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60662 vs 60663

What is the difference between the two? Is there any reason to actually update the prl? With past updates I have not seen any difference with anything.

animal7296 said:
What is the difference between the two? Is there any reason to actually update the prl? With past updates I have not seen any difference with anything.
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I haven't noticed any great increase in coverage, but I don't really roam that often. That said I update to the 60663 PRL for good measure.
The PRL is a list of information that resides in the memory of a digital phone. It lists the frequency bands the phone can use in various parts of the country. (The smaller bands within Cellular or PCS, technically called blocks.)
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.
For example, say you had a Sprint PCS phone, and were travelling in an area with no Sprint coverage, weak Verizon coverage, and strong Qwest coverage. The PRL would tell the phone to look for towers using Sprint's band for that area. Finding none, it might tell the phone to search for towers in Verizon's band next, perhaps because Sprint's roaming agreement with Qwest was not as favorable, or none existed. The phone would use Verizon's towers, as dictated by the PRL, even though Qwest might provide a better signal.
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.
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my auto prl update gave me a "smith.micro" force close while running DC 2.1V2. whatever app that is im assuming it oversees prl updates cuz the meter kept spinning and nd never updated. I found the latest prl from ppc geeks in zip format and flashed it thru epst. I too have not noticed any better coverage although i regularly get full signal so im not really worried about.

Yes, i came from 60660 to 60662, I noticed my signal has been increased.. I am using international roaming.. but just ran check update and there's no update.. when did you get 60663?

Visionikz03 said:
my auto prl update gave me a "smith.micro" force close while running DC 2.1V2. whatever app that is im assuming it oversees prl updates cuz the meter kept spinning and nd never updated. I found the latest prl from ppc geeks in zip format and flashed it thru epst. I too have not noticed any better coverage although i regularly get full signal so im not really worried about.
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could you post the link PLEEZ lol

Pyro8 said:
Yes, i came from 60660 to 60662, I noticed my signal has been increased.. I am using international roaming.. but just ran check update and there's no update.. when did you get 60663?
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Got 60663 today around 2pm Mountain Time. I had the Eris leak PRI and had to revert to fresh 1.1 and factory reset to fix it, then I updated profile and PRL. My old school 60656 PRL got updated to 60663.

regaw_leinad said:
could you post the link PLEEZ lol
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Here ya go. Instructions and all.
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=95986

animal7296 said:
Here ya go. Instructions and all.
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=95986
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whooo you stopped me from doing nandroid restore to get my fresh 1.1 back to press prl update.. but I am going try that link to save my time.. Thanks!

Pyro8 said:
whooo you stopped me from doing nandroid restore to get my fresh 1.1 back to press prl update.. but I am going try that link to save my time.. Thanks!
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No problem. I figure that since I am in no way a DEV that I will help where I can. LOL

animal7296 said:
Here ya go. Instructions and all.
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=95986
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u have to be a member though... it won't let visitors download. But hey it's free anyhow nd u may need something else from them later on.

Visionikz03 said:
u have to be a member though... it won't let visitors download. But hey it's free anyhow nd u may need something else from them later on.
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Try this and see if it works.
http://www.4shared.com/file/252591681/7b5ec550/60663.html

PRL 60666

Just updated prl and found 60666 is available to all.
That is all. Have a good day

Just updated as well. I hope they come out with 69667 soon. As of right now I'm trying to decide if my phone is the devil or if its gonna die soon and go straight to hell. Lol
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Can one of you post the PRL here, if possible? Thanks

Tibedabeeto said:
Can one of you post the PRL here, if possible? Thanks
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Here ya go
http://www.4shared.com/file/aHs6d2EC/60666.html

animal7296 said:
Here ya go
http://www.4shared.com/file/aHs6d2EC/60666.html
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Thanks for the file, much appreciated.

Kinda pissed...just installed Darch...wish we could get this figured out without putting on a different ROM.

Kcarpenter said:
just installed Darch
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Is your gmail auto-syncing?

nebenezer said:
Is your gmail auto-syncing?
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It is now. It wasn't on the Fresh w/ FriendStream.

Thanks for the info. I'm on DarchDroid too, and it's a bit of a pain having to restore my DamageControl nandroid to PRL update.

HeroMeng said:
Thanks for the info. I'm on DarchDroid too, and it's a bit of a pain having to restore my DamageControl nandroid to PRL update.
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List of changes is over on Howard Forums. Looks like only a couple cities in VA and NC were changed, so if you don't plan on going there no real reason to update.

comintern said:
List of changes is over on Howard Forums. Looks like only a couple cities in VA and NC were changed, so if you don't plan on going there no real reason to update.
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I beg to differ as the last PRL jacked my hero up, i had virtually no signal and it went into roam all the time. So far this one works great for me and im in the great lakes area.

