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[Nexus S General] obsanity:
Installed the 11114 prl. I don't really need to switch but anytime I roam where there is no sprint towers I want better speeds. This is a perfect solution. Thanks!
[Nexus S General] treyweez11:
lol those are verizon 3g speeds
[Nexus S General] isaacfank:
300kbps = 30kBs

300kBs = Verizon 3g
[Nexus S General] obsanity:
I thought there were 8 bits in a byte.
[Nexus S General] :
I thought people said they were pulling like 1.0 mb down?
[Nexus S General] rocket999:
I pull anywhere from 1.3 to 2.2 down on Verizon fwiw
[Nexus S General] bdubs4200:
WOW... finally got the program to work, PRL changed to 00001 and my service seems to be worse... the minute i bought the phone i could tell it had incredibly low signal whereas my vibrant on tmob had full service.... everywhere. my ns4g on sprint HAS YET to hold 4 bars... itll come up from time to time for a couple seconds then back to 2.... never 3 bars. its 0, 1, or 2.... im think my device is faulty. flashed all the modems and this hak was my last hope.. :-( im bummed......
[Nexus S General] isaacfank:
I was going for more reference than exact.
[Nexus S General] isaacfank:
You're not alone. I have weaker service than my dad's blackberry. This only helps data speeds if there is good Verizon signal. I have better sprint service at my house, so this didn't help there, but everywhere else it's fantastic.
[Nexus S General] onigiri1692:
Wow, with 00001 I got 70/65 kB/s with zero bars. The best I could mange on sprint's 3g is 31/2.7 kB/s with 2 bars. Too bad I am not having any luck with the hybrid prls, because they would be nice to use, I really don't want to be roaming 24/7.

Luckily I have 4g in my area, in the exact same spot as I did the 3g speed tests and with 1 bar of 4g I get 285/20 kB/s...it is just a shame that 4g service can be a bit spotty to say the least.
[Nexus S General] DubsideWICKED:
If I was to get dropped by sprint. Would I loose my number or could I keep my number and move to a new company
[Nexus S General] atocream:
Wow
[Nexus S General] jivetrky:
To anyone that has been dropped from Sprint because of too much Roaming data (like let out of your contract)

Do you know if your ESN's are still good? I'm considering either getting forced out and selling my 2 NS4G's, then use that $ to buy new phones on Verizon or just converting my NS4G's to Boost. Wanting to do this mainly because 2 phones are costing us $160 a month and that's ri-god-damn-diculous, So Boost is the likely option but it would be nice to know if the ESN's will be good in case I do want to sell them.
[Nexus S General] big irn:
My ESN is still good after they cancelled me.

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You have 10 days to transfer to another carrier. If you have not transferred by the end of the 10 days you would lose your number.
[Nexus S General] blitz_7:
For what it's worth the hybrid worked for me. Great tutorial!
[Nexus S General] Karl:
can you use ##775# to change the PRL on the nexus
[Nexus S General] rocket999:
If it was that easy I wouldn't have made this tutorial....:)
[Nexus S General] Karl:
wasnt trying to be an ass, im coming from the E3D and alot people used QPST and not 775
[Nexus S General] rocket999:
I know. I came from an EVO 4g, and all of us used the 775. It is only an HTC think I think however.

I didn't mean to insult you, I thought I was just saying that that method wouldn't work. I'm sorry about that!
[Nexus S General] metro77279:
When I do this, I don't see the R on the signal bars but when I make a phone call verizon says that when roaming I need to dial the area code first. Does that mean that it worked? Woul i get charged for voice roaming?
[Nexus S General] 4I-I:
Would this work for me on my nexus s 3g in germany on t-mobile? Or is it US only?

sent while eating an ice cream sandwich in the matr1x

I flash roms therefore i am!
[Nexus S General] thedudejdog:
It's cdma only
[Nexus S General] rocket999:
It worked. And no charge for roaming minutes. It just goes towards your regular minutes.

It is a CDMA thing, so only the Nexus S 4g (the sprint one).
[Nexus S General] 4I-I:
Ah ok... a shame i was looking forward to trying that!

Thanks though! ;)

sent while eating an ice cream sandwich in the matr1x

I flash roms therefore i am!
[Nexus S General] kereams:
Just an FYI for others. I just updated to 11114 on my NS4G and I could not get consistent EVDO out of Verizon. I then updated to 11115 and I am getting consistent EVDO on Verizon. Im in Portland Oregon.

