So I just noticed that my phone is roaming. and I have a spare phone from sprint and is roaming also, maybe sprint is doing some maintenance? any way to check for this?
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Just call sprint and they will tell you if your roaming. It happened to me one time and i didnt want to get charged so i called them and they said that i was not roaming.
So I just noticed that my phone is roaming. and I have a spare phone from sprint and is roaming also, maybe sprint is doing some maintenance? any way to check for this?
Thanks
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You can also try updating your PRL. That's happened to me where my PRL was updated to an old version and my phone roamed all the time. Hope that helps.
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Guys it was something temporary. is good now
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i have a quick question if u change your prl to a diffrenet one what will it do..meanining i have sprint and then i changed it to a alltel
Dc_striker said:
i have a quick question if u change your prl to a diffrenet one what will it do..meanining i have sprint and then i changed it to a alltel
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Try it .. see what happens! You can always change it back.
I have absolutely no idea ... sounds like a fun experiement.
i just did and i get more bars but i roam and no evdo
i really dont care about the roaming cause i dont get charged for it but no evdo im going to mess around with other prls
Dc_striker said:
i just did and i get more bars but i roam and no evdo
i really dont care about the roaming cause i dont get charged for it but no evdo im going to mess around with other prls
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Fun times! Keep us posted how it goes. Have fun!
Dc_striker said:
i just did and i get more bars but i roam and no evdo
i really dont care about the roaming cause i dont get charged for it but no evdo im going to mess around with other prls
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The PRL controls which towers and providers your phone uses as primary service. You do not get charged for roaming; however, the Sprint agreement says that your service can be terminated if you roam more than half the time in any month, so leaving an Alltel (or any other non-Sprint) PRL on a Sprint phone will probably not end in a good result. Unless, of course, you are looking for a way out of your contract...
usally u get charged for roaming and i havent heard of getting kicked off a just for roaming that kinda stupid but i didnt change around and it messed up my EVDO now i cant connect to it and help?
or any adivce
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or any adivce
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Call Sprint at *2, tell them you need a PRL update, and they will set it up for one to download to your phone.
And if you "havent heard of getting kicked off a just for roaming" then read the Sprint contract.
Roaming-Included Plans: ... Sprint may terminate service if (1) more than 800 minutes, (2) a majority of minutes or (3) a majority of data kilobytes in a given month are used while roaming...
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i did the prl update and they are like idk what wrong or maybe its the phones hardware i was like WTF
Dc_striker said:
i did the prl update and they are like idk what wrong or maybe its the phones hardware i was like WTF
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OK, does that mean it is working now?
bakntyme said:
OK, does that mean it is working now?
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no i have to go tommrow after school
I'm having trouble with my service recently. It seems there's absolutely no Sprint service around my house now, which is strange since i used to be able to even get 4g. As soon as i leave my neighborhood complex and go to the shopping plaza nearby I get everything working on my phone again. I called up sprint and they told me everything is working fine in my area and that I have one of the areas with best coverage in Miami. So, I'm here asking you guys for help on finding out what the problem could be. I can't stay in my house because i get no texts/voice/internet on my phone so I have to be constantly leaving just so i don't miss a phone call from work or from a friend.
LOL, what makes you think that the people here can fix Sprint's coverage and or service?
Sprint is currently upgrading their network nationwide... a lot of areas are experiencing problems
http://newsroom.sprint.com/press_kits.cfm?presskit_id=19
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LOL, what makes you think that the people here can fix Sprint's coverage and or service?
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Yep, unfortunately, this IS a problem with sprint's service, which means only they can fix it. If they told you nothing is wrong, they lied to you. You need to call back, and keep asking for supervisors until you get a truthful answer.
Or you can call to ***** at them and make sprint send you an airave which will give you 3G and much better signal in your home.
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Buff McBigstuff said:
LOL, what makes you think that the people here can fix Sprint's coverage and or service?
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Haha, I thought I was messing around with some settings and screwed up my service in my house. I'm glad it's just their coverage.
FuMMoD said:
Haha, I thought I was messing around with some settings and screwed up my service in my house. I'm glad it's just their coverage.
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possibly related to the prl update people got ota recently? idk.
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kingdazy said:
possibly related to the prl update people got ota recently? idk.
Sent from my calculator watch.
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Yeah, I did 2 PRL updates when i actually had service. I think that might be it, one of the updates was automatic which was weird because I've never seen it do a PRL update on its own.
Anyone successfully running ROAM CONTROL on Syndicate Frozen Rom? I cannot get it to work whatsoever. Tried uninstalling, reinstalling, but the software does not respond to "force roam". Wondering if its a compatibility issue with SFR.
i'm using it and it works flawlessly.
make sure you pick samsung in the settings of roam control.
