I've been learning more and more about how to change your PRL but I wanted to ask you guys to see which PRL you guys are currently getting the best signal and speeds on. I know it really depends and the same PRL won't work for everyone the same way but I would like to give them all a shot.
Best Sprint PRL until now
60687
Best Verizon PRL until now
00001
Note using this PRL could possibly get your contract cancelled by Sprint with too much usage. It will not let you know that you are roaming but you are.
I'm also going to try to put a tutorial on how to change your PRL on the Evo 3D for those of you who are interested and not too familiar on how to do this and how it works. I just haven't been able to get around to it with work and school.
Let me know what you guys got!
Temporary PRL information
Until you get around to posting your own tutorial, this post in the MIUI thread will provide some information to users that are interested in learning more about PRL's, but it could definitely use some consolidation.
ramjet73
Best Sprint PRL until now
60687
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Sprint prl's will not affect signal or data speeds while on sprint's network. They only tell the phone what towers to roam on.
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00001
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Technically the 00002 prl is a newer version of the 'all Verizon' prl.
I'm also going to try to put a tutorial on how to change your PRL on the Evo 3D for those of you who are interested and not too familiar on how to do this and how it works. I just haven't been able to get around to it with work and school.
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There's already a thread for this. EPST by using ##775# on all Froyo and GB roms, and QPST with all ICS roms.
sitlet said:
Sprint prl's will not affect signal or data speeds while on sprint's network. They only tell the phone what towers to roam on.
Technically the 00002 prl is a newer version of the 'all Verizon' prl.
There's already a thread for this. EPST by using ##775# on all Froyo and GB roms, and QPST with all ICS roms.
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1. Therefor better signal and speed...
I use Speed test and the difference is there.
2. Yes sir but I still got better service from 00001. I tried them both.
3. I used QPST with a GB rom using ##3424# so I have no idea what you are talking about.
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1. Therefor better signal and speed...
I use Speed test and the difference is there.
2. Yes sir but I still got better service from 00001. I tried them both.
3. I used QPST with a GB rom using ##3424# so I have no idea what you are talking about.
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##775# is prl. 7=p 7=r 5=l it worked before ics
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1. Therefor better signal and speed...
I use Speed test and the difference is there.
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Well considering each prl update will maybe update 3-4 towers across the country, I highly doubt you are in that area to be affected.
3. I used QPST with a GB rom using ##3424# so I have no idea what you are talking about.
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Dial ##775#, hit update, choose prl, then hit menu-commit. A lot easier than hooking up to a computer with QPST, and you can do it anywhere, so you can change your prl if you are not at home or by a computer.
valdesr11 said:
I've been learning more and more about how to change your PRL but I wanted to ask you guys to see which PRL you guys are currently getting the best signal and speeds on. I know it really depends and the same PRL won't work for everyone the same way but I would like to give them all a shot.
Best Sprint PRL until now
60687
Best Verizon PRL until now
00001
Note using this PRL could possibly get your contract cancelled by Sprint with too much usage. It will not let you know that you are roaming but you are.
I'm also going to try to put a tutorial on how to change your PRL on the Evo 3D for those of you who are interested and not too familiar on how to do this and how it works. I just haven't been able to get around to it with work and school.
Let me know what you guys got!
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What do you intend to do differently than this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529274
and this one?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1145111
Not trying to bust your balls here. There is already ample information about PRLs and how to change them.
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What do you intend to do differently than this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529274
and this one?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1145111
Not trying to bust your balls here. There is already ample information about PRLs and how to change them.
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I was only trying to help as well as see which PRLs were working best for others to give them a try and see how they worked for me. The intention of this thread was to give everyone an updated overview of the PRL situation and as ramjet set, consolidate the best information but I have changed my mind. You are right, there are plenty of other references. If a moderator sees this, please close thread.
Thanks!
Related
I have terrible reception on my phone.
I want to flash a new radio but I'm not sure which one to flash
I'm running CM7 and switch between that and MIUI roms.
I don't want to flash the wrong one. Can someone guide me in the right direction??
Thank you.
You can look here for radios. But you should read as much as possible before flashing a radio.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1193101
Also try updating your profile and prl and see if that helps. Or try a data reset.
