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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Whosdaman:
Awesome! You can actually export the data from Speedtest.net app and send it right over and I'll add it.

I'm glad to hear upload speeds did much better for you! I didn't have "that" big of an increase, but I did notice it got better
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Whosdaman:
Awesome! Welcome aboard. I have to clean up the first post soon
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Kurupt1:
Isnt PRL related to roaming and not data speeds? If so why are these tests done on home and not roam only? I always thought prl's ONLY affect how you roam. Meh I'm probably just confuezzuled.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Whosdaman:
Read the full first post

PRL tells the phone which towers to connect to for home and roam. And they also give preference to certain towers over others.

Very very complex
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] fadimo305:
That seems like an efficient way to manage the network and if used correctly can help reduce load off some towers. I get much faster 4G which tops out at 13mbps :D and also faster 3G.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dtr145r:
Prl's have absolutely nothing to do with 4g...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Whosdaman:
Correct. 4G is only effected by the modem.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] fadimo305:
I disagree with 11115 I am getting an average of 9mbps something which I have never had before with ANY prl. and no it's not because of peak capacity or anything like that. I always had 5 mbps average on 60683 and at peak 8 mbps. Somehow the PRL improved my 4G connection and speed :) I have evidence too.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Whosdaman:
Haha, well glad it had some effect. I'm working on better things right now. You'll enjoy them. It'll be about a month
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Whosdaman:
closed private testing

for now...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tenaciousj:
Going to give 11115 a try, thanks for the thread.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Whosdaman:
No problem, be sure to add your speed testing to the spreadsheet!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
It is coincidence and/or some other factor. PRL has no information that would affect 4G Wimax. Now if you reset/rebooted your phone after installing a PRL, then that might be what changed for you. The PRL isn't what did it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jackka:
I have a couple of questions if anybody's got the time :)

1. In Battery Usage, what does the color of the Phone Signal bar mean? I usually have thin or thick yellow and every once in a while will get a green patch, although I have no idea what they mean.

2. What is the fundamental difference between the vanilla Sprint PRL and the Corporate Sprint PRL? I have vanilla Sprint PRL and think I might get better speeds with Corporate Sprint PRL like others did, but why is it better? Did Sprint make a PRL for their employees that is meant to give better speed or something?

Anyways, I hope you all are having a great weekend.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] patrao_n:
well as for the prl yes it does make your speeds faster. however. it only makes your roaming on 3g. it doesn't work for me tho. I believe the corporate ones are region specific. 1115 has no effect on my speeds. infact I have less 3g speeds on the home network as well as only being able to roam on 1x through verizon. so test it and see if it works for you buddy. as for your signal bars. I am not sure and maybe someone else can clarify for you.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Whosdaman:
CL Sprint PRLs are suppose to give 3G data roaming to people in certain regions, not everyone will get it. Sprint takes care of the corporate accounts because they have hundreds of users, rather than 5 from family accounts. It's a theory from me, but that's it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] gedster314:
All the PRLs listed in the first post, except 00001.prl, are crap on phone and location. For the past year Sprints network has been crawling to a stop in my area. Nights and Weekends I get less than 100kbps down and 200-400kbps up. All those prls deliver the same performance. 00001 downloads at 700-1000kbps down and 300kbps up. I suspect the issue is that my local Sprint Cell is just over loaded. I don't understand why the 00002 prl doesn't do better.

My tests were run within 5 minutes of each other 130pm Sunday March 4th. I used Speedtest.net, the Smugmug server in San Jose. The LA area servers are closer but I get inconsistent results from them.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] slick4mitch:
Thanks for this, really helpful.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dmchssc:
In that screen, the colors are supposed to represent the amount of effort (power) the phone radio has to use to maintain a connection to a cell tower. I'm not sure if the radio is actually reporting that or the phone is just deriving it from the signal strength. Light yellow is about the highest you'll be able to get inside without roaming unless you're really close to a cell tower. The 1900 mhz PCS spectrum Sprint uses has worse building penetration than the 850 mhz Cellular spectrum that ATT, Verizon, and US Cellular have.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] autoprime:
just for reference... the 00002 PRL file in this thread is actually my 09999 PRL file found in this post: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=21674240&postcount=400
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Whosdaman:
Yes, 09999 was renamed to 00002 for tracking purposes. I'm sorry Auto for not specifying that early.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] snarebum:
Just put the VZW PRL 00002 on my phone to check it out. Thanks for the guide! It was cake.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] alwaysbelieve1:
Can I please try 11115? Thank you very, very much!

