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Sprint says my phone is to blame for crap 3G speed....I think not...

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Really Sprint? This is retarded. I pay $10 extra for "premium data" and I don't even have 4G in my area, let alone worth while 3G.
But thanks for the $30 credit on my $190 bill I got slapped with this month.
US Cellular customers in the area get blazing fast 3G speeds...
I would have switched but I love my Evo Shift so much
Tried the latest radio upgrade, nothing new...
I'm smack dab in Waterloo, IA
WHY WOULD YOU LIE SPRINT?
Sorry, just venting a little bit. Anybody else near me getting the same crap 3G speeds?

I have the same problems with My phone. I believe it might be cm7. When I was sense I got about .60-.90 mbps upload. Now I can barely get passed .30 mbps upload and sometimes it shows .10mbps upload.
I also noticed on cm7 that i go into 1x a lot now. Places where I would usually get 3g I get 1x signal. It's kind of a pain.
edit: At first I thought the radio update did something, but it really didn't help.
edit 2: added a new picture.

koolkid09 said:
I have the same problems with My phone. I believe it might be cm7. When I was sense I got about .60-.90 mbps upload. Now I can barely get passed .30 mbps upload and sometimes it shows .10mbps upload.
I also noticed on cm7 that i go into 1x a lot now. Places where I would usually get 3g I get 1x signal. It's kind of a pain.
edit: At first I thought the radio update did something, but it really didn't help.
edit 2: added a new picture.
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Did you try doing some of the suggestions made in this thread yet?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1014420
I also could never connect to 3G before I changed my EVDO settings from CDMA to automatic using the ##3282# function.

sloppyjoe15 said:
Did you try doing some of the suggestions made in this thread yet?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1014420
I also could never connect to 3G before I changed my EVDO settings from CDMA to automatic using the ##3282# function.
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I'm running MIUI, I have already reset using 3282 in Sense. It was set to Automatic already also...

Ran into an EVO user last night and he said the same thing, his 3G is very very slow even with full bars.

me and my girl both have evo shifts and my buddy has a og evo all 3 have terrible speeds and sprint blames the phones, its their network! in im columbus ohio anyone around here got crap for service too?

I have a Shift and I'm in the Detroit area. I just tried a speed test and got 561k down and 21k up on 3G, so it's not too bad here.

strapped365 said:
me and my girl both have evo shifts and my buddy has a og evo all 3 have terrible speeds and sprint blames the phones, its their network! in im columbus ohio anyone around here got crap for service too?
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Yessir...and they've been getting worse.

Just did a speed test on family mobile (T-Mobile) 3g with my nexus s. Had between 1 and no bars but still not bad. Might try switching to gsm for Waterloo. Eastern Iowa is GSM country thanks to iwireless (another T-Mobile company)
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Have you tried the EPST proxy trick yet?
download MslReader from the Market to get your MSL code.
dial ##3282#
Select: Edit Mode
Enter MSL code
Select: Advance
Scroll all the way to the bottom.
Change only the last two lines.
Http Proxy Port to 0 that is a "Zero"
Http Proxy address to 0.0.0.0
Press menu and commit Modifications and exit out. Reboot phone and test the speed again.
Please post back your results.
Goodluck!

MrTrip said:
I'm running MIUI, I have already reset using 3282 in Sense. It was set to Automatic already also...
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I'm not sure if you meant 'Reset' or 'Restore' --- but, there is an issue if you update your data profile and then update PRL that will cause your data profile to get messed up.. I followed the steps in this thread, and now my 3G is perfect... Specifically - the portion dealing with restoring, having the phone reboot, letting it to handsfree activation, and then cancelling the PRL update.
http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-tips-tricks/280082-major-solution-fix-your-slow-3g-speeds-evo4g.html
I was only getting a maximum of 90-100kbps before doing this..
If you want the essentials of that post:
Select Data Profile
Hit Menu
Select restore
Hit OK to reboot...
PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR PHONE
After going through the set up process (Handsfree Activation, LET IF FINISH) you will select ok
YOU HAVE TO HIT CANCEL WHEN IT STARTS LOOKING FOR A PRL UPDATE
YOU HAVE TO HIT CANCEL WHEN IT STARTS LOOKING FOR A PRL UPDATE
Wait for the phone to finish it's thing. 3g Icon should be on, go off, then come back on.
Test speeds.
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Rick

