We all know *228 is NOT an option for updating the PRL (Preferred Roaming List) on the Thunderbolt. I'm pretty sure I was told by a Verizon rep that when you reset the phone it automatically updates the PRL (if there is an update available). Is this true?
If PRL is updated through a reset, will it work on a rooted phone running a custom ROM?
FYI- My current PRL is 15011
Verizon rep told me the sim card manages the prl and updates it automatically
Legacystar said:
Verizon rep told me the sim card manages the prl and updates it automatically
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This.
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I was told PRL was downloaded each time the phone powers on.
I have a 13000 series prl...
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The Thunderbolt is the first phone that I have rooted so I am still new to this. Can I still use the Verizon *228 to update roaming or will that mess up something since I am rooted? I appreciate your help.
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Shea
*228 doesnt work on the thunderbolt..it runs off a sim card...there has been talk that trying *228 may negatively affect the sim..your more than welcome to search...
Read somewhere that you actually can't hit *228 on the Thunderbolt--phone won't allow it. Haven't tried it myself though...as stated its supposed to screw up the phone.
Update roaming
Is it unnecessary to update the roaming on the TB?
krusty46 said:
Read somewhere that you actually can't hit *228 on the Thunderbolt--phone won't allow it. Haven't tried it myself though...as stated its supposed to screw up the phone.
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I've tried it a couple times. It doesn't do anything. You hit 'send' and it just goes back to the dialer screen. Phone still works flawlessly.
If for some strange reason you are able to get *228 to work you will fry your SIM card. Don't do it. You thunderbolt is designed to update your roaming list (also known as PRL) every time it boots up. Hit a new city? Just reboot the phone and you should be good to go.
from what i have been reading and understand, the thunderbolt auto updates the PRL (roaming capabilities) upon boot if and updated one is available.
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When I try to update my prl I get the 1233 error code. What could be causing that issue?
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Pull your battery out of your phone (hard reset) then update your data profile, pollowed by a PRL update, if this doesn't work call sprint and ask them to re provision your phone it should only take a few minutes.
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Pull your battery out of your phone (hard reset) then update your data profile, pollowed by a PRL update, if this doesn't work call sprint and ask them to re provision your phone it should only take a few minutes.
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Thanks for the reply. I got it to work before I saw your post. What I did was turn on wifi and it updated the prl. It seemed weird, but worked and I'm not going to argue with that lol.
Just got an interesting message from Verizon...
Free Verizon Msg: Airtime FREE VZW software update! Due to network chngs, you must dial *228 in VZW coverage area, press SEND & choose Option 1 to reprogram phn
So what kind of update is this?
Don't do it. This is just a PRL update but I'm pretty sure you are not supposed to ever dial *228 with a 4g phone, you can damage your sim card
Yeah,when I had my Thunderbolt they said several times in the forum not to dial *228.The radios correct automatically and *228 might mess the phone up.
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It shouldn't let you dial *228. 4G devices get their PRL automatically.
*228 won't break your SIM. It simply gives a message that it can't update.
bast525 said:
*228 won't break your SIM. It simply gives a message that it can't update.
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+1. My device showed this message when I tried *228 during the outage a few days back.
Waiting for root, so I am cautious about any updates.
*228 is not necessary with LTE phones. It will just end up fragging your SIM.
zetsumeikuro said:
*228 is not necessary with LTE phones. It will just end up fragging your SIM.
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pmterp said:
Don't do it. This is just a PRL update but I'm pretty sure you are not supposed to ever dial *228 with a 4g phone, you can damage your sim card
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I don't know where this rumor came from, but the phone just says it can't update... it does NOT ruin or damage the sim card...
ssoares01 said:
I don't know where this rumor came from, but the phone just says it can't update... it does NOT ruin or damage the sim card...
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It better not cuz the Verizon guy did it on my phone when they were figuring out why I wasn't receiving calls. Then they just said it doesn't work on 4g.
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I've *22899 'd a few times now & nothing bad happened (also had no idea it didn't go through because it did it's normal beep-boop-hang-upy thing).
Good to know it isn't needed though.
I'm going to use my father's upgrade to get an S4 (keeping unlimited data), and give him the bolt. Do I need to put stock firmware on before going to the Verizon store for them to do the transfer? The warranty is over, so that doesn't matter.
No. When you sign into your Google account your contacts should restore on their own if they are backed up.
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No need to even go to a VZW store.
Are you sure you're going to keep unlimited data ? If you're using an upgrade, I presume that means to get the better/lower cost and if that's the case, your unlimited data is gone. Unless you pay what, $600+ dollars for that S4, you can't keep that unlimited data.
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No need to even go to a VZW store.
Are you sure you're going to keep unlimited data ? If you're using an upgrade, I presume that means to get the better/lower cost and if that's the case, your unlimited data is gone. Unless you pay what, $600+ dollars for that S4, you can't keep that unlimited data.
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He is taking the phone his grandfather got for an upgrade. That would be no different than someone giving you a DNA and you replace the bolt with that.
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He is taking the phone his grandfather got for an upgrade.
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That's not clear from his post. I read it as they're on a family plan and he's doing an upgrade transfer.
You're right it isn't very clear. I took it as he is using an upgrade from someone else's plan. No matter. His contacts should restore from his Google account.
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Apparently an official "upgrade transfer" would remove my unlimited data, so he upgraded to get the S4, then we switched phones.
Yes, just like I said earlier
You're lucky you were able to do that !
I just did this...my wife used my sons upgrade to get an S4. She activated it and then gave me her SGS3. I used that and kept my unlimited. I then gave my tbolt to my son (who was the one who got the upgrade). We activated it in the store. I'm running NuSense and the activation worked but hung. We rebooted and all good.
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I'm going to use my father's upgrade to get an S4 (keeping unlimited data), and give him the bolt. Do I need to put stock firmware on before going to the Verizon store for them to do the transfer? The warranty is over, so that doesn't matter.
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Just dial *228 on any rom after doing a factory reset and go through the activation process then sign into your google account
jacobmacek said:
Just dial *228 on any rom after doing a factory reset and go through the activation process then sign into your google account
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Don't *228 an lte phone. It can actually screw the sim up. Lte sim cards update the prl automatically which is all that *228 does. You can force a prl update by pulling the sim for a minute and reinserting it.
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Don't *228 an lte phone. It can actually screw the sim up. Lte sim cards update the prl automatically which is all that *228 does. You can force a prl update by pulling the sim for a minute and reinserting it.
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Worked for me last time i activated a bolt, but had to switch the service to it on vzw.com first
*228 on the Thunderbolt or any VZW LTE device with a sim card, does absolutely nothing.
Once the initial activation of the Sim Card is done by VZW, the sim is what then provisions the device on the network.
Removing it and putting it into another VZW LTE device or another Bolt, will then activate the phone it's placed in.
The old *228 method to provision or update the PRL does not apply to the Thunderbolt or other VZW LTE devices.
This is my first Verizon GSM phone. I know that AT&T GSM phones don't require a user-initiated PRL update, they update automagically.
Will my new Verison S4 update its PRL automatically, or do I still need to do the ol' *228 thing every once in a while?
MysticCobra said:
This is my first Verizon GSM phone. I know that AT&T GSM phones don't require a user-initiated PRL update, they update automagically.
Will my new Verison S4 update its PRL automatically, or do I still need to do the ol' *228 thing every once in a while?
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There is no *228 with 4G LTE devices. For the most part new PRL's are pushed to the device by Verizon, though some say you can pull your SIM card power up the device, and put the SIM back in, and that will force (if a newer PRL is out) an update.