Roaming question - Motorola Photon 4G

So i was using not roam control the other day and i live in Ohio, i noticed it said i was roaming on revol not Verizon which i always assumed, because i didn't know revol had it's own towers which i guess they do. does any body know of a way to choose your roaming carrier through an app or a hack of some kind. Also i have seen people use 3g data roaming on Verizon with a Manual prl update but i don't know how to manually update the prl files on the photon. Or if there is an easier way to do it to get 3g data roaming.
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There is an app vaulted roam control but it was pulled from market. ... O couldn't purchase license out I'd be using it
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Yeah i have roam control but it doesn't let you pick the roaming network.
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abrcrmdl23 said:
Yeah i have roam control but it doesn't let you pick the roaming network.
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I don't whatever network I roam on except ifi get good signal.. How do you geta license?
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You have to use pay pal in his web site www.roamctrl.com
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After buying license, this app is my best friend..... Great app
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Yeah works great i helped him test it on our photons.
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... Neverbmind. Guess towers wereb just good today for roam only.... Appb only works to go to home only.... On electrify got u.s. Cellular... Refund?.... I was hoping to solve there issue of when going to us cellular towers force roam
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The app does let you force roam you can't pick your roaming carrier though. You can go to automatic but gone gets you back on the right network faster then just change back to automatic in the settings menu.
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abrcrmdl23 said:
The app does let you force roam you can't pick your roaming carrier though. You can go to automatic but gone gets you back on the right network faster then just change back to automatic in the settings menu.
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I keep hitting roam only on widget and in app when it jumps to us cellular tower and I drop to 1x and no bars.... Gotta turn off and restart my phone to get back to roaming
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Maybe us cellular doesn't have a roaming agreement where you live
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abrcrmdl23 said:
Maybe us cellular doesn't have a roaming agreement where you live
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maybe. How do you tell? Or maybe app is slow to respond? Would my prl have anything to do with it? I font even think my prl is up to date where its supposed to be
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moparfreak426 said:
maybe. How do you tell? Or maybe app is slow to respond? Would my prl have anything to do with it? I font even think my prl is up to date where its supposed to be
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roam control does not work on the electrify! so don't bother with it.
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abrcrmdl23 said:
So i was using not roam control the other day and i live in Ohio, i noticed it said i was roaming on revol not Verizon which i always assumed, because i didn't know revol had it's own towers which i guess they do. does any body know of a way to choose your roaming carrier through an app or a hack of some kind. Also i have seen people use 3g data roaming on Verizon with a Manual prl update but i don't know how to manually update the prl files on the photon. Or if there is an easier way to do it to get 3g data roaming.
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you edit the prl manually you need to run the stock rom and need QPST on a windoze machine. there's some info in another forum about obtaining the subsidy lock code that you will probably need to be able to do this. i'm feeling to lazy to look right now but it's out there.
EDIT: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1211157

na7q said:
roam control does not work on the electrify! so don't bother with it.
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So how do I get refund:-/
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moparfreak426 said:
So how do I get refund:-/
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on their website it states "Refund requests made within 24 hours of purchase will be honored. Any requests made after that will be handled on a case-by-case basis."
If you wish to contact us, please send questions and comments to [email protected]. Make sure to include as many details as possible in your email.

So keep emailing them over and over and over..... Got it.. no where on site is there a section to make a claim for refund
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I couldn't get refund and nobody answers emails too so I gave up. The thing is this app works only in area where sprint has agreement with other providers and for me in Chicago area no such thing that's why it doesn't work.
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On my Moment, there was a Verizon force PRL that you could flash via CWM. I'll check to see if it was phone specific because I'm pretty sure the Moment folks 'borrowed' it from an HTC forum.

dito33 said:
I couldn't get refund and nobody answers emails too so I gave up. The thing is this app works only in area where sprint has agreement with other providers and for me in Chicago area no such thing that's why it doesn't work.
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It's all about your prl. It tells your phone what you can and can't roam on
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On my Moment, there was a Verizon force PRL that you could flash via CWM. I'll check to see if it was phone specific because I'm pretty sure the Moment folks 'borrowed' it from an HTC forum.
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I've never seen a cwm flashable prl. I don't see how that's possible. Maybe I'm wrong. Send me a link or more info if it does work.
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Evo 3d using verizon coverage

