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Im currently using 60674 with CM7 on Sprint and Im having a hard time getting a decent signal around my house. Is there a way I can flash a older PRL or is there something else I can do to boost my signal?
digital cocky said:
Im currently using 60674 with CM7 on Sprint and Im having a hard time getting a decent signal around my house. Is there a way I can flash a older PRL or is there something else I can do to boost my signal?
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One reason ur supposed to b on 60676
VitoCorleon said:
One reason ur supposed to b on 60676
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yeah, above is right, but it's not a guarantee of boosted signal, coverage must just be bad where you are and without an airave, you can't do anything about it
You need to flash to a sense rom, update you PRL to 60676, that should help.
But, I have noticed it takes longer to send and receive txt messages since I have updated my PRL. I had a friend sit and wait outside for 5 mins before I even got the message saying that she was here.. Its never done this before I updated.
You need to flash a sense rom and update to 00001 prl
Thats a verizon prl if you didn't know. So much better for me. I just said it as a joke but it's a good option
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twiz0r said:
You need to flash a sense rom and update to 00001 prl
Thats a verizon prl if you didn't know. So much better for me. I just said it as a joke but it's a good option
swyped from my cyanogenized and gingerbreaded EVO
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Yeah to get kicked off sprint
twiz0r said:
You need to flash a sense rom and update to 00001 prl
Thats a verizon prl if you didn't know. So much better for me. I just said it as a joke but it's a good option
swyped from my cyanogenized and gingerbreaded EVO
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how long have you been running this? I am on verizon's PRL but i don't want to get kicked off sprint like i have read.
raul602 said:
how long have you been running this? I am on verizon's PRL but i don't want to get kicked off sprint like i have read.
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well then get off that prl if you want to stay with sprint
PRL does NOTHING to help your service while on sprint. PRL updates only tell the phone what towers to roam on when you are roaming, it has NOTHING to do with in network stuff. The verizon prl is a different beast, as its a hacked prl.
sitlet said:
PRL does NOTHING to help your service while on sprint. PRL updates only tell the phone what towers to roam on when you are roaming, it has NOTHING to do with in network stuff. The verizon prl is a different beast, as its a hacked prl.
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Correct. PRL stands for "preferred roaming lists". It has nothing to do with data speeds or texts being delayed, unless you are actually roaming when these problems happen.
rugedraw said:
Correct. PRL stands for "preferred roaming lists". It has nothing to do with data speeds or texts being delayed, unless you are actually roaming when these problems happen.
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Yes but in turn it turns you over to roaming on the Big V and that causes the Small S to give you the big timberland up the rectum
iitreatedii said:
Yes but in turn it turns you over to roaming on the Big V and that causes the Small S to give you the big timberland up the rectum
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If you live in an area where Sprint coverage is not good and your phone is always roaming, it would be treated the same way as forcing the phone to roam in Sprint's eyes. If you draw too much data on roam, they give you the boot. Just updating PRL shouldn't make you roam any more or less.
In case anyone wants more detailed info on PRL's:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preferred_Roaming_List
They are upgrading their network.....hopefully they are done soon in my area its driving me nuts
Roam Control. Here is the link if anyone was looking for this great app
http://www.roamctrl.com/
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It currently supports HTC and Samsung phones, and it is geared towards Sprint users.
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LOL so true. You have to roam to get any kind of usable data on Sprint.
spencer88 said:
LOL so true. You have to roam to get any kind of usable data on Sprint.
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This one will let roam at 1x only.
nabbed said:
This one will let roam at 1x only.
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Oh. It doesn't do full 3G roaming?
spencer88 said:
Oh. It doesn't do full 3G roaming?
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No it just locks your phone to regular 1x roaming.
I also noticed when i used this, that if i do a whatismyip i am actually still on sprint
Even if we use custom PRL like 11115? I had 1.70 installed, just updated/downgraded to this one. Good thing for Titanium BackUp!
EDIT...on the 11115 PRL you can still roam 3G. 11115 PRL is a Sprint PRL for Business lines that allow roaming on 3G.
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This one will let roam at 1x only.
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You are incorrect.
Roam Control does not decide whether you roam 1x or 3g. Your roaming data speed is governed by your PRL and/or the roaming agreements Sprint has with other carriers.
For example, in northern Wisconsin, Sprint has a full 3G roaming agreement with Alltel which was maintained because Verizon was forced to divest those towers to Cellcom. This is available to all Sprint customers. In southern Wisconsin, you are able to get a "corporate" PRL (like 11115), which enables 3g roaming.
In other states, where roaming is on Verizon, Sprint forces 1x roaming, and the only way around it is to use a hacked Verizon PRL.
Roam Control is a fantastic program that works perfectly for me, but I'm fortunate to be in a valid 3G roaming zone!
Dalmus said:
You are incorrect.