I tried all the fixes and the new radio on my Shift and I've just given up. My first month with it I used over 12 gigs of data and now I can't check the weather the signal is so poor. Flashed it back to stock and its going on ebay.
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Hmmm......I have never had any problem with my shift's data only when its on 1x.....my moms shift had the 1x bug where it wouldn't connect to 3G but the ##DATA# Restore worked for her phone now the 3G works.....

Might be a cm7 bug
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I change my mind in my first post. I think it might be a sprint problem with data speeds. Watch phonedogs review of the nexus s 4g, and start at 8:09. The reviewer stays around my area and I have been getting the same as you see in the review.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Q2JWF_dVc0&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Sent from my EVO Shift 4G powered by CM7 while experimenting with NOVACANE!

I contacted Sprint today and told them my thoughts were over capacity and they gave me a 50 dollar credit on this months bill, I got a 20 dollar credit last month, but all we really want is a reliable network
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hey
well i talked to sprint there doing updates here so i will let you guys know if i see any changes but dont think i will so here is to hoping

I compared mine to my wife's hero, her is more than double my speed (100+ vs 39). not sure why, I will think a newer phone should be faster. anyone has any ideas?

dumper1234 said:
I compared mine to my wife's hero, her is more than double my speed (100+ vs 39). not sure why, I will think a newer phone should be faster. anyone has any ideas?
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100kbps is still horrible 3G speeds, I stayed on sprint's ass about this and my last months bill got a 140 credit and a no charge airave, but i have had this issue for months, and mine were like yours anywhere between 50-100kbps, I told them it was breech of contract and all kinds of things and that they owed me both lines off contract etf free and they offered the airave so i stayed
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My experience,wife and i both had other smartphones and both had better signals which made everything liveable. Then purchased 2 shifts signal dropped from 3-4 bars all the time to 1-2 bars and dropped calls. So called Sprint told them that this was unacceptable as my wife uses hers for bussiness and we don't have a land line.2nd day Aired an AirRave to me.We also use our wireless router when at home.
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AT&T is Painfully slow and inconsistant on my tab

Anyone else deal with this? I am getting great signal (same on my phone) But they data is just abhorrent. I usually hover in the sub 100kb/s area in my down speed. And that is when it chooses to bestow data on me at all.
Any ideas?

Are you getting 3G or EDGE? I'm connected through AT&T 3G at the moment and it's rather speedy. I usually clock in around 3mbps. The speed you describe is more typical of EDGE.
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I can be connected to the 3g/H network and get crap speeds too. At&t is weak in my area (Southern California).

Yeah, I am getting 3g/H all of the time (never edge)
I am in NYC of all places it should be super fast.

We both live in populated areas - does the number of users on the net account for our slow speeds?

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And there is what I mean...

I'm getting the same abysmal speeds on my galtab on AT&T with Overcome ROM and the JK3 modem. It bounces between H and 3G all the time.
I'm in the Seattle area, and people with iPhones get great speeds.
To top it all off, somehow AT&T somehow thinks I'm using 90% of my 250mb every month at these pitiful speeds.

mykie242 said:
. . . somehow AT&T somehow thinks I'm using 90% of my 250mb every month at these pitiful speeds.
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Pain AND suffering. Maybe time to try the JPD modem?

rangercaptain said:
Pain AND suffering. Maybe time to try the JPD modem?
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I just flashed JPD and there was no change, but then I tried KM2 and now I'm getting awesome speeds.
Thanks!

JPD slight improvement.