Hope this helps
Locked & Loaded
""shooter on Deck""
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You can look here for radios. But you should read as much as possible before flashing a radio.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1193101
Also try updating your profile and prl and see if that helps. Or try a data reset.
Hope this helps
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So there's no way to flash a radio for the people who have hBoot 1.50?
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So there's no way to flash a radio for the people who have hBoot 1.50?
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correct. I suppose it is possible, but no one has figured it out yet.
Agreed.. I don't think us HBOOT 1.5 guys can flash radios yet. Another thing to try, if you haven't already, would be to install the Open Signal app. It'll give you your radio signal strength in dbm and even plot your current tower's position on a map. Great app although it is a bit of a resource hog with all of its radio polling.
arozer said:
I have terrible reception on my phone.
I want to flash a new radio but I'm not sure which one to flash
I'm running CM7 and switch between that and MIUI roms.
I don't want to flash the wrong one. Can someone guide me in the right direction??
Thank you.
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You might do better to flash a PRL. Safer and can lead to better signal without even changing the radio. Lots of people on here think they know it all and will tell you the PRL only affects roaming signal, but dont listen to them as they probably havnt tried changing PRLs and have no idea what they are talking about. Flashing PRL 00001 fixed my signal at my apartment by connecting me to the Verizon towers without being on Roaming mode. And 01337 gave me a little bit better signal in my apartment over 00001, even though I dont appear to be connected to Verizon towers anymore. Lots of people really like 11115 and I am going to try that next as it should be the best for signal since it uses both Sprint and Verizon towers equally and gives full 3G on either company's towers.
To flash a PRL you will need to be on a Sense ROM that has the extended EPST.apk installed. Put a PRL you want on your SD card, dial ##775# and put in your MSL code. From there you just select which PRL you want, press menu and then commit changes. Reboot and your good to go.
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You might do better to flash a PRL. Safer and can lead to better signal without even changing the radio. Lots of people on here think they know it all and will tell you the PRL only affects roaming signal, but dont listen to them as they probably havnt tried changing PRLs and have no idea what they are talking about. Flashing PRL 00001 fixed my signal at my apartment by connecting me to the Verizon towers without being on Roaming mode. And 01337 gave me a little bit better signal in my apartment over 00001, even though I dont appear to be connected to Verizon towers anymore. Lots of people really like 11115 and I am going to try that next as it should be the best for signal since it uses both Sprint and Verizon towers equally and gives full 3G on either company's towers.
To flash a PRL you will need to be on a Sense ROM that has the extended EPST.apk installed. Put a PRL you want on your SD card, dial ##775# and put in your MSL code. From there you just select which PRL you want, press menu and then commit changes. Reboot and your good to go.
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Actually my friend, I appreciate you trying to help me but in this case I will help you out.
I did tho PRL trick a year ago on my regular Evo. About 4 months later, I received a letter from Sprint stating that "even thou roaming is free on sprint, due to the overage roaming that I have used, they will terminate my services if my habits don't change in a month." Well I tried my best to change them but i guess they weren't satisfied and terminated my services. I had to call and beg and go on a 90 probation period where if I went over the limit by even 1min/mb, they you disconnect me. So I'll never do prl again. Instead, I downloaded this app called Roam Control and only use it when i'm waiting for an important phone call.
Radio on the other hand is a signal from Sprint and will not put you into roaming.
Aren't the radios loaded in the RUU? Can't you just run that and then unlock again with htcdev?
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Aren't the radios loaded in the RUU? Can't you just run that and then unlock again with htcdev?
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Well, I am not entirely certain that the radio is loaded into an RUU. Someone recently told me that the RUU would not change the radio version of your phone.
The thing is,the Hboot 1.5 folks cant revert to a pre HBoot 1.5 via RUU anyhow, so no one can try it. And while there are two RUU's available to Hboot 1.5 people. (2.08.651.2 & 2.08.651.3) They both have the same radio. So I can't run one over the other to compare radio versions before and after the RUU. Once a new update gets pushed with a different radio version, I could run the RUU to see if the radio flashes with it.