Roam Control does not decide whether you roam 1x or 3g. Your roaming data speed is governed by your PRL and/or the roaming agreements Sprint has with other carriers.
For example, in northern Wisconsin, Sprint has a full 3G roaming agreement with Alltel which was maintained because Verizon was forced to divest those towers to Cellcom. This is available to all Sprint customers. In southern Wisconsin, you are able to get a "corporate" PRL (like 11115), which enables 3g roaming.
In other states, where roaming is on Verizon, Sprint forces 1x roaming, and the only way around it is to use a hacked Verizon PRL.
Roam Control is a fantastic program that works perfectly for me, but I'm fortunate to be in a valid 3G roaming zone!
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I've never heard of anyone roaming naturally (when sprint signal is nonexistent) on anything higher than 1x and without a hacked verizon prl. I only use Roam Control at work, where Sprint signal is so low, the radio drains the battery 10 times faster than normal. And it works great.
But sure, here.
I'll rephrase:
Unless you are already able to roam on 3G w/o Roam Control, Roam Control will let roam at 1x only. It is not a substitute for using a hacked/business PRL which allows 3G roaming.
nvm..........
nabbed said:
I've never heard of anyone roaming naturally (when sprint signal is nonexistent) on anything higher than 1x and without a hacked verizon prl. I only use Roam Control at work, where Sprint signal is so low, the radio drains the battery 10 times faster than normal. And it works great.
But sure, here.
I'll rephrase:
Unless you are already able to roam on 3G w/o Roam Control, Roam Control will let roam at 1x only. It is not a substitute for using a hacked/business PRL which allows 3G roaming.
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Ok, I have poor signal at one of my workplaces and am interested in this program. Do you set it on "Roam only" when you get to work? And what's the difference between "Automatic" mode on Roam Control vs. just letting your phone decide whether it will roam or not?
beezar said:
Ok, I have poor signal at one of my workplaces and am interested in this program. Do you set it on "Roam only" when you get to work? And what's the difference between "Automatic" mode on Roam Control vs. just letting your phone decide whether it will roam or not?
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on automatic you will stay on sprint even registering zero bars but having "1/2" bars worth of sprint... even if you have 5 on VZ other. roam only is exactly what it says, and im not sure theres anywhere there would be an advantage to sprint only... a joke maybe? MrGreg has a thread somewhere on xda too... hes really good w responsing to questions/issues. best app ive ever had.
i am not sure what this does. so if my signal is non existant on 3g or 1x then this will allow me to jump to a different carrier? running blazer with el26 modem and the rouge el29kernal.
fallenraven75 said:
i am not sure what this does. so if my signal is non existant on 3g or 1x then this will allow me to jump to a different carrier? running blazer with el26 modem and the rouge el29kernal.
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If your Sprint signal is low and this drains your battery (which is almost always the case), you have a choice to roam on a different network, whose signal is usually much stronger. You lose the bandwidth (from 3g to 1x - 2.5mbps to 128kbps), but you will improve the battery life (compared to losing something like 10% battery an hour in idle).
I usually only lose about 1% battery per hour with 3+ Sprint bars of signal. But at work, my signal is 0-1 bars, and the battery loss is close to 10% per hour.
By using Roam Control and setting it to roam only, I can have normal battery drain - 1% an hour.
I personally have never got this dang thing to work. When I select Roam Only, it just chills on Sprint's network still. I can be roaming (just by chance), then try 'Sprint Only' and nothing... stays in roaming.
I would love it if this worked though because I am on PRL 11115 and should be able to get 3G + I get better VZ signal in my apt. anyways.
Anyone have suggestions on what I may be doing wrong? I select Samsung in the options.
-Grand
Purchased the new version (updated server) off his website and with PRL 11115 this works like a charm with 3G roaming. Works great where the network is so saturated it is unusable with speeds on VZW ~1000kbps.
bean said:
Purchased the new version (updated server) off his website and with PRL 11115 this works like a charm with 3G roaming. Works great where the network is so saturated it is unusable with speeds on VZW ~1000kbps.
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May I ask your setup?
I am on Calk's 2.8, EL26 modem I get nothing. Does it automatically switch for you pretty quick? God, my Sprint signal blows balls here. Plus, when I do get my phone to roam, i get almost full bars and fast vzw 3g speeds. So, I know the PRL and all allows it, but missing something here.
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I've never heard of anyone roaming naturally (when sprint signal is nonexistent) on anything higher than 1x and without a hacked verizon prl. I only use Roam Control at work, where Sprint signal is so low, the radio drains the battery 10 times faster than normal. And it works great.
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All I can say is when I was running the stock PRL that came with the phone, I indeed had 3G roaming in northern Wisconsin (although it was rev A, not rev 0) and was fast enough to comfortably use Netflix.
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grandmastem said:
May I ask your setup?