I'm on SRF 1.1.1 if that matters.
working for me (on 1.1.1), perhaps clear data? or re instal? did u select samsung in the settings?
Are you in Texas? I contacted the roam control guy and he said that it won't work in Texas
Works for me, in Texas.. just depends on the ROM.
I'm in northern california. Samsung was selected as well. Ill try clearing data. Will thank all that contributed once I get on my computer, can't do it using xda app.
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OMG, w00t w00t!
It works for me and thanks for turning me on to this app. Service in my area has been HORRIBLE!
Now it will work great.....on Verizon's network
how in the hell did i miss this roam contole?????? link please?
mcdeeandhisepic said:
how in the hell did i miss this roam contole?????? link please?
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Is anyone able to get 3g speeds while using this App? It works fine on my Epic (rooted and running Bonsai 4.1.1 on EXT4), but data is 1x.
thanantos said:
Is anyone able to get 3g speeds while using this App? It works fine on my Epic (rooted and running Bonsai 4.1.1 on EXT4), but data is 1x.
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this has been covered ad nauseum...
Sprint's roaming agreement w/ Verizon is for 1x data only, not 3G
there 'may' be a workaround/PRL hack but you'd have to search more for that answer because I just don't have it and I'm not gonna do the searching for ya
daddymikey1975 said:
this has been covered ad nauseum...
Sprint's roaming agreement w/ Verizon is for 1x data only, not 3G
there 'may' be a workaround/PRL hack but you'd have to search more for that answer because I just don't have it and I'm not gonna do the searching for ya
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This.
It all depends on what PRL you're using. There is a PRL out there which will enable 3G roaming speeds, but few phones have it. You can manually update your PRL, but Sprint will usually roll you back within 24-48 hours. I've thought about manually updating my PRL, then freezing the service which allows it to be rolled back, but haven't gone through with it.
Reason being, I'm in Chicago and forced roaming on Sprint doesn't work in the Chicago area as stated by the dev of the app.
Works well up in Wisconsin, but not around here.
There's a thread somewhere about updating your PRL...search for it and read through it. That will tell you everything you need to know.
hayzooos said:
There's a thread somewhere about updating your PRL...search for it and read through it. That will tell you everything you need to know.
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FTFY
I'm content being able to roam w/ 1x.. mostly when i roam its because I can't make a call or what have you..
for me, I'll be getting the 1015 PRL (or whatever it is for corp accounts) when it's rolled out..
hayzooos said:
This.
It all depends on what PRL you're using. There is a PRL out there which will enable 3G roaming speeds, but few phones have it. You can manually update your PRL, but Sprint will usually roll you back within 24-48 hours. I've thought about manually updating my PRL, then freezing the service which allows it to be rolled back, but haven't gone through with
There's a thread somewhere about updating your PRL...search for it and read through it. That will tell you everything you need to know.
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I've changed my prl over two months ago and they.switched me back to sprints after about 3 weeks. I chanced it back after, to what I wanted and haven't been switched back at all. Maybe the roll backs are location based? A lot of people say they get forced back to a sprint prl but I never do
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Hey all, can anyone upload or direct me to the new 52501 Verizon PRL? Looked on the net but seems no one has uploaded it yet that I can find.
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Not sure why you'd ask on a Sprint Evo forum...check the Incredible section maybe?
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Not sure why you'd ask on a Sprint Evo forum...check the Incredible section maybe?
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He asked because a fair amount of users use the method to operate off of the verizon prl for data.
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Hey all, can anyone upload or direct me to the new 52501 Verizon PRL? Looked on the net but seems no one has uploaded it yet that I can find.
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The PRL you asked for is not the newest one bro, the current one is 52515 as of september 21.....I uploaded as a .txt file because XDA doesn't let me upload it as a .prl file so just edit it in rootexplorer or whatever file manager you got and take off the .txt....GOOD LUCK on whatever it is you're trying to do!
Didn't sprint get extremely picky with the progressive roaming and are sending letters out more often than usual? I did the verizon prl, but I also had some issues with them as well..
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Didn't sprint get extremely picky with the progressive roaming and are sending letters out more often than usual? I did the verizon prl, but I also had some issues with them as well..
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I believe when on the verizon PRL, it shows up as roaming; so people were getting notices/terminated for excessive roaming. Its an extreme use at your own risk deal.
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The PRL you asked for is not the newest one bro, the current one is 52515 as of september 21.....I uploaded as a .txt file because XDA doesn't let me upload it as a .prl file so just edit it in rootexplorer or whatever file manager you got and take off the .txt....GOOD LUCK on whatever it is you're trying to do!
