Just did a quick *228 cos I saw someone in the Eris Section saying they got it.
Well what do ya know. it went from 518.. something to 52011. Upstate New York. No idea what PRL Version is or what this means. I think it has to do with the romeing towers or something?
ACD168 said:
Just did a quick *228 cos I saw someone in the Eris Section saying they got it.
Well what do ya know. it went from 518.. something to 52011. Upstate New York. No idea what PRL Version is or what this means. I think it has to do with the romeing towers or something?
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Yep looks like a new PRL as I just tried it and got the same version you just did.
found a cool site too
http://www.roamingzone.com/prl/#Verizon
db's lower for me
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Yep looks like a new PRL as I just tried it and got the same version you just did.
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Tried this, went from -86 to -92. Fewer bars too, although those don't really mean anything for this or otherwise. I switched back to 65144, db's went back up. Who knew?
In your case it looks like Verizon removed access to some towers that were near you that gave you better signal strength.
Verizon/Alltel Hybrid PRLs may stop working soon
*228 got me 52011 here too. But I originally had a Verizon/Alltel Hybrid PRL (65024) that was working absolutely great (4 bars!) until a few days ago. I live in a fringe area for Verizon. But there is an Alltel tower about 1/2 mile away. Unfortunately (for me), I just read that Verizon who in 2009 acquired Alltel, has recently unloaded Alltel, or at least a good chunk of it. The company that bought Alltel is called Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. Or ATN. This probably explains why my Alltel Hybrid PRL no longer gives me great reception. I'm back to 0 to 1 bars now. When I did the *228/2 today I had my fingers crossed...but it didn't help. Still 0 to 1 bar, and dropping calls again...
How can I check which prl I'm running. I have been having great reception so prob won't mess with anything, but curious how to check. Thanks
settings, about phone, software info. scroll down, PRL Version, right unders PRI
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Well I left tmobile because I was having terrible service everywhere I went. Low bars, texts not going through, dropped calls, etc... I pretty much forced them to let me out of my contract.
I have been with sprint for about a week now and everything has been going well until a couple days ago... I'm thinking it may be when I installed damagecontrol 2.3, the day it came out, it seems like ever since I have been getting really week signals in places I used to get decent coverage, on top of that today I experienced problems with text messages not going through..
I really hope this is just a problem with DC's newest rom, if not and if this is the sprint service that I will be receiving, it would be hypocritical of me to stay with them.
If anybody may have any clue as to what may be going on any shed light will be greatly appreciated.
I realize that I can just install another rom, but I doubt it's the rom...
I'd try flashing just back to stock to see if it fixes any of your issues. If it does, now you know! Otherwise, I'd give Sprint a call and complain a bit to see if its anything on their end.
I really wonder just how many EVOs Sprint has sold because I got my first network overload error today - and that's from Sprint service since 2006 - and I got it three times in a row before my call connected just to be disconnected three times more.
Sometimes, updating ur PRL does wonders for service. U can also make your Evo force roam. Look it up, it might be worth a try.
yeah update your PRL
Definitely... I updated to 60667 today and I saw data speeds above 900kbps since I got the device - I hit 1.3 down pretty consistently and I'm not in a high signal area...
does updating ur prl do anything to ur root..im new to android so just asking
lakeside00 said:
does updating ur prl do anything to ur root..im new to android so just asking
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Hey, what's with the Nigerian flag? You a naija boy too?
lakeside00 said:
does updating ur prl do anything to ur root..im new to android so just asking
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No it doesn't.
I get great signal, I may not get great signal bars but I don't usually lose signal and i've had one dropped call in the year i've had sprint.
Sprint lit up little ole RI along with Boston, wooohooo! Will post some numbers later.
How's it working? Any idea what the range its like out of providence?
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How's it working? Any idea what the range its like out of providence?
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You can check the sprint site for the coverage map. I get about 6.5-7 down and 1 up at my work. But i've also been getting 4g since the release of the EVO. It just went official last week but there was a few towers in Providence that have had it for a while.
