yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Hero CDMA General] Ken C:
Hey guys just wanted you to know there's one person that I know of that uses this thread as his go to when it comes to prls.

Also just a curiosity thing. Just changed over to the 52707. It shows as roaming on my phone. Not that It's the end of the world or anything. But I was wondering if there is any difference with the network if it shows as roaming or not on my device?

Thanks again for all your work

Ps. What are the chances of getting sprints 60686 prl? More to make switching back faster than waiting for the network to cough it up through the phone.

Pps. That 52707 runs like a sob. Swear the fastest connection yet. Faster than the WiFi I can pick up.

Sent from the Dark Side Of The Moon
[Hero CDMA General] oostah:
i will try and get the 60686 prl scene i started this thread i have went from sprint to alltel to verizion. Its been a fun adventurer lol Im glade people still use this thread every time i update prl's my downloads jump.

THANKS to all come here for there prl's.:cool:
[Hero CDMA General] oostah:
60686.prl uploaded
[Hero CDMA General] Ken C:
Thanks oostah. You the man.

Sent from the Dark Side Of The Moon
[Hero CDMA General] mkelsho:
Does anyone know where I can find boost mobile specific prls ...I had 61007 which was ok but not great...my phone is flashed to boost so it can't roam.
[Hero CDMA General] oostah:
boost 61007.prl uploaded
[Hero CDMA General] mkelsho:
Thanks but I was hoping to try others. I found 10037 prl, about to try it now
[Hero CDMA General] mkelsho:
61007 prl was same as before, but 11115 prl is working great for me
[Hero CDMA General] Ken C:
Ok I hunted my butt off. what folder is that 11115 number at? Knowing me it was right in front of my face

Sent from the Dark Side Of The Moon
[Hero CDMA General] mkelsho:
This isnt where i got it from but i found it for u, its in post #362, the second one down 11115.zip prl

HERE U GO

http://forums.androidcentral.com/virgin-mobile-optimus-v/66644-prl-swap-v-vm-latest-prl-sprint-towers-37.html
[Hero CDMA General] mkelsho:
I put one in dropbox.

http://db.tt/0voBjXvH
[Hero CDMA General] Ken C:
Just letting everybody know, sprint did a prl update. It's at 60687, network speeds show at lie low dbm #'s
[Hero CDMA General] htc_inspire:
Does anyone have the newest Verizon prl? I think it is 52725, thanks.
[Hero CDMA General] kz6fittycent:
Yeah I got it and in Nashville, its lame.

sent from my shooter 4g
[Hero CDMA General] oostah:
just to let every one know my pc died dont know when i will beable to get a new one. im on a fixed income so my money is limited. sorry i will try and help with what i can
[Hero CDMA General] joerolando2701:
no ##786#

Hey everyone just flashed my brother in laws evo4g to boost and having roaming errors. Tons of sprint towers in my area but keep getting please enter your cc card messages. Would like to try the 11115 prl but my rom dont have ##786# compatibility a flashable version would be great or any other way to acess the menu. thanks in advance
[Hero CDMA General] dtr145r:
the only way you can get into ## menu is flash back to a sense rom.
[Hero CDMA General] Hmgrepper:
How do you update PRL on an ICS rom?

Im running Mean Rom 2.4, and sprint signal seems worse each week. Im finally ready to switch to verizon PRL and hope that sprint tries to cancel me.

But my phone won't access update with a ##775#.

Ideas?
[Hero CDMA General] Shelnutt2:
To access ##775# you have to be running a sense rom. The other option is outlined here.
[Hero CDMA General] zimmy6996:
VZW PRL on Sprint iPhone 4S

Hi all! I have been following this thread about PRL's for all the carriers. I'm a Sprint user on an iPhone 4S, and my service with sprint north of Chicago, IL has been terrible. I have actually been using a Verizon 52707 prl on my Sprint iPhone, and have been roaming on Verizon with pretty decent results. Still not great, but definitely better than Sprint.

Couple of questions I have though ...

1) Is the 52707 the best one to be running? I'm curious if there is something newer that I might be better off with.

2) I noticed you had some hybrid SprintVerizon and Verizon/Sprint prls. Wouldn't running 52707 be pretty much the same as running the VerizonSprint mod prl? I assume the Verizon PRL already allows roaming on Sprint? Maybe the difference there is that you modded the PRL so it choses the best signal?

3) Right now on the 52707 PRL, when I am at my work, we have Verizon 3G Femtocell units here in the office. While running 52707, my Sprint iPhone will connect to the Femtocell for voice roaming, but it does not connect to it for 3G data. Is there any tweak you can make to the PRL to force this to work?