I am on Calk's 2.8, EL26 modem I get nothing. Does it automatically switch for you pretty quick? God, my Sprint signal blows balls here. Plus, when I do get my phone to roam, i get almost full bars and fast vzw 3g speeds. So, I know the PRL and all allows it, but missing something here.
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I've noticed on Calk's ROMs that after selecting a new state (automatic to Roam Only, or Roam Only to Automatic), about half the time the change won't take until I reboot the phone. Usually, when this happens, I'll get force closes for the phone process.
Try rebooting after changing the state and see if that works for you.
grandmastem said:
May I ask your setup?
I am on Calk's 2.8, EL26 modem I get nothing..
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Calk's 2.7 EL26. Radio responds instantly (LOS ==> VZW) and 3G is indicated within 8 seconds usually. I have seen information in other threads about Samsung not roaming in 3G due to a lack of PCS band. However if it is not switching at all that probably does not apply.
MrGreg said:
I'm not calling anyone out, but be aware that pirated versions of the app will not work. It may not give you an error code, but it's not doing anything.
I just don't want the app to get a bad rep because it's "not working"
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spencer88 said:
LOL so true. You have to roam to get any kind of usable data on Sprint.
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Why are you here?
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Where i work all my co-workers have verizon and they get a signal no problem is there a way i can improve my Epic Touch 4G signal by changing the prl to use verizons radio just for the calls ? Thanks
Yes, I have the Sprint PRL 11115 on my phone now that allows me to toggle between Sprint and Verizon.
OR you could go with the 00001 which is Verizon only.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1267893
My friend claims he used 00001 to get his service terminated so he could go to AT&T without paying the ETF fee. *Shrug*
kdoggy said:
Yes, I have the Sprint PRL 11115 on my phone now that allows me to toggle between Sprint and Verizon.
OR you could go with the 00001 which is Verizon only.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1267893
My friend claims he used 00001 to get his service terminated so he could go to AT&T without paying the ETF fee. *Shrug*
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What exactly do you mean "Toggle between verizon and sprint"?
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What exactly do you mean "Toggle between verizon and sprint"?
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Meaning he uses the app roam control (not available in the market) to force roam on Verizon's network when he so chooses.
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Correct. And I'll be honest and say I find himself just staying on Verizon lately. I'm so sick of the SLOW Sprint data. What is the freaking point of "Unlimited" if it never works?
I'd rather have 3 or 5GB of data on AT&T that actually WORKS fast then Sprint's so called false advertising slow crap network. It's a shame too, I'm a 10+ year customer. The speed was good at one point then all the sudden it went to crap. I'm so sorry I renewed. Verizon is a little better though. I just leave Roam Control set to Roam Only until I figure out what I wanna do.
I'm in my cottage where I normally only get one bar of service and I look at my friends on Verizon who get full service and get jealous. Is there any possible way I could force roaming? I have looked at old threads and gathered the Roam Control app, but that isn't working on my rooted phone. Any help?
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you need to change your prl
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1521343
I almost always stay on a forced verizon prl
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No longer available in the market, but Roam control is the way to go.
http://www.roamctrl.com/
Used it to force roam in low signal areas, while on a 6,000 mile road trip. Requires root.
Yup....roam control. I was messing with it earlier and Prl 11121 working wonders
Good point, I forgot to add. Without a custom sprint PRL you cannot 3g roam. Use this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1267893
and load up a corporate prl, buy roam control and you are good to go.
If you update your prl via settings after manually updating it, it will reset to a non corporate prl.
skandranon314 said:
Good point, I forgot to add. Without a custom sprint PRL you cannot 3g roam. Use this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1267893
and load up a corporate prl, buy roam control and you are good to go.
If you update your prl via settings after manually updating it, it will reset to a non corporate prl.
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Thanks! And to all, thank you! This site has been very helpful on my Android adventures. I can't believe I ever wanted an iPhone... Dark times... Ugh.
had same issue, in ohio and sig was always hit and miss except when in columbus which was 5 min drive. was very frustrated with sprints data so i did the prl and forced roam and they shut down the e4gt line but was able to keep the 2nd line (funny cause it was a share business plan but they treated it as the 2nd line was seperate) either way they said i would no longer be able to use the roamed number w sprint at all, and the sad thing is they didnt even contact me to tell me they were going to do it....so much for showing they were in the communication business lol. anyway went to verizon w both and i couldnt be more thrilled although i dont care for verizon from the Envy flip fone days due to data plans were not unlimited. however w the new S4 and verizons LTE towers, i have AWSOME LTE DATA everywhere now (mostly) where sprint only has 3g with a pathetic at best 2 mb download speed, I now burry the speedtest.net app needle at 20+ Mbs and with the LTE which also means you can surf and talk which is great when you using the free wifi to go online w the computer and still call clients while doing so. Do what you need to do just switch back when your done so you dont go over 3 gb a month, even tho they say 300 Mb. Good luck and long live the E4gt and wimax hacks, But loving my S4....GO SAMSUNG!
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