PRL: 25005 released - Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE

PRL 25005 has been released.
Was actually out yesterday.
And my brother, the one who has broken 3 Evo 3D's and probably 30+ other phones, because of lost calls + anger issues, said that with this last update it works great.
I updated mine just a few hours ago. I have noticed my signal strength has gone from 2 constant bars to 4 constant bars but I don't live in the same house he does so I don't ever drop calls.
But either way, test it out... let's see how it is.

arozer said:
PRL 25005 has been released.
Was actually out yesterday.
And my brother, the one who has broken 3 Evo 3D's and probably 30+ other phones, because of lost calls + anger issues, said that with this last update it works great.
I updated mine just a few hours ago. I have noticed my signal strength has gone from 2 constant bars to 4 constant bars but I don't live in the same house he does so I don't ever drop calls.
But either way, test it out... let's see how it is.
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We have a whole thread with PRLs and PRL feedback here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1747257

U aware, brah?

flex360 said:
U aware, brah?
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Incorporate this in your next update Flex
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Sorry im new to sprint....what exactly is the prl? Is it the radio? Im kinda confused? Thanks, and sorry 4 the "newb" sprint question.
NEVERMIND!!
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Captain_Throwback said:
We have a whole thread with PRLs and PRL feedback here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1747257
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Yeah I saw that thread. I still thought a new thread was worth it, to notify others who might not check that thread.
Like me. =D
flex360 said:
U aware, brah?
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Negged.
zounduser said:
Sorry im new to sprint....what exactly is the prl? Is it the radio? Im kinda confused? Thanks, and sorry 4 the "newb" sprint question.
NEVERMIND!!
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Glad we could help. =]

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PRL Updated

Totally updated on its own just now. Said service update. Just fyi if you wanted to know
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What's the new prl?
Extracted from Merckle's Mind!
I'm on 21080 is that new?
Arnezie said:
I'm on 21080 is that new?
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A little new... I think it came out a few weeks ago. (it is already on my phone because I did a manual update a few weeks back)
Scary how it was completely forced. No backing out at all. Happened to me last night
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would be nice to post the prl update number
Arnezie said:
I'm on 21080 is that new?
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It came out a few weeks ago, i justed updated and i am still on 21080. So as far as i can tell this is the most recent
my wife's orig evo gets forced prl updates.. it just happened 2 nights ago while we were laying in bed, she was looking something up, and it just started updating while she was in the middle of her browser..
I got it, it didn't force it on me tho.. I did it manually.
It is 21080 which is weird because I always had the 6xxxxx labeled ones.
Rippley05 said:
I got it, it didn't force it on me tho.. I did it manually. it is 21080 which is weird because I always had the 6xxxxx labeled ones.
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i have had 21080 for a while now
I have 21079 anyone have that ?
Ryan00 said:
I have 21079 anyone have that ?
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Had it a week ago
If you don't have an Evo3d well you don't have an Evo3d
Ryan00 said:
I have 21079 anyone have that ?
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21079 was a prep for the EVO 3Ds ability to utilize the 800SMR Band
21080 is the latest PRL
PRL Interpretation of PRL Version: 21080
PRL Comparison of PRLS 21079 to 21080
No update here. Still on 21080.
Mine did not push - but updated from 21079 to 21080 upon manual update of PRL
whats the evo 3d gonna use the 800smr band for? just roaming or 3g/4g? will those funky circle antennas have to be on the tower now to get 4g?
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mcmikecruz1 said:
"Cool story bro , gotta try that some time"
He tried to flame me once so effum
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Good to know that the butthurt is still strong with you. Honestly I don't remember wtf you are talking about but you most definitely deserved it. Upgraded to awesome story bro
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arozer said:
No update here. Still on 21080.
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I have 21080 but it was a forced update around 5am. They must be rolling it out as a required update?
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Any one else...