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You can check the sprint site for the coverage map. I get about 6.5-7 down and 1 up at my work. But i've also been getting 4g since the release of the EVO. It just went official last week but there was a few towers in Providence that have had it for a while.
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Wow, I thought I checked that coverage map after they went official and it showed nothing. Its up now though. Thanks. I wasn't sure if I wasn't getting 4g because it wasn't here or because I screwed up my phone. I guess I screwed up my phone.
Miss Providence so much...............JWU
Prl auto upadated to 01115. Atlanta
Sent from my EVO from a super secret place
Ran update, worked out here in california. Thanks
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
I remember hearing about this prl update about a month ago but can't get it.
Its weird my brothers epic has 60676.
My Evo and moms epic have 60677.
Hmm
got that about a month ago in Philly
Thanks, anyone notice anything new from it?
Original thread regarding 01115 from about a month ago. Over 400 replys. You can get more info from that thread.
mattykinsx said:
I remember hearing about this prl update about a month ago but can't get it.
Its weird my brothers epic has 60676.
My Evo and moms epic have 60677.
Hmm
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really have had it for few weeks in ohio not to far from you
Sticking with 60678 til we get more info on 01115 throttling
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Sticking with 60678 til we get more info on 01115 throttling
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PRLs don't throttle. PRLs tell the phones in which markets they are to roam over to other services when home service isn't available, and what bands to use for home and roaming services. THAT IS IT THAT IS ALL.
PRLs do not set speeds, increase speeds, decrease speeds. If you think you get better speed because you updated your PRL, you are going to be wrong 99.9% of the time. If you think you get worse speed because you updated your PRL, you are going to be wrong 99.9% of the time.
Plain and simple.
I figured I should chime in here. I was on the 78 PRL, until I got my Airave. As soon as it was added to my account, I updated both my EVO, and fiancee's Hero. Both updated to 01115. Not sure if it's related, but could quite possibly be. Dunno
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PRLs don't throttle. PRLs tell the phones in which markets they are to roam over to other services when home service isn't available, and what bands to use for home and roaming services. THAT IS IT THAT IS ALL.
PRLs do not set speeds, increase speeds, decrease speeds. If you think you get better speed because you updated your PRL, you are going to be wrong 99.9% of the time. If you think you get worse speed because you updated your PRL, you are going to be wrong 99.9% of the time.
Plain and simple.
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I sit here and literally shake my head when I see people post about data speeds, etc after a PRL update.....
Hello,
I don't get into the custom ROMS, I rooted so that I could perform titanium backups back in January with unrevoked 3.
At that time I had
PRI = 1.77_003
PRL 60671
I have not had any issues with the evo, nor have I performed any updates.
I was curious as to how many versions have went by so I looked at Settings > About Phone > Software Information and the
PRI = 1.77_003
**** PRL = 01115 ****
I thought that updating a prl would unroot a phone.
I didnt think that the prl was an automagic update?
Did I miss a setting?
Has anyone else had this happen.?
I dont notice anything different on the evo...
comments?
Thanks for your time
qu1nn
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I figured I should chime in here. I was on the 78 PRL, until I got my Airave. As soon as it was added to my account, I updated both my EVO, and fiancee's Hero. Both updated to 01115. Not sure if it's related, but could quite possibly be. Dunno
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From what I have read, not all users will receive the 01115 PRL . . . depends on individual acct "type" . . . my understanding is that people that have "corporate related" accounts, ie, employees of GM, etc, that receive discounts thru their employer affiliation, get PRL 01115 . . . others get PRL 60678 for an update . . . supposedly a difference in towers being provided thru the two PRLs because of recent reduced national coverage . . . guess Sprint is maybe taking care of the "big boys" first??
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From what I have read, not all users will receive the 01115 PRL . . . depends on individual acct "type" . . . my understanding is that people that have "corporate related" accounts, ie, employees of GM, etc, that receive discounts thru their employer affiliation, get PRL 01115 . . . others get PRL 60678 for an update . . . supposedly a difference in towers being provided thru the two PRLs because of recent reduced national coverage . . . guess Sprint is maybe taking care of the "big boys" first??