I really appreciate everyone's efforts! It is keeping me from absolutely shooting someone at Sprint! My hope is that I can ride this in Chicago until Sprint finishes their network upgrades, at which point I won't mind being back on Sprint's network. Or, I would also be okay with them kicking me off for too much roaming, and letting me out of my contract.

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks!

-Zimmy6996
[Hero CDMA General] Ken C:
Watch your ass with the roaming. They (Sprint) was giving me a hard time for over roaming. Even though roaming was the only way to get usable service at my house. My wife's phone roams like mad at the house cuz Sprint can't put a signal out with enough power to have her or my phone connect to them instead of the other two towers that are all within a half mile of my house..

Granted, I roamed for almost ten months without an issue. Never saw 4g either, but that's a whole other rant.

But basically change back to a Sprint prl when speeds aren't required and it should keep you under their limit.

Which is 80% of your data usage of I remember correctly
[Hero CDMA General] rybshik:
Which of Verizon's PRLs are EVDO-only, i.e. for modems and data-only devices?
[Hero CDMA General] cytherian:
Jerrod Justice's PRL list for Sprint (linked in the first post) looks to be outdated. Where is a good place to keep up on the latest Sprint PRL's to download?
[Hero CDMA General] Hippie459MN:
In the first post. The dev-host link. It looks to have a fairly new sprint PRL (March 2012). Not sure if its the latest though.
[Hero CDMA General] cytherian:
Yeah, the latest is 60690. I don't know the exact date, but I believe it was released sometime over the summer.

Most of these PRL updates seem to provide minor corrections/updates. I suspect major metropolitan areas would likely not be affected. How do you update your PRL? Do you roll back to a stock ROM or do you use a more efficient technique?
[Hero CDMA General] Ken C:
Here's how I do it. But it has to be from a sense rom. Version doesn't matter as long as you have epst working in the Rom.

Copy the PRL file to the root of your microSD card

Dial ##775# on the handset and enter the MSL code when prompted for password

Tap on Update PRL

If it read your microSD card correctly your PRL file should be listed in the bottom half of the screen to select

Select your PRL and click OK

Press the MENU button and tap on Commit Modifications (which will reboot the phone)

You can get your msl using "msl reader" from the playstore. And be patient, sometimes it may take the phone a couple seconds longer than you think but it'll work
[Hero CDMA General] Bierce22:
Man i forgot how big this thread got i really mis my hero lol.
[Hero CDMA General] yopi1973:
Hlease help 31030 prl

Does anyone have the 31030 prl Assurance Wireless,Sprint or Virgin mobile ?
[Hero CDMA General] whodatdoug:
http://getprl.com/
[Hero CDMA General] Bierce22:
try the 01120 corporate prl itll be good for all areas.
[Hero CDMA General] oostah:
try the 01337-mod prl its a alltel prl with verizon roaming agreements. that i modified.

i found a Verizon prl thats 58008 if some one would like to test its a odd number for Verizon. it maybe the best or the worst.

alltel and verizon have come out with odd number prl's lately. so keep your eyes out for a sprint one to come out soon.
[Hero CDMA General] oostah:
i modified the alltel 31010.prl its in the modified folder as 31010-mod :D
[Hero CDMA General] guiltyspark117:
Oostah what rom r u using upload it or link it cuz. Need to flash to it to update my prl please
[Hero CDMA General] oostah:
im on alltel so im using my stock rooted alltel rom for prl. i will try and run it through the kitchen and see if that can work for people.
[Hero CDMA General] Bierce22:
any older zen rom and the 2.2.27 ruu will work i suggest running the ruu and rerooting afterwords that way you can make a stock nand
[Hero CDMA General] oostah:
theres a Alltel rom on the 1st Paige that i ran through the kitchen. it works for me to do the prl install.

and here lol

http://dev-host.org/s61ju0a2ae0w/Alltel-rooted-redone.zip
[Hero CDMA General] guiltyspark117:
i need a sense rom that i can do the ##775# and update the prl manually please help
[Hero CDMA General] oostah:
try this one NFX's rom

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=790889

EDIT I FOUND FOR NEW PRL'S FROM ALLTEL

6/1/2011

21008 and 31008

6-13-2011

21010 and 31010
[Hero CDMA General] Ches7er:
##775# is not working, i flashed liquidsence but ##data# worked to find my msl any ideas?

using sprint
[Hero CDMA General] Bierce22:
liquid nfx stock and any kifno rom wont work only older ones based of off 2.2.27 software will work.
[Hero CDMA General] oostah:
theres a app to find msl in the market i dont remember the name of it
[Hero CDMA General] Bierce22:
msl reader is the app and sprint will definitely give it to if you say your doing a manual prl update.
[Hero CDMA General] Ches7er:
i looked at the nfx rom you posted earler but it is not a 2.2.27 rom.... does anyone have the old .zip?

i got my msl

the ##775# was the code that was not working
[Hero CDMA General] oostah:
you need a 2.1 sense rom i sont no witch rom is 2.2.27
[Hero CDMA General] kyouko:
I posted a nfx rom earlier that workd for changing your PRL.