Really looking forward to a Sprint leak so we can have a new firmware update actually built for our phones and hopefully a little better radio performance?
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eh, mine is doing just fine how it is.
I just recently got stationed in Ft. Gordon, GA and my signal is worthless. Most everyone here is using AT&T and tethering off of 4G while I'm lucky to have 1 bar of 3G. Seriously I can't even stream a 5 minute YouTube video on my phone.
Supposedly there's some girl in my barracks that has a Sprint iPhone who gets good service.
I'm starting to wonder if it isn't my ROM. I'm using the ICS meanROM.
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jBlizzy said:
I just recently got stationed in Ft. Gordon, GA and my signal is worthless. Most everyone here is using AT&T and tethering off of 4G while I'm lucky to have 1 bar of 3G. Seriously I can't even stream a 5 minute YouTube video on my phone.
Supposedly there's some girl in my barracks that has a Sprint iPhone who gets good service.
I'm starting to wonder if it isn't my ROM. I'm using the ICS meanROM.
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If you flashed the vm firmware might be that if not have you updated profile and prl
Edit also when I was in the navy some barrack rooms didn't get reception never understood why
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But the leak was built for a carbon copy of our phones. It won't be much different when released officially. If they release radios with the update, you'll still be connecting to the same network.
Just don't get your hopes up for a big difference.
SoraX64 said:
But the leak was built for a carbon copy of our phones. It won't be much different when released officially. If they release radios with the update, you'll still be connecting to the same network.
Just don't get your hopes up for a big difference.
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Outside of possibly being a lower priority on sprints network cause your phone is.tagged as a virgin
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SoraX64 said:
But the leak was built for a carbon copy of our phones. It won't be much different when released officially. If they release radios with the update, you'll still be connecting to the same network.
Just don't get your hopes up for a big difference.
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The firmware breaks a lot of stuff. Since the firmware 'update' by freeza I get dropped calls and my 3g connection completely dies until I restart my phone
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xblackvalorx said:
Really looking forward to a Sprint leak so we can have a new firmware update actually built for our phones and hopefully a little better radio performance?
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I had this issue too my RTSP and HTTP settings changed to either 0 or it was blank. I changed it back to the normal sprint settings and I got more bars and a little better data speed.
ElJimmy said:
I had this issue too my RTSP and HTTP settings changed to either 0 or it was blank. I changed it back to the normal sprint settings and I got more bars and a little better data speed.
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That has zero effect on signal strength. It might effect data throughput but not signal strength.
I doubt official firmware will boost performance over stock sprint firmware we have now.
mswlogo said:
That has zero effect on signal strength. It might effect data throughput but not signal strength.
I doubt official firmware will boost performance over stock sprint firmware we have now.
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Not saying it does but before this I could not get more than one bar at my house where I normally get 3-4 could be something else on Sprint's end but it seemed better after this change.
Are we expecting the leak of the Sprint ROM soon? Did I miss something over the weekend?
eXplicit815 said:
Are we expecting the leak of the Sprint ROM soon? Did I miss something over the weekend?
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Sometime next month
I'm waiting patiently
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banccalif said:
Sometime next month
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I figured... We'll probably only get the full release, not a leak of any sort.
SoraX64 said:
But the leak was built for a carbon copy of our phones. It won't be much different when released officially. If they release radios with the update, you'll still be connecting to the same network.
Just don't get your hopes up for a big difference.
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I remember how much the radio updates always improved my og evo. Lol
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LTE in NYC in October for sure

