What do these exactly mean anyways? Im new to Sprint and i was told to update them every once in a while every week. I have an airave at home and i got a little confused. Do i have to update PRL and profile when im home to sync with the air rave and then Update PRL and profile when i leave to sync with the Towers?
Im also supposed to be doing this as we're getting LTE vision towers installed in the area..
PRL > prefered roaming list...update it every once in a while, it won't change weekly. The air rave just spits out 3G so it can be optimized. PRL helps you to connect to more towers, hopefully yielding better coverage. So you can update the PRL and profile where and whenever you like; just be on a tw rom to do so.
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All my phone does is roam now and I have no idea why. It roams at my house and everywhere. I just updated the Profile and PRL and it still does the same thing. It should be noted that in the past month I was messing around using Verizon's PRL. I am on Myns RLS 5 and using netarchy 4.2.1. Not sure how to fix this.
Any ideas? Thanks.
jhoffy22 said:
All my phone does is roam now and I have no idea why. It roams at my house and everywhere. I just updated the Profile and PRL and it still does the same thing. It should be noted that in the past month I was messing around using Verizon's PRL. I am on Myns RLS 5 and using netarchy 4.2.1. Not sure how to fix this.
Any ideas? Thanks.
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Usually updating the PRL undoes the Verizon PRL hack. If you want to be able to switch back and forth between Verizon and Sprint without that hack, download Roam Control. I would get it anyways to see if it'll fix your problem.
I updated the profile and prl in that order and am on Sprint now but still roaming...in a place where I know that I have never roamed before. I don't know what to do.
Let's suppose I want to switch ROMs... Would I have to update the prl again?
Johnny Steps said:
Let's suppose I want to switch ROMs... Would I have to update the prl again?
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no you wouldn't. But what prl? And are you getting decent 3g speeds?
PRL's will stay on the phone regardless of how many roms you flash. However you can only flash new prl's in sense roms. Just be careful you arent roaming too much. Since you cant change the prl in warm z, that means you are roaming 100% of the time. SPrint is bound to notice that.
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Let's suppose I want to switch ROMs... Would I have to update the prl again?
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As already stated by my friend, blakeboys, no, you do not, however, you should update your profile and I recommend checking for PRL (Preferred Roaming List) updates at least once a week.
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Well I don't care about losing my contract with Sprint. I like having fast 3G speed. And wait, why should I check profile?
Johnny Steps said:
Well I don't care about losing my contract with Sprint. I like having fast 3G speed. And wait, why should I check profile?
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Your profile is your network settings for your phone. Helps with data connectivity and usually don't get corrupt. But what prl are you using to achieve good 3g speeds?
Well orignally I wanted to try the VZW prl (That one thread claiming 3g speeds with prls, it's somewhere around the forums here) but everytime I tried unzipping the file, it would keep unzipping over and over again so instead I used one called 00001.prl.
Again, you cant flash a prl with warm z or any aosp roms. If you are already running the verizon prl, it means you must have flashed it in a sense rom. If you want to continue to use the verizon prl, DONT update PRL or profile, as it will kill that prl.
How can I check my PRL? I see that a new PRL version, 60677, is to be comming out? I understand more then likely I have 60676 but I would like to check this is some way. I saw the way to "manually" check it but that led me to the thinking, is there a "automatic" way to check the PRL? Something where I can check it w/o plugging it into my computer?
Thanks,
Aaron
Settings/About phone/Status/PRL Version
Also the prl version 60677 got pulled from sprint so if u update it to that, sprint will revert it back automatically while u sleep or when u least expect it.
To update it prl: Goto Settings/About/System updates/update prl.
Thanks. Yes I am on 60676, what is the difference in 60677? It seems to be a big deal. Is this for that huge voice and data coverage drop?
Also, my network is "ACS" is this anything special or just a little "Advertising"
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Thanks. Yes I am on 60676, what is the difference in 60677? It seems to be a big deal. Is this for that huge voice and data coverage drop?
