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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] poit:
On most sprint contracts roaming is free, but they have limits. The actual terms are hard to find but I found this buried deep on this page:

http://shop2.sprint.com/en/legal/legal_terms_privacy_popup.shtml

So, use Roam Control or a tweaked PRL with caution, unless you are willing to risk being terminated by Sprint.

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Version 2.10.0 release, supports Nexus 5, still no love for MK3 on the GS3
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nawt:
It does still work with the MK3 baseband. It's Android 4.3 update that is the problem. I am on MK3 but still using a 4.1.2 rom(Wicked Sensations) and roam control still works for me.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] poit:
Correct, Roam Control works with any modem, but it doesn't work with the latest stock 4.3 ROM. (MK3)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] MrGreg:
Would someone be willing to try this on their rooted GS3 running the latest stock SW/FW?

- Install Roam Control 2.10.0

- Select the Samsung Galaxy S4 as your phone

- Try changing your phone to roam only

- If it doesn't work, make sure to change it back to Automatic with Roam Control

Thanks!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] poit:
Tried it. When you switch to Roam a red X appears above the bars indicating no service. I've confirmed no service using SignalCheck Pro.

Switching back to Automatic does nothing, Switching back to Home brings back home service. Switching from Home to Automatic kills all service.

Thanks for looking into this.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Jimmy50941:
Just for fun, try nexus 5 setting and see if that does anything. I tried all the settings on my note 2, and nexus 5 setting gets my note2 to force roam. :) I'm not saying it will work, but it might.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] poit:
Nope, nexus 5 doesn't work either.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] troyernet:
Has anybody tried Samsung (not GS3/GS4)? I am an area where Sprint is unavailable, but it looked like it was working correctly to force roam.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] giannim24:
Bump... any updates if this is working on the 4.3 update?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] poit:
Nope, when you select Roam the network disconnects and reconnects to Sprint. Still doesn't work.

Nothing yet. The developer (MrGreg) is aware of the issue, he has posted on this thread. As of today there is still no update.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] kb9klc:
Sure hope this gets worked out soon, thanks for working on it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] smartguy10:
Does this works on 4.4 aosp Roms
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] kb9klc:
Can't comment on 4.4. Don't have it on MOAR on 4.3 however.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] hermeticist:
It doesn't seem to work on 4.4 with Sprint on a GS3 running CyanogenMod 11
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] kb9klc:
Yes I should have been more specific. It's 4.3 on sprint for me also.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] hermeticist:
LTE was showing in central Virginia this morning but data didn't work (for co-workers as well).

When I clicked roam and checked status it said I was still on Sprint- so data was still down.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] smartguy10:
Yup tested it on 4.4 does not work yet ..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] kb9klc:
I got LTE thru sprint regardless of the roaming setting. I don't think that Roam Control (even when it is working) effected the fact it would get LTE thru sprint.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] kb9klc:
For whatever the reason Roam control started working for me this morning on the MOAR 7.1 rom. I did an update from 7.0.1 to 7.1 and using the Samsung S3 selection I tried it and it's working! I used the same 2.10.0 download I had gotten prior which was stored on my SD card. Just a heads up to anyone still watching this thread.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Lorenzo L:
Dare I say...

After I read your post I defrosted RC, tapped on "Roam Only" and voila, it works! Thanks for the heads-up. It's been brutal without it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] kb9klc:
I have no idea why or how it started, but like you, I'm glad it has. Thanks for confirming I wasn't nuts :good:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Lorenzo L:
Nope, you're sane like me:silly:

By the way, for anyone reading I meant to mention that I'm running Stock 4.3 MK3 ROM (ROOTED) from CNexus on an 18 month old S3 that looks/feels like it's a week old.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] poit:
Perhaps the key here is that you are running a de-knoxed version of stock from CNexus, not just a rooted stock. Also, do you have busybox installed, or does CNexus include busybox with his rom?

