I have a feeling this would not work, but i figured i would ask.
is it possible to take the PRL file from the EVO 4G and use it in the EVO 4G LTE?
the reason i ask is how people are having connectivity issues and other related data problems.
perhaps it is the phone, and it is the PRL listing causing the issue?
Not sure about PRL compatibility but it would only useful if you were roaming and you really had to rely upon an updated list of Verizon 3G towers to keep connected. Otherwise, for Sprint data connections, PRLs are really a moot point.
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I have been using the 11115 PRL and works great for voice in areas I never could get reception, but I can hardly get any data out of it, yet alone 3g. I don't think I have ever gotten 3G data with it and 3g is available in Southern IN on verizon website. I don't lock on roam either. Any thoughts? I am rooted with 1.4 Hboot and use roam control when needed.
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Jason
I've Googled around and searched the forums for an answer to this, but I don't seem to see any answers.
It drives me nuts when people with other service providers have better reception than me. Our Sprint radio should be able to compare signal strength of towers and roam onto other towers automatically if the signal is stronger than the Sprint signal. However, I'm told if our phones sense the slightest Sprint signal, they'll stay on Sprint towers.
Has the idea of rewriting the radio to improve this functionality ever been considered?
Just use the corporate prl and force roam. Free Verizon actual 3G.
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I still think it'd be nice if the radio would automatically choose. I don't want to roam when I don't have to. Thx for the info on Corporate PRLs though.
Hi, I'm still learning about PRLs and how to make use of them.. so I manually updated my phone to Sprint PRL 11119.. I was hoping that it would let me roam on Verizon towers but its the same as the over the air PRL I had.. my phone only goes to US Cellular. the thing is US Cellular signal works but isn't that much better than Sprint..
So is there anyway I could force roam to Verizon? or maybe in my area I'm out of luck?
I'm in Rockford/Chicago Area
Have the HTC EVO 3D rooted stock version.
Used the Roam Control app to force roam
also just tried the new sprint prl 60687..
I appreciate any help you guys could offer..
Thank you.
I believe that PRL is a corporate prl, which will only give you 3g roaming in certain areas of the country. The only one I have gotten to work on my phone is the 00001 prl, however that forces your phone to always roam on verizon. 3g works perfectly (as it should work, hint hint Sprint). I haven't used it since upgrading to ICS since you cant change prl's with ICS, however it will work with any GB Sense rom with the 2.1 EPST
I understand that its mostly used for the 3G roaming but I also thought it would let me Voice roam on Verizon as well not only Data..
My phone with the 11119 prl did show 3G roaming but I wasn't sure if its Verizon or US cellular data tower..
Can a PRL like 11119.. roam to Verizon 3G while at the same time roam to US cellular Voice? or it have to be both voice and data?
Also; are you saying that I won't be able to roam on verizon unless I used the 00001 prl?
Thanks.
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I believe that PRL is a corporate prl, which will only give you 3g roaming in certain areas of the country. The only one I have gotten to work on my phone is the 00001 prl, however that forces your phone to always roam on verizon. 3g works perfectly (as it should work, hint hint Sprint). I haven't used it since upgrading to ICS since you cant change prl's with ICS, however it will work with any GB Sense rom with the 2.1 EPST
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Can a PRL like 11119.. roam to Verizon 3G while at the same time roam to US cellular Voice? or it have to be both voice and data?
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No, it's all or nothing. The PRL should connect your phone to a Verizon tower first, then a US Cell tower second, so there may not be verizon coverage where you are.
We do have Verizon coverage I'm 100% sure of that.. Are there any other causes that wouldn't let me connect to Verizon? I mostly need the voice.
Some prl's just dont work well with some phones and different areas of the country. Like I said, one of the prl's I tried didn't work in my area. I would just try a few and see if you find one that works better.
Well I guess for now I should be happy with the 3G roaming and later I might try different PRL versions as you said and see how it goes.
Thank you for taking the time to help.