I don't have time to search for the exact post right now, but ill edit this post sometime today giving you a link to it.
[Hero CDMA General] oostah:
will some one on sprint test this alltel rom to see if it will work for prl updates it is rooted with some added things to make it easier. to get in and out like quick boot added

http://dev-host.org/s61ju0a2ae0w/Alltel-rooted-redone.zip

please let me know its in the op to i just updated the rom to day

thanks
[Hero CDMA General] kyouko:
This is the rom I use to manually update PRLs. (exact zip)

ZenHeroFX_2.2.gsc_signed_2.zip

if this link stops working PM me since it's on my dropbox

EDIT: skipped over this thinking it was another alltel prl...

I'll try this out when I get back home (edit: tomorrow ;)) tonight
[Hero CDMA General] oostah:
thanks man let use know
[Hero CDMA General] waqasr:
I use Fresh rom for updating my prl's and I can confirm that the dialer

lets you use ##775#

Here is the link http://geekfor.me/new-release/fresh-hero-240/

Download from the mirror link on that page the link above it doesn't work anymore.

I had the same issue and I found help on this thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1110189
[Hero CDMA General] Bierce22:
pheeew my speeds have finally stabilized on 52299 verizon was officially in suckvill for the holidays so im sticking with 52299 until verizon releases a new one my ping was hitting 500 consistently this weekend.
[Hero CDMA General] Shelnutt2:
If you want to use a sprint rom, use this fresh rom, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=681856 . I couldn't find any other roms with working links. The previous one linked has the ##775# dialer option removed.

Download is here

I'm trying the spritverizon.prl file, and I get incredible signal but I can't get the mobile network to connect, 1x or EVDO. Roaming is enabled, I'm not sure what the problem is. All the other prls work fine. I'll try a hybrid one.
[Hero CDMA General] Bierce22:
try switching it to sprintmode or home for roaming mode.
[Hero CDMA General] kyouko:
Flashed the alltel rom using an amon-ra recovery.

Booted up fine (boot sound spooked me tho :p)

Boot took a longer than nfx hero, but his rom is odex'd, while the alltel one isn't, so that's expected.

Other than that, everything ran great. Data/calls/texts all worked. And changing the PRL worked without problems. :)

edit: I should add that I noticed you're using Deca's kernel, I'm assuming it boots to 691 max to accommodate for those who can't boot to 768? I already flashed back to my non-sense rom so I couldn't check :D
[Hero CDMA General] Bierce22:
kyouko what prl are u on? im still flying on 52299
[Hero CDMA General] kyouko:
I'm using 01120 most of the time because I get faster speeds (averaging ~200+/- kB/s), but overall I get better signal with the verizon-mod.prl

In a few areas I've gone from -90/95dB to -75/80dB :D with the verizon one. So occasionally I'll switch to that one
[Hero CDMA General] Bierce22:
nice

did my 01120 mod work for u at all it had trouble connecting sometimes but speeds were more stable
[Hero CDMA General] kyouko:
using your 01130.prl my signal was worse than 01120, not by much ~5/10dB lower. but when tethering, the speeds for downloading files did seem like they stayed relatively constant and speed test is usually just under 200kB/s.

Got this with the verizon-mod.prl

Your 01120 mod (01130)

Btw..i tried editing the prls with m$ word like you said, all that opens up is a bunch of mumbo-jumbo and chinese characters xD
[Hero CDMA General] Bierce22:
actually use qpst its free unlike cdma workshop when u open it go to start clients then select rl editor or roaming list editor then open a prl and your good to go.
[Hero CDMA General] oostah:
cool thanks man. i will mess with it some more and make it as easy and small as possible for flashing prl's
[Hero CDMA General] kyouko:
Alright, got all that set up :D

I know how to open/pull a prl off my phone and connect it with the Configuration program and QPST Service Programming. I'm confused on exactly how I go about editing the PRL..by that I mean: how do I know which towers I'm connected to and others that are around me so I know how to mess with their priorities, etc.