Codename 1.4.0 with Matr1x 17.5, KL2 baseband.
[Nexus S General] Rimmir:
Does anyone know of a free alternative to Roam Control if one would like to use the hybrid PRL option?
[Nexus S General] thedudejdog:
Free as in beer? ;)
[Nexus S General] kyouko:
I think CM7 had the option to "roam only" built into it ;)
[Nexus S General] rocket999:
I can't wait for them to incorporate that into ICS ROMs.
[Nexus S General] thedudejdog:
It did, but if I remember right it wouldn't work correctly on the ns4g. Worked fine on my Evo
[Nexus S General] jivetrky:
I'd like to give the hybrid option a try but I can't/won't use paypal and since Roam Control isn't on the Android market anymore, they only seem to take paypal.

I've tried emailing them to see if I could offer another form of payment but never got a reply.

Are there any other Force Roam apps out there? I'm currently using the latest CM9 ROM BTW

Thanks in advance!
[Nexus S General] big irn:
I have been cancelled before while using my evo 4g past December doing this. They cancelled without fees and I kept my phone. I ended up having to open another account using my gf's ssn# which is why I have my nexus S 4g. I will not be doing this again. They said that it would be 6 months to a year before they'd reconsider me as a customer but no guarantee. My account was in auto pay and I was never late plus I had a huge discount through my employer.

I pay $10 more now only using the SERO discount.
[Nexus S General] schizman221:
Does this have any adverse effects on texting or mms? Just curious if it causes text messages to be delayed or reported at different times.
[Nexus S General] jayare313:
That's what I'm thinking of doing. Using it to get us out with no ETF. I meant for those who need to stay with sprint or don't have another option use caution. But at the rate sprint is going Verizon sounds worth it now.
[Nexus S General] xxxbasshead:
ok so if i was to use this when i was in a area where i get no data how would i then switch back to the original state when i no longer need it? like at home when i could just use wifi?

Would I just set up back ups to switch back and forth?
[Nexus S General] treyweez11:
OK next question, if Sprint terminates your acct, will it make your esn bad? i believe you need a clean to flash to boost right?
[Nexus S General] rocket999:
You would either go to a stock rom and hit update PRL in the settings, or you can go through the process and instead of using the 00001.prl you can download a stock Sprint PRL. You should be able to find that with a google search.
[Nexus S General] rocket999:
I believe you only get a bad ESN if you have unpaid bills or the phone is stolen. And even if it is a bad ESN you could still flash it to boost.
[Nexus S General] treyweez11:
Damn this is sounding real good, sure i will miss those 4g boosts every now and then but $50? WIN!!!! oh yeah and will sprint report you to other carriers? like will this mess up your credit? Trying to get all the good questions right now.
[Nexus S General] PMDColeslaw:
So when you did it before, did you go crazy on data usage or just continue your normal usage? I don't necessarily WANT to leave Sprint, I just wouldn't be heartbroken if they killed my contract with no ETF's. When they cancelled you did they know you had purposely hacked the prl or did they just assume you lived in a no coverage area and decide to cut their losses? I ask because you said they told you they wouldn't consider you for 6mo to a year which is odd to me if they didn't think you were hacking the network.
[Nexus S General] joebarkho:
how do i force my phone to roam to actually use these other towers?
[Nexus S General] PMDColeslaw:
That's what this hack does if I'm not misunderstanding you.
[Nexus S General] ejohn3288:
doesnt work for me

i did everything up to the point were i have to put in the code in the dialer, but the menu never shows up to switch to modem, what am i doing wrong?
[Nexus S General] rocket999:
What ROM are you on? I know it works on CM9, codename android 1.4, and 4.0.4 ROMs
[Nexus S General] travisd4est:
Should we update profile afterwards or no?
[Nexus S General] rocket999:
Nope. You will be able to flash it to boost. The whole clean ESN thing is something the carriers don't share with other carriers
[Nexus S General] joebarkho:
I have the 11115 prl, but my phone isnt roaming.
[Nexus S General] adamcooks:
What happens to your phone number if sprint cancels you? do you get time to port it to another carrier?
[Nexus S General] ejohn3288:
i am running apex rom from bigxie

NEVERMIND IT WORKS NOW IT WAS JUST THAT I HAD THE SPRINT MENUI FROZEN WITH TITANIUM BACKUP.
[Nexus S General] treyweez11:
You know BoostMobile is Sprint right?