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Some prl's just dont work well with some phones and different areas of the country. Like I said, one of the prl's I tried didn't work in my area. I would just try a few and see if you find one that works better.
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okay about a month ago i saw 4g lte in my area. new haven CT and now i dont see anything, at first it connected by itself and now it wont show up at all, wierd thing is that on sensorly it shows that we have 4g in this area,
im rooted on the lates meanbean 3.09, updated my profile and prl a bunch of times
not sure if it has to do something with my area, or the phone itself, i keep seen people having similar problems, could it be the rom??
Its not the rom, you are experiencing the 4g lte roll out. Until Sprint announces that lte is live in your area you will experience lte outages often as they test and turn on new towers and troubleshoot existing ones. Sensorly is a pile of crap. If someone tagged lte during a testing period it will show up even if lte isn't available there. Take sensorly reports with a grain of salt. Very unreliable. If you have experienced the intermittent lte than give it a few months and you should see better results.
Also, updating your PRL won't have any effect on whether or not you can pick up LTE.
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ohh, thanks guys this sprint lte blows, but i guess ill have to wait then
Hello -
Here's the scenario... I upgraded from my EVO 3D to a newer phone with 4G LTE (Sprint). I'm still a Sprint customer, and I'm trying to find a use for my old EVO 3D. Since 4G LTE coverage is still pretty spotty in my area, and the Wifi "hotspot" doesn't seem to work (even with FoxFi) on my new phone, one thought was to turn my old EVO 3D into a Wifi hotspot that uses Sprint's Wimax network or just another device for someone in my family to use for Internet access.
So my question is, if I root my 3D, is it possible to "manually" enter the Wimax authentication such that my 3D can connect to the Wimax network? I know my not-activated phone can still see the 4G Wimax network because if I turn on the radio it connects and gets a signal. It just fails to route data over Wimax (throws an authentication error).
Has anyone tried this? My understanding is that Sprint piggy-backs Clear's Wimax network, and based off my understanding of Clear's authentication, it just comes down to an approved device ID and username/password.
Any thoughts? It would be pretty neat to have a mobile Wifi/Wimax "hotspot" for areas with bad or non-existent 4G LTE coverage (which is a ton of places with Sprint).
Thanks,
Well it can be done but what you must do is really on the hush hush with xda. It requires doing something they consider to be on the line of illegal so I doubt anyone will give you much help.
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Hello -
Here's the scenario... I upgraded from my EVO 3D to a newer phone with 4G LTE (Sprint). I'm still a Sprint customer, and I'm trying to find a use for my old EVO 3D. Since 4G LTE coverage is still pretty spotty in my area, and the Wifi "hotspot" doesn't seem to work (even with FoxFi) on my new phone, one thought was to turn my old EVO 3D into a Wifi hotspot that uses Sprint's Wimax network or just another device for someone in my family to use for Internet access.
So my question is, if I root my 3D, is it possible to "manually" enter the Wimax authentication such that my 3D can connect to the Wimax network? I know my not-activated phone can still see the 4G Wimax network because if I turn on the radio it connects and gets a signal. It just fails to route data over Wimax (throws an authentication error).
Has anyone tried this? My understanding is that Sprint piggy-backs Clear's Wimax network, and based off my understanding of Clear's authentication, it just comes down to an approved device ID and username/password.
Any thoughts? It would be pretty neat to have a mobile Wifi/Wimax "hotspot" for areas with bad or non-existent 4G LTE coverage (which is a ton of places with Sprint).
Thanks,
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You need to clone your phone use Google as your friend for this one because it is ILLEGAL you shall not receive help on xda ever for this till it gets legal which is highly unlikely to happen
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Tip on cloning. Do not erase the backdoor or your 3vo will revert back to original esn after awhile. Also cloning is a thin gray line but not exactly illegal as far as i have been able to dig up. Many guides for flashing phones to other networks use cloning. There are even some providers that will clone the phone for you. I really doubt they would do it if it was illegal.
nvm, got my answer