Also, my network is "ACS" is this anything special or just a little "Advertising"
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I believe there was a description of the changes in the prl thread...
But apparently helped roaming issues also enabled 3g while roaming from my experience, but it reverted back as i said sprint pulled it
What about the "ACS" network?
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What about the "ACS" network?
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That is purely cosmetic...
Has nothing to do with sprints network, mine says emotionless beast cause its part of the theme...
Doesn't matter what ROM you are on. PRL is the roaming and which towers to use. Hit Update PRL once a month, if you have a new PRL available it will install it.
Hello everyone!
I downloaded and installed the 01115 PRL a few months back because it is explained that it would allow proper data roaming (not just 1x). But, whenever I attempted to use Roam Control to force roam, it didn't seem that it was switching to the Verizon towers. I realize that if I were to force roam all of the time, my contract would be cancelled. But, as we are all aware, there are times and places where Sprint 3g moves like molasses in January! I want to be able to switch to Verizon data on demand--ya know--when I'm in the mood.
If I install the 00001 PRL, would this give me the ability to actually force roam, or is the problem more software related? Does anyone use the 00001 PRL and have success in this regard? Is 00001 suitable for daily use, meaning, does the Epic Touch continue to use Sprint 3G without Roam Control?
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Hello everyone!
I downloaded and installed the 01115 PRL a few months back because it is explained that it would allow proper data roaming (not just 1x). But, whenever I attempted to use Roam Control to force roam, it didn't seem that it was switching to the Verizon towers. I realize that if I were to force roam all of the time, my contract would be cancelled. But, as we are all aware, there are times and places where Sprint 3g moves like molasses in January! I want to be able to switch to Verizon data on demand--ya know--when I'm in the mood.
If I install the 00001 PRL, would this give me the ability to actually force roam, or is the problem more software related? Does anyone use the 00001 PRL and have success in this regard? Is 00001 suitable for daily use, meaning, does the Epic Touch continue to use Sprint 3G without Roam Control?
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00001 or 01337 will continuously roam on Verizon.
You won't see triangle on your phone.
I've been running 01337 for a week or so and it's amazing.
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00001 or 01337 will continuously roam on Verizon.
You won't see triangle on your phone.
I've been running 01337 for a week or so and it's amazing.
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What is your roaming data usage on your Sprint account page? Are you concerned that Sprint will cancel your contract?
if they cancle u then u can move to a better carrier who cares i use it always on my evo 3d for the past 2 months 5 gigs last month and about 10 gigs so far this month
I'm stock rooted.
About a week or 2 ago I did a PRL update, putting me at 25015.
Ever since, ALL of my calls get dropped. Sometimes I can talk for 15 minutes, sometimes 30 seconds.
Call drops and I look at the screen and it says "lost signal", yet I'm showing like 4 bars for signal and not roaming.
I've done nothing else to the phone except update the PRL, so I can only assume that's the cause.
Is there a way to revert back to the previous PRL?
Really doubt it has anything to do with prl. PRL is preferred roaming list, it's for roaming only.
It sounds like your area is undergoing Network Vision upgrades. That's exactly how it was for around 2 months for me until they finished my area.
Have a great day!
The PRL shouldn't do that. However, all you have to do is go Settings > System Update > Update PRL. It will refresh the PRL with the latest from Sprint.
Thx guys. Yea, I didn't think a PRL update should cause this, but like I said it was the only thing I did when this started happening.
Ahh well. Coincidence.
Try resetting the phone on the network. Dial ##72786# in the dialer this will reset the device on the sprint network. It will cause it to reboot.
Have a great day!
Yea, tried that last night. It did it's thing. Still the same issue.
I've been stuck where I'm at for like the last week and a half, so I haven't had the chance to try a different location.
Hopefully, it is just a Vision upgrade at my location, cause dropping calls like this is just unacceptable.
Did you try this??
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However, all you have to do is go Settings > System Update > Update PRL. It will refresh the PRL with the latest from Sprint.
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He said he's on 25015 which is the latest prl from sprint.
Have a great day!