime in. Need to see if you can receive incoming calls while roaming, though. Also appears that you don't have the newest radio, but the one you have isn't all that old so I doubt that's the issue.
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Is the radio used for data as well? Because I'm getting great throughput on the internet when I'm roaming. Unfortunately my knowledge isn't extensive enough to know. I'm an infant at this at the present time. I don't know how deeply I wish to go.....I'm just having fun learning new stuff.
I appreciate your thoughts on this tho'. Who knows, maybe I've stumbled upon some strange bug.
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Is the radio used for data as well? Because I'm getting great throughput on the internet when I'm roaming. Unfortunately my knowledge isn't extensive enough to know. I'm an infant at this at the present time. I don't know how deeply I wish to go.....I'm just having fun learning new stuff.
I appreciate your thoughts on this tho'. Who knows, maybe I've stumbled upon some strange bug.
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Not quite sure about your radio question. I'm hoping somebody more knowledgeable will come along and have a better answer to your question. Did you ever figure out if you can receive calls while roaming?
The advice is free....the bandwidth, not so much
FinZ28 said:
Not quite sure about your radio question. I'm hoping somebody more knowledgeable will come along and have a better answer to your question. Did you ever figure out if you can receive calls while roaming?
The advice is free....the bandwidth, not so much
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Haven't checked the in-coming call as yet, just too much on my plate at the moment.
What I meant by the radio question is this: If I am getting great internet/web performance in a roaming area, it tells me data is getting through. Can I safely assume that the telephone function uses the same data stream to perform calls? The reason I ask is because if they are, then there must be some switch/command/whatever that is in the wrong state and must be flipped back to where it belongs. Of course, I'm sure I'm over simpIifying because I'm not well versed enough in the language and functions. Is that clearer?
Thanks again for your help.:good:
No, calls and sms are transferred over native 1X, internet access is 3G
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OK, finally able to test incoming calls when roaming and the answer is *no*. I can email and surf the web, but no phone service while roaming. Any clues anyone?
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Anyone have any idea where to start?
I am stumped. I have web access, but no phone when roaming.
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Have you checked all your settings? To make sure that Roam Guard is not enabled.
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Yes, I have checked and re-checked. No roam guard, no call guard and cdma roaming mode is set to automatic. Thanks for trying tho'.
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