I'm in Seattle...not sure what happened but km2 was blazing fast at first, then it slowed down.
Back to jpd, and its better, but still faster than before.
Edit: JPD did the same thing as Km2, started out fast, then slowed waaay down. I'm back on KM2 again, lets see how this handles for awhile.
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My speeds are ok my service just sucks

I'm not sure what to tell you. I'm on stock ROM, stock modem, in a somewhat major city and I always pull pretty good speeds, well fast enough for streaming YouTube and Netflix.
I do know that NYC is not AT&T's best friend. People tend to have a pretty poor experience with the service there. But Seattle, no idea. Try a SIM pull, as that severs the registration with the tower and forces a fresh one which usually results in a much better connection. Failing that, I'd either blame the region (less likely) or the device (rather likely).
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AT&T Download - terrible!
Having the same problem in the NYC area. Does anyone know the answer to a few questions:
Which is the best AT&T modem for voice and data on Gingerbread?
What are the correct/optimal APN Settings for this config?
Could AT&T be crippling this because I switched the SIM from a free-o "smartphone" I had to buy to get voice and data? (I have the tethered plan just so I don't get nastry-grams from them)?
Do you have to pull the SIM each time you re--flash the modem to reset the network?
I just switched to AT&T because I need telephony on the Tab (had T-mo and couldn't take the modem/switch thing).
Thanks in advance for any help.

rich_cathyrock said:
Having the same problem in the NYC area. Does anyone know the answer to a few questions:
Which is the best AT&T modem for voice and data on Gingerbread?
What are the correct/optimal APN Settings for this config?
Could AT&T be crippling this because I switched the SIM from a free-o "smartphone" I had to buy to get voice and data? (I have the tethered plan just so I don't get nastry-grams from them)?
Do you have to pull the SIM each time you re--flash the modem to reset the network?
I just switched to AT&T because I need telephony on the Tab (had T-mo and couldn't take the modem/switch thing).
Thanks in advance for any help.
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I can't answer about the modem, but the apn setting that you'll need to use, if Broadband doesn't work, is ISP.cingular (no username or password); both are potentially available when you have a tethering plan. The wap.cingular apn cannot be programmed on the Tab when using the stock ROM.
I've used a couple SIM cards for a couple different lines aside from the SIM provided with the Tab and there has been no effect on the connection speed. In fact, I never even activated the SIM that came with it.
But at&t can see the device you're using by virtue of the fact that your SIM is inserted and connected. If they want, they can, and in some cases will, nail you for using a device that's not authorized with your line. Remember that US companies will not classify this as a smartphone as they do elsewhere in the world...it's more in the realm of the netbook, and technically warrants an according plan.
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AT&T APN and Modem Settings
I am on the OC Jupiter ROM so no problem editing APN settings. I didn't activate the SIM that came with the Tab and I canceled the plan last week to be sure I wouldn't be billed.
I bought the tethering plan to be sure I wouldn't run afoul of their contract. I don't want to do anything but use the device I paid for with the features Samsung baked into it. Seems nuts that we have to go through these hoops when the folks in Europe have been enjoying fully functional devices for nearly a year now.
I re-set the APN to the default after re-flashing the JK3 modem yesterday and at it jumped up from .7 mbps to just under 3 mbps. Still not optimal (I used to get 5 mbps on TMo service/Tab, but no phone - that's another story). I now have to remember to tick the in-call volume down two notches and as I am testing again this morning the speed has fallen off some again.
Will try your apn settings and let you know if I have better luck. Thanks for the advice!

I've been rocking the KM2 modem since last week with my prepaid AT&T (APN: Broadband), and have been getting really good speeds throughout the Seattle area.
I'd say for my tab, it's a winner!

What rom are you using?
Have you used a voice and data sim with that modem? You would have to select the wap.cingular apn, and have a rom different than stock (stock won't let you use any apn other than Broadband).