I am still running stock rooted MK3, (the real OTA version) and roam control still doesn't work with it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Lorenzo L:
As far as I know, Busybox is not included. I highly recommend the ROM. However, after I flashed the CNexus ROM, RC still didn't work. Really not sure what changed...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] digiblur:
Doesn't work here. I think I tried just about every phone type.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Lorenzo L:
Cue sad trombone now....

Yep. No longer working. For a couple of hours it showed "unknown" for the carrier. Then changed to Sprint....sigh.:(
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] kb9klc:
I'm wondering... when I updated to 7.1 and I did the busy box install I did the "smart install" this time. I can only confirm it's still working. The only problem I do have is sometimes when I try to return to either automatic or home only I have to toggle airplane mode off and on to actually get it to show I'm on sprint.

I have checked this in several areas. One where I have poor sprint signal (where I live) and several others where I have good sprint signal. All times it's switched immediately to roam. It's only returning back to sprint only or auto I have to use airplane mode to get it to return "home".

My phone is the Sprint S3, running the dkp kernel and running MOAR 7.1

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Lorenzo, are you saying it's working for a couple hours then switching back? Or did it work and now won't go into roam at all?

Thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Lorenzo L:
I left it on and after a couple of hours it just went back to Sprint and wouldn't switch back to roaming. I tried airplane mode, but maybe it was the area I was in. Based on what you shared above, I'm going to try it on a 200 mile drive today and watch it's behavior. I'll try toggling airplane mode along the way and see what happens. Hit you guys back tonight with my findings.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] kb9klc:
I think the longest I've had it on was 6 hours while at home. Where I live I don't have enough signal to maintain a phone call or text when downstairs so, I use it for voice and texting. I have WIFI for the data stuff so no concerns there. I have not left it on while traveling since it started working. It would had come in handy for a trip I took right after Christmas but, I didn't have it working then. Please keep us posted.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] hottweelz:
Typically how long does it take for the developer to email the activation code?

Something like this isn't automatic?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] kb9klc:
It's usually within a few minutes.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] hottweelz:
Sorry, found it in my Spam Folder....

When I click ROAM it still stays connected to Sprint.... I'm thinking it's a CM11 issue though, I'm not going to request a refund, I would rather figure out which ROM it works best with on the S3 L710
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] kb9klc:
I was ready to go back to 4.1.x had it not started suddenly working after I installed MOAR 7.1 (4.3) and somehow in the process of that (several things got installed and changed at one time before I even tried) it started working again. I honestly don't know what happened that it is now working. The only problems I have is I can't get it to always return to the sprint signal. It (so far) has always picked up the roaming signal without incident. I've not had occasion to travel since I got it working yet to see if that would have any effect.

FWIW I was also having problems with the PRL write function and that started working the same time roam control did. I still cannot get update profile or update PRL to work from the "update device" screen. I'm to the point though right now I'm afraid to change anything since R/C is now working and it's very important to get those texts and voice calls. Good Luck.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] duane.anderson:
Roam Control Still Not Working on M.O.A.R Version 8.0

Roam Control still doesn't work on the latest version of Rompnit's ROM, Version 8.0. Is there any chance that Mr. Greg can work with Rompnit to figure out why Roam Control no longer works on this ROM? Perhaps it doesn't work on any MK3/4.3 ROM? Any updates? Please help!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KIRBIE323:
The only way I have gotten to work on moar 8 is by flashing the stock kernel on the moar zip try it see if it works for you
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] kb9klc:
I just installed 8.0 with the dkp kernel and it seems to be working. At least I've forced it to roam. I have horrible signal at home so I'll check tomorrow in an area where there's good sprint signal.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] dtr145r:
if you have good sprint signal and you force roam it may take a little while before it finally switches over to roam...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] kb9klc:
I'll keep that in mind. Thus far, it's not had too much a delay roaming but when I switch back to home it takes it a bit sometimes.