Thanks for the qpst tip btw
[Hero CDMA General] Bierce22:
thats the tricky part you need to know the specific sid bsid and nid of the towers and i haven't even really figured that part out yet.

theres an app in the market called cell tower locator that will give that information, but it hasn't been working for me lately.

the thing about prls is u can experiment with them to no end and the worst that could happen is you loose data and service so it just takes practice oostah has been at this for months now and im just now starting to figure stuff out, and its definitely a steep learning curve lol.
[Hero CDMA General] Bierce22:
i found this guide on google witch should help clear up some stuff.

http://www.ifast.org/files/IFAST24_011_How_to_build_a_PRL.pdf

and heres the actual wiki on prls

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preferred_Roaming_List

i actually want to combine prls from sprint boost cricket us cellular csouth and verizon and make a master prl

but i cant figure out how to merge them and make it roam without switching to 1x
[Hero CDMA General] :
Is there a prl that prioritize verizon evdo and then sprint prl.
[Hero CDMA General] Bierce22:
try one of the verizon mods
[Hero CDMA General] Dudebowski:
That would be splendid. and maybe mod that tower locater app with some algorithm to force connection to the closest/fastest tower.
[Hero CDMA General] rizdog23:
I realize that this may come off as a huge noob question, as I know nothing about prl's. But, in my area (Pittsburgh, PA) the company with the best coverage is verizon. Does this file mean that if i went through the steps to do this i'd be recieving verizons cell coverage? I have the sprint hero, obviously, so how exactly would this work? Would it help me?
[Hero CDMA General] oostah:
prl means look here here

http://www.phonescoop.com/glossary/term.php?gid=11

if you use a Verizon prl it means that you can roam on the towers that Verizon roams on.

if use modified prl they are made to use all the towers on the prl. you may need to try several prl's to find the one that works best for you.

if you need more info or help let me know
[Hero CDMA General] Bierce22:
i cant believe i havnt come across this before but after lots of googling people were able to get diag mode working on cm7 or any aosp rom. fisrt plug your phone into your computer and open terminal emulator on your phone then type

"su echo 1 > /dev/qct_diag_enable to disable type

echo 0 > /dev/qct_diag_disable

i cant tell how much trouble that saves becuase i can now use cdma workshop or dfs tools to update prls instead of having to nand back everytime.
[Hero CDMA General] :
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1721391-New-PRL-Update-June-17-2011

I found a new verizon PRL. But when I download it it's in .rla format. Just thought I'd post it.
[Hero CDMA General] Bierce22:
if its .rla just rename it to .prl
[Hero CDMA General] oostah:
i have uploaded the new Verizon 52341.prl

i added a new hybrid prl hybridsprint

and

merged verizonsprint

there's a old sprintverizon sorry they are close to the same name.
[Hero CDMA General] Shelnutt2:
So what is the difference between the hybridsprint and the merged/modified verizonsprint?
[Hero CDMA General] Bierce22:
the verizonsprint roams of verizon by default and hybridsprint roams of off sprint
[Hero CDMA General] jonnythan:
Can someone explain what "hybrid" PRL means?
[Hero CDMA General] Bierce22:
a hybrid means its been modified or combined with another prl. like when a sprint and verizon prls are combined.
[Hero CDMA General] dankdank11:
Hey thanks for this page. My question would be what are some fast prl's for the davenport Iowa area ? And if someone could elaborate on the modified Sprint Verizon one would ne cool. I think I've spent 4 full days minus 6 hours of sleep having fun with this. Thanks for all involved.

Also what's better evdo or 3g?
[Hero CDMA General] Bierce22:
oh darn lol.....

guys you might want to lay off on the verizon prls for awile i just got a letter from sprint today saying they regret to inform me, but they are terminated my contract for roaming to much and i have until august 2nd to figure something new out.

Im going to call them and explain what ive been doing to avoid that so if i tell them i can easily switch back and not roam anymore and its not there fault hopefully theyll not cancel it because i honestly couldnt imagine being on anyone else.

even though my contract clearly states i have unlimited roaming and data and the last time i called the unrelated to this subject they were thanking me for being on sprint premiere.
[Hero CDMA General] oostah:
evdo is better. and what is the strongest carrier around you that would be the best to go for
[Hero CDMA General] oostah:
also put this in the OP