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http://bobgarontraining.com
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Ja5oN:
The OP has a link to the 1115 PRL on his second post.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Leejin:
Here are my results:

Tested 5 times each PRL. I have an Epic4GT Flashed to Boost Mobile.. so my results might be different (I'd love to find out which PRL would best serve me).

00002 - Wouldn't connect.. (Some authentication issue with Sprint, I imagine the Boost Flash)

12117 - 250 Kbps Down, 175 Kbps Up

60685 - 250 Kbps Down, 272 Kbps Up

01337 - Wouldn't connect..

11115 - 380 kbps Down, 225 kbps Up

Overall.. Pretty disappointed with Sprint/Boost. I came from an iPhone on At&T where my speeds were always around 4Mbps.. Such a let down.. and after all the hacking I've done on this phone.. /sigh
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] XBMC4LIFE:
So a little feed back from me my scores were alot worse than the stock updated prl. Didnt get over 300. Also got loS with one of them. Im currently on the fb15 modem cause all the others make me drop calls like crazy. Sprint is really stinking it up on service. Such a disapointment.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Whosdaman:
Try FC05 with 11115
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Whosdaman:
[UPDATE: 3/6/12]

- Revised 3rd Post

- Added Nexus S 4G support

- Added Disclaimer to 2nd Post about Network Vision PRLs
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kabu:
so i flashed 11115 And im in new york my 3g speed is crazy 12mbps up And 536kbps down . i have a screenie but dont know how to post it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] odub303:
Your wifi is connected there...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Ja5oN:
LOL I noticed that too.:D I thought that is impossible 12mbps up and 536kbps down, then I saw the little wifi icon in the status bar. It is a little tricky though because it shows both the 3g icon and the wifi icon.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kabu:
lol i didnt see that i will retest it again and wifi off this time
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TiOeM:
I believe many HTC sense ROM's have included modified HTC dialers easy selection to "roaming only".

It might also be possible to force roaming via QPST or CDMA Workshop... Some PRL's are set up to roam but not tell you you're roaming.

It might be useful to add a post in the OP regarding info how to roam on each PRL or indicate you are already roaming and you have to force roaming to connect to the home (Sprint) network.

Also Verizon PRL's don't work on Sprint MVNO's (Boost Mobile, Virgin Mobile, Iwireless, etc.) They're not allowed to roam.

I believe Cricket PRL's give you data, but not voice/text... They have a partnership to use Sprint towers. I hear data speed is not "throttled". This might be a good option with tablets.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Whosdaman:
Qpst can force roaming. Just switch to b bands
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bean:
Been using 11115 to force roaming and usually get about 1000kbps +/- 200. Speedtest used to report evdo0 but within the last couple weeks it has been revA.

This is much better then the 300 at non peak times on Sprint.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rgscowboys:
I am in South Jersey just installed PRL - 11115. I am a newbie with this stuff. My Epic 4g Touch is Odin stock rooted. At my job I roam on Verizon tower no Sprint signal there. Will test it tomorrow and let you know how it turns out. Also since I am a newbie does anybody know the best PRL to use here?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Whosdaman:
That's what I'm trying to find out. But it's a safe bet to use 11115 for now.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kabu:
ok new results with prl 11115. i believe 11115&60685 provided same results with the testing i did. im in queens new York and signal with 11115 for me was kinda spotty. im gonna try 12117 and 21085 to see how those operate.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TiOeM:
I hope this thread becomes a discussion about how PRL's work and behave. There are many posts here on xda-developer forums and many other forums online that discuss PRL's and roaming but all the information are all spread out.

From my experience, All the PRL's posted here is the cream of the crop for Sprint, depending on whether you choose to roam or not. From my testing, Verizon PRL's give far more consistent data speeds @ 1300Kb/s, but on the downside you are roaming.