On Overcome ROM
@rangercaptain - I am on the OC Jupiter ROM, and have a voice/data SIM from AT&T. Have the WAP.Cingular APN and added Broadband. That in and of itself boosted the speed to 2.5 mbps down, which is ok but not great. Was on the JK3 modem (and have to keep remembering that volume control is two ticks down). Just switched to KM2 based on @mykie242's report.
Speed tests don't go above 1.2 mbps down now, but the browser does seem to be a whole lot faster (really odd). Will use for a couple of days, then try JPD and report back.
I am in the NY Metro area if that helps. Many thanks again!

rangercaptain said:
(stock won't let you use any apn other than Broadband).
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Not to pick a nit, but stock will permit you to add isp.cingular, the basic, pre-broadband tethering APN.
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▁ ▃ ▅ ▆ ▉ Post your Boost Mobile setup/3G speeds

Recently I was PMed by a member to remain anonymous asking me for my setup and my speeds since this member knew I was on Boost Mobile. NOW what drove me to start up a thread wasn't just the PM from this anonymous member but all the asking from all my friends and coworkers. I would like this thread to be a place where you just share your current setup of radios/pri/prl and 3G speeds. Say if you like it or is it lacking and if it is, then you can see what works for a certain member and try that and keep switching until you're satisfied.
Oh and please share your current city so we can get an idea of what works where.........THANKS!!!
Another thing, PLEASE don't get sidetrack and start asking about how you can flash your EVO on to boost mobile!
If you want that piece of information then head over to this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182260
PLEASE DO NOT turn this thread into a legal or illegal drama thread
this is mainly just to figure out what PRL or PRI or Radio works well where..nothing more, nothing less.....THANKS!!​
MY CURRENT SETUP....I LOVE IT!!!!
Radio: 2.15.00.05.02
PRL: 60662
PRI: 2.15.003
Area of usage: Pensacola, Florida
My 3G speeds as of yesterday....(Reason it looks like that is because my LCD density is at 180)
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For a list of PRIs, Radios or whatever, head over to this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=715485
PRLs are found all over Google (just search)

do your tests during the day please and take a screenshot then.

Im in the miami area
baseband: 2.15.00.11.19
pri: 1.90_003
prl: 61007
i thought boost flashers were supposed to use the same setups ?
i started messing with my combinations of radios pri and prls...and honestly there are just to many combinations for one to do test out by himself.
i had my girls phone flashed too so i gave up and used her setup.

iorecki said:
Im in the miami area
baseband: 2.15.00.11.19
pri: 1.90_003
prl: 61007
i thought boost flashers were supposed to use the same setups ?
i started messing with my combinations of radios pri and prls...and honestly there are just to many combinations for one to do test out by himself.
i had my girls phone flashed too so i gave up and used her setup.
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No you can use different setups on Boost Mobile. Is pretty much like being back on Sprint, not every EVO user has the same setup.....Thanks for sharing!!!
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cmsjr123 said:
do your tests during the day please and take a screenshot then.
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What does daylight have to do with anything??? But to please your request here's a quick one....
I could post more if there's some sort of doubt or whatever because I never claimed to have incredible speeds, this is just to get things rolling (hopefully) on sharing pics of your 3g speeds on boost mobile and current setup/location
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He asked to post results from the daytime because that would represent more accurate results as the load on the network would be higher. In the middle of the night most people are asleep, so more times then not you'll get better speeds then when everyone is on their phone during the day.

Tripp-phpBB said:
He asked to post results from the daytime because that would represent more accurate results as the load on the network would be higher. In the middle of the night most people are asleep, so more times then not you'll get better speeds then when everyone is on their phone during the day.
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Thanks for that little bit of info, much needed!
I was browsing through Google and found this site which most people from what I hear properly already know about but might be useful for newbies or just people that have better things to do..hahaha
http://www.corolada.com/prl/
Is a list of PRLs for all sorts of carriers that should work with our EVOs!!

