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.
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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.
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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
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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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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.
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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
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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
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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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I changed the prl to Verizon (11115). But i just can't get the phone to roam. Running cm9
Here is your magic wand... http://www.roamctrl.com/ I use it every single day. It is the best app I have ever bought for sure!!
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I can tell you also if you pirate it .....it will not work .... The only way to get this app to work is buy it
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19fonzy said:
I changed the prl to Verizon (11115). But i just can't get the phone to roam. Running cm9
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That's not the Verizon prl. It's the Sprint corporate prl that allows 3g roaming in some markets. There's a newer version available, 11119.
The Verizon prl is hacked and is v.00001. It is also very outdated.
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Does roam control work on ics?
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Does roam control work on ics?
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Confirmed. Yes it works.
If we use verizon prl on sprint phone, it will always use verizon tower and it does not show the roaming indicator but it's under roaming. If you are going to use verizon prl, then you won't need roam control because you don't have any other choice. There are several prls which has the modified sprint prls. What this means, you can choose between sprint and other carriers(towers) and you may need a roam control to control the roaming.
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For more details, check this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17668312
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Don't forget to read the part where Samsung phones will only roam on 1X rtt in roam only mode...
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feelmyepictouch said:
Don't forget to read the part where Samsung phones will only roam on 1X rtt in roam only mode...
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Word??
There go my hopes and dreams, man
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Don't forget to read the part where Samsung phones will only roam on 1X rtt in roam only mode...
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Read closer. Sprint itself limits roaming to 1x, it's not a problem caused by Samsung.
And, for the record, my phone roams on 3g just fine with 111115 and 111119.
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might have been said already but i was wanting to change my prl to get faster data speeds while roaming at home. 1x isnt cutting it! I was reading in another thread something about EPST.apk? maybe for different phones not sure.. Im on cm9a4 and currently use roam control to roam.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1267893&highlight=prl
About halfway down the search page for "prl".
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1267893&highlight=prl
About halfway down the search page for "prl".
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all i see is qpst from a computer and how to get your msl from phone? i want to change it using just the phone
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Good question... I never thought to ask since it is such a specialized procedure I figured that was the only way to do it. I would love to be able to switch it in and our on the fly. Lol
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most phones you can.. but on this one i dont think so, I havent been able to figure it out.. there is no ##prl# and it isnt in the epst program either..
There is no way to change prl from just the phone, sorry.
Korey's thread in general section has step by step how to do it with qpst program.
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Good question... I never thought to ask since it is such a specialized procedure I figured that was the only way to do it. I would love to be able to switch it in and our on the fly. Lol
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I generally stick with PRL 01115, which grants 3G roaming in most areas, paired with Roam Control to force roaming if I absolutely need it.
Take a moment and read these articles before reading any further: What is a prl? Part 1 Part 2
This article also was helpful for me when I changed my PRL before: Wonder How-To
You will need to know your MSL
prl series - acct- device
25xxx = residential acct - lte/800smr
24xxx = business acct (some 3g roaming added) - lte/800smr
55xxx = residential acct - worldphone lte/800smr
56xxx = corporate acct (vzw 3g roaming) - worldphone lte/800smr
16xxx = corporate acct (vzw 3g roaming) - lte/800smr
11xxx = corporate acct (vzw 3g roaming) - no lte/no 800smr
12xxx = corporate acct (vzw 3g roaming) - no lte/low priority 800smr
60xxx = residential acct - no lte/no 800smr
21xxx = residential acct - no lte/low priority 800smr [EDIT: 21100 LTE works for Spark Ready/Triband phones]
51xxx = iphone5 - low priority 800smr
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Every Sprint PRL
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Can we flash Verizon prls the same way? I loved doing it in my og evo and really miss that option! Tia
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Yup. There are a couple in there that will enable 3g forced roaming on Verizon. I'll update OP to list them
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To undo the Verizon prls ,do we just update profile, then prl in the settings? Tia
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To undo the Verizon prls ,do we just update profile, then prl in the settings? Tia
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Yeah you can do ##786# but that wipes your data. I know there's another code to do a hands free activation. I can't remember it now
Great post. I need this because my parents live in a former Alltel area and I get zero coverage for Sprint and will not access the tower. If you want to go back to original prl...search for 25006 and follow same steps in OP.
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We call him St. nicholaaaas around here. I went back to stock and flashed 24006. I swear 3G is better even on stock. I don't know about switching but I'm getting better signal and speed. No Sprint 4G in my area.
I can speak to the performance on CM10 yet because of course after flashing stock I forgot to say yes to disable stock restore boot so trashed all my nightly backups and have yet to get a good nightly install. But hey, I'm getting very adept at restoring stock. I'm glad I went back for another reason. The pleasures of CM10 are more evident after having gone back to the original Samsung rendition.
Thanks for the PRL.
I write ny prl by using any cut. I create a prl write short cut and rename the prl to test.prl . Might be simpler no msl required
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##72786# will initiate hands free to change prl back.
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Just flashed and i will test for a day or two and give results
Flashed24006
Flashing zips in rehab!!