Thanks

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My setup is MOAR 8.0 dkp kernel, (12-26). Roam control 2.10. I don't know what else I could have different that would make a difference. I have downloaded the new dkp kernel but haven't installed it yet. I chose galaxy s3 as the phone when I installed Roam control

Good luck.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] duane.anderson:
Thanks for the idea and helping me fix this. I was running the stock kernel and switched to the DKP kernal like in your setup and Roam Control magically started working again. Hopefully the DKP kernel change doesn't introduce any additional problems or battery drain.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] poit:
Version 2.11 Works on S3 stock rooted KitKat, set to S5

Roam Control rises from the dead. He just released version 2.11 to support the S5, and if you set it to S5 it now works on the S3 with KitKat. Hurray!:victory:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] MrGreg:
I'm sorry it took so long :o :o

I just released version 2.11.1 which updates the GS3 behavior to work the same as the GS5. Let me know if you find any problems with it!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] poit:
Thanks,

I can confirm the 2.11.1 now works correctly on the GS3 setting with stock KITKAT
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] protivakid:
Any word on Motorola support? Would love to force some roaming on my Photon Q running stock rooted Jelly Bean
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jhill110:
BIG Trouble In Fiesta City

Mr Greg,

BIG problem here. I purchased RC today and received my code ok. I installed RC and played with it for awhile and decided it was not for me.So, I un-installed it and now I can't get back on the sprint network!! I have tried everything I can think of. Roam settings every which way possible. Automatic, sprint only. Roaming guard on, off, domestic this and that. If I have roaming turned off no signal what so ever. I have an AIRAVE so signal is very strong in my house. Tried turning that off, rebooting it... NADA!

Please help! I now have a phone that gets data but I can't make calls...

Sprint Galaxy s3 SPH-L710

Android 4.4.2 Rooted Stock

:confused: :( :mad:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] flastnoles11:
Reinstall RC and press automatic, that should put you back on Sprint network, then you can uninstall the app again if you want

http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/w450/flastnoles11/tapatalk_1379735598798_zpsae07fa91.png
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jhill110:
Thanks for the advice flastnoles11. :good:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] auau465121:
I don't see how it would work on CM10 when on the website it states its not supported by jelly bean I'm going to flash it tonight when I get off from work and see
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DarkManX4lf:
I agree it doesn't work with CM10. I tried and it failed ;).
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] killa2009:
But i thought roaming was bad and can cause you to get removed from your contract?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] MrGreg:
The widget doesn't seem to work quite right, anyone else having issues with it? I will look into it...

I should be more specific...the app doesn't work with Jelly Bean on the Nexus (yet).

Also please let me know if it's not working with a specific ROM.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Practitioner:
Roaming isn't bad specially when sprint offers it for free u can roam and they won't charge u...... It has nothing to do with contract or Nothing its just a service feature. But in overall not worth the 4 dollars, specially if it isn't compatible with most roms , if roam control was free then yeah maybe..... I'll just wait till roam control is enabled in the next ota update.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] MrGreg:
Do you have to reboot for it to work? What ROM are you using? What happens if you don't reboot? Thx!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] poit:
I have used this app for several years. It's mostly useful for me when I am in an area with marginal Sprint signal. Normally my phone will keep flipping back and forth from Sprint to roam, which rapidly kills the battery. Forcing it to Sprint means marginal to no coverage, so forcing it to roam in that circumstance saves battery and keeps a good signal.

You do NOT want to just lock it into roam permanently, you will eventually incur the wrath of Sprint.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] dtr145r:
SWEET.

ok my current issue is im currently stuck in roaming..

i was going to do a video showing that it does work on JB so i tried to use the widget. ( was going to do a screencast video )

since then im stuck on roaming.

second issue is, it asks for SU permissions every time. even if they are set to remember.

im gonna tinker with it a bit yet.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] dtr145r:
yes.