HeroMeng said:
Thanks for the info. I'm on DarchDroid too, and it's a bit of a pain having to restore my DamageControl nandroid to PRL update.
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Same here... not necessarily want to install this prl, but it would be nice not to have to install another rom just to install a prl and switch back.

animal7296 said:
Here ya go
http://www.4shared.com/file/aHs6d2EC/60666.html
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I didnt know you could just push a PRL. Be nice instead of having to flash another ROM

adamboyd83 said:
I didnt know you could just push a PRL. Be nice instead of having to flash another ROM
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You have to do the ##775# thing enter your msl code choose the prl and update it.
I am guessing on Darchs rom that is not an option tho since the ## codes do not work. At least you guys have the fastest rom right?

I believe my service has improved since I installed this PRL. It could be all in my head but last night I had full service which is not a normal thing for me...
I'll have to see if it was a fluke thing or if it actually improved my service.
(Upland, CA near LA)

Wow, updating this PRL completely hosed my phone. My data connection keeps dropping continuously now, and I am going into roaming. This is at work where I have always had 3-4 bars. I can't even run a speedtest, because my data will drop down to 1X every time I try. I tried updating again (thinking I got a bad flash) and the same thing is happening.
By the way, this is happening on a stock .6 Sprint Rom with only Sprint bloatware removed.
Edit: Nevermind. It turns out the tower right by my work was having problems all morning. I thought it was because of the PRL update I did last night right before I went to bed. Turns out my coworkers on Sprint were having the exact same issues. The tower problem was fixed this afternoon, and all is well now.

How can I pull my PRL off my phone without relying on others to post the or from a website?
I want to be able to have backups on my SD card.
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notasimpleway said:
How can I pull my PRL off my phone without relying on others to post the or from a website?
I want to be able to have backups on my SD card.
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good question.
on another note i updated to 60666 and my phone started glowing and moving things with it's artificial mind

thatguythatdid said:
good question.
on another note i updated to 60666 and my phone started glowing and moving things with it's artificial mind
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lol I read somewhere that it was actually 616 as the mark of the beast... or something other than 666. But who knows... But yea, I want a backup cause I have been messing with PRL's and sometimes the built in feature to auto update doesn't update. It's easier just to do it myself.
Also, did you know on your phone that 666 also spells MOM? Back in the day of pagers and stuff when I was 14-15, I had a pager and when my mom would page me..She'd put 666 so that I would it was mom paging me...I don't think she ever realized she was putting 666 every time.

PRL Update?

Did anyone else just recently get a pop-up for a PRL Update? I'm new to Android, but am full NAND root. What might that have been? I don't even know what a PRL update is. :/

PRL = Priority Roaming List
It's essentially a list of towers prioritized to give you the best signal. It doesn't hurt anything and only improves things (mostly...kinda like virus-scan DATs...99.9% of them are good, but every once in a while one can screw things up...and gets fixed relatively quickly afterwards).

Thanks, sir. Is there anyway I can get it again since I cancelled it?

couraage said:
Thanks, sir. Is there anyway I can get it again since I cancelled it?
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Yes, go to settings, system updates, update prl

Random prl update

I set my phone down for the nite then 5 minutes later I see my screen turn on by itself which I've never seen that before. I pick it up and on my home screen I get the message box that says updating prl just as it would if you went into settings>aboutphone>updateprl the funny part though is just yesterday I manual updated my prl to 60677 because of it not updating. I checked my prl version its still 60677. Just a weird freak thing I thought I would share.
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this happened to me about a week and a half ago after a hard reset....was on EC05. I updated my PRL to 60677 manually, and the "update" pushed it back to 60776....i'm like wtf?

jrdatrackstar said:
this happened to me about a week and a half ago after a hard reset....was on EC05. I updated my PRL to 60677 manually, and the "update" pushed it back to 60776....i'm like wtf?
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Same thing happened to me last night.
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I just noticed that now I'm on 60676 that sux.
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What is the status of your phone, rooted, rom, kernel, stock, Baseband version, Build Number, etc? Just curious. Never happened to me, still at PRL 60677.

cadams14 said:
What is the status of your phone, rooted, rom, kernel, stock, Baseband version, Build Number, etc? Just curious. Never happened to me, still at PRL 60677.
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Still on 60677 here too. Stock rooted EC05
EDIT: Still unable to update my profile or PRL by going to Menu > Settings > About Phone > System Updates
I had to manually update my PRL to 60677. Also when I go into Sprint Zone > I need help > Update profile it says I have a profile and PRL update but they still fail.

srf 1.1 genocide 1.0 ec05 ext4
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Did this to me yesterday, still on 60676
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zanderman112 said:
Did this to me yesterday, still on 60676
Sent from my always stock, EC05 Epic 4G
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I suspect Sprint is recalling 60677. From what I've seen here, it appears to be a dud.

I had it do the same thing last night. Still on 76 here

k0nane said:
I suspect Sprint is recalling 60677. From what I've seen here, it appears to be a dud.
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Idk, my brothers instinct s30 and my mom's rumor touch are still on 60677
Sent from my always stock, EC05 Epic 4G

My epic is still on 77, but I always get an error updating PRL automatically, so Sprint probably isn't able to revert me. LOL

I get that erroe to but it updated me.
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60677 has not been recalled, but they are having numerous problems with the PRL and the Data Roaming
Some people have reported not getting data at all since the PRL update on Roaming, which is the adverse affect Sprint wanted.
The PRL for some reason hasn't been pushed to the Epic or the Transform.

