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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] walkeryan:
I contacted the open of that post requesting his method which he responded wanting me to pay $40 for his program. I used no program except Anycut. Show me the post with this same method and Ill give them credit. I never claimed this as being my own. I used this method on a previous phone and tried it on my GNex. My apologies if I sounded hostile I posted right as I was leaving work. Props for getting development access.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] autoprime:
all good. lol that he tried to charge $40 though. The method he wanted to sell was the method he posted and then removed in his thread. People sell these AnyCut methods all the time. Usually it's to enable a Diag port of some kind.

don't mean to take away from your post.. only add to it. in my thread i had mentioned your method as being superior for writing PRLs and link back to this thread rather than explain the steps myself. only trying to get as much info out there as possible.. and link it all together for the CDMA users(little guys).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bbv203:
Based on the original information provided in the post that was removed: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=25770768&postcount=3
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] maddoggin:
Anyways on another note.... what is the best prl to use that has better 3g? I've tried like 3 or 4 of them and tbh the original sprint one 25003 works best lol. Also would be nice if all the prl's would be available on this thread instead of going to a different thread for them! Thanks for everyone's contribution by the way. Love this forum allot better than all the drama in e4gt forums.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mattallica76:
52644 seems to work the best for me in my area right now. I'm getting close to 2000 kbps down with it compared to the 300 kbps I was getting with the stock sprint PRL (and that's with 5 bars of Sprint service).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Lento10:
The 0001prl works great.

I also found another 0001prl in a different thread that shows an improvement over the version here.

Does anyone got any more stock PRL for the sprint Galaxy Nexus?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mookiejr05:
I have been using 11119 prl and I have been decent 3g speeds
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] autoprime:
i think evdo is too sporadic for these quick tests..

PRL is only a text file which tells the phone what group of towers to look for(SID) and if those towers are Home or Roaming. If you have 4 different Verizon PRLs and they all put you on the same local Verizon SID.. then it wouldnt matter which of the 4 you use.. as they'd all be putting you on the same tower.. with the same backhaul. The only exception would be if the SID disabled EVDO and allowed 1x only. If you are on a Verizon SID with working 3G... then there is no "better PRL". PRL 00001, 00002, or any other stock Verizon PRL will be putting you on the same exact SID. I'd recommend not using the 00001/00002 PRLs since they hide the fact that you're roaming on the phones display. You may forget which PRL you are using and end up kicked from Sprint. It's easy enough to edit PRLs on the fly now..

Use an app like "NetMonitor" from the market to view the SID you're on every time you try a new PRL. You will see it's the same SID every single time. You'll see either the same Sprint SID.. or the same Verizon SID.. depending on the PRL.

one last thing you could do... have a look at http://ifast.org/files/NationalSID.htm to find other SIDs in your immediate area. you could possibly make custom edits to add additional local SIDs that are neither Verizon/Sprint.. but that's going to take some research.

EDIT

I want to clear up one point I made above. Even though you may be on the same SID.. you may be on different towers within that SID. Different towers within the same SID may give you different speeds.. this is due to backhaul and current users. You may also me on a different channel.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] maddoggin:
thanks for this bro. very good insight!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] autoprime:
pulled this today. this is why we change PRLs! :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] maddoggin:
Can't see the img on xda app
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wild1z:
Its says 2354kbs download and 911kbs upload. Says the deaf man to the blind man. ;) (I am sure I remember that joke correctly, I always chuckle.)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lil-tom7:
So will this let me use Verizon's 4g late on my sprint galaxy nexus or what's the point of it? What does this do?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wild1z:
This will allow you to pull data from a Verizon Tower when you are out of a Sprint area. For example, The UP in MI, is Verizon Country and if you are on Sprint, you have nothing but cell phone coverage. Change the PRL and you have Data. It won't be 4g though.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] intheb0x:
Where can I find this prl? 52644?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] intheb0x:
Haven't heard from sprint and this was my usage from last month :-)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sama123:
Will your steps work on Sprint Galaxy S2? I tried following your steps, but could not find the PRL write activity describe in your steps using Any Cut
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mattallica76:
I found it by Googling it, but I think it's been posted in this thread once or twice.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mattallica76:
This method doesn't work on that device, but there is a thread in the Sprint E4GT forum with another method.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sama123:
Thanks much..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] riggsandroid:
Question

So I updated my PRL to VZW and get DL speeds > 1.5Mbps but cannot get UL higher than 100kbps. I've tried 4 different PRLs and its consistent. Think it could be a VZW issue? I don't think it is VZW issue, as I dont' see the DL being that high if UL is having issue.