Sent using Tapatalk, you know, the free version.
[Nexus S General] rocket999:
It doesn't seem to make a difference. I don't do it though.

I haven't been able to get the phone to roam with that PRL either. Try the 00001.prl if you want to roam.

They use the same towers. Go to ebay/Craigslist and you will see tons of people offering to do it for you. I believe if you had a bad ESN you would have to clone it from another phone (which is a legal grey zone). I don't know if you would get a bad ESN from this hack if they kick you off though.
[Nexus S General] Slap-Yourself :):
My Apologies in advance

I've been having trouble with this. I have my NS4G installed and drivers updated etc... I can Change to USB:Modem and find the COM# but when I attempt to add the port in QPST, I have no luck.. I always receive the same error.

I'm using a Windows Home Premium x64 - (which I think might be the problem)

I've already rooted the device, and I'm currently on Android2.3.7.

<Take it easy on me... I'm a N00b :(

But I have Google'd and searched many forums and topics etc. But I still am having no luck.
[Nexus S General] Rimmir:
Erm maybe try running the program as an administrator by right clicking it and clicking "Run as Administrator."

Hope this helps :-)

Sent from my Nexus S 4G
[Nexus S General] Slap-Yourself :):
I didn't have an option to run as administrator on QPST Configuration :( Am I supposed to?
[Nexus S General] Rimmir:
I'm not sure, it was just the first thing that popped to mind. What's the error you're getting?
[Nexus S General] Slap-Yourself :):
"There was an error enabling. The port may not be working properly or may be busy. (-2147467259 [0x80004005])
[Nexus S General] rocket999:
OK first off try rebooting your phone and computer. Make sure that you have the correct COM#. If this doesn't help, uninstall and reinstall QPST
[Nexus S General] Slap-Yourself :):
Well, I rebooted the PC, the phone, and reinstalled QPST......

Now when I add a port If I uncheck the "Show Serial and USB/QC Diagnostic ports only" box, it actually brings up a port to choose from (instead of typing in COM# into the port blank.) Once I click it and add it, in the ports tab the description under phone says "No Phone". And When going to "Start Clients" > "Service Programming" I cannot find it at all. There's no option.

Going back to adding a port, If I try to add it the way you showed in the video it still shows the same error.

I ARE STUMPED! :/
[Nexus S General] rocket999:
Hmm me too. Double check to make sure you have the correct drivers installed correctly. Other then that I have no idea
[Nexus S General] Slap-Yourself :):
I've installed all possible drivers etc. There is one problem when I change it to USB:Modem (at least I think that's the only time this occurs.) I see a popup in the tray that says installing drivers, and If I click on it, it has to do with the phone and it says it's Unidentified Samsung (or something of that nature.) and then it says that it couldn't find any drivers for it.

EDIT: BUT I've Hard Reset the phone, and tried everything possible short of a different computer and I still get this problem.
[Nexus S General] Rimmir:
If it says it can't find drivers for it, try downloading the ones posted in the OP and then going into Device Manager and manually installing them. This is done by right clicking the My Computer menu in the Start Menu > properties > Device Manager (on the left pane of the properties window). Look for any devices with yellow question marks (this should be your phone), then right click it and press "Update Driver Software." Press "Browse for software" and look for the location of the .zip file posted under the link for the drivers in the first post. Extract that file and point the driver installer to wherever you extract them.
[Nexus S General] Slap-Yourself :):
Oh wow. It was really that simple :o

Thank you!

Now to finish my diabolical plans :)
[Nexus S General] hammer0422:
Did the 00001 prl works pretty good ... Do you know if there is a at&t prl that will work with sprint epic .. Have a tower at work that is 100 feet away ,would be great if I could roam on that one .. Thanks ..Jim
[Nexus S General] rocket999:
Nope that won't work. The actual physical radio in the nexus s 4g is a CDMA radio, and AT&T uses a GSM network
[Nexus S General] hammer0422:
Ok thanks for the info ...I do have another question though ... a few months back i changed my phone with these instruction ....If you wish to improve the 3G signal just dial ##3282#, go to multimedia and make sure HTTPPD Proxy Port is 0 and HTTPPD Proxy Address is set to 0.0.0.0. should I keep these or change them to something else ... I am in Michigan if that helps .. Thanks .Jim
[Nexus S General] rocket999:
I'm in MI too, but the area shouldn't matter. Those settings are fine. It just improves the 3g streaming speed for pandora or other music services
[Nexus S General] the1dynasty:
anyone notice after a 4.0.4 ROM, the PRL changed?? i'm back on stock PRL now :/
[Nexus S General] calisoldier83:
Where do we get the latest stock PRL?
[Nexus S General] bdubs4200:
just went to latest prl, odin back to stock and i still cant update prl and profile
[Nexus S General] bdubs4200:
Can anyone help please? Back on stock rom and still unable to update prl and profile:(

