hello i am new to the site and new to the world of Android. I got Evo and I love it. I was having trouble with signal at work an a coworker put a PRL update on it to help me out. (Now I get full signal). Was wondering if there is such a PRL update for my girlfriends Hero and if i could get step by step instructions to install it?
Settings
About Phone
Should have an option for system updates, just do the PRL option.
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: Well i know there is a lot of people like me that did the unrevoked and busted their 4G, i been trying different thins like crazy, but no luck, anywayz, if any one that did the update has been able to get 4G back let us know!!
I don't know what problem you have on your phone, but have you looked at this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=715525
Settings > System Update > Update Profile
Settings > System Update > Update PRL
I did both. After I updated the PRL, WiMAX came back.
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I updated my vogue from 6.0 to 6.1 and it would not turn on.
After many different attempts (and changing my radio a few times because it kept saying no radio) I got it to load with a rom from a foreign country, then I tried us cellular then sprint and all of them said I was roaming.
I then updated to a kitchen 6.5 rom and it still says I'm roaming.
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My carrier is Inland Cellular (when roaming it is through the Verizon Network)
I'm not actually roaming but the warnings are quite annoying.
So my question is would changing my radio again fix it?/What radio would I use or would it matter?
In one of those updates, if you let any of their customizations run it may have changed the PRL file (roaming file). The only way to get rid of the roaming triangle would be to get one for your carrier (Inland Cellular). I would no recommend placing calls on your phone, you could be roaming on who-knows network.
I'm trying to track down a PRL for your network, but I am totally not finding one. I'll keep an eye out though. If you know a forum for people with the same carrier as you, you might want to look into getting a PRL from them. ^^;
To update your PRL after you have the file, dial ##PRL# on your phone, type your MSL (use MSLGrabber if the code is not 000000), and then hold the box with an empty file name until a selection box comes up, tap it, then find the PRL file on your phone... blah blah blah select okay. Commit the change to the phone, restart...
Now to just find one. -_-
Thank you so much!
Turns out I was roaming on some random network so I did have a few roaming charges, but when I went up to pay the charges I explained to them (the part they would not get mad about) and he said that if I bring it back tomorrow he could fix the PRL, and due to the fact that they don't tell their customers about only updating with download from their site I am not the first person to do this. Thank you for your insight TheXev!
Awesome, glad to be of service.
So turns out my carrier decided not to help... Not because I am running a kitchen rom or anything like that, but because I had an unofficial battery in my phone. (I bought it as a refurb from them and they still said my warranty is now void)
THEN IT HIT ME. I grabbed my old inland cellular titan and extracted the PRL and loaded it onto mine! NO MORE ROAMING!
Problem solved!
Good idea. I've had to do that before. You should post your PRL file somewhere online so others can download it. I don't think you can do it on XDA until you have 10 or more post.
A month ago I bought a NIB evo shift and got it flashed on my metro with everything working. Mostly I use wifi at work n home but I also had the crappy slow metro mobile network working somehow when I needed to use chat app, newspaper or google search. Last night I saw the 2.3 update and I thought if I update I could improve the performance of my device. I wish i didnt update!
With the update my mobile network stopped working. First I thought it was metro somehow disabled it but with a little search on the net I figured out that gingerbread is not compatible with metro mobile network. So super frustrated, I went to sprint and was ready to sign up if they could flash the phone to sprint network. The rep said they dont do it and I have to find someone to do it. In the mean time he told me to flash a phone they need to root the phone temp or perm and it is not possible with 2.3 yet.
Of course I couldnt give up and start calling flashers on craiglist. Even thought I explained that I have a metro flashed 2.3 shift they said "dont worry we can fix the internet issue if you bring the phone"
Now since i know its not possible to downgrade to froyo or root the phone, does anyone think they can fix my mobile network back to normal?
I need an expert advice before I drive 1 hour and spent some money on this issue. I will check back responses in the morning before I leave. What is my options?
1) Wait till some dev figures out rooting and try to get metro net fixed?
2) Find someone to flash back to sprint or any other network?
3) Buy a new evo shift with 2.2 and get it flashed to metro and try to sell this one ?
Any suggestions and information is highly appreciated. Thanks in advance
Since around 5PM yesterday 8/18/2011 I have been unable to update my PRL or Profile. Attempts return Error:Unknown
I am running ODIN EG22 w/root and no other mods or themes.
Have tried using terminal emulator
Code:
SU
PM disable com.samsung
Reboot
SU
PM enable com.samsung
Reboot
But have had no luck. Was previously able to update PRL with current set up and have been unable to find solutions searching.
Your help would be greatly appreciated.
First of all don't worry about Update Profile if your data is already working. Your AA key, etc is already setup.
Load PRL 11115 and enjoy 3g roaming. Enjoy your phone being stuck on such a great PRL. I know I hate when my phone updates the PRL on its own.