Any thoughts?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
So... I used a cricket prl I found floating around and my 3g speeds are much faster on the downlink.

It also shows I'm on sprint. However netmonitor says the carrier is "no carrier" but operator is sprint. The device doesn't show that I'm roaming. In fact says "not roaming". Looked up cricket/sprint agreements and found out sprint sells cricket 3g access. Perhaps others might have luck with a cricket prl as well? My guess is these towers aren't as loaded as the normal ones. Not sure if technically you are doing anythign wrong by using these either. I don't see how you could be. Anyway good hunting on the prls!:D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dg4prez:
hey you guys, stop stealing our 3Gs. they're ours!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
I stole my own carriers back :p "Your 3Gs" were actually worse than Sprint's in my area ;)

oh wait... I mean "All your 3G are belong to us"
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] smccall:
Care to share your cricket prl I get no signal on sprint or Verizon where I live they both suck lol but as soon as I leave home its perfect
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
sure. I actually found it at this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1142401

There's a link there to the Cricket prl I used (4th link in the thread)

What's weird is I get about the same signal level for sprint/verizon/cricket, but cricket is blazing fast compared to the others.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Award Tour:
Just FYI, that was way stupid. You will get your contract terminated without a doubt if you continue.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dtr145r:
attached is the cricket prl file..

extract it before flashing..

im going to give this a try myself.

i use the 11115 prl with roam control to roam.

gonna see what this gives me..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] smccall:
Found these prls they are sprint corp prls. Tested 12121 it was crazy fast for me may not be for others haven't tested the other one yet. Here is the site I found them on. http://forums.androidcentral.com/lg...s/172923-sprint-released-couple-new-prls.html

PRL.12121:http://db.tt/iAhFGRkg

PRL.60687: http://db.tt/jOuPDBI6
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] luckylui:
Hello fellow users. I have a VZW GNex, and was wondering. What some of your 4GLTE speeds are? Reason, I ask is because I was thinking of going back to sprint for undisclosed reasons. Just was wondering how it was.

Thank you..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
I dunno. I stopped using years ago. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] canteenboy:
Sprint LTE is not live yet. The 3G speeds are atrocious.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Epix4G:
How are you getting roam control to work.....it will never force roam for me and I have the newest version......paid from market when it was still on there ....it will show that it disconnects but never roams it just hooks back up to sprint and network info app says sprintpcs as network

Sent from my Sprint Galaxy Nexus CDMA using Xparent ICS Blue Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mattallica76:
Same issue here.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] maddoggin:
Ha. Ha. Ha. Good one! Sprint is way behind on lte so much so that I'm thinking about switching carriers. Even 3g sucks!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] budde2:
After I put a Verizon prl my speeds have gotten 3x. Faster its nice to be able to do this I was about to throw in the towel with sprint after one month but with this I can hold out until lte comes to Tampa in july-Agust
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wild1z:
Are you on a CM9 Rom by chance? Did you enable the Data Roam in the native settings?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Epix4G:
I have tried aokp ,cm9, stock and none have worked for me with roam control 2.2

I think that is what it is what settings do you use I tried Samsung, nexus s, htc

Sent from my Sprint Galaxy Nexus CDMA using Xparent ICS Blue Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] psg190:
Where'd you get your PNGs for the Verizon/Sprint logos on your Tasker shortcuts? Any chance you could post them?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] illr:
I live in Carlsbad CA and im using Crickets PRL and man that thing is quick, unlike sprint. I can actually watch YouTube vids in HD without buffering ^_^
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] godefoy:
Any Miami Gnex users here that can

Recommended a PRL?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nibrwr:
Very easy to do! Worked the first time, thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dschoenike:
really worked wonders with my GNex, especially near my house. i literally went from 50kbs down to 550kbs down in my house, with the verizon prl. unbelievable how easy it was and the results. super bigs thanks for the how-to.

dschoenike
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] asteven23:
You should try one of the cricket hybrid prl 45613 it works wonders the ping is always low and it pulls .92mbs all day with speed burst that jump to 1.8mbs down when download apps from the market
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TomRiddl3:
do u have a link for that??? :-P
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Ryjabo:
I don't see Any Cut in the play store.... nor Better Cut... will something else work?

