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[EVO 4G Android Development] RainWind:
Didn't work for me. :( I can't get a data connection at all. In fact, I couldn't get any signal at all after installing these. It would say it was connected to a mobile network but I couldn't get voice or data. Sucks, because where I live sprint has no 3g coverage at all. Verizon is the only carrier with remotely decent internet.

Good thing I've got that $10/mo premium data package... The lack of 4g doesn't really upset me, but the lack of 3g does. I'm running at dialup speed. That's... sad.
[EVO 4G Android Development] kperry1911:
EPST 2.1 Several posts back (#1463)

I posted a link(Post # 1463) just a few pages back. It's an EPST.apk from android 2.1 which is what's needed. An alternative would bo flash a ROM that allows you to enter the ##codes... like Myn's and a few others.
[EVO 4G Android Development] totalnub911:
To this statement, yes it does. However, minutes used i.e mobile to mobile and night/weekend still apply and do NOT count towards the 450 (in my plan) available for gen use.

That being said, if you use more than 50% data roaming, they will consider cancelling you.

I've already used over 1.23GB roaming data in 6 days into my bill cycle. I spoke with sprint for over 2.5 hours the other night concerning this. They agreed that as long as I'm not tethering, I have unlimited data. Truth is, there's no way to determine if I'm tethering from the TCP/IP level. Sure, some things might look out of place, but no way to be certain :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] javidnky2005:
I tried dialing what you said below and I cannot get the menu to come up to enter the MSL code, what is causing this?
[EVO 4G Android Development] dtr145r:
you have 2.2

you need the 2.1 epst.apk

and root explorer to overwrite and install it.

PM me and ill help you out.
[EVO 4G Android Development] JTNiggle:
I believe that you were misinformed by Sprint.

With this hack, I am almost always roaming, and as you can see from my current usage, almost all of my minutes are counting against my anytime allowance. None of my mobile to mobile calls are counting as mobile to mobile minutes. It has been this way for me for the last 7 months. And this usage is without tethering, or at least much tethering. As you can see, slightly more than 50% of my data is roaming. :p I have heard nothing from Sprint about this and they have actually credited me for overages when I use up all of my anytime minutes.

So, let this screen shot show as proof that, if you are roaming with this hack, you better be watching your minutes because the only roaming minutes that are free for me are Night & Weekends. My case may be unique though, as I am on the cusp of Sprint coverage by their map. This hack is the only thing allowing my phone to get voice and 3g consistently. YMMV
[EVO 4G Android Development] JTNiggle:
Oh yeah, here is the EPST if anyone is still looking for it.

Plug in your phone and open up a command prompt from your sdk tools folder. Place the EPST.apk in you sdk tools folder. Then,

adb remount
adb push EPST.apk /system/app

You should be good to go and dial ##775# now, roam on VZW to your hearts content.

-------OR-------

Put the EPST.apk on the root of your sd card, then using Terminal on your phone, do,

su
cd /sdcard/
mv EPST.apk /system/app
reboot

-------OR-------

Put the EPST.apk on the root of your sd card, then using Root Explorer, move the EPST.apk into /system/app then tap on it and pick install. One it installs, your done.
[EVO 4G Android Development] dtr145r:
wow that is quite impressive lol i dont think ill ever have to worry about sprint giving me a letter or calling me. i dont think i ever reached 10,000,000kb

im half way thru my cycle and im only at 775,000...
[EVO 4G Android Development] nuetron:
What rom are you using? can't seem to make this work on CM 6.1.2
[EVO 4G Android Development] JTNiggle:
No worky on any AOSP rom, you'll have to flash to a sense rom to do this hack.
[EVO 4G Android Development] dtr145r:
it wont work on cm. you need a rom with sense to use the ## commands

i was using fresh 3.5 but i just changed roms to cm
[EVO 4G Android Development] josh995:
I also use cm6 and it didn't work. So I flashed a stock rom and basically stripped it to the bones of everything I didn't need or want lol.

I've read you can flash a sense rom, do the hack, then nandroid back to your cm6 rom and the hack will still be in place. Then to disable the hack, you have to flash a sense or nandroid back to a sense rom, update prl and it will be gone.

I've just lived without cm6 until they figure out a way to make it work. I have more than one home and my main house has great coverage, but the rest have BAD coverage but using this hack gives me good coverage when I'm somewhere else.

I do miss my cm6 though!