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Thanks man! And yes some of us Sprint users force roaming on Verizon. As soon as my contract is up I'm switching to Verizon.
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jmsmeltzer2000 said:
Thanks man! And yes some of us Sprint users force roaming on Verizon. As soon as my contract is up I'm switching to Verizon.
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im gonna do it after work. Im tired of sprints crappy data & I hope i get terminated in all honesty.
A few weeks ago, I got a phone call about excessive roaming data. I'm not on a Verizon or Hybrid PRL, and I have great signal, but data is extremely slow, and for some reason my phone will switch to Verizon or US Cellular. I didn't worry about it because the contract I signed said UNLIMITED data, both on and off network. But the call I got, the lady said I get 300MB roaming and 5GB Sprint 3G. She told me to take my phone to a Sprint repair center to get an exchange (I haven't been able to update my PRL or Profile since 01120). I declined because I refuse to get a refurbished phone. She then told me my line would continue to be monitored for compliance, and if not they will help me cancel my line or help port my number to another carrier.
I guess be careful using an unofficial Sprint PRL if you like Sprint's pricing.
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So, I have a question. I have an HTC Merge and have downloaded the PRL posted here just in case. I have backed up my APN and everything else just in case, because I am wanting to use a custom version of the new Gingerbread rom released by USCC. Is there anything else I should do just to make sure I am still able to use my phone?
does any body have verizon 52669 prl? would you please share it?
I need to upgrade my roaming list...
thanks!
Can anyone shed some light on this? When I'm on the subway in Boston, I'm admittedly in awe of those that can use there phones while deep under the streets of Boston. The tunnels here are wired for the GSM carriers (and Verizon too think). The day I got my phone I was riding home enjoying going through all the features and settings of my brand new phone.Under the roaming section in settings, I noticed an option for GSM Data Roaming. Out of curiosity, I checked it off and within seconds, I had a 3G signal! Trust me when I say, for where I was in the tunnel, that NEVER happens. I tested it by sending texts and even making a call and both seemed to work.
Can anyone shed some light on this? Is this something new that maybe I've just never noticed in a Sprint phone before? How much is Sprint going to soak me for if I used it on a regular basis?
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Can anyone shed some light on this? When I'm on the subway in Boston, I'm admittedly in awe of those that can use there phones while deep under the streets of Boston. The tunnels here are wired for the GSM carriers (and Verizon too think). The day I got my phone I was riding home enjoying going through all the features and settings of my brand new phone.Under the roaming section in settings, I noticed an option for GSM Data Roaming. Out of curiosity, I checked it off and within seconds, I had a 3G signal! Trust me when I say, for where I was in the tunnel, that NEVER happens. I tested it by sending texts and even making a call and both seemed to work.
Can anyone shed some light on this? Is this something new that maybe I've just never noticed in a Sprint phone before? How much is Sprint going to soak me for if I used it on a regular basis?
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Weird, have you asked sprint to unlock the phone? I've been trying to use my LS980 on GSM and have not had any luck until now. Sprint won't help either which sucks...
I haven't been able to confirm what and when roaming charges would apply. I was talking with a tech in a corporate store and he said there are no charges for roaming. Not sure I believe that though.
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I haven't been able to confirm what and when roaming charges would apply. I was talking with a tech in a corporate store and he said there are no charges for roaming. Not sure I believe that though.
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Yeah I'm not sure I believe there isn't a cost on roaming. Hopefully when a sprintless unlock comes out I can just use a local SIM card internationally.
I'd love to know if this will work. I may have a chance to tell next week when I'm in an area with not much Sprint coverage.....
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I'd love to know if this will work. I may have a chance to tell next week when I'm in an area with not much Sprint coverage.....
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Please keep us informed. I live in North Texas, an area known for temperamental Sprint service. I get the roaming messages all the time. Even call Sprint to make sure its not a problem. I don't question the roaming with them, I just show concern as a customer that they won't charge me (Shoot Verizon sure did). But the reps get all hush hush when I ask about what service level is truly available in my area. Often, they refer me to a coverage map. If I wanted that I'd just Google it.
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Yeah Sprint is really annoying when it comes down to unlocking their devices,I'd like to know if anyone has unlocked theirs
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Have not had any luck yet. Does not want to register on the gsm network.
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Been with sprint for years and never paid for roaming once. Look at your plan and see if roaming is included. It means domestic roaming. I believe if you talk on roaming for an exorbitance amount of hours or use a large about of data while roaming. I think if you google the amount for roaming that is excessive you'll find the answer. So use the roaming if it's available but don't watch an online movie well roaming.
Roaming is not the issue. The phone doesn't want to connect to it even when forced.
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