Radio: 2.15.00.0808
PRI: 2.15_003
PRL: numerous, Boost 61007 seems to provide the best overall performance when I need a steady signal.
Speeds: average daytime is 400-800 kbps
Location: Charlotte, NC
Ive been trying to get roam to work for a couple weeks. I can data roam on Cricket at 900-1400 kbps. Calls don't work on Cricket. I can't get Verizon/Alltel to work no matter what I do. The most success I have had is Sprint Digital Roaming on a modified Alltel prl, 31010-mod.prl(found it in the xda Hero forums). I achieved a max speed of 2180 kbps and average daytime of 1200-1900 kbps. I had to remove the throttle files from services.jar to get the speeds to stick; otherwise, the speeds slow down to normal Boost speeds after about 10 minutes. I only get the high speeds in the uptown Charlotte area. When I go out of the city, I pickup other towers and my speeds taper off to 400-800 kbps. Both calls and data work.
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iorecki said:
Im in the miami area
baseband: 2.15.00.11.19
pri: 1.90_003
prl: 61007
i thought boost flashers were supposed to use the same setups ?
i started messing with my combinations of radios pri and prls...and honestly there are just to many combinations for one to do test out by himself.
i had my girls phone flashed too so i gave up and used her setup.
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Wow... I can only say wow... I am lucky if I ever get anything over 600 kb d/l and 400 u/l in Miami. The only time I got speeds like yours were once when I was in Atlanta.... I just flashed the latest Radio/PRI/NV (2.15.00.08.08 and PRI 2.15_003) convo and I am sporting 61007... but depending on how this comes out... I am going with your set up.
Edit: I am getting (at night ) about 1.1 MB d/l and really irregular speeds for u/l ranging between 150 kb to 400 kb....

I cleaned up the thread. There is no illegal discussion of any kind in here, so the thread stays.

@mazda,
Sorry about deleting your posts but I am trying to clean the thread from crap unrelated to this.
@moto_google,
Do this once again and you will be banned. No questions asked. The thread does not involve discussion about illegal activities. If you find a guide about ESN changing here on xda, I will gladly take it down as I have with countless others. This is NOT the case.
Final warning.

As I know that you are likely trying to troll this thread, let me just say that the guide you are referring to does not talk about how to change the esn or the meid.
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damn....i feel like i missed some drama

Awesome thread
Great thread. I always have weak signal and not its time for me to try soem of your guys set-ups. before mostly I have just flashed ROMS. Now hopefully my signal can improve.
Just one quick question. Is it possible for our Boost phones to roam on other carriers towers? I thought Boost only worked on the Sprint network, with no roaming allowed?

BeastEvo said:
Great thread. I always have weak signal and not its time for me to try soem of your guys set-ups. before mostly I have just flashed ROMS. Now hopefully my signal can improve.
Just one quick question. Is it possible for our Boost phones to roam on other carriers towers? I thought Boost only worked on the Sprint network, with no roaming allowed?
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I'm able to roam on Sprint Digital Roaming. It still gets the signal from Sprint towers but its labeled as digital roaming and the data is faster than straight Sprint. I can get data to roam on cricket, but no calls. I can't get Alltel/verizon towers to roam.
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BeastEvo said:
Great thread. I always have weak signal and not its time for me to try soem of your guys set-ups. before mostly I have just flashed ROMS. Now hopefully my signal can improve.
Just one quick question. Is it possible for our Boost phones to roam on other carriers towers? I thought Boost only worked on the Sprint network, with no roaming allowed?
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Is possible to roam on other networks. I have only roamed on verizon and it was awesome. I was in jaspar, alabama (in the woods) and I was able to talk/text and use 3G....I'm using my phone right now but when I get home, I'll upload the PRL I used to do so.......oh and glad you found the thread useful!!
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The PRL I used to roam on Verizon was 31337 and you can get it from here.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=696073
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OK.....so back on topic!!! I'm trying out PRL 61007 and I think I'm gonna stick with this one!! The speeds are actually higher and for some strange reason (which is good), I haven't lost 3G connectivity at all!!! I'm gonna be making a trip here soon to Jacksonville, Florida so I'm gonna test some other PRLs/PRIs and Radios and will report back on speeds and what not...haha
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Looks like I spoke too soon.....Thanks mods!!
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Thanks for cleaning this thread mod/s.