Does anyone know if you can still get the Evo 3d using verizon coverage? I have no service at my job with sprint and wanted to know if this is still possible. Thanks
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I dont think there is .. I haven't seen anything like it.. I dont think the phone can be compatible with Verizon.
Sorry
There is a force roam mod floating around here somewhere. You'd better be careful playing with stuff though, Sprint is getting pretty gung ho about offing contracts for too much data roaming.
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There is a force roam mod floating around here somewhere. You'd better be careful playing with stuff though, Sprint is getting pretty gung ho about offing contracts for too much data roaming.
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This ^^^
You can force your phone to roam by using a verizon PRL but Sprint will drop you after awhile
Why not try and get an airave for your office?
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Flash the .00001 prl. Works like a champ.
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huskers15 said:
Why not try and get an airave for your office?
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Yeah get an air rave they will send it for free
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All the prls are located in the evo4g dev thread. Im running the 00001 prl n its awsome!
hTc
Use roam control from market
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I put prl 1115 vzw on my 3vo today. It works great.
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0001 prl didnt work for me for some reason.
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2nd both the airave and force roam app.
I would laugh if Sprint dropped me for roaming as I have 8 lines on my account plus the airave and have been with Sprint for over 10 years. (Ask the big three how laying off their customers is working out for them)
Try to make sure that you do not pay for the airave and make all the other Sprinters at work at least take you to lunch before you let them use it.
Deirdre
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Like stated earlier, using the 00001 Verizon prl constantly is a bad idea if you want to stay with sprint.
HELP. Ive been on 1115 vzw prl for bout 3 days and used alot of data. I checked my usage on sprint and its all sprint 3g not roaming that i used. So am i using vzw or not.
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gtownswagga said:
HELP. Ive been on 1115 vzw prl for bout 3 days and used alot of data. I checked my usage on sprint and its all sprint 3g not roaming that i used. So am i using vzw or not.
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The 1115 PRL is a Sprint PRL.
The only VZW PRL we can use on our phones is 0001.
Ok thanks
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let's get the number of digits correct:
11115 - sprint prl
00001 - vrz prl
ycats said:
let's get the number of digits correct:
11115 - sprint prl
00001 - vrz prl
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lol true dat :3 I was at work not paying much attention when I posted last; thanks for the correction!

PRL 51084

My Prl updated today to 51084 did anybody else's do it to?
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It didn't do it automatically yet so I manually updated.... Just now.
Got it here, too.
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I was able to manually get it as well
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Updated here as well.
i checked the photon 4G at sprint store and it had PRL 52084 so whats the diference with ours which we have 51084? just wanted to know
It works off satellites for roaming now
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lbxmobbin_1 said:
i checked the photon 4G at sprint store and it had PRL 52084 so whats the diference with ours which we have 51084? just wanted to know
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lbxmobbin_1 said:
i checked the photon 4G at sprint store and it had PRL 52084 so whats the diference with ours which we have 51084? just wanted to know
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Possibly a business line prl. Supposedly different coverage on business plans.
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Mine updated on its own....no warning or notification. Is there a way to turn off auto update on my photon? I dont want it updating without me knowing about it.
shizam76 said:
Mine updated on its own....no warning or notification. Is there a way to turn off auto update on my photon? I dont want it updating without me knowing about it.
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Not for PRLs
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Mine has the latest updated - but EVERY time I check in the "Help" section of sprint zone it keeps telling me there is a profile or prl update needed.. even after I update everything. Any clue as to why? Ever since I received this phone I've had data connection and mobile IP registration response errors..
anyone else have this issue ?? I'm currently having Sprint check the tower (who knows if they actually will..) due to slow/almost nonexistent data service.

Sprint canceled me.