Voice/Data Usage Limitation: Sprint reserves the right, without notice, to limit throughput speeds, and to deny, terminate, modify, disconnect or suspend service if off-network usage in a month exceeds: (1) voice: 800 min. or a majority of minutes; or (2) data: 300 megabytes or a majority of kilobytes. Prohibited network use rules apply. See in-store materials or sprint.com/termsandconditions for specific prohibited uses
[Hero CDMA General] Dudebowski:
Here's a quick thermometer to gage who might have the best reception in your area:

http://wwwDOTcellreception.com/towers/
[Hero CDMA General] dankdank11:
what was said to me from sprint

i called sprint after the first night of using a verizon prl.and asked what charges i received on my account for data roaming.and she said i used 32 gig of data in one night and total charges were $0.00.

but i did revert back to sprint prl just so i didnt have the issue you are having. but hey,thats why i got unlimited
[Hero CDMA General] Bierce22:
im supossed to have unlimited everything, but this could be a good thing because now i can get a cheaper plan and have normal home internet lol.

but i couldnt use my hero as a phone though witch would be a major drawback

unless i flashed it to page plus or cricket.

hey on the bright side at least yall now how to get out of your contract without paying lmao
[Hero CDMA General] Dudebowski:
Are you sure it's all over? WHo knows, they might stick you with a fat bill to end your contract at the end of the month...
[Hero CDMA General] Bierce22:
no i already talked to them i have to pay my final bill witch is 150$ same as always then on the 3rd my service will stop. after that im going to switch to metro pcs and save around 80$ a month for the same service the only thing i wont have is gps witch is 5$ extra on their plans but i could care less about that because i can still use gmapps if i wanted it just wont pick up my location.
[Hero CDMA General] jonnybrx:
I'm also still confused. If I want to prioritize Sprint Towers and Verizon Towers equally I would use "hybridsprint"?

And If I want to use verizon first and if there are no verizon towers then roam onto Sprint I use "verizonsprint"?

Is that right, oostah?
[Hero CDMA General] Bierce22:
fisrt of awesome avator dbz is the best lol.

onto your question hybrid sprint will use sprint towers and verizon sprint would use verizon sprint, then sprint if you switched it to roam only.
[Hero CDMA General] jonnybrx:
Thanks, I thought that Picollo was a good avatar since he is green like the google android. I like to think that all Namekians are made by google and the Android OS are the Dragonballs. haha jk. I haven't watched DBZ in over 10 years, but it does bring back nice memories. :D

Based on your explanation of "hybrid sprint" there is no benefit over just using the regular sprint PRL. That can't be right. :confused:
[Hero CDMA General] oostah:
A hybrid prl come from a cell company like when verozion bought alltel. Verizion has to honer alltels roaming agreements so they make a hybrid prl that will cover both verizion and alltels agreements. Depending on what carrier is the strongest is what tower it connects to. But remember if you are roaming say verizion and the paying verizion customer has priority over the person roaming. So the one roaming will get dropped or slow down in high volume of use.
[Hero CDMA General] jonnybrx:
Thanks, So if I want to run my sprint phone on Verizon's network, I would use the "verizonsprint"? So what is the point of the "sprinthybrid"? Who's towers does it connect to?
[Hero CDMA General] Bierce22:
it would connect to sprint towers lol:o
[Hero CDMA General] oostah:
sprintverizon will pull from sprint then Verizon. there's a verizionsprint that will pull from verizion then sprint. i have been working on! if you give me your sid/mid i can lock you on the one tower for the best speeds. i hope in time but its alot of work and time.
[Hero CDMA General] kyouko:
with the sid/mid, do you just add it manually to the list? What do you put in the other columns like geo, priority, etc.
[Hero CDMA General] oostah:
new sprint prl 60680 uploaded have fun let every one know how it dose.
[Hero CDMA General] _newb_:
Works great. I actually get coverage in my house now!

Regarding attachment: 'Oops?'

EDIT: And actually, I think my battery life (Evo) has improved. I know this is a Hero thread, but found it via the Evo one. I appreciate the guide...this hack really is great.

EDIT2: I'm using PRL 52299 on an Evo in Shelton, WA.
[Hero CDMA General] _newb_:
Also, for anyone running an Evo who was brought here from that thread, the procedure is essentially the same. Here's a brief overview of what I did:

0. NANDROID!

1. Download a few PRLs from the first page of this thread.

2. Flash any current Sense ROM.

3. Acquire a Sense EPST.apk from 2.1 (hint: see attachment).

4. Use ASTRO EStrongs or other root explorer type app to delete current EPST.apk and replace with copy from 2.1.

5. Reboot phone.

6. Dial ##775# and enter the password (MSL).

7. Choose your PRL and hit menu to bring up the Commit option.

8. Reboot, use the Sense ROM or restore your Nandroid.

9. Profit.

If you still can't get data, try a new PRL or toggle data a couple times. Make sure your network isn't set to 'home only' and that you allow roaming.

Hope it helps!