The corporate PRL's seem to be the best choice for Sprint users who don't want to roam or for Sprint MVNO's (ie Boost Mobile)... For southern California just about any Sprint PRL give speed results that are never consistent (I've been a Boost Mobile customer for more than a year and a half now, I've suffered the speed inconsistencies through most of that time). I sometimes get 1300Kb/s (give or take 256Kb), other times 512Kb/s (give or take 256Kb), most often I get "crawling" speeds (less than 1x speed). This is also true for Sprint customers too (I'm also a current Sprint customer).

Also note that roaming agreements vary from location to location. For example, I've read that many Alltel towers in the the Midwest are considered part of the home network, but places outside the Midwest, Alltel towers are considered roaming.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rgscowboys:
OK at work. Just did my first test. On Verizon tower and I have 2 bars LOS.

Download .80Mbps / Upoad 73Mbps / Ping 347ms

Using PRL - 11115

Only question is why location is Wellington, Kansas and I am in South Jersey
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Dalmus:
That's partially true. The Alltel towers in the midwest (at least the ones in northern Wisconsin) are still considered roaming, but prior to Verizon's purchase of Alltel, Sprint and Alltel had reciprocal roaming agreements which Verizon is obligated to honor until they expire. This means that users with stock PRL's can get 3g speeds while roaming on these towers.

Usage DOES count against the roaming limit, however. At least according to the website data tracking.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Dvin211:
I have a question, I have a business discount/account. My phone was on 60685 I just switched it to 11115. Is there anyway that Sprint will figure out that I'm using a PRL that I'm not supposed to?

I understand using to much data can get you booted. I just want to make sure I'm not going to get some letter in the future just for having it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Whosdaman:
Oooo, you think these are the cream of the crop? Haha :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Whosdaman:
Huge breakthrough for Epic 4G Touch. I have officially confirmed we can get 800mhz on roaming. I am currently connected to Tower SID 202 which is an Alltel 800mhz only tower. This is huge because many speculated we couldn't get 800mhz on roaming.

Still a big question is whether we can get ESMR 800 for Sprint. It's very doubtful, but me and fellow associates believe this is a limitation placed by Sprint and Samsung on the software/firmware.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] lawr0155:
I put on 00002 (verizon) and my speeds have massively increased. I am in northeast and east houston where sprint is the worst service ever, check out these numbers on my epic 4g touch.

PRL 60685 Ping 445 Down 184 Up 25

PRL 12117 Ping 502 Down 190 Up 21

PRL 00002 Ping 218 Down 900 Up 450

I called sprint and verified that I have unlimited domestic roaming and they confirmed I will not be charged a dime extra if I roam alot. I can't even use my phone without wifi in houston, now with this 00002 PRL I can, thanks so much!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Whosdaman:
Try 11115 on roam and see what your speeds are

And be careful you only have a 800 minute and 300 mb allowance on roaming with Sprint. If you consistently go over that they will terminate your contract
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] lawr0155:
What do you mean on roam? I just installed the 00002 PRL via your instructions and it just is faster. Was I supposed to force it to roam? My phone doesn't say its roaming on the 00002 PRL. I am not using roam control or anything to force roaming.

---------- Post added at 12:38 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:32 AM ----------

Using 11115 I get Ping 500+ Down 470 Up 27, once again i'm not using roam control or anything to force roaming, just the new PRL.

---------- Post added at 12:43 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:38 AM ----------

By installing 00002 I am always on roaming even though the phone says I'm not, correct?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Whosdaman:
Yes yes and yes.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] AestenD:
With all the ICS leaks, and their modems... everyone should be doing these tests on the same modem. Just a thought.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Whosdaman:
Yeah, but modems don't make that much of a difference. TBH the modems probably aren't even changed from update to update, maybe minor enhancements to 4G.