Fixing this issue is kinda like your work truck is supposed to only go 70mph and no more. Do you really want to fix the issue that your work truck can go 75mph?
digiblur said:
First of all don't worry about Update Profile if your data is already working. Your AA key, etc is already setup.
Load PRL 11115 and enjoy 3g roaming. Enjoy your phone being stuck on such a great PRL. I know I hate when my phone updates the PRL on its own.
Fixing this issue is kinda like your work truck is supposed to only go 70mph and no more. Do you really want to fix the issue that your work truck can go 75mph?
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Nice Digi, nice!
So I just got off the phone with a Sprint CSR who had me jump through hoops and somehow we went back in time, I am now on 60678. WTH?? I'm going to look at how to update the PRL manually here , are these the most current instructions or are there newer methods out there? Also, where can I D/L that 11115 PRL or the latest 6068X?
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So I just got off the phone with a Sprint CSR who had me jump through hoops and somehow we went back in time, I am now on 60678. WTH?? I'm going to look at how to update the PRL manually here , are these the most current instructions or are there newer methods out there? Also, where can I D/L that 11115 PRL or the latest 6068X?
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The How To Load PRL thread has the 11115 PRL. If you can't find the page it is on click the little paper clip on the thread title list next to it. It will show you all the attachments in the thread.
I am on Ting which is a reseller of Sprint.
I moved back to Honolulu from SF and now I only have 3G support everywhere I go on Oahu. I'm 90% sure Honolulu should have LTE support.
When in I was in SF and installed CM 10.1 I had to use a custom apns-conf.xml file to get LTE support, because without it all I could get was 3G. However, with the same apns-conf.xml I can only get 3G now in Honolulu. That is why I am fairly sure my problem is with the apns.
My game plan:
Use Odin to flash the Firmware back to MDC then use TWRP to flash back on the original MDC ROM backup I made. Update the PRL. Let the phone sit and then ask to install system updates. Let it do it's thing. Reboot, hope that it will update me all the way up to MF9 or MDL. Hope the I get LTE... if not call Ting. Even if I don't have LTE grab the new apns-conf.xml. Then flash all the way back to MDC. Root the phone and install TWRP. Flash the firmware back up to MF9 and reinstall TriForce ROM. Then install my Titanium Backup of my Apps+data. Install the new apns-conf.xml. Hope I have LTE.
Sooo, before I go spending all day doing that do you think this is worth my time doing? Do you think this will work? Could this problem be related to my APNs or PRL?
EDIT: Okay, TriForce ROM seems to allow me to update PRL, Profile, Samsung Software, Firmware, and UICC Unlock. I updated the PRL and the Profile but I'm still only getting 3G.. at home at least. I'm just happy it didn't seem to get any worse The PRL number did not change however.
EDIT 2: Yes, I am now fairly sure it is an APN problem. However, I found some other posts about this from other Ting users. I'm going to try just messing with the APNs first.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2340437
EDIT 3: Hum, so I tried using the APN Backup and Restore app. (It seems this is how I made my original apns-conf.xml backup because the format and naming is the same.) It seems that after I did the Update PRL and Update Profile my phone did grab the Ting APNs just fine, because the backup I made of it looks darn close to the backup I have from the original ROM. Strange though, the apns-conf.xml that is in /system/etc has not changed; it seems that file is like just the default APNs and not the like "Active" apns that the phone is really using. I'll have to look into that. This is such a pain because I am not sure where I should with out a doubt be getting LTE to go and test it at.... I'm not flying all the way back to CA just to test LTE
EDIT 4: Hum, so when I use the APN Backup & Restore app to restore the apns backup I made in CA on the original ROM I do get 3G at my house but I only have 2/6 bars. Then when I do the "Update PRL" it says it updates, then it turns off/on my mobile network. After that I am showing 5/6 bars. I'm now thinking that that PRL stuff should be solving my problem. I guess I just don't have LTE at my house. I'll have to go riding all around town tomarrow and try to get LTE somewhere. Maybe a big open space in the down town aria, or Waikiki.
Definitely keep us posted!
Hum, it seems that Sprint (which is who Ting buys service from) actually dose not have LTE on Oahu yet. According to this post on the Sprint forums. I will still try around town today. However, I now think that after the PRL and Profile update I am in the best shape I could be in judging by it upgrading me from 2 bars to 5 bars.
community.sprint.com/baw/message/623774
18. Re: Honolulu, HI 4G LTE anytime soon?
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Capt.Random Jul 29, 2013 4:12 PM (in response to Snager_1234)
Snager,
Thanks for the post. I understand your frustration. We are working on bringing LTE to your area. There is no information on what is holding it up but I know we have some towers in the area that are going to be upgraded within the next 3 months.
Victor
Sprint Social care
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That sounds about right. Here in SC I don't have it, which is why I switched to Ting. If I'm paying for premium services and not getting it, might as well go with Ting.
Did you know they stopped taking SGS 4 phones? Apparently Sprint wrote them a memorandum to not allow Sprint users with this phone to merge over.