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?
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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Try this and see if it works.
http://www.4shared.com/file/252591681/7b5ec550/60663.html
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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
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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.
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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
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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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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.
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
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.
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Hope somebody upload it.
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Hope no one gets their feelings hurt for me uploading this BUT here it is....
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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.
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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#
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
For grins I went and did a check for a new PRL...And there was one... 60687 is out... So if you are on a custom ROM that may not automatically check, you may want to update...
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You are correct
thanks for the heads up
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I got an unprompted/forced update to this today, actually. Strange. As usual, doubt it will make any performance difference.
Yeah Sprint had started pushing PRLs after 60677. Woke me at 4AM once!
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If someone can post it I will do a diff on it.
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And for those that use the 11115 3G Roam PRL there's a 11119 PRL out there.
As well as a 00002 PRL for the more frowned upon VZW roaming.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529274
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And for those that use the 11115 3G Roam PRL there's a 11119 PRL out there.
As well as a 00002 PRL for the more frowned upon VZW roaming.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529274
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Actually 11120 replaced 11119. I also heard 11121 has been seen too.
I wouldn't say frowned upon with 00002. I would say the PRL to use if you want Sprint to write you a letter saying "Dear xxxxx, we quit you."
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This PRL screwed up my service
I'm 100% roaming where I live. After I updated to this PRL along with Verizon having to replace a local tower 'cause some nut shot it all up, I could no longer receive incoming calls from the local area code whether from a land line or cell, they would only receive a busy signal. Calls from other area codes come in fine. After a 1 hour call to support their only solution was to "go to your sprint store - even though we know it's an hour and a half drive away." So after trying a bunch of consumer and even latest business PRLs the only ones that work are the VZW ones i.e. 00002. I rarely use 3g, so I'm hoping that by leaving mobile network turned off I won't receive a termination letter.
I have 60687 zip
This is old news... I been tryin to tell everyone that me and I friend pulled this prl from my phone a few weeks ago, I would post the zip but since I'm a newbie I cant post links, but if anyone needs it juts message me and I'll give u the zip so u use it on ur phone...
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This is old news... I been tryin to tell everyone that me and I friend pulled this prl from my phone a few weeks ago, I would post the zip but since I'm a newbie I cant post links, but if anyone needs it juts message me and I'll give u the zip so u use it on ur phone...
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Did you notice the OP date? It is old news - posted exactly one month before your post
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Haha, Derrrrrrrrr. He was trying to be smart and didn't even read the OP date.
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If anyone could post that 60687 or if there is a 60688 please post can't find a zip file of them any where, & updating my profile does no good cause I'm on Boostmobile.. Thanks in advance.....
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kevo3000 said:
If anyone could post that 60687 or if there is a 60688 please post can't find a zip file of them any where, & updating my profile does no good cause I'm on Boostmobile.. Thanks in advance.....
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New PRL 60690
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New PRL 60690
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Yeah I just saw this too, my signal strenth was terrible for the past two days so I ran the multiboot rom to update PRL and profile. and WDYK? a brand new PRL! Still have a pretty low signal but it has another bar now. Hopefully they are improving towers or getting ready to put 4g in my area.
New PRL 60792 is out. I just Updated. Getting really great reception in areas I wasn't before. Most of the time I'm holding 4-5 Bars no matter where I am. Just wanted to give you guys the heads up .
EDIT: I am adding this statement to clarify for some. I am not saying that updating your PRL ( Preferred Roaming List ) will give you reception ( coverage ) where you had none before. I only state that in areas where I was already getting reception it improved.
Ahhh nice! Time to download a stock rom. Lol
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You will not get more sprint pcs coverage with this prl update or just about any prl update.
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digiblur said:
You will not get more sprint pcs coverage with this prl update or just about any prl update.
Sent from a little old Note 2
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No one stated that anyone would get "more" coverage. I very simply stated that in areas where I already had signal ( coverage ) it improved. I did not state that I now had coverage in places I did not before. But thank you for the information, and the link.
EDIT: I have edited the OP. So as to make sure no one misunderstands.
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Thanks prboy1969. I've been using it this week but in my area I haven't really seen a change. I need to brake down and update my radio...
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No one stated that anyone would get "more" coverage. I very simply stated that in areas where I already had signal ( coverage ) it improved. I did not state that I now had coverage in places I did not before. But thank you for the information, and the link.
EDIT: I have edited the OP. So as to make sure no one misunderstands.
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Improved signal would be more coverage. PRLs do not do this for native coverage except for when 800smr is activated.
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I've been using this prl and I have noticed an improvement in signal when roaming for sure. Not sure about regular coverage yet but so far it seems better. Thanks for pointing out the new prl prboy1969. I wouldn't have thought to check on that without this post.
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Digiblur has been an authority on PRLs across XDA for as long as I have known
and it is a known fact that the Preferred Roaming List does nothing for towers in network.
Let's keep this about the PRLs and not continue cluttering up the thread arguing about whether cell signal increased
Thank you for your cooperation
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I thought that the way the prl worked is, if tower type one was unavailable then it would try tower two on the list. Then if one and two were unavailable then try number three on the list and so on. With this prl I have been having very good signal while roaming. Much better than before. Is this because Sprint has changed the companies I roam on?
It is not a list of towers. I only saw some roaming preferences in the Northwest that changed. Very minor update for non 800smr capable devices.
It's very very rare that Sprint native coverage will be affected by a prl update as the SIDs and channels were defined long ago in the prl. The exception to that rule is when 800smr is added in areas.
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Could somebody upload the 60792 prl. Thanks in Advance.
raj7065 said:
Could somebody upload the 60792 prl. Thanks in Advance.
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Flash a Sense ROM or if you already using one, go to settings/ system updates/ update prl
I was trying to avoid reloading a sense rom
raj7065 said:
I was trying to avoid reloading a sense rom
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Sorry dude, unless you really know what you're doing I don't think you can avoid it.
raj7065 said:
I was trying to avoid reloading a sense rom
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It's easier to just load a Sense rom, unless you want to otherwise run the risk of bricking your phone
Just make a nandroid, flash Sense and then restore you backup after doing it, it really doesn't take long
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CNexus said:
It's easier to just load a Sense rom, unless you want to otherwise run the risk of bricking your phone
Just make a nandroid, flash Sense and then restore you backup after doing it, it really doesn't take long
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+1
I actually keep a sense rom on the sd just in case. Big sd, really convenient.
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asaladinojr said:
I actually keep a sense rom on the sd just in case. Big sd, really convenient.
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Me too, got newICSense on permanent backup.
bilgerryan said:
Me too, got newICSense on permanent backup.
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newICSense?
Chad The Pathfinder said:
newICSense?
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RC-1 has two themes by -somebody- newICSense black and white. I keep a nand of both lol.