Also to whoever screwed up and changed the entire excel file...thank you for the extra work I have to do. I don't even know how to auto-size rows and columns in Google Docs
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] lawr0155:
I will just put on the 00002 PRL everyday when i get to work, then update PRL everyday as I leave work. Hopefully they fix houston with this whole network upgrade they are doing that is supposed to be done by June. My work speeds are even lower. 60685 is Down 54 Up 31. On verizon PRL 00002 it is Down 657 Up 600.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] AestenD:
My sprint signal quality/speed leaves a lot to be desired in my area. I've noticed a marked improvement in my speed with the FB and FC modems. Home network anyway.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] krazyflipj:
To roam on that tower, do you need to be on 12117?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] avengere:
This is wrong, on the Everything data plans there is no cap on roaming, but if they discover over the course of say 3-6 months more then 80% of your usage is roaming chances are they will send you a termination letter.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mattykinsx:
No the limits are what he said.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Whosdaman:
I said allowances... Not caps
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ungovernable1977:
OK so I just installed 111115 and speedtest gave me 288ms, 1233kbps down, 539kbps up... seems a LOT faster than roam controlling on the standard 85 prl. Ive been trying out an app called Real Signal, it gives me another signal bar but best of all it IDs the signal, and keeps a log of what dbm im getting. So before it said I was roaming on 1xrtt, now says evdoA... thats vz 3g right?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Whosdaman:
Yes
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ungovernable1977:
Sweet! Does that mean that the Seattle area is one with the 3g agreement, or is that part of that PRL regardless? Either way, the speed is awesome! Im just looking for better signal, and I think the evdo is better in my house (basement floor) than the 1xrtt... my block is a dead zone for everyone... except VZ... and I was losing calls and texts especially trying ICS leaks. Anyways, seems faster so far... WDM strikes again... thanks for reminding me to bite the bullet and switch PRL. Oh, and just to confirm, as long as I watch my data, I shouldnt have a letter issue? I switch back to sprint when I leave the house, but roam control is the only reason im still on sprint.

Time to flash that PRL on the lady's OG Epic too... that and set her up on CM...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Whosdaman:
If you can, use WiFi as much as possible. That's the best advice I can give you and that applies to every carrier.

Better battery

Faster speeds

No limits
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mattykinsx:
Tested all of these and 11115 is the fastest of any of the Sprint PRLs.

Just for fun [because I would never use Verizon PRLs] I tested the Verizon PRLs.

Yeaaaaah no thanks. Not gonna screw Sprint over an average of 20 kb/s more. [one of the three tests was actually slower than the average for 11115]

My location: Detroit suburb

Modem: FC05
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] AestenD:
Now when you are exhorting the virtues of 11115, are you on home? Or are you roaming? Because if your roaming, you're not on Sprint, and therefor screwing Sprint over :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mattykinsx:
No, not roaming. 11115 is a corporate PRL.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] AestenD:
What makes it a corporate PRL, is it's ability to roam 3G. Rather than the 1xRTT that the regular PRL's are capable of in most areas. So you need to check to see if your on a Sprint tower with the speeds your quoting, or if your on some other carriers.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] gmap516:
What is 52515?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Whosdaman:
Verizon prl
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Tibedabeeto:
Anyone live in the Orlando area have a preference of which PRL to use in the OP? Also is there a phone dialing code like I use to do with my sprint Hero. It was easier to manually change PRL's that way.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] nivron:
There's not a code like ##PRL# on the HTC devices to change your PRL. I really haven't noticed much of a difference between the PRLs in Orlando. My speeds are horrible no matter which. I do use the 11115 PRL though, because I drive from Ocala to St. Augustine often and the Sprint signal is really weak on the trip, but I can get 3G speeds with the Verizon roaming.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Tibedabeeto:
VZ roaming, please elaborate? I thought you need to use a VZ prl to do that?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] donsh00tmesanta:
Maybe a software update will unlock 800mhz ability?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] nivron:
When you roam, you're off of Sprint's network. Verizon is the likely network you'd be on if you were roaming. The corporate PRL (like the one I use) allows 3G roaming in certain areas, as opposed to 1x roaming throughout.

You're still limited to the 300MB per month roaming allowance before Sprint may or may not start complaining to you for excessive roaming.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Tibedabeeto:
Thanks nivron, going to try the corporate PRL tonight and see how it works throughout the week.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Whosdaman:
I'm finding out that 11115 enables 3G in some states while 12117 enables it in other states
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mattykinsx:
Yeah because I'm not using anymore roaming data than since I've been on the 11115 PRL.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mmayo01:
Im having a problem...am i a noob?

OK...so I'm having a problem updating my PRL, and I was hoping someone might have some insight.