Sent from my HTC Evo 4G.
[EVO 4G Android Development] cobirch2:
wipe dalvik cache and your data speeds will be back to normal, ive had this problem many a time. the original sprint PRL is not located anywhere on the phone, not anywhere that this hack will utilize at least. to flash the original sprint PRL just go to settings>system updates>update PRL and reboot.

just an FYI, do not try this hack for any extended period of time. i was dropped from sprint today because i used too much data while roaming. this is simply forcing your phone to roam on verizon. the benefit is that normally sprint users cannot roam on verizon 3G, with this hack your ALWAYS roaming on verizon 3G.

Sprint will notice and drop your ass.
[EVO 4G Android Development] ummkiper:
Thanks!

a big thanks for this thread,im working in wellsboro pa ,and i dont think sprint even knows about this city,verizon owns all here,well i didnt want to root my evo,but got tired of 14-18 kbs speed tethering to my laptop cus this hotel doesnt have wifi.so rooted it which took 2 days at these slow sppeds to download all the files,and applied this prl,i can do things again,and i almost bought a prepaid usb card from verizon which is 120 plus 80 for 5 gb a month -.- so i can play selesnia and get on teamspeak again ,thanks to all who contributed to this.
[EVO 4G Android Development] tramane:
I dont know if its a new policy or where I am, but whne I roam on vzw I am limited to 128kbps download speeds, while my friend on vzw is pulling down 800-950kbps.

When I go back to latest sprint prl i get 300~512kbps in this area.

I was just being greedy and seeing if I could get better speeds since there isnt 4g here.

But alas I guess its back to Sprint PRL

fyi: i wiped cache and dalvik and it didnt help at all

Is this a new policy? Why am I bieng capped?

Using Myn's Warm two.point.two

radio 2.15. not the latest but the one before it

and the 0001 prl from the OP
[EVO 4G Android Development] o0carter0o:
any alternatives to root explorer that would work for this?
[EVO 4G Android Development] buckrub58:
ES File Explorer worked for me.
[EVO 4G Android Development] sidepart:
Just tried this, easy as pie to accomplish and I'm getting roughly 1.5mbps down and 900kbps up. Before on Sprint's 3G I was getting roughly 400kbps down and 800kbps up.

I wonder at what point would Sprint consider my data roaming to be "too much" roaming. And I wonder if there's a way I can script this so that it'll just activate the PRL/reboot my phone, and then update the PRL when I want to turn it off.
[EVO 4G Android Development] RavenTBK:
You can consider it to be too much at the 300MB mark...as is detailed in the Sprint TOS. Anything above 300MB gives Sprint the right to terminate your line.
[EVO 4G Android Development] GrandMstrBud:
How did they end up dropping you? Did they send you a letter or just stop your service or call you and let you know? If your not using more than 50% roaming on data I wouldn't think they could drop you so just make sure you use twice as much data when on Sprints network. BTW, this will work on CM but you have to update the PRL with a sense ROM and then restore to a nandroid backup.
[EVO 4G Android Development] ummkiper:
Umm I have one of the unlimited plans I have downloaded well over 10gb while the phone was tethered to my laptop Sprint never said anything and my bill stays the same.
[EVO 4G Android Development] ummkiper:
And I'm in pa where there is no Sprint service so I roam Verizon with or without this hack.
[EVO 4G Android Development] :
Uhm, you could just say on the website it clearly states unlimited roaming data. I have used 5 gigs on roaming, nothing happened... 0 sprint data. Unfortunately this hack does not work very well anymore, as it keeps dropping, on all prls. 31337 is the best though out of these. 41003 is the fastest but drops like insane. I think it's some intense QOS.
[EVO 4G Android Development] dtr145r:
umm as far as i know, no matter what prl you are on if you're roaming, you're roaming. i was on prl 00001. im going to change to prl 41003 now and see if there is a difference. i will post the results in a few minutes.

ok so i tried 41003 and it wouldnt even connect in my area... i guess results vary depending on where you live...
[EVO 4G Android Development] InfiniteReality:
I just got my notice from Sprint yesterday. I meet all other requirements but I only used 2meg of data on Sprint and 153meg on roaming so don't meet the 50%.

Kind of ****ty I even have to use the hack to get 3G since they've been telling me for 3-4 years now Lake Charles will get 3G... Not to mention they keep expanding 4G and say the hell with getting their customers better than 1x.