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You are wrong!! I am a simple employ with 4 lines in my account for 7 years and I have the 01115 in all my phones, so that is not the reason.
My wife's evo has that new prl. I'm still on the older one. Is it worth going back to sense to update or not worth it?
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My wife's evo has that new prl. I'm still on the older one. Is it worth going back to sense to update or not worth it?
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With the 01115 I have 3G when I am roaming and that is big plus! I use roam most of the times bc Sprint 3G in my town is way too slow slow slow.
Sent from my EVO Cannibal! !!
what is this about i just updated my prl and thats the version, ive been running cm7 for a long time and this is the first time ive done prl update in awhile
I have had that prl for months.
It's just the newest prl, they switched up the numbering this time. There is a whole multi-page thread about this already.
Over on Sprintlovers community forums, there are two important threads. One is from a guy who keeps tabs on the data coverage maps, even keeps previous copies to reference back to. Well buckos, sadly the latest map shows a whole lotta grey areas = no coverage! It appears Sprint may have lost their agreement in sharing towers with Big RED (VZW)? And others get the same exact answer from Sprint that I got, when I called to ask why I have been continuously dropping down to 1x for the past 2 months now - "sorry, but there is a tower down in your area, and sorry, but we don't have any eta on when it will be repaired".
Then the other post deals with why many people have received that strange new prl 01115, while others got 60678 - Sprint was said to be giving their corporate clients a prl that gave them access to all towers possible, and the other prl had less towers in its database! Don't remember which one was which, but I had the 60678, now 60679, am not a corporate client, and still keep dropping down to 1x.
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Over on Sprintlovers community forums, there are two important threads. One is from a guy who keeps tabs on the data coverage maps, even keeps previous copies to reference back to. Well buckos, sadly the latest map shows a whole lotta grey areas = no coverage! It appears Sprint may have lost their agreement in sharing towers with Big RED (VZW)? And others get the same exact answer from Sprint that I got, when I called to ask why I have been continuously dropping down to 1x for the past 2 months now - "sorry, but there is a tower down in your area, and sorry, but we don't have any eta on when it will be repaired".
Then the other post deals with why many people have received that strange new prl 01115, while others got 60678 - Sprint was said to be giving their corporate clients a prl that gave them access to all towers possible, and the other prl had less towers in its database! Don't remember which one was which, but I had the 60678, now 60679, am not a corporate client, and still keep dropping down to 1x.
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My parents, nor I, are a corporate client. Both my mom and I have evos [only mine is rooted[ but we both have the 01115 PRL, and had it since the whole discrepancy started.
All 4 of my phones have the 011115 prl.
I have been getting a lot of dropped calls in the last couple weeks or so, prl 01115. Could be from flashing different PRI for roms, but I went back to where I was before and I'm getting dropped calls.
I am selling my phone on eBay.
I called Sprint to cancel my service, but I stupidly forgot to update my PRL before they turned it off.
Now it's stuck on a Verizon PRL, and I can't update it. I flashed the stock ROM, but the PRL stayed. When I make a call, it says "welcome to verizon wireless."
I've searched for the past half an hour, there's a ton of threads talking about new PRL's, but no links to actually download them.
A link to a new Sprint PRL would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
You don't need the latest. This one will do just fine.
josh995 said:
I am selling my phone on eBay.
I called Sprint to cancel my service, but I stupidly forgot to update my PRL before they turned it off.
Now it's stuck on a Verizon PRL, and I can't update it. I flashed the stock ROM, but the PRL stayed. When I make a call, it says "welcome to verizon wireless."
I've searched for the past half an hour, there's a ton of threads talking about new PRL's, but no links to actually download them.
A link to a new Sprint PRL would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
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More up to date ones are here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=898628&highlight=prl
Thank you both!!
Will certain PRLs will get better reception??? Does it matter the area of the country, etc??? I have kind of poor reception in one area and am trying to figure out any work arounds.
Will certain PRLs will get better reception???
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prl does NOTHING with your reception on sprint. prl's just tell your phone what towers to roam on when you are roaming.
I have kind of poor reception in one area and am trying to figure out any work arounds.
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the only way to get better reception is with an Airave.