boostdroid said:
Dude you still don't get it. Show me were boost mobile coporate store will flash any non boost mobile phone to boost mobile. The only way to get your non boost mobile branded phone onto boost is to either have a boost car rep add in your esn which they can get fired for doing or to change your non boost branded phones esn to an esn that the boost system will accept. Which is illegal. So how is it I am trolling. Prove to me that a boost coporate store inside the coporate sprint store will flash your non boost phone to boost. you can't can you.
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It's very possible to put many sprint branded phones on boost just by calling into boost and adding your Sprint Esn. Sprint premium phones such as the EVO and other carrier phones can only be added with the Esn repair, which is questionable for legality. Happy now? Move on so we can continue with the OP's topic which has zero to do with your nonsense.
-1 to your post
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i want to know why the 61007 prl works so well with boost ?
is this the prl that comes stock in boost phones ?

Anyones Sprint service down around areas in los angeles?

All day pretty much near my area where I'm currently staying over at friends in Los angeles county the service has been down for voice and text.. and i mean down literally no calls at all or text. Data is extremely slow or down as well.
Anyone else having this issue? I thought I'd post you guys here to see answers =) maybe sprint is upgrading towers around here for LTE testing to come soon? I'm not sure.. zip code 90255 and 90001.

Mine is down in the Chicago area. Three weeks now of:
1) Many dropped calls
2) Texts won't come through until you make a phone call (lots of voicemail calls lately)
3) Clock off by an hour for no reason, then switches randomly back to the correct time.
Sprint store said the towers are being worked on. I'm hoping LTE too!
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Yeah its been down for a couple of hrs then comes backup

PsiPhiDan said:
Mine is down in the Chicago area. Three weeks now of:
1) Many dropped calls
2) Texts won't come through until you make a phone call (lots of voicemail calls lately)
3) Clock off by an hour for no reason, then switches randomly back to the correct time.
Sprint store said the towers are being worked on. I'm hoping LTE too!
Sent from my HTC Evo 4G using XDA
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Thanks for that! I'm thinking they might be working on the towers because text messages literally say "not send" ... calls don't even ring.. so many of my friends and neighbors near by are outraged lol! I'm not thankfully.. just forced my device into roaming for the time being in case of any important call or text.
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Yeah its been down for a couple of hrs then comes backup
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Are you in a whole different zip code apart from mines? nears like a region thing then

Febby said:
Thanks for that! I'm thinking they might be working on the towers because text messages literally say "not send" ... calls don't even ring.. so many of my friends and neighbors near by are outraged lol! I'm not thankfully.. just forced my device into roaming for the time being in case of any important call or text.
Are you in a whole different zip code apart from mines? nears like a region thing then
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90011 here's a pic of alcatel working on the LTE towers
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.Elite_The_King. said:
90011 here's a pic of alcatel working on the LTE towers
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Niceee! I'm happy to know I'll be getting LTE around here.. really makes me want to sale my Epic 4G touch to buy a evo lte but i'm not sure yet... I went by ur suggestion of the epic and boy does it blow away the 3D

Febby said:
Niceee! I'm happy to know I'll be getting LTE around here.. really makes me want to sale my Epic 4G touch to buy a evo lte but i'm not sure yet... I went by ur suggestion of the epic and boy does it blow away the 3D
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yup hopefully man hopefully turns out good

.Elite_The_King. said:
yup hopefully man hopefully turns out good
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Whoa maybe it is because a lot of users aren't connected right now but i just got a whooping 800 kbps on download! that is a ground breaking speed in years! even previous weeks ago or moths at 2 am i only got 130ish kbps max..

Yeah I'm in the los angeles as well and my sprint voice and text service are down...it's been out since yesterday. I thought it was the weather, but they're working on the towers right?

pl3nny said:
Yeah I'm in the los angeles as well and my sprint voice and text service are down...it's been out since yesterday. I thought it was the weather, but they're working on the towers right?
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I'm not sure at this point if they are or not.. I was just talking to another REP and he said there is no open tickets around here and that he has marked the location. Technical Sprint Team would contact me soon. I told him how if Sprint is my main provider for service and it is down.. then he went on to flatter himself it is only the 4G that is down and that 3G and 4G share the same tower.. hahah.. funny guy
Now he said they will visit my place lol
Danny T.: Phillip, I have marked the location, soon technical team will contact you.
You: Thank you, How will they even contact me..? ironic my Sprint service is down haha.. Is there nothing it shows for you on the site about the area?
Danny T.: They will be visit the place.