Now just gotta decide if I just keep the 40060 PRL i've been using or put it back to the stock one.........
[EVO 4G Android Development] :
I never said you wouldn't be roaming. I am just saying some prls drop data faster than others, of course you need to be tethering to notice this.
[EVO 4G Android Development] nsteger123:
Hey Techknowfile, i was wondering I i could do something like this with MetroPCS. I live in South Florida where i only get 1x and this would be amazing to get 3G.

I could provide you with all the info you need.
[EVO 4G Android Development] dcmtnbkr:
not necesarily, you could use cdma workshop to push the prl. Im pretty sure the trial version will do it.
[EVO 4G Android Development] GrandMstrBud:
If it does that would be awesome but how long does the trial last for?
[EVO 4G Android Development] ummkiper:
You can get the cracked version 2. 7. 0 and yes I'm using a hero with the same pro, waiting on Sprint to send me a replacement Evo
[EVO 4G Android Development] igtheactt1:
Well last I checked you have to be in diagnosis mode which needs a sense rom...
[EVO 4G Android Development] ummkiper:
Well yeah.
[EVO 4G Android Development] luist4498:
Hey guys, quick question........what effects(if any) will using Set CPU app have while using this hack as well? I only have three basic profiles to scale down while sleeping and below 50% but not overclocked. Will having Set CPU enabled have any negative side effects to this hack? THANKS ALL
[EVO 4G Android Development] dtr145r:
SETCPU has NOTHING all all to do with this hack.

therefore it will have no effect.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Bowlsnapper:
Could anyone tell me if it's possible to do this with a metropcs flashed EVO?

Nevermind. Pushing a certain PRL should do the trick. The answer is on the previous page. lol.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Bowlsnapper:
What the hell? Are you joking?
[EVO 4G Android Development] nsteger123:
Do you know how to roam on Verizon or Sprint 3G instead of 1X? I live in Florida and only get 1X from MetroPCS.
[EVO 4G Android Development] frozndevl:
When I use PRL 00001, I am most often getting 3g speeds with the occasional dip down into 1x. Don't know if that would apply at all to Metro, though.
[EVO 4G Android Development] endoracing:
Does anyone know if sprint will drop you for excessive regular 1x Verizon roaming if you dont force 3g? I have been using roam control to force roaming on Verizon at 1x.

Sprints network is so awful in my area that Verizon 1x is exponentially faster than Sprint's 3g. Pathetic in my opinion, but I don't think there is much I can do about it. I sent an email but all they said is "We are aware there were technical difficulties but they have been resolved." Meanwhile I can't even download an app from the market on sprints network.
[EVO 4G Android Development] InfiniteReality:
Sprint just sucks, period. Deep down inside I hope they do drop me from my contract, it'd be nice to have legit 3G and I wouldn't mind paying a little more for it.

The $10 fee per phone is completely pointless if you get absolutely nothing for it other than the fact you own an EVO. whoopie-freakin'-do

Makes me wonder if I do get dropped if I can use my EVO with Verizon?
[EVO 4G Android Development] jminorics:
It all depends on how much data you use; that is how they track it. I just had my contract canceled by sprint.
[EVO 4G Android Development] InfiniteReality:
Anyone that has had their contract cancelled.... Did you try to argue with them about it? I plan on playing dumb, like it's their fault my phone uses roaming data...especially when the other 2 phones on my plan don't use roaming data.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jminorics:
I tried working with them for weeks. Most of my roaming data was at my old job and now that I moved, I will almost never need to roam. I explained this to the roaming department and they didn't care. They claimed that once you get on the cancelled list, there is nothing they can do. So then I called the SERO #. They listened and then told me that the cancelation letter was in error. They said that there is a warning first, then a cancelation. Sprint actually sent me an Airrave during this mess to help with roaming minutes. Sounds like problem solved, right? Nope. I got a call from the roaming department to inform me that I was still cancelled. After a few more calls, I then found that the roaming department trumps all other departments including SERO and retentions. I am not sure if this will happen to others on the 0001.prl, but I just want to put it out there that it happened to me.
[EVO 4G Android Development] InfiniteReality:
I already got my warning letter, but guess if/when they cancel my contract I'll pretend like I never got one and then start preparing to switch.