I'm rooted on the Epic 4g with the EL30 CleanGB Rom and Kernel MTD and I can't seem to get my phone to connect to my computer giving me a COM port. I go thru the ##8778# and change the USB to Modem. USB Debug is OFF. When I connect my phone to my computer and select either Charging or Tether my computer never responds.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Whosdaman:
Select charging and unchecked diagnosis ports
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] gmap516:
Have any idea as to which areas for which?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Whosdaman:
Unsure about 11115 I know Florida for sure

But 12117 is new Mexico ,Colorado , Wisconsin and others
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] graphic1982:
here in NC 11115 definitely lets you roam on Verizon 3G.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Whosdaman:
Yes nc is another. And I believe Bama might be one more
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Sunsparc:
Maybe it's the area I'm in, but 1115 only gave me 1x.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] graphic1982:
i use Roam Control and force roam while i'm at work and get 4 bars of verizon 3g (netmonitor tells me anyways). If i dont force roaming, i get 0 bars of sprint. The phone won't even ring if i get a call.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Sunsparc:
If you check your PM, you'll see I'm in the same city you are. ;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mmayo01:
I understand that, and I have done that. My point is my computer doesn't recognize that a device is even being connected. I am 100% sure that the drivers are installed because i just did an odin today from both a windows 7 x64 desktop and a windows 7 x86 laptop. I even tried doing it before I odined and was on an EI22 BML Rom.

I've read the instructions several times, but just to be sure:

-USB Debug OFF

-##8778# and have both set to MODEM

-When connect phone choose CHARGING or TETHERING (Computer should recognize a device and install as necessary - THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN!!)

-In QPST when I click Add New Port even if the "Show Serial and USB/QC Diagnostic ports only" box is unchecked, there are no COM ports that show up.

I cannot figure out how to make my epic show up on my computer as a COM port. Any other suggestions?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] gmap516:
Try a different port and/or cable.
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] zhuhang:
Are there any Xperia S theme out there?

Or any mod to make the rom look like Xperia S?

Launcher and theme more important.

Anyone have it?
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] RAM_1994:
https://market.android.com/details?...EsImNvbS5rZXZpbjI1MTYudGhlbWUuWHBlcmlhQXJjIl0.
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] Felimenta97:
You missunderstood. He want Xperia S theme as a Mod for X8, not Xperia Arc theme as app for CM7.

Sent for my X10 Mini Pro, running 2.3.7

If I helped, please press Thanks.
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] wilbso:
you slightly worry me that you seem to gave mis-read what he asked for: he asked for XPERIA X8 not XPERIA ARC

thank you for correcting hrvoje334. :D
[General Questions and Answers] weeo:
Hi,

HTC have released some awesome phones like the One X and my god it is fantastic, but the question is, shall I sell my Galaxy Nexus for the HTC?

The good points from the nexus are that I would be that I would be supporting to the next Android with no worry.

But the HTC would be more than capable for running the next Android version as its hardware is far better. Also I like the 1.5GHz Quad Core processor with nvidia tegra. But the updates that I would get will be later than the Nexus and also HTC are a pain to root with the boot loader and EXT partitions

What should I do?

Thanks Guys

Weeo
[General Questions and Answers] weeo:
And also, is it too early to get a QC phone and wait till they get better?
[General Questions and Answers] harubo:
You should get the HTC. The specs whoop the Nexus's ass!
[General Questions and Answers] thebobp:
The question isn't whether it's capable, but when the manufacturer releases the update. Currently, none of them have yet released a Gingerbread -> ICS update, and it's already been 5 months.
[General Questions and Answers] weeo:
Yeah True, except I would do a custom rom of an aosp build. I'm gonna get the HTC then. Wow then ill have a QuadCore phone + a QuadCore tablet :) ill be quad cored
[General Questions and Answers] seagheart89:
for me its all about the hardware... since software can always be modified... the one x holds more potential hardware wise... :p
[General Questions and Answers] thomasvdalen90:
Do ittt!!!:D:eek:
[General Questions and Answers] aaa:
I would wait for people to test it first...I am a bit worried with the battery stamina from One X
[General Questions and Answers] mikebzh44:
With the Nexus, you do not have to wait to constructor update, you will always get the last Android's version.

But HTC phones are more powerfull and XDA community will let you have the new Android OS ;)
[General Questions and Answers] weeo:
Cheers people. Ill get the HTC :D