The one way I would think it is possible to switch radios is to re-lock the device, run an RUU to unroot, then accept an OTA to get an updated radio. Once you take the new radio via OTA, you would use HTC unlock again to unlock, flash a custom recovery, flash the SU binary and voila.
This of course is contingent that HTC doesnt backtrack on their unlocking promise. If you took an OTA and the new update is unable to be unlocked via HTC, you would be screwed. So we would want to make sure that they dont push an update that they wont support with the HTCDev tool. And of course the other flaw to this is that you can only "upgrade" the radio and never revert to a prior radio that you may have liked better.
EniGmA1987 said:
You might do better to flash a PRL. Safer and can lead to better signal without even changing the radio. Lots of people on here think they know it all and will tell you the PRL only affects roaming signal, but dont listen to them as they probably havnt tried changing PRLs and have no idea what they are talking about. Flashing PRL 00001 fixed my signal at my apartment by connecting me to the Verizon towers without being on Roaming mode. And 01337 gave me a little bit better signal in my apartment over 00001, even though I dont appear to be connected to Verizon towers anymore. Lots of people really like 11115 and I am going to try that next as it should be the best for signal since it uses both Sprint and Verizon towers equally and gives full 3G on either company's towers.
To flash a PRL you will need to be on a Sense ROM that has the extended EPST.apk installed. Put a PRL you want on your SD card, dial ##775# and put in your MSL code. From there you just select which PRL you want, press menu and then commit changes. Reboot and your good to go.
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Enigma, Can you tell me if Sprint charged you a ETF when they initially cancelled your service? I'm kind of looking for a way out of my contract and was hoping this might actually do it.
snowmobiledog said:
Enigma, Can you tell me if Sprint charged you a ETF when they initially cancelled your service? I'm kind of looking for a way out of my contract and was hoping this might actually do it.
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What makes you think Sprint cancelled my service? Cause they didint.
EniGmA1987 said:
What makes you think Sprint cancelled my service? Cause they didint.
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Well I tried my best to change them but i guess they weren't satisfied and terminated my services.
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I guess it was this sentence which led me to believe that.
I didnt ever say that though, that was some other guy. I cancelled my service by myself about 7 months after this post because I moved to Verizon since I was using their network all the time anyway. Sprint service is just too ****ty in my area. And not just cell/data coverage either, but text problems on their network were the worst I have ever seen. But I never had any problems from Sprint about data usage or things like that. The person who said Sprint contacted them about roaming usage must have been using multiple gigabytes of data each month, I normally only use 500MB-1GB at most unless I am tethering something.
EniGmA1987 said:
I didnt ever say that though, that was some other guy. I cancelled my server by myself about 7 months after this post because I moved to Verizon since I was using their network all the time anyway. Sprint service is just too ****ty in my area. And not just cell/data coverage either, but text problems on their network were the worst I have ever seen. But I never had any problems from Sprint about data usage or things like that. The person who said Sprint contacted them about roaming usage must have been using multiple gigabytes of data each month, I normally only use 500MB-1GB at most unless I am tethering something.
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Ohhh, **it! Sorry about that, I grabbed the wrong user. My bad. Well, thanks for the followup anyhow! The information is still useful. Sounds like a similar situation to me...about to say goodbye to Sprint.
Thanks again.
I Allways use the custom 00001 prl when at school during the day due to the school haveing thick walls and when I get home my prl magicly changes to 21083 I do NOT have that .prl anywhere on my phone so I am curious... Can they change my prl without me knowing? (The only Way I notice is because at my computer I usually roam when im on the sprint 21081.prl and I see me roaming)
Auto update.
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I could be wrong but I think that out phones auto updates prl?
If you've been into a service center recently I've heard that sprints made a policy that there tech's have to run all the phones on some new system they have which updates the phones PRL (and who knows what else) supposedly to cut down on roaming costs for Sprint.
I watched my phone automatically update.
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awakener777 said:
I watched my phone automatically update.
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Happened to me as well, auto update. Didn't know that could happen, but I'm back on custom PRL
I'm still on prl 11115 so they didn't change mine yet. Maybe they are only looking for forced roam prl's.
Sprint EVO 3D.