Thanks for this. Awesome having PRLs! The Verizon ones in Jax, FL go LoS often (connected to network, but loss of data connection). I haven't tried 01337 yet, though. I don't think LTE is affected by PRLs due to it being a GSM technology.
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Great post. I need this because my parents live in a former Alltel area and I get zero coverage for Sprint and will not access the tower. If you want to go back to original prl...search for 25006 and follow same steps in OP.
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how do I know which PRL is on the phone right now?
also, lets say I flash this, if I do an update prl from settings, will that just take it back to stock or rather released version? or once I do this, it'll break that feature.
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how do I know which PRL is on the phone right now?
also, lets say I flash this, if I do an update prl from settings, will that just take it back to stock or rather released version? or once I do this, it'll break that feature.
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To see what PRL is currently on your phone go to Settings>About Phone
All you have to do to revert back is do a hands free activation
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To see what PRL is currently on your phone go to Settings>About Phone
All you have to do to revert back is do a hands free activation
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Mine says 25006, does that mean it's the latest?
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Mine says 25006, does that mean it's the latest?
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That's latest for me...
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No need to be rooted for this to work correct? Tia
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No need to be rooted for this to work correct? Tia
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I don't think so
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No need to be rooted for this to work correct? Tia
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You are correct.
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how do I know which PRL is on the phone right now?
also, lets say I flash this, if I do an update prl from settings, will that just take it back to stock or rather released version? or once I do this, it'll break that feature.
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No need for a hands free activation, you can do as you mentioned and just go into your update PRL from Settings and get it done that way to get back to your 'stock' PRL.
From my experience, disabling data first will cause this to stick more times than not.
As another guy said, use Google to search for the anycut apk and you can create a shortcut that way. It's listed as 'PRL Write' within the app. Once you do this, you can just click that shortcut, hit the button and the phone will reboot. Not a big time saver, but one nonetheless depending on how often you're planning on using this.
If you use the 00001.prl (VZW only) it will show up as '1' in 'About Phone'. The preceeding 0's are omitted for some reason.
For me personally it's the only one I use as Sprint doesn't have a roaming agreement with VZW in Chicago, so if I have a bad signal, this is my only choice.
For those of you just changing a PRL to enable 3G data when you roam, let's say naturally, you probably won't need to revert back at all. In that case, just freeze System Update so Sprint doesn't roll you back after a day or two.
I'm interested in being able to roam on Verizon, since Sprint is a POS at my school and home, and I'm constantly loosing messages, and data speeds are very sad. Anyways, I did a quick search and found a guide on changing the PRL to Sprint's "Corporate PRL" which apparently grants roaming with 3G data on Sprint, but it seems as if though that guide is old (Sept 19 from last year) and I'm not sure it'll work on my ROM (AOKP JB) So, does that guide still work? Is it safe? If no, what are my other options?
Also, how much minutes/texts/data usage would piss off Sprint? I've been meaning to switch for a while now...
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I'm interested in being able to roam on Verizon, since Sprint is a POS at my school and home, and I'm constantly loosing messages, and data speeds are very sad. Anyways, I did a quick search and found a guide on changing the PRL to Sprint's "Corporate PRL" which apparently grants roaming with 3G data on Sprint, but it seems as if though that guide is old (Sept 19 from last year) and I'm not sure it'll work on my ROM (AOKP JB) So, does that guide still work? Is it safe? If no, what are my other options?
Also, how much minutes/texts/data usage would piss off Sprint? I've been meaning to switch for a while now...
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It will work fine still. I'm doing it right now. I suggest flashing the Verizon PRL 00002.
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revamper said:
It will work fine still. I'm doing it right now. I suggest flashing the Verizon PRL 00002.
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Thank you, kind sir!
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It will work fine still. I'm doing it right now. I suggest flashing the Verizon PRL 00002.
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I don't want to get too deep into this since there is a PRL thread in the forums, but doesn't that one force you to roam all the time? Sprint has a roaming limit of something like 200MB a month; if you go over that they can and frequently will cancel the rest of your contact. Some people do that on purpose, which I don't recommend or advise. If you just want to use your phone when you don't have much of a signal, use a PRL like 11115 along with the app Roam Control, that way you control when the phone roams.
yes.. oooo2 or w.e is a verizon prl roaming 100%.. i used the sprint corp prl i think 11124 or something which wasnt roaming while set to home only. but would have verizon 3g while in roam only with roam control which is compatible with jb now... however if using verizon eventually u will get a call from sprints roaming team.. and the prl thread is right. just need to be on a tw rom and when u go back to a aosp rom prl will stay until u update it
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I use the 11119 PRL that works great when I'm roaming... I roam on Verizon with 3g data and everything, but I'm on Sprint the rest of the time. It works great.
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I use the 11119 PRL that works great when I'm roaming... I roam on Verizon with 3g data and everything, but I'm on Sprint the rest of the time. It works great.
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yea... 11115 & 11119 are older versions of 11124.. 11115 did best for me.. got call from sprint but got my airvana back so no need to roam here anymore
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