I had it for a short while on DI18, with no adverse effect, but nothing beneficial either. Since EC05, I'm stuck at 76, at least without doing some hack.

I'm not getting 3g roaming
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That probably explains my my TWS has spiked and my phone keeps dropping signal recently. At least I know what the eff is going on here. I just tried to update and it's holding steady on 76. My battery life has been sucking too. I wonder if it's all connected.

I was having a problem with my Epic where it wouldn't update the prl or profile. It was on prl 60677.
I wiped the phone with odin and formatted the sd card to no avail.
I took it in for service and no matter what they tried they couldn't get it update. It would get unknown error, error 34, connection error. They did a full reset on the phone and then it was having problems with the data part activating. I could make voice calls but not text or use the internet. If you tried to finish activating the phone it would just fail.
They ended up replacing the phone, the new phone has prl 60675. Now the prl/profile will update with no errors. Now that its updating without errors it not getting any newer version then 60675.

Happened to me last night as well. Was on 76 and still on the same one.

Whosdaman said:
60677 has not been recalled, but they are having numerous problems with the PRL and the Data Roaming
Some people have reported not getting data at all since the PRL update on Roaming, which is the adverse affect Sprint wanted.
The PRL for some reason hasn't been pushed to the Epic or the Transform.
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PRL 60677 has worked great for me, with no errors. Improved coverage. Maybe it didn't work on some phones. Still can't update at all with settings, PROFILE, PRL, FIRMWARE.

PRL 60683

Looks like we have an update. So far so good in my area. Went from 500kbps down to 1110.

I'm getting 1275kbps down 516kbps up, thats a hell of a lot better than what I was getting a couple of weeks ago.

Sure thing! Confirmed, no speed results here as I don't really pay attention, Sprint is usually slow in my hometown. Thanks for the heads up!

You guys always do this.
PRL has nothing to do with speed. It's just updated tower info.

HipKat said:
You guys always do this.
PRL has nothing to do with speed. It's just updated tower info.
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updated tower info can lead to better reception and faster speeds because your phone will do handshakes with towers it never did before (in some cases) and any updates to the towers will reflect on the phones.
I do agree that it doesn't 100% = to speed, but it's an important part of the equation.

Hope somebody upload it.
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The only thing that will improve, if at all is cell signal, not data.
All a PRL does is update the information on which towers to connect to, basically
Jeez.....
This happens every time a new PRL comes out, people buying into some placebo effect that doesn't exist.

vasiaeva said:
Hope somebody upload it.
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Hope no one gets their feelings hurt for me uploading this BUT here it is....

HipKat said:
The only thing that will improve, if at all is cell signal, not data.
All a PRL does is update the information on which towers to connect to, basically
Jeez.....
This happens every time a new PRL comes out, people buying into some placebo effect that doesn't exist.
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True, but if you're connecting to a less crowded tower it can help data

Just wanted to direct you all to https://network.sprint.com/

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True, but if you're connecting to a less crowded tower it can help data
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The other posts are correct. You are going to connect to the same Sprint towers as you did before on the old PRL. A new tower does not need a PRL update to allow you to connect.
If this was true they would have PRL updates everyday due to new towers and new airaves coming online.

You did it
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How do I get the update if I'm rooted?

dwelder said:
How do I get the update if I'm rooted?
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Just update like you normally would. Or you could manually update it via ##775#
Sent From my Verizon powered Evo 4G!

JDM Civic EG8 said:
Just update like you normally would. Or you could manually update it via ##775#
Sent From my Verizon powered Evo 4G!
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I'm running the Decks 1.3 Rom which I don't think gives me the stock update option. If so I can't find it. I tried doing the 775 trick but it didn't do anything. Is there anything else I can do?

dwelder said:
I'm running the Decks 1.3 Rom which I don't think gives me the stock update option. If so I can't find it. I tried doing the 775 trick but it didn't do anything. Is there anything else I can do?
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Use QPST. Since you are writing a prl I would go ahead and put 11115 on it though for 3g roaming.

dwelder said:
I'm running the Decks 1.3 Rom which I don't think gives me the stock update option. If so I can't find it. I tried doing the 775 trick but it didn't do anything. Is there anything else I can do?
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Ahh I should have asked which rom you are using. On AOSP you have to use what he said below. Or you could do what I did. Have a sense rom saved in a nandroid backup.
Sent From my Verizon powered Evo 4G!

Thanks guys. I will give that a try. Thank you for your help.

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Just wanted to direct you all to https://network.sprint.com/
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This is awesome! Not sure why I didn't know about this before. Interesting in the last 6 months there have been no network improvements in my area. But in the next 6 months I'll see 4 data capacity upgrades, 1 data speed upgrade and 1 voice upgrade.

In alot of the areas ive been in, they say theres been a ton of upgrades. But I still get awful data speeds.