HW version: 002
TWRP v1.1.1
Hboot 1.4.1000
Radio: 97.10.08.08
yeah its not the first time this has happened to me and it seems to be only when i get home and use my airave...
Simple answer is yes. They magically change your PRL.
Complex answer is that based on your account type (corporate, individual, prepaid, etc.), geographical location, etc, they do a 'push' to send out updated PRL's in order to give you what they think is the best service (note that I said 'what they think is the best service' and not actually the best for each individual person). Also, when you take your phone in to have it serviced, yeah they update your software and PRL to make sure that everything is functioning properly.
If you find that it doesn't work for you, then just change it (QPST, or whatever method you prefer). It shouldn't get changed until they initiate another 'push' or gets manually updated (initiated by you or serviced by Sprint).
Are the 11115 and 00001 PRL's still up anywhere? I've lost mine and it seems all of the d/l links from all the various threads here no longer work.
Shane Pitman said:
Are the 11115 and 00001 PRL's still up anywhere? I've lost mine and it seems all of the d/l links from all the various threads here no longer work.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1346277
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Shane Pitman said:
Are the 11115 and 00001 PRL's still up anywhere? I've lost mine and it seems all of the d/l links from all the various threads here no longer work.
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They definitely still work, all four of them.
I am wondering if there is a prl to flash for the evo 3d, sprint network is terrible arround here, I am currently using the verizon prl, although better, not as good as US Cellular in my area, expecially at work.
Thanks in advance
GGerk said:
I am wondering if there is a prl to flash for the evo 3d, sprint network is terrible arround here, I am currently using the verizon prl, although better, not as good as US Cellular in my area, expecially at work.
Thanks in advance
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No I don't think anyone has made one of those. Is us cellular a cdma network? Have you tried the 1337, or 3137(can't remember if this is correct but it does start with a3). Or maybe even that sprint business PRL 1115 I think it is.
The Sprint business PRL (11115) only allows for roaming on Verizon I believe. I don't believe they have any roaming agreement with US Cellular, unfortunately.
I tried the 115000 and it didn't work as well as the 00001
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The Sprint business PRL (11115) only allows for roaming on Verizon I believe. I don't believe they have any roaming agreement with US Cellular, unfortunately.
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I checked into it, and one of sprints reciprocal roaming agreements is with us cellular. However the agreement is only for voice and 1xrtt, but no 3G. We could find out all the roaming agreements if someone put their sprint PRL into one of the PRL decoders floating around out there.
GGerk said:
I tried the 115000 and it didn't work as well as the 00001
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Yeah, that would make sense. 01 is a custom PRL, and its targets are to force roaming on to Verizon towers. 15 is a PRL encoded by sprint for business customers. Its main target is sprint towers, but directs the antenna to Verizon towers, and all the other company's that sprint has roaming agreements for. It only does the roaming though if it can't find a sprint tower. Also with 15 it will settle for roaming towers that only have 1xrtt, as opposed to the custom PRLs that aim for Verizon 3G towers whenever possible.
Try out the other 2 PRL
there is 01337 and 31337 PRLs. I have yet to test the 31337 but 01337 works well. 00001 targets Verizon towers by default before Sprint, and if that one doesnt help you much I dont think 01337 will either as it is just a modified 00001. 11115 Wont help either as you still have some Sprint service so it still defaults to that network.
Here are 3 US Cellular PRL files for you to try:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=EFOKA16L
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=O6JINILZ
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9W7K02BI
15096 allows 3G roaming. Enjoy
Is it safe to install prl 15096? I have an EVO 3d with free roaming
sorry havent checked back in a while, I will give all 3 a try
Thanks
I just want to know if I'm gonna get extra charges from sprint if I use those 3 prls
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I just want to know if I'm gonna get extra charges from sprint if I use those 3 prls
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First off, it is too dangerous to use any of these unless you have a plan with unlimited roaming. However even so sprint has gotten very sneaky. They have advertised unlimited roaming, but just like their unlimited data if you do too much [voice or data roaming], or a majority of your usage is roaming [even if you barely use any] your contract states in fine print that they can terminate service. Now so long as you aren't tethering a ton, or using lots of data they don't seem to mind, but if you do they send you a warning, if it persists they terminate you. You should not get charged ever with the plan you have, and you shouldn't get terminated unless you hog data. Hogging data on sprint is bad enough but hogging data on Verizon via roaming is very wrong. They won't terminate you unless you are abusive, so I hope you have nothing to worry about.