EDIT: had to google it to get the play store link...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Ryjabo:
I tried a couple of the Sprint ones and the Verizon one... didn't help. The area where I live sucks though.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rwong48:
Couldn't find it on my phone, and now, the Google search result leads me to a "Not Found" playstore message:

play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appdroid.anycut

Under 10 posts can't post links :(

Edit:

Googled for the APK and successfully did it. YES! Thank you!

I'm a few weeks late to the party though. I loved using Verizon 3G on my EVO Shift and it's glad to have it back again (although GNex radio is still a bit weaker.)

Edit 2:

Okay.. The PRL is on, but I don't know how to force roam (on both stock and CM9 - only shows "Home only" and "Automatic".) Roam Control doesn't work on this device.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] obsanity:
Just for I formation, the app "any cut" is simply a shortcut to activities app which works just like Nova launcher shortcut or any launcher which supports activities shortcuts.

The key is that there is no way to point to a prl since the write prl built in function in Sprint Galaxy Nexus looks for test.prl file in root of SD storage.

If you want to use Nova or other activities shortcut supported launchers look for "com.android.hiddenmenu" activity and then find write prl activity.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xjman:
Just to note this is a top way to have a carrier drop you. I see people on here who say they do this and never get busted, however everyone I know personally has been dropped from sprint within a few months.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mookiejr05:
Yea I got my letter from sprint not to long ago about there roaming policy. Basically my warning.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dschoenike:
ln

only if you abuse this work-around. why would I get dropped if I stay under the 300mb a month limit? shouldn't be any issue at all

dschoenike
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wild1z:
On CM9 go to settings>Wireless and Networks> More....>Mobile Networks>Check Data Roaming and National Data Roaming. Be very careful, I sucked up some bandwidth using my navigation when I was crossing the Canadian/Minnesota Boundary. Let's just say I was International Roaming. 70 Bux. Ouch..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rwong48:
I'm not that stupid. That enables data if I am network/voice roaming, but I am not roaming - still on Sprint, on the 11115 PRL.

I need a way to force it to roam.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Nitefall:
I bought roam control from his sight but when I reinstalled the app on a new rom I couldn't find the activation code so I tried 3x to contact the creator of it and he never responded.......anyone have any idea how to get ahold of him other then through his sight.......sorry to be off topic

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chaotic646:
You mean they might let me out of my contract, allowing me to switch to a carrier that doesn't have ridiculously slow data speeds? Oh no! :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mattallica76:
I think it depends on the value of your contract. I know people that have been doing this for quite a while, but can't manage to get dropped because they have multiple lines and Sprint won't drop their account for abusing the roam data privilege on only one of their 4 or 5 lines. They would have to do this on most or all of their lines to piss them off enough.

Now if you only have one line, I'm sure it's a lot easier to get dropped.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wild1z:
Didn't mean to imply as such, I am just trying to help you. I am stupid, so by replying to my post, you are weakening to the stupid side, you big silly head. ;) Best of luck.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pithism:
if i wanted to switch should i use the 60686 prl or is there a better one to use?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rwong48:
So instead of trying to use the 11115 PRL and switch between roaming/not roaming in the ROM, I just used the 00001 PRL in the other thread which puts me on Verizon with 3G.