Febby said:
I'm not sure at this point if they are or not.. I was just talking to another REP and he said there is no open tickets around here and that he has marked the location. Technical Sprint Team would contact me soon. I told him how if Sprint is my main provider for service and it is down.. then he went on to flatter himself it is only the 4G that is down and that 3G and 4G share the same tower.. hahah.. funny guy
Now he said they will visit my place lol
Danny T.: Phillip, I have marked the location, soon technical team will contact you.
You: Thank you, How will they even contact me..? ironic my Sprint service is down haha.. Is there nothing it shows for you on the site about the area?
Danny T.: They will be visit the place.
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lol
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Cheers Elite, just thought I'd keep you updated... Looks like we are going network vision =)
larryt510 said:
They have begun work on network vision here in the LA market (including those zips you listed). Only a handful of sites have been completed so far but more will be coming soon. I do not believe it would cause any long term outages though as the sites are normally taken off line (if necessary) at a time when there's the least impact on the users.
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source = http://www.howardforums.com/showthr...-service-down-LA-area?p=14781762#post14781762

[GUIDE][VIDEO] Manually Updating the PRL using DFS CDMATool

DISCLAIMER: This is not an endorsement for CDMATool. I am not affiliated with them, and plus as of right now you can use the DEMO version .
There are various methods for doing this. I've seen various results as well. I know this might seem a little lengthy for some, but the knowledge you pick up using these other tools should prove to be helpful in the long run. These tools are powerful, and I've spent more of my time using them that flashing ROMs and other stuff since I mainly run a Cricket website.
The end result is your device having the PRL you want on it.
Required Files:
Samsung Galaxy S3 Drivers - Support - Sprint Cell Phones SPH-L710 | Samsung Cell Phones (Support > Manual & Downloads > Software)
DFS CDMATool (DEMO) - CDMA Tool. DFS software. www.cdmatool.com
PRL
Required Item:
MSL - You can call Sprint or use a variety of methods to obtain it. One is in the video directly below.
http://youtu.be/CWb8ootppo0
Video for using CDMA Tool with your Sprint Galaxy S3:
http://youtu.be/CSuF2hRlkY0
If someone would like me to write this all out, I will. I was just in a rush. I have to try and obtain an AT&T version now. I'm going to get confused as heck with all these models. I'm already scatterbrained like a m......

chrisngrod said:
DISCLAIMER: This is not an endorsement for CDMATool. I am not affiliated with them, and plus as of right now you can use the DEMO version .
There are various methods for doing this. I've seen various results as well. I know this might seem a little lengthy for some, but the knowledge you pick up using these other tools should prove to be helpful in the long run. These tools are powerful, and I've spent more of my time using them that flashing ROMs and other stuff since I mainly run a Cricket website.
The end result is your device having the PRL you want on it.
Required Files:
Samsung Galaxy S3 Drivers - Support - Sprint Cell Phones SPH-L710 | Samsung Cell Phones (Support > Manual & Downloads > Software)
DFS CDMATool (DEMO) - CDMA Tool. DFS software. www.cdmatool.com
PRL
Required Item:
MSL - You can call Sprint or use a variety of methods to obtain it. One is in the video directly below.
http://youtu.be/CWb8ootppo0
Video for using CDMA Tool with your Sprint Galaxy S3:
http://youtu.be/CSuF2hRlkY0
If someone would like me to write this all out, I will. I was just in a rush. I have to try and obtain an AT&T version now. I'm going to get confused as heck with all these models. I'm already scatterbrained like a m......
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You can update prl by using ##data#/View/PRL Write and having an /sdcard/test.prl renamed desired prl file.
No MSL required.

I know... Didn't some people mention that it won't allow certain PRLs to be written to the device? I should test it with a Cricket PRL.