It's just aggravating that I've been told for 5 years by Sprint that we will have 3G yet we never get it. I was actually told last week that we are suppose to have it within the next month, but not betting that'll happen. I enjoy Sprint other than no 3G, but it's truly pointless to have an EVO without 3G...especially considering the extra $10/phone x3 I pay. 4G I can live without, but 1x is plain horrible.

on a side note, I've only used 153mb worth of roaming data this month. Guess one night I could update the PRL to sprint and download a ROM or 2 throughout the night to offset my data ratio.
[EVO 4G Android Development] johnson8c:
Do they charge you cancelation fee after they drop you?

Please advice for those that get dropped and do you know how much data you use per month before they drop you?
[EVO 4G Android Development] InfiniteReality:
I'm curious too, i'd assume not since it's not your choice, but would definitely like an answer.

You have to use more roaming data than sprint data for them to get all pissy.
[EVO 4G Android Development] kenvan19:
Two questions: First, what process did you go through to get Sprint to give you an Airrave? My issue is that at my house I have absolutely no signal indoors. If I want to make or receive calls I have to go outside. I usually get voicemails via GV then go outside to call back. I've heard of other people in similar situations getting a free loaner airrave but I'm not sure what I would have to do.

Second, when they cancel your contract, do you incur any fees? This would be the other route I'd be willing to go (forcing myself to roam) as long as I'm not going to incur ETF fees because if thats the case I'd rather just cancel my service.
[EVO 4G Android Development] dcmtnbkr:
Do they cancel the whole contract or just one line? Do they charge fees? Sprint actually did some work on the 3g in the area to make it better, but this would be a good way to get out of a contract if they dont charge you for it.
[EVO 4G Android Development] :
Hmm, this is interesting. After I flashed an AOSP rom, it seems my data dropping has stopped. Been using 41003, haven't had a single drop.

Used 1 gigabyte of roaming according to Sprint's site, and not a KB of Sprint data.
[EVO 4G Android Development] josh995:
I'm also curious... if Sprint terminates your contract, do you still have to pay the ETF?

And a second question, if they terminate you, can you just go back to a Sprint store and start service, without a contract, since you'll still have a perfectly working EVO?
[EVO 4G Android Development] emraith:
It seems like they'd be doing you a favor if thats the case..right? I wouldn't think you could open another account in the same name as your previous, they run it by your SS#
[EVO 4G Android Development] lowspeed:
All the downloads dont work :-\
[EVO 4G Android Development] dtr145r:
here are the files you need.
[EVO 4G Android Development] josh995:
I've done this before, now it's not working... I have the prl, however I can't get the epst to copy over the old one. Exactly how do I do that again? I press ##775# and nothing happens. When I try to install the new epst it keeps saying application not installed, too

Thanks a lot
[EVO 4G Android Development] dtr145r:
you need root explorer. im pretty sure you need to be in r/o status

put the 2.1 apk in system/app

should ask to over write

click yes

then find the 2.1 epst.apk and install it over the other one.

try that
[EVO 4G Android Development] josh995:
That's exactly what I'm doing. When I go and click the 2.1epst it goes to install it and then it says "application not installed"

I don't understand why its doing that. Starting to piss me off lol
[EVO 4G Android Development] InfiniteReality:
Holy crap! Pigs must be able to fly now!

Sprint actually did something right and as of yesterday LC has 3G finally! Amazing, after 5-6 years of them lying to me, we finally have it. Odd but a buddy of mine just left Sprint to go to Verizon a couple weeks ago because of no 3G, you'd thought they'd told him it'd be here in 2 weeks to keep him as a customer.

Verizon PRL was a little faster, but I can deal with that and Sprint cant whine about roaming data anymore. I get about 1000kbps, which I'm fine with. Anything is better than the 90kbps they did have on 1X.
[EVO 4G Android Development] IshV1982:
Can you tell me what im doing wrong here. Ive copied the .apk file into the system/app folder and did the overwrite. But, when I dial ##775#, it does nothing. Please help.
[EVO 4G Android Development] kbtoiz:
use Root Explorer to copy the DL over the EPST in /system/app/ (must be mounted as R/W. Long click the file->Permissions->check all. Then single click the new EPST.apk and install it.