CM10 current nightly

it goes to 'searching for service.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LakersEB:
The app works for me, I did not have to reboot or anything. I am running CM10 and just selected the gs3 option in settings and it worked. I had previously selected all the appropriate check boxes under network roaming.

Thanks for the notice, been missing this!

Edit - I'm on 9/20 nightly with the included CM10 kernel, haven't had a chance to update recently.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mulhiny:
It's definetly worth the $4 to those who lack service in areas. For instance, in my basement my phone is always switching from roaming to not roaming. This causes missed texts, late texts, missed calls, etc for me. Now when I can force roam the phone doesnt do all this switching and stays locked to VZW. Very handy.

BTW, what makes you think any OTA update is going to include forced roaming? Sprint did away with the roam only option years ago.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] VikingoRMCF:
Would this let you connect to Verizon's LTE network?

And would Sprint see that you're roaming?

Thanks in advance!

Sent from my BAKED SIII
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nabbed:
Wow, prl 12121 indeed allows 3g roaming and 3g Sprint in the same prl.

Switching between at work and not at work mode has never been easier now - just write 12121 prl once, then use roam control to switch between Sprint 3g and another carrier 3g (us cellular in my area).
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DarkManX4lf:
Very interesting. I'll have to try this again.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Speedin07si:
Force roaming has its advantages... like for me at work (in a major hospital), Sprint doesn't get service in a lot on the back, middle halls, or in the multiple levels of basement we have. But there is a Verizon tower on top of one of the buildings. I force roam and get service everywhere. No more missed calls or texts. Soooo worth the $4 I paid a couple years ago with my og epic.

As long as you don't go completely overboard with data,min,texts Sprint shouldn't care. Nation wide free roaming is included in your plan *to a extent.

Essentially this does what loading a modded prl does without having to go through the dialer codes and no reboot.

And you keep the Sprint prl.

Just one tap on the widget, instant roaming , one more tap , back to Sprint tower.

Sent from Pluto.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] hayzooos:
Then I guess it's a good thing the developer offers a 7-day money back guarantee on his product...

No, you'll never be able to roam on Verizon's LTE, and yes, Sprint does know you're roaming.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mulhiny:
Yes..but probably not the best way to go about things.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] dtr145r:
one problematic issue i had is i couldnt get it to stop roaming on cm10 after i selected roaming.

had to go to a tw rom

even then it wouldnt go back to sprint.

i think it was luck the it finally went through.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
Thread cleaned

OK, let's keep the ways to get out of your contract talk out of this thread

Thank you for your cooperation

Friendly Neighborhood Moderator
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mulhiny:
When switching back to home or automatic I would also hang on roaming. What's worked for me is to put the phone in airplane mode for a moment then turn airplane mode off. I'm on a TW rom however. May work for you tho..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] dtr145r:
ill give it a try when it happens again.

thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] MrGreg:
So you are occasionally getting stuck in roaming when running CM10 and TW roms, is that correct?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nabbed:
It doesn't really get stuck in roaming on my phone. It just takes a long time, about a minute, to go back to sprint 3g. But if I hit home only, and then automatic, it goes back to sprint instantly.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mulhiny:
I can only say for TW. Haven't tried CM10. But yes, after selecting home or automatic it has stayed roaming. I didn't try a reboot or anything. Just put phone in airplane mode for a moment and was fine.

Edit: I should clarify, MrGreg. It doesn't always get stuck. In fact testing this afternoon the app worked as expected 90% of the time. Just when it did get stuck I used the airplane mode.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] MrGreg:
This is normal behavior...if going from roam only to automatic, the phone will decide when to stop roaming.