I guess I'll switch PRLs and reboot whenever I really want to switch networks, instead of using 11115 and forcing roaming when desired.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hgelpke:
I'm using 11115 on AOKP Milestone which I am also using with Roam Control. If I set it to home or roam, RC still tells me I'm on Sprint. Theoretically it should roam over to Verizon. I have all the roam options checked in system settings. What could be the problem?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rwong48:
Read my few posts. Roam Control doesn't work with the Sprint GNex, and the "roam options" you enable are for data while roaming, not roaming itself.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mrmadry:
Can you use Verizon roms with this hack?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hgelpke:
I guess I'm stuck with 00001. Any idea why it doesn't work with the Nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] drdrewdown:
probably because the developer hasn't updated it in ages.. way before ICS & the Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hgelpke:
Hopefully CM9 or another rom builds it in.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] drdrewdown:
the Epic Cm Team has no plans to include it in CM9.. unfortunately we're gonna have to find another route i think.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hgelpke:
Maybe AOKP or some other lovely developer will step up. We can only hope.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] obsanity:
Does anyone knows of a from which does this on GN? I know I used to have force roaming on Nexus S 4g with CM7 but that version was never ported back to GN.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hgelpke:
Using this method, I always have to rename my PRL to TEST.prl to flash it. Is there a way to create a shortcut for different PRLs without having to rename them? It would appear so but I'm not sure.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] graphic1982:
what I've done is create two folders on my sdcard. One folder is for stock sprint PRL and one folder is for 0002.prl. Inside each folder i have the original prls and a copy renamed TEST.prl. I just copy from inside the folder and paste to root of my sdcard everytime i need to switch. It takes like 5 seconds and waiting for a reboot to switch. I actually like this method of switching prls better than the QPST method i had to use on my Epic 4G Touch.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rwong48:
Here's what I'm doing:

To go to Verizon:

I left a copy of 00001.prl as TEST.prl on /sdcard/. I just hit my "Write PRL" shortcut.

To go to Sprint:

Use the "Update PRL" feature in Settings.

This is simplified because I don't really mind which PRL I'm on for Sprint, and Update PRL works for me. I don't have to constantly rename/delete/move.

If I was switching between two PRL *files*, I would copy the file and paste it with the new name, or do what the previous poster did (two folders with a pre-named "TEST.prl")
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mattallica76:
I use this same method.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] graphic1982:
This works great as long as your on a Rom that has the system updates in it. When i posted up my method I was running AOKP and they weren't there. I've moved to your method now since i'm running Euroskank and i have my PRL update option back.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Talkdj:
If this was already asked sorry, I can't find Any Cut in the market. Help?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] th3drow:
Ya i couldn't find it either had to find somewhere else with the link. Click on this link below on your phone to get it.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appdroid.anycut&hl=en

As for my experience here, It seemed to work, my prl version changed and my download speeds changed (though verizon is worse in my area strangely) then i did an update PRL to get back to sprint. Side not though, it said there was no update when i was on 3g but when I went to wifi it allowed me to update the PRL. Hit you up with a donation, this will be useful for trips, thanks for the details and work you did :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] drdrewdown:
there is no need for anycut, simply use your favorite home launcher to create a new "activity"
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] iSaint:
Latest Sprint PRL: 60686

^ so if i flash this i wont be roaming anymore right ?

Rom no has update PRL option
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] drdrewdown:
flash any of the Sprint PRL's if you don't wish to roam any longer. Use the application NetMonitor from the Play Store to determine which carrier you are currently using.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] iSaint:
Thanks bro
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] th3drow:
Anyone else have issue with calls connecting on sprint? My calls like half the time will drop before they start ringing (this is before i had been messing with PRL's). I actually just now forced it to roam on verizon, tried like 10 calls and it seemed to be working fine. Do you thinking using a different sprint PRL might fix this? To get back to sprint i have just been doing a prl update so ive been using the same one.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] drdrewdown:
Perhaps it's a problem in your area, not sure what you want us to do?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] th3drow:
Just simply asking if anyone with more knowledge on the subject has any thoughts. Maybe someone else had seen somehting similiar.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] KwestJones:
Yes I have had that issue. I noticed it with my 3vo and kept taking it back to service but then after the 3rd time one of the techs admitted that it is the network. When I got my GN I noticed the same behavior until I switched to the Verizon prl.

I am in South Jersey btw...maybe it is my area but either way it sucks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] auau465121:
just wanted to say this works like a charm on Sprint GS3 :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nkawal:
How did you get it to work on your GS3? I tried both ways and still show 25004 as my PRL.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nabbed:
Same here.

EDIT: Doesn't work from Apex launcher but does work from Touchwiz.