Since Megaupload is down could you please repost the prls
Thanks
Check THIS thread. A guy here on XDA is testing all sorts of different PRL methods. Hope it helps!
GGerk said:
Since Megaupload is down could you please repost the prls
Thanks
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Here is 15094 and 15096. My roommate has u.s. cell and his prl is 15114 im gonna try to pull it later...
gunfromsako said:
Here is 15094 and 15096. My roommate has u.s. cell and his prl is 15114 im gonna try to pull it later...
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THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I have been searching for an EVDO US Cellular PRL for around a year now, and have never found one. I tried yours, and they work. How do you go about extracting them from a phone? I've never been able to figure that out. I really needed this since most of the places my Sprint phone roams in have little to none Verizon coverage, while there's perfect US Cellular 3G.
petarmarinov37 said:
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I have been searching for an EVDO US Cellular PRL for around a year now, and have never found one. I tried yours, and they work. How do you go about extracting them from a phone? I've never been able to figure that out. I really needed this since most of the places my Sprint phone roams in have little to none Verizon coverage, while there's perfect US Cellular 3G.
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Well it depends on what brand of phone you have. The ultimate goal is get into diag mode and from there you can use QPST or DFS to pull the prl.
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Ive spent a long time searching and cant seem to find.. Which was in newer/better?? 01115 or 11115? Ive been running for about a week now 01115 with no issues and my roaming speeds are much better than when I had the stock PRL. Just curious if 01115 is the outdated version of 11115 or if its the more recent. Thanks! And yes, i know if i go crazy roaming i may get canceled. And for some reason on my device it shows the actual PRL as "1115" instead of 01115 which is the actual PRL name. Its same PRL ive run on an Evo before which DOES display it as 01115. Just sort of weird that it does this on my Photon but not Evo. It definitely has helped my data speeds though.
Here are two links, to each PRL log things i found online if that can help anyone with deciphering this. 01115 and 11115.
This is still bugging me
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This is still bugging me
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As far as I can see 11115 is slightly newer, but can't actually find any documentation to definitively back that up. I'm still running 01115 though, ive given up as it works fine for me.
w0lf215 said:
As far as I can see 11115 is slightly newer, but can't actually find any documentation to definitively back that up. I'm still running 01115 though, ive given up as it works fine for me.
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You can find a change log for most of the common PRLS here: http://www.batonrougebroadband.info/, which is where the PRL info in the OP comes from. If you look through the site, you will see the dates that the analysis was done, which tells you which came first.
If you have any questions, the guy who does the analysis answers questions and posts more details here: http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/396-prl-6068551085-analysis/
If so what would be the difference? Thank you
Spring is a nice time of the year.
The Fall PRL's might be better, just sayin'.
ycats said:
The Fall PRL's might be better, just sayin'.
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my bad lol
I'm assuming you put Spring, instead of Sprint... I've had that problem. I fixed it, but now when I try and write Spring, I write Sprint. I had to backspace a couple times during the typing of this message.
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If so what would be the difference? Thank you
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Sprint corporate PRLs have not helped me get better data speeds or better reception while on the sprint network. However, I do get better speeds and reception when I roam... When roaming I can roam on Verizon's 3G network.
I don't know the exact differences, but I know the corporate prl helped me with better reception in some areas. Can't say the same for network speed however. I assume it all depends on where you live.
darkstar765 said:
If so what would be the difference? Thank you
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I think they allow 3g roaming, where regular consumer scum cannot.
Looked all over, still can't find it...
Where can I get the latest corporate PRL?
And how I do I install it?
yousefak said:
Looked all over, still can't find it...
Where can I get the latest corporate PRL?
And how I do I install it?
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Here you go chief
Corporate PRL's will not give you any better signal or speeds on Sprint's network. They will give you better signal and data speeds while roaming however.
Just a word of warning: Sprint can cancel you for using the wrong PRL apparently, so tread with caution.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1584851