I'll try flashing the rom tonight and try it out...I've only tested it on the stock rom. Thanks!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] snarf.snarf:
I wonder why roam only was taken out from cm after 7.2

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Sent from my Jelly Bean powered Nexus Snarf 4G
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Practitioner:
well simply because ive always had roaming during my epic years, and that was bout 1 month ago until i switched to the gs3
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] freeza:
Hi, do you think you could help us figure out how to make Roam Only work from modifying SecPhone.apk and smali?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] MoparSRT4:
I bought the app and worked great but got a refund cause I couldn't find a PRL that would let me roam on Verizon 3G kinda bummed
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nicholaaaas:
select home only first, then you can set it to automatic
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] iomega311:
Awesome! I am using it on Blazer1.8 and it is working as well as it did on my og Evo4g!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] dtr145r:
Hmmm. I've had mixed results so far. Mainly tried on CM10.

When I first had it installed it worked great, now its not working at all.

I'm gonna try a tw rom in the morning and see how it works there.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DarkManX4lf:
I couldn't get it to work on axm10 bit it definitely works on a touch wiz rom.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] MrGreg:
I see what's wrong when running on CM10, will put out another release late tonight

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The problem is even if the phone apk is updated appropriately, the ril lib and/or radio won't accept the "roam only" setting. It's definitely a change from past phones.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Optimal Carnage:
What's crazy is after force roaming on Verizon i went back to automatic to compare speeds and verified i was in Sprint and my speeds are the fastest I've EVER seen them. The top result is Sprint the next bottom 3 are rising on Verizon
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jdogg836:
That was really quick. Thanks again! Bought it off the Market when it was there, glad it works on the SGSIII now.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] dito33:
Wow it let me update now. It wouldn't let me do that since last time was on the market.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] dgn_sandibalz:
Yeah, those of us in Orlando and practically all of FL have no real option for our ****ty sprint signals. However, and I could be talking mad **** here, I think the bands available are dictated by tower owners/gvt. In our case most towers are owned by government agencies in FL, and the towers main purpose is for use by public safety groups, which I think have migrated off of 900mhz to help avoid crossover.

Of course I could have this completely backwards, and public safety groups could be moving TO 900mhz; and they are just way behind all the other states. I know for sure there is a migration happening. FL agencies seem to be taking their time making the mandated switch since the deadline is a couple years away.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mulhiny:
Interestng. I've never had an Epic, so I can't say. I have had an HTC Evo, Evo Shift, Moto Photon, Nexus S4, Evo 3D, and countless other smart phones over the years and none of them ever came stock with a force roam option.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] MadFlava:
Well, Im stuck.

My phone wont come out of roaming mode. When I set it to Home it still roams. When I set the phone to "Sprint Only", I lose signal. Ive uninstalled RC and it still didnt fix the issue so now Im stuck.

Ive rebooted, taken it in and out of airplane mode, etc to no avail....

Any suggestions?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Speedin07si:
Are you in a poor service area?

Sent from Pluto.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] MadFlava:
No.. this is definitely something caused by Roam Control. Since its been installed and I tried roaming, I havent been able to get it to go back to Sprint.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Speedin07si:
Have you tried thing into your network settings and playing with the roaming options?

I just upgraded the app and tried works fine for me, took about a minute to such from roaming back to Sprint when I got auto.

Sent from Pluto.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] MadFlava:
Yes.. Ive set it to "Sprint Only" and it still wont come back to Sprint. It goes "No Service" when I do that. The circle with the slash through it.

I havent tried switching it to LTE/CDMA mode, maybe Ill give that a shot and see if that kick starts things.

*EDIT* Nope, still roaming.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] auau465121:
What Rom are you running?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] dtr145r:
Mrgreg released a new version again this morning. it should fix that issue.

If not go to a tw rom and just keep toggling g between automatic and roam only.

I had the issue yesterday.

It may take a little but it will come out of roaming.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] MadFlava:
Ive already loaded the new version. It did not fix the problem. Ive toggled this thing in and out a zillion times.

Im running this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1743923

Well here's something interesting.....

I got it back on Sprint. Kind of odd what it took. I had Roam Control set up to reboot the phone after making the change to whatever mode I selected. When I deselected that and just left it set to "Do nothing" it flopped right back to Sprint. Could be a bug?