I called sprint to complain about network issues and was told that they are upgrading the towers. He said it should be done on Oct 17th. So I guess that confirms it for me
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>I called Sprint
They probably lied to you.
What network issues? The network has been behaving itself as of late. Then again I'm over by 30 Rock so we get decent connectivity/bandwidth.
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kf2m said:
What network issues? The network has been behaving itself as of late. Then again I'm over by 30 Rock so we get decent connectivity/bandwidth.
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He was talking about nyc .
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They've had network issues for 6+ years.. I wouldn't take this as a confirmation in any way shape or form. Good luck though, hope they come through for you.
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flex360 said:
I called sprint to complain about network issues and was told that they are upgrading the towers. He said it should be done on Oct 17th. So I guess that confirms it for me
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Sometimes companies tell you what you want to hear to silence you. Are they working on towers? Yes. Will it roll out in October for NYC? Probably not.
Just like my ISP telling me I'm having slow speeds because of a "regional Internet problem" with THE internet. Yeah right. -_-
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vader860 said:
Sometimes companies tell you what you want to hear to silence you. Are they working on towers? Yes. Will it roll out in October for NYC? Probably not.
Just like my ISP telling me I'm having slow speeds because of a "regional Internet problem" with THE internet. Yeah right. -_-
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if you checked s4gurur thats the roll out month they said it was gonna be also -__-
negative nancies
flex360 said:
if you checked s4gurur thats the roll out month they said it was gonna be also -__-
negative nancies
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They also said progress was beginning to be held up and delayed as the roll out continues. I hope to God they stay on schedule so I can dump this Verizon 4G jet pack.
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flex360 said:
if you checked s4gurur thats the roll out month they said it was gonna be also -__-
negative nancies
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You sound familiar -_-
Other sites report Novemberish launch in NYC
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I live in Long Island and I've been having bad reception at home since I bought this phone in early July
volk9029 said:
He was talking about nyc .
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And where do you think 30 Rock is? Smack dab in the middle of Manhattan.
FYI.. Yesterday while having my lunch outside enjoying the not so nice humidity I noticed the 4G icon pop up a couple times briefly. Looks like things should be lighting up soon.
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kf2m said:
And where do you think 30 Rock is? Smack dab in the middle of Manhattan.
FYI.. Yesterday while having my lunch outside enjoying the not so nice humidity I noticed the 4G icon pop up a couple times briefly. Looks like things should be lighting up soon.
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Thats good to hear!! I live in Queens area and is mostly in Brooklyn for college. Hope they get all over up and running at the same time!
We have accelerated 3g here in Boston lte coming in two weeks
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kevinsturf said:
Thats good to hear!! I live in Queens area and is mostly in Brooklyn for college. Hope they get all over up and running at the same time!
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Yup. Though with the WIMAX rollout certain sections of Jersey got it first. Go figure. To the gentleman from Boston. This is a NYC thread we really don't care about Boston (unless the Red Sox lose a game).
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DFW
With the launch of LTE, DFW was on the list of having LTE. Phone never connected to LTE. After serveral phone calls, I was told the same thing, that the networks where being upgraded and scheduled to be completed in December. I see LTE every now and then now, but not long enough to get any use out of it. Speed Test showed it to be slower than 3G when I was able to connect. I got credit for 4 months (AUG -NOV) until LTE is fully up and running.
pbedard said:
We have accelerated 3g here in Boston lte coming in two weeks
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how do you know that it will be live in 2 weeks?
If Sprint gave you an exact date, and especially from a representative over the phone, they're definitely lying to you.
While I seriously doubt that's the date, I sure hope it is. I am sick of slower than dialup speeds on 3G and constant weak signal.
NYC and several other major cities have been announced to go live within the next several months, which means NYC can get it earlier than scheduled.....Finally able to use phone to the fullest
Has anyone in the NYC area gotten LTE signals yet? Wonder if they will test it before going live.
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New Update and LTE