Well sprint canceled my account for roaming using to much data. I don't know why? I have heard of people getting canceled because of using verizon prl but I have never I have been using 12117. They will not turn it back on I have tried everything so I have to have my mom add me a phone this sucks. So watch out.
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Isn't that a corporate prl? A prl you shouldn't be on? Sorry you abused it and got caught.
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msimindlessmsi2 said:
Isn't that a corporate prl? A prl you shouldn't be on? Sorry you abused it and got caught.
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That is what I'm telling people I thought it was ok to use that one. I really had no idea I thought as long as it was not the Verizon one u were ok.
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Did you force roam or roam alot? Show us your data usage for last month. I've been on corporate prl's since the evo 4g and I'm good still. I rarely roam though and I'm on wifi when I'm at home.
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You've got to keep track of your roaming regardless. I've gotten pretty high up on roaming some months just from using a normal PRL. The corporate PRLs, more so. I'm sorry to hear that you had that happen to you though.
Did your mother be like I told you so you little turd head? Lol
They did the Same to me but i also used 5gb of roaming. Now i am trying to sell my EVO3d and shift. I switched to att and love my Samsung note and i get 5 gb per line not to bad i just have to slow down a little.
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isn't getting cancel a good thing?
I got a formal letter from Sprint a few months back stating that if my data roaming continued they'd cancel my account.
I was using the 11115 PRL + the Force Roam option I added in Warm TwoPointThree. About 2gb of data roaming a month. (98% of my data was roaming)
I have since stopped force roaming..
data roaming......that is something that seems the trend here.
i assume they ALWAYS warn before canceling right?
fr0st420 said:
Did you force roam or roam alot? Show us your data usage for last month. I've been on corporate prl's since the evo 4g and I'm good still. I rarely roam though and I'm on wifi when I'm at home.
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I never seen my phone go to roam. I used 11115 on my EVO 4G also. I don't know how much I was using I will try and find out. It kinda worked out my bill was like 150 amonth and now its only 60 to add 2 phones to my moms. And they wiped out my bill but still a pain in the ass.
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Doesn't Sprint charge you an arm and a leg for Roaming? How can you guys roam so much?
valdesr11 said:
Doesn't Sprint charge you an arm and a leg for Roaming? How can you guys roam so much?
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No, they don't charge for roaming. Unless you are international roaming, then that is different.
valdesr11 said:
Doesn't Sprint charge you an arm and a leg for Roaming? How can you guys roam so much?
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They will charge you for voice roaming. I had that happen to me.
I dont know if I exactly get the reason to use those other PRL?
southern87 said:
They will charge you for voice roaming. I had that happen to me.
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I've never been charged for Voice Roaming within the USA.
Sprint is great if you don't abuse it
Whoa, this whole time I thought they did charge you. I stayed in a cabin in North Carolina once where I had no signal and I disabled my roaming in fear I would get a heavy bill when I got back. Thank you for the heads up.
If you get a voice roam charge call and they will wipe it no questions asked. They blabbed something about its an issue with their billing. Yep sure...
What is the difference between a normal and a corporate prl?
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wilderckw said:
Well sprint canceled my account for roaming using to much data. I don't know why? I have heard of people getting canceled because of using verizon prl but I have never I have been using 12117. They will not turn it back on I have tried everything so I have to have my mom add me a phone this sucks. So watch out.
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How much did you use?

roam control

I bought there roam control app to use on my electrify(rebadged photon) only the home works. force roam just goes to auto. I guess when I got it, thought it worked cuz the towers were good that night andi stayed roaming on vzw towers. is there an app to force roam on u.s. cellular?..... if someone pulled this off I Witold repay for the app!
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I always thought you could only roam on a carrier that your provider pays for.
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yes, u r correct. I roam off verizon towers most of the time, but sometimes I get a wiff of us cellular tower signal, then I go from full service and 3g at -79db to 1x and no bars at -119db
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There are no apps. The best thing you can probably do is change your PRL.
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my owl is up to date. my home network(us cellular) sucks and roaming is perfect
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moparfreak426 said:
my owl is up to date. my home network(us cellular) sucks and roaming is perfect
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it has nothing to do with it being up to date. i'm telling you that you need to change your prl. not update but manually change it to a verizon one or something.
na7q said:
it has nothing to do with it being up to date. i'm telling you that you need to change your prl. not update but manually change it to a verizon one or something.
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no idea how to do that. tried looking online.... I talked to a guy over the phone that helped me get in and change the prl.... I even wrote it down but that was when I first got this phone...
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Forced roaming on specific carriers sounds like a cool idea.
I want to make my u.s. cellular device stay on verizon towers when I'm home or I have no signal.... 1x and no bars @ -119db then when it finally switches to roaming... on vzw towers 3g, full bars at -79 db
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moparfreak426 said:
I want to make my u.s. cellular device stay on verizon towers when I'm home or I have no signal.... 1x and no bars @ -119db then when it finally switches to roaming... on vzw towers 3g, full bars at -79 db
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so does the app roam control work on us cellular??
im thinking about switching but i want to make sure a few things work first..
thanks

Roaming problems.

I'm in an area with decent Verizon coverage and I force roaming and all I get is 0-1 bars of 1X. Is there a trick to getting 3G while roaming?
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1. Don't do it.
2. No really, don't do it.
Sprint will give you a nice fat boot for Christmas if you try to force roaming.
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You would need to flash a Verizon prl and like its been mentioned, not a good idea. Sprint throttles first, send a polite warning and then terminate if you continue to roam.
I was more talking a setting I'm in PA hunting and I know Verizon gets good service here. If we're supposed to be roaming on Verizon, why do I get nothing?
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durandetto said:
I was more talking a setting I'm in PA hunting and I know Verizon gets good service here. If we're supposed to be roaming on Verizon, why do I get nothing?
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om4 said:
You would need to flash a Verizon prl and like its been mentioned, not a good idea. Sprint throttles first, send a polite warning and then terminate if you continue to roam.
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Like he said, you'll need to manually install a Verizon prl to do it But in all seriousness, I wouldn't try it... Once upon a time I tried a mod to force Verizon roaming on my old HTC Hero and promptly got a letter from Sprint less than a week later. It's just not a smart thing to do.
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