Since I got tired of constantly swapping radio ROMs to test EV-DO in my area, I've converted Sprint PRL 10026 to be compatible with EV-DO radio ROMs. I also changed the internal version number to 10028 so that Sprint won't automatically update your PRL on you. I turned the 1X/EV icons on but I should be able to turn off the 1X icon if there is interest. EV-DO information has been added for the CT area, not sure what radius of coverage this involves altogether. If anyone can get me Sprint PRL 10028 I'll convert it for you all as well.
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Also, by request, PRL 10026 as a straight conversion, without my added EV-DO information. If you have any problems with the prior PRL, this may help.
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I've removed the EVDO PRL due to the fact that 1) entries were incorrectly ordered and thus EVDO cannot be established 2) because the PRLs I used to figure it out were given to me with confidence that I would not distribute them and 3) there are significant drawbacks to enabling EVDO (no incoming calls, no outgoing text messages, etc). I'm leaving the straight converted Sprint 10026 PRL attachment as it is completely 1X functional and will allow people to run the latest radio rom.
Here's the latest conversion of Sprint PRL 10026 to IS-683C format. This is only a direct conversion, no EV-DO information has been added. This will only allow you to run the latest and greatest radio ROM (HA01 versions, which are also REQUIRED for this PRL).
DON'T INSTALL THIS PRL IF YOUR PROVIDER IS NOT SPRINT. :roll:
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After switching my PPC6600 to Verizon, it mostly works, but a couple issues remain.
First of all, here is what I have done:
1. Loaded Verizon's firmware, which changed the radio and Ext ROM.
2. Switched SID/NID to a Verizon number.
3. Loaded a Verizon PRL.
4. Entered proper MDN and MSID.
Here is where the ghost remains:
Under Roaming, there are Home Only, Sprint(!), and AB.
Why doesn't that say Verizon now? Also, if I tap the Antenna symbol on the header, it says Sprint PCS!
If I set roaming to Home Only, I can make and receive calls & txt messages.
If I set roaming to Sprint, I can place calls, but incoming go direct to voicemail.
Also, my data connection does not work (CDMA wireless) and I have a hunch it's related. It dials, but then says "The answering modem has disconnected".
Any ideas? Thanks!
Got data working!!!!!!!!
Under 3G Data1 I switched from "MIP Pref" to "No IP" and now my CDMA data connection works! I am getting only 1X speeds (100-120 kbps), so now I need to find why EVDO isn't working (I'm pretty sure we have it here).
Still can't figure how the Sprint labels show up after I flashed all the ROM's though!
Is there a location we can go to to see if Cricket supports evdo revA in our markets? I get the symbol for 1X with a download speed of 932 kbs today. I guess another question is is there something we have to do to get revA? I am using DCD 3.2.6 with the data cab installed
Thanks
I would look at their coverage map. I am in the Portland OR area and it says that we are on a 3G broadband network. Makes sense as that is what my Motorola phone says "3G". You can always chat with their help desk. Maybe they might know, (good luck).
I saw in the thread of the DamageControl rom that people were talking about updating their PRL and PRI. Can someone describe what this means for the average user?
I have tried installing custom roms, but evenitiably had to do back to my 1.5 nandroid backup because of the bluetooth problems i had with 2.1. It looked like others were stating their is a PRL of 65000, but my PRL shows 60663 right now and a PRI of flipz_01 - which i assume was because of one of the roms i installed?
What does this higher number PRL do for us as a user?
Well I guess i can answer some of my question myself
PRL
(Preferred Roaming List)
The PRL is a list of information that resides in the memory of some kinds of digital phones. It lists the radio frequencies the phone can use in various geographic areas.
The part of the list for each area is ordered by the bands the phone should try to use first. Therefore it's a kind of priority list for which towers the phone should use.
The PRL helps determine which home-network towers to use, and also which towers belonging to other networks to use in roaming situations (areas where the home network has no coverage.) When roaming, the PRL may instruct the phone to use the network with the best roaming rate for the carrier, rather than the one with the strongest signal at the moment.