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I know... Didn't some people mention that it won't allow certain PRLs to be written to the device? I should test it with a Cricket PRL.
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At this point, it seems like it's hit an miss.
At the same time, having a simple method is a huge boon.
Wish developers would jump on it to sort this out.

CDMATool does let you look at other things on your device. Actually I think you can copy your data fields over to the tethered data fields and use the STOCK hotspot as well.
Come on... I know you wanna look now.
In fact someone should look at their Sprint phone and figure it out. With Cricket I just write the same profile everywhere. Stock hotspot works....
This is actually an iPhone pictured and it should be set to RevA.
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"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Any errors made here should be able to be fixed with the hands free activation. If that doesn't work, reset the device using ##786# and then go through the activation process again.

What would this be useful for? Would it be useful in flashing other network prls to get better data speeds?
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Sometimes certain PRLs yield higher speeds over others. If you wind up on a non Sprint tower, you'd probably incur roaming charges or be taking away from whatever roaming data/voice allowance they give you these days.
Someone could start a PRL thread with date PRL was obtained, location, and speed test. There would be a lot of factors involved. Sprint should keep their stuff pretty well updated. A lot of people like having the power to manually make changes. I've seen PRLs change for the worse.

komputerfreek said:
What would this be useful for? Would it be useful in flashing other network prls to get better data speeds?
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If you are at work, in an office in a basement or close, your Sprint signal is so weak it keeps reconnecting.
It's alternating between 3G and edge/roaming, and you battery life goes to ****.
In my particular case, I would have 10% per hour battery loss.
One way to combat it is to force roaming on a competitor's network, like verizon or us cellular. Immediately you are greeted with an 80 dbm signal, and your battery doesn't drain as much. Then, if you are using verizon towers by applying a verizon prl, you get the 3G speeds and a decent signal not to drain your battery.

nabbed said:
If you are at work, in an office in a basement or close, your Sprint signal is so weak it keeps reconnecting.
It's alternating between 3G and edge/roaming, and you battery life goes to ****.
In my particular case, I would have 10% per hour battery loss.
One way to combat it is to force roaming on a competitor's network, like verizon or us cellular. Immediately you are greeted with an 80 dbm signal, and your battery doesn't drain as much. Then, if you are using verizon towers by applying a verizon prl, you get the 3G speeds and a decent signal not to drain your battery.
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But would it stay on the vzw network forever or would it switch back to sprint once you get a better signal?
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komputerfreek said:
But would it stay on the vzw network forever or would it switch back to sprint once you get a better signal?
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It would stay on Verizon forever. To get back to normal, use this - Settings/System Update/Update PRL.

Where would you find the prls from?
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komputerfreek said:
Where would you find the prls from?
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Search xda
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I will start you with the one LTE PRL I have for Sprint. This was from a EVO 4G LTE I picked up in Austin.

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I will start you with the one LTE PRL I have for Sprint. This was from a EVO 4G LTE I picked up in Austin.
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There are no “LTE PRLs." This is a regular PRL from the Evo 4g LTE. There's no way to roam on LTE and therefore no PRLs for it.
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Okay let me try to formulate a better response because my other one sucked.
That is a PRL from an Evo LTE. Last I knew Sprint was pushing out 6xxxx PRLs for non LTE devices. Just like Verizon, they have changed and come out with a new series of PRLs.
While there a PRL might play no difference in LTE, there might be a reason for those devices to be utilizing these PRLs. I'm going to look into it more and compare the PRLs. Perhaps an additional allotment of modes/channels? I don't have Sprint.
AT&T, Verizon, and Cricket only.

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I had a corporate prl for my evo3d, will it work for the GS3? It was 12120.prl (Sprint)
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So really no PRL for LTE Roaming....
I have Sprint S3 and am getting tired of their ****ty network (excuse the language), I was hoping there would eventually be a prl to let me hit up Verizon's towers with LTE. Are you saying that is impossible? Because I am about ready to switch because of how bad my service is (3g). I'm not sure why I thought it would be an upgrade from the E4GT service wise (phone is though).