This is what you are missing. Its on the OP. Hope it helps.
[EVO 4G Android Development] IshV1982:
Yep, thanks thats what it was. But now I have everything in place. But I dont think im using the correct .prl. Im not getting any 3g signal at all. Ive tried a couple different .prl, and they seem to be all the same. Any ideas?
[EVO 4G Android Development] kbtoiz:
I never had this issue before. Always I use 0001.prl and works fine. Try turning OFF data roaming, like it says on the OP,Opening Post. Read a lil bit my friend. :-)
[EVO 4G Android Development] IshV1982:
No, I had, and I tried all of that. Tried taking it off of data roaming. Put it on the sprint only coverage, and vice-versa. But nothing seems to work. Ive had the 3g logo pop up twice, but only for like 2 seconds. Ive tried wiping the dalvik. Tried all different sorts of .prl files, and nothing seems to work. I dont have any service on this phone at all, I just bought it. It has a clean esn, I just thought that I could get this to work, and use my google voice on it. But I cant get it going at all. So any help would be appreciated. Thanks in a advance. Also when I dial out, I get the verizon line instead of the sprint cs now. So im not sure whats going on. Im in lubbock Tx, so if that helps any.
[EVO 4G Android Development] dumsum19:
Did u figure this out cause I want to do this just don't want to lose 3g. Couldn't u just put back the original file to get 3g back?
[EVO 4G Android Development] dcmtnbkr:
yes you can
[EVO 4G Android Development] sonwon:
Has anyone had any trouble from Sprint from using this hack, canceled service, billed for roaming, etc.? I just did a 45 minute Skype call and it took 186MB. :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] brokentoaster24:
I was running this hack on my Sprint Hero for a solid month or two, never got charged for roaming or anything extra. This hack didn't do much for my coverage at home but I get far better reception at work. My office was a complete dead zone for me before, now I get 3-4 bars consistently :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] Product F(RED):
Roaming is included in your plan. If more than half your monthly used minutes are from roaming for I believe 3 consecutive months, Sprint can terminate your line. But I don't understand the purpose of this hack when Roam Control exists.
[EVO 4G Android Development] dezel29:
just to let everyone know i got a call from sprint tontite telling me if i continue to go over on my roaming data i will be in violation of my contract...that unlimited roaming isnt a part of sprint, blah, blah...

i used the prl hack for several months cause i lived in an area where no sprint service was at, now i dont live in a bad area so all is good, 4G and all...

just wanted to give a heads up to any that have to use the hack, sprint is watching and apparantly doing sumthing about it now...good luck
[EVO 4G Android Development] Product F(RED):
It's in your contract. If you use more than half or your monthly minutes roaming for 3 months in a row (I believe it's 3), your account gets terminated. That's why I use Roam Control to switch between Sprint and Verizon. If you want to get out of your contract quickly and without an ETF though, definitely use up as much data and minutes as you can roaming.
[EVO 4G Android Development] dezel29:
they werent worried about the voice roam as much as the data...and the purpuse of this hack is for those of us who live or work in an area that has lousy or no sprint coverage...where i just moved from has no sprint service period. on my way home from work i would change my prl to a verizon prl and instead of 1x roaming, i would have verizon 3G speeds of 1.5-2 mb...so this hack works and works well...
[EVO 4G Android Development] Product F(RED):
Ah, gotcha. Yeah Roam Control will only give you 1x. Even though data roaming says "Unlimited" on your account, you actually only get 300 MB a month.
[EVO 4G Android Development] RainWind:
Works with AOSP for me

Only works on AOSP ROMs for me for some reason. Tried it on my sense based ROM and couldn't hold a data connection at all. Phone would actually overheat trying. Installed an AOSP ROM and I went from 64kb on sprint to 1mb+ on Verizon.

Maybe I should try different kernels/radios on sense.
[EVO 4G Android Development] ajhizenberg:
Hey when I copy the apk over to /system/app I change the permissions and then try to install and it always says problem parsing package. Any ideas
[EVO 4G Android Development] Product F(RED):
I don't think you install it. Just drop it in there and restart.
[EVO 4G Android Development] pahick:
Something changed in my area. This has worked for over 6 months without any problems. My bill was always the same, and my call log always reported correctly. This month my bill was double, because all my incoming calls reported as unknown callers. Which means they charged me for each one, and I went over my minutes. Until this month, all incoming calls reported correctly. Whatever they changed put this to an end for me.

So, off to Verizon I go. If im paying double, I might as well have their service.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Product F(RED):
You know, I would hop over to Verizon for an HTC Thunderbolt if their pricing wasn't so ridiculous. But as long as they cost as much as they do, I'm not jumping ship.