As the title reads, for those of you who are running the update that was just released, are LTE handoffs working better? Have you noticed any improvement in LTE as a result of the update?
LTE (which is only available in some parts of my city, Vallejo, CA) handoffs after the update seem to be more-or-less the same here.
Thanks for weighing in Jigsaw. I live in NYC and in my neighborhood we have LTE. Trying to see if I should do the update.
I'm in Kansas City, no change for me.
I get great 4G at work, all the time.
For about a month I had good 4G at home. But lately at home, 4G will show up for a minute or so, then go back to 3G. Never sticks anymore. Don't know what changed, but I didn't change anything on my phone and have even flashed back to stock once to see if that helped.
Did you flash the jellybean update?
I'm in Dallas, TX and it seems the radio update has done me no good. I am wondering if the tower upgrades they are doing is the problem.
https://network.sprint.com/NY/New-York/
AliLaPointe said:
Did you flash the jellybean update?
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Yup, new radios and ROM. No change.
Still don't understand why I had 4G at home for a month, no problems, then all of a sudden I don't.
My handoffs were perfect before the update on sense and are still perfect now.
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Theres a Q and A section where this should be... because its a question.
fgr said:
Yup, new radios and ROM. No change.
Still don't understand why I had 4G at home for a month, no problems, then all of a sudden I don't.
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Happened to me too. Sprint tech said I am in an area that was "testing" lte. So now after 2 months of lovely 4g I'm back to the unbearable 3g :banghead:
youdug said:
Theres a Q and A section where this should be... because its a question.
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Dude, really? You're being obnoxious.
funcrusher said:
Dude, really? You're being obnoxious.
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Youre right i am. Theres a q and a section for a reason. If we started posting everywhere no one would find anything.
I'm in the exact same boat. So it's not just my area that's doing this, then. I don't know what to think about that.
I was consistently pulling down 20-30Mbps and anywhere from 6-10Mbps up until about a week and a half ago. Slightly worrying.
3G speeds are fine with me, honestly. Not really any harm there as long as it's consistently available. The faster speeds were definitely appreciated, though. It'd be nice to know what's happening.
The only reason I'm checking xda is to see if these radios have fixed the lte problem. Kinda nice to see it posted right here. There was a thread the other day about cm10 fixing the eHRPD issue that was removed too. Glad I saw it when I did.
youdug said:
Youre right i am. Theres a q and a section for a reason. If we started posting everywhere no one would find anything.
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I don't think this is a Q and A topic - I think this is someone asking other people's' opinion about the update. Q and A is 1 question looking for 1 answer.... BUT this is just my OPINION
travlincablguy said:
I'm in Dallas, TX and it seems the radio update has done me no good. I am wondering if the tower upgrades they are doing is the problem.
https://network.sprint.com/NY/New-York/
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I'm in Dallas also I get coverage in Uptown and along 75 inbetween 635 and 30.
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lte 3g hand off
I'm in Minnesota and have the jb update. No change for me. This sucks what's up with this phone.
Edit: tried a few different towers and it does work better. Happy. Hope this stays
Agreed. My hope was to take a poll of whether or not the update made a difference. I find that many people in this community get excited about the potential of thread closings and enjoy being combative. I'm just trying to create a central thread for people to weigh in on the LTE issue, not clutter our forum with poorly categorized threads.
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After updating I immediately came up on 4g in my house where I have always had 3g, even between 2 towers less than 1 mile away so I would say a great improvement and I have connection manager disabled for reference.
Located in MD between Annapolis and Baltimore
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Dallas tx, finally able to catch a signal at my job were I was only able to with decks cm10 but it still drops it after only a few min. I'm gona say they havnt fixed it sadly
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[Q] Improve Signal and Data Connection

Does anyone know if there is a way to improve or boost the phone's signal. My phone is rooted, unlocked, s-off, and I just updated all the radios, but the signal and data connection seems terrible. I live in downtown Fort Worth so I would think I would get a good signal but its rare to get full bars and when I step inside of a building it drops to 1 or none. Any suggestions would be great. Thanks.
New to Sprint?
Captain_Throwback said:
New to Sprint?
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Lol
Yepp sorry fella but you bought pretty much the worse phone Sprint has in regards to signal
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polar2792 said:
Lol
Yepp sorry fella but you bought pretty much the worse phone Sprint has in regards to signal
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I've had Sprint all my life, but it does feel that way, I feel like the phone it self has a terrible time picking up a good signal. I thought updating the radios would fix this, but nothing. It's still bad.
Did you only.update the radios or do the full firmware package?
a senile fungus said:
Did you only.update the radios or do the full firmware package?
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I did a full firmware package update and sadly still poor signal. I don't take it a different kernal would improve signal, that doesn't make since to me, but wanted to throw it out there if anyone knew?
a senile fungus said:
Did you only.update the radios or do the full firmware package?
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You can't do just the radios anymore. Captain Throwback pulled the radio-only files some time ago.
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FinZ28 said:
You can't do just the radios anymore. Captain Throwback pulled the radio-only files some time ago.
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Its been a while since I've looked at his OP over there, thanks for the input...
You could always pick up one of these and stick it on the rear cover to be mashed in between contact points. LOL
http://www.amazon.com/Cellular-Innovations-A-BOOSTER-Universal-Antenna/dp/B00009WCAP
Stretch the contacts for the antennas under the rear cover. It made a big difference on mine. There is a thread about it somewhere on here, but it's been buried for a long time.
Jack
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