Since a PRL tells the phone "where" to search for a signal, as carrier networks change over time, an updated PRL may be required for a phone to "see" all of the coverage that it should, both with the home network and for roaming.
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WIKI on PRI.
Simply put it - seems to be (could be wrong) the chanel information for the call or data stream and Put Up/Take Down singnaling of the calls(and data in our case). Also seems to be a derivative of T1 interfaces, or at least has its roots in that.
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I saw in the thread of the DamageControl rom that people were talking about updating their PRL and PRI. Can someone describe what this means for the average user?
I have tried installing custom roms, but evenitiably had to do back to my 1.5 nandroid backup because of the bluetooth problems i had with 2.1. It looked like others were stating their is a PRL of 65000, but my PRL shows 60663 right now and a PRI of flipz_01 - which i assume was because of one of the roms i installed?
What does this higher number PRL do for us as a user?
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I've been trying out a handful of PRLs the past few weeks with my new-ish Sprint Galaxy S3, but can't find the exact answers in many threads on PRLs here.
1) As a Sprint Airave user... I've wondering but can't find an aswer to the folllowing: Do Airave (femtocell) users get a specific PRL issued to them that incorporates the use of their specific Airave? The reason I ask, is that every alternate PRL I try, i get a roaming triangle with my Airrave. So can someone explain how PRLs work with femtocells? This might easily be explained by 'false positive' PRLs below. I can use my Airave with roaming triangles showing.
2) Some PRLs I've tried work 'properly' when it comes to graphics, aka show NON roaming when in 'the city', and roaming triangle in 'the country', but some PRLs show me a roaming triangle graphic no matter where I go (such as the Sprint corporate PRLs), but they work beautifully for me. Is there a way to know whether I'm truly roaming or not roaming when the 'roaming triangle' graphic' is showing? Some threads here and there mention 'false roaming', when you're actually on the Sprint network.
3) I assume it's the X network/towers that are recording my roaming data use (getting data disclosed to Sprint via contracts with others who allow them to roam onto their towers). This would be dependent on the network data/info given to Sprint/recorded by Sprint for a specifically ID'd phone, not anything that our phone actually records and relays to Sprint. Aka, Sprint doesn't grab roaming data from the phone but the data given to them by other companies that then enter the Sprint system for your phone/account. So, a false roaming triangle should not be a concern as long as we know we're on true Sprint network connection most of the time. So, even if we have the Roaming Status graphically showing, there's the possibility we should have no concern for the >300MB romaing issue. Correct? This of course depends on individual use of data on roaming towers.
4) This might be a device specific or carrier specific, not sure. Since trying out new PRLs with both CDMA Workshop and DMS, they all show me via 'read', a successfully installed PRL after a reboot. However, my Galaxy S3 ALWAYS shows a PRL '1' as the present PRL independent of which PRL is installed. At first I thought it was not sticking PRLs, but further testing of PRLs and using 2 destkop tools have shown that the PRLs are there via a 'read' function prior to attempting to write, and writing always looks successful via the desktop software. Are others noticing this exact issue on their Galaxy S3s? only Sprint GS3s? Most videos and threads show checking system status for a PRL to stick. I just want to confirm that others are gettings successful sticks w/o the settings screens saying otherwise.
Thanks for any feedback
I finally got around to modifying my PRL on my Sprint Note 3. I'm using PRL Helper to switch PRL's out. I first started with 65002 and it worked as VZW voice and 3G evdo data no problem. Ran some video with no buffering so speed was good and verified it was VFW in settings and the rome control app. Then I switched to the 53137 corporate PRL and it still works but it doesn't seem to roam to VZW at all, not evdo or 1X...nothing. I flashed the 65002 back and now I can't get any data on VZW and I don't see any 3G icon, not data at all. Am I doing something wrong or am I using outdated PRLs? Did VZW notice that I don't suppose to be on a corporate PRL or noticed that I was getting 3G evdo data then suspended my ESN? I use Rome Control too so now when I force into rome only mode I get no data.