Btw its on a new line, so I gotta update it to get 3g back on.. bumpity
[Nexus S General] neo_x22000:
did u try writing the stock prl back to the phone with QPST
[Nexus S General] bdubs4200:
Yes, well the one that's in the op stating its the latest as of now. 606803 I think it was..... I odined back to official stock unrooted and its still "unable" to update prl and profile :-/
[Nexus S General] rocket999:
Ok guys. So if you go over the 300MB limit for 6 months in a row they will catch you. I just got a phone call and a letter. Got a free airave however!
[Nexus S General] Lento10:
To update prl and data profile on the NS4G try

PRL: Dial *22803

Profile: Dial *22805
[Nexus S General] Ecliptical:
Ouch...got hit with a $250 phone bill because I went over my anytime minutes even though most calls were to cell phones. Guess if you're out of network no matter who you call will count against your anytime minutes...lame.
[Nexus S General] the1dynasty:
somewhere in this thread they say that if you're using the 00001.prl then you are ALWAYS roaming and all data and all calls use up your 300mb data and 450mins
[Nexus S General] Ecliptical:
I must have missed that....not sure about the 300mb data limit though, have unlimited data, how are they going to charge extra for that?
[Nexus S General] the1dynasty:
U have unlimited data yes... but the fine print says that's only unlimited when on sprints network... roaming, you only get 300mb
[Nexus S General] Ecliptical:
Really? When I log into my account and look at usage I see this:

Sprint 3G Data Roaming Used: 996,421KB / Unlimited Remaining Unlimited
[Nexus S General] subnoize soulja:
Where I live I get now service at my house....So if I was to do this this to my phone would I get better service on my phone? I have sprint with unlimited everything so I am not worried about getting charged for overages....Thanks in advance...
[Nexus S General] w8setter:
There is a good chance you would get a better signal, but unlimited every thing doesn't matter your roaming minutes are limited regardless your service can be terminated so be careful....:)
[Nexus S General] Ecliptical:
Some people are probably hoping for just that! ;)
[Nexus S General] Igotsanevo4g:
About to try the hybrid prl, anyone had any luck with it?
[Nexus S General] rocket999:
The hybrid ones don't want to work for me. Try it if you want.

BTW, they monitor your usage over 6 months for roaming. If you go over for more then 6 months, then they yell at you
[Nexus S General] abdeviation:
How to work this with airave

So, here's my situation. I have 0 Sprint coverage at my house and have a airave at home that works pretty well. When I'm on the road though, I'm roaming on Verizon but the data speeds make it unusable. The "recommended" provider in this area coverage wise is Verizon. My work is at 2 locations. Location A has great Sprint coverage. Location B has zero Sprint coverage and once again, I'm roaming on Verizon. Data isn't such an issue however since there's always Wifi

BUT, the few times I'm on the road, and I want to look up something on google, or map something, or just use any data, I'm stuck on 1x and it takes forever to do anything at all. Hell, I can't even send a message over facebook messenger...

What would be my best option for a custom PRL? I'm thinking Hybrid?

Edit: I'm on a evo3d..not sure if that matters
[Nexus S General] Ecliptical:
6 months eh? wonder if there's a threshold to where they'll yell at you sooner...say by running youtube videos or other streaming constantly..lol
[Nexus S General] Igotsanevo4g:
Just use the Verizon only prl, what's it going to hurt? Once they give you a warning is when you stop :P

Verizon speeds are awesome.
[Nexus S General] calisoldier83:
I tried using the 00001 PRL and I'm getting 1x Sprint in my house (Los Angeles). I know for a fact that verizon 3g works perfectly in my house on a normal verizon phone. The hybrid prl doesn't work with roam control either.
[Nexus S General] the1dynasty:
Using the 00001 PRL means you're always on Verizon, including your minutes... So if you use more than 450 mins in a month... Expect some overages on your minute usage...

I've been using the hybrid for as long as this thread has been around and i have no issues with it... except sometimes i get stuck on 1x in bad coverage areas... But turning on airplane mode for a second them switching back usually will give me either 3g sprint our go straight to roam on Verizon...
[Nexus S General] calisoldier83:
Has anyone in Los Angeles had success with either prl? What ROM?
[Nexus S General] the1dynasty:
well i don't live there... but i was running the hybrid 11114.prl when i went to LA 2 weekends ago and it ran perfectly fine...
[Nexus S General] calisoldier83:
Were you getting 3g? What ROM were you using?
[Nexus S General] calisoldier83:
Well I tried all PRLs so I'm thinking there is no Verizon 3G fall back for my area in these PRLs.

Here's a thread that has the updated PRLs to the ones in this thread. I'm on 11119 the most updated hybrid.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1521343
[Nexus S General] cappii:
Just FYI and FWIW: If you do get terminated on Sprint, almost all Sprint 4G phones will move over to pageplus with no real issues. You will need QPST or CDMA workshop to change some info for data to work. I can help with that if you PM me. Pageplus has unlimited talk, text, mms and 2GB of data for $55/mo. I can help get you set up there, too... again, PM me. Before you all think I am trying to be a spammer, I am not asking for money, and I can't waive the $55 monthly plan fee, but I will waive the activation for XDA members, provided that you have your own way of changing the settings.
[Nexus S General] jerky1711:
wooooooow

i went from 246 down 312 up and now im at 1030 down and 534 up ..........:D i only had speeds like this at like 4am

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:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D im able to set my youtube app to hd :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
[Nexus S General] amosher13:
did anyone have to do anyting special to get the phone to show up under Ports. i cannot for the life of me get it to appear there regardless of drivers and whatnot. uninstalled, reinstalled and everything, dont know what i'm missing.
[Nexus S General] thedudejdog:
#*#*8778*#*#

Or #*#*7887*#*# I don't remember exactly which :rolleyes:

Choose modem on the radio buttons.
[Nexus S General] thedudejdog:
Just make sure to change it back when you're done. Or you won't be able to mount USB. You'll need to be on a stockish ROM also, I know cm9 didn't have the dialer codes for a long time. May have them now, though.
[Nexus S General] subprime:
I have tried a bunch of the different PRL's and haven't had a whole lot of success (I'm in Wilmington, DE). I've used the 00001 the most and the speeds I see are pretty erratic, as well as the signal level. It'll keep bouncing from full bars to no bars and back about every minute or so.

One of the things I can't figure out is when I use the corporate PRL and force roam I can never get 3g just like alot of the others have reported. But if the phone goes into roaming on its own I will get 3g.
[Nexus S General] amosher13:
Maybe this is my issue, I'm on paranoid android 1.5 and air kernel 4.4, the dialer code does seem to work but selecting modem still causes the usb storage prompt to come up when I plug it in so maybe it's not working on this rom.
[Nexus S General] thedudejdog:
Yea, just nandroid your setup and flash a stock based ROM. When you get done just restore your nandroid.
[Nexus S General] amosher13:
perfect, yeah i flashed the stock rooted 4.0.4 and got it working, thanks all!

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EDIT: also, the 11114.prl in the second post is outdated now so i've read. I found and loaded 11119 which is supposedly the newest broadband corporate one that allows roaming data on verizon 3G. Will update on my results. i cant find that thread now but it was posted in another xda forum by whosdaman.
[Nexus S General] thedudejdog:
You're welcome
[Nexus S General] amosher13:
if anyone still cares, lol, i did a quick test and on sprint was getting 500-650 kbps down and this went to 900-1000 when force roaming. up went slightly slower on verizon than sprint but whatever. nice tool to have anyway.

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That being said, it looks like even 11119 is outdated to 11121 (non 800 smr) / 12123 (for 800 smr devices) so I loaded 12123. What i noticed even before doing that was that i get varying results when i use roam control to force roam. sometimes it takes like 10 minutes to connect to data and sometimes it doesnt seem to ever get data even with a reboot. other times it seems quicker but its never within a minute or two. anyone else have similar results or is this fad expired? lol. thanks.

EDIT: nvm, just read most of the thread, seems like the hybrids are mixed results for all anyway. guess i'll keep playing around with it.
[Nexus S General] dhorvatt:
I've been using the 00001.prl since February and it was the only way I could get cell service at my house. I just upgraded to Galaxy S3 and can't get it to get past the service programming window. When i click ok, It says "Online connection failure: Unspecified error" anyone got a clue?