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[EVO 4G Android Development] stevets:
Awesome hack, great work tech.

After I applied the new PRL, I got curious about something, so I tried to restore the Sprint PRL by going to "Update PRL" in system updates. The thing is, the phone ends up saying no PRL update is available.

Anyone have any idea how to get the stock Sprint PRL back on, if update PRL doesn't work?

ETA: Here's an untouched copy of the most recent Sprint PRL I could find. rapidshare dot com/files/396920404/60665.prl

I couldn't get my phone to update the PRL OTA, so I went this route.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Ecsoldier:
everytime i called about my msl code (7 times) they ask me what i need it for, can anyone tell me a good reason to give so i can get the msl code?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Shadow591:
My PRL will not update or I forgot it or GIVE ME THE FREAKING CODE
[EVO 4G Android Development] Shadow591:
awesome Keep up the good work
[EVO 4G Android Development] Ecsoldier:
sounds like that last one will work lol .. naw but ive said i forgot it n they said well wat u need it for now? freakin a***holes
[EVO 4G Android Development] distincthead:
Ok, so the PRLs we've been using are pretty ancient. I got tired of it dropping 3G (for me) so I got the latest PRL from sprint (from my phone, for my area, what have you. Yours might be different) and then I edited it to do the same "trick" as the OP's PRLs.

I'm still working on it, but I'm tired and I'm just gonna release it as is. So it should work, but you'll probably have to go into menu->settings->wireless networks->mobile networks->roaming and turn it from automatic to "sprint only". I'll try tomorrow to get it to work on automatic, but for now, "sprint only" gets you VZ and "automatic" will likely get you to stay on the sprint network.

Also, I *think* 4G should work, but I'm not in a 4G area so can someone please let me know? If it doesn't work in sprint only, it should certainly work on automatic.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/zzmzyyzn2o2/60665m11.prl
[EVO 4G Android Development] Shadow591:
Trying now, I can try 4G tomorrow
[EVO 4G Android Development] Shadow591:
omg my phone exploded with signal

Edit: MY phone may have signal but i get 1000 Latency and -0 speeds
[EVO 4G Android Development] Techknowfile:
^this is almost the exact prl I had downloaded in reference to my post of new findings for this hack. I also got access to the derg database to help manually change settings to the best for each area. I'll give you all an update tonight
[EVO 4G Android Development] Shadow591:
Cool, But i still got Really bad results test some before posting and leave the old PRL just in case

VZW is having outages so that maybe the reason because i am getting slow speeds on the old PRL now, Plus there is a storm. I will continue to test these.
[EVO 4G Android Development] epphllps:
Re: *techknowfile's* - Hack the HTC EVO - 3G w/o Sprint EVDO coverage!

You are definitely well deserving of donations for this. Will certainly help people like me who have a weak signal with Sprint but good vzw coverage :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] Techknowfile:
That PRL itself is bad. I have found a couple very interesting adjustments, but they're very complicated and would be expansively different for each person.
[EVO 4G Android Development] distincthead:
Yeah, I didn't even get to the acquisition records yet... the only problem for me as it was, was massive latency. I'm workin' on it. Got the latency in my area down to 29ms. Doens't drop 3G. Speeds seem to be good. The problem in testing these, for me, is that I'm in an area with poor sprint coverage, and only slightly better VZ coverage. So on my native VZ phone, I'm getting 2 bars, ~450 down ~250 up. On the Evo using VZ I'm getting 4 bars, ~450 down and oddly, ~450 up... go figure. In the center of town I normally get ~1700 down on my VZ phone, so I'll check it later. I've gotta get a laptop so I can screw with these in a better area. ;)

Cool that you've found adjustments, let us know what they are. I can't wait for your update. :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] epphllps:
Re: *techknowfile's* - Hack the HTC EVO - 3G w/o Sprint EVDO coverage!

I am anxiously waiting for the update as well! Should be interesting.
[EVO 4G Android Development] RyenDeckard:
Just wanted to chime in to say I downloaded the last PRL posted in this thread and ran a speed test. I also downloaded the PRL in the OP and then reverted back to sprint.

I live in Punta Gorda, Florida.

Last prl posted (60060)

Down - 884 kb/s

Up - 630 kb/s

PRL in the Original Post (40060)

Down - 841 kb/s

Up - 883 kb/s

Stock PRL

Down - 958 kb/s

Up - 637 kb/s

I'm pretty shocked that I got the fastest result on sprint's network, so I'll be using the stock prl for now.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Tatonka1981:
Help please

Can someone help me please?

I Followed all the steps and It didn't work.:confused:

I hit *2 and it still takes me to Sprint.

I eally need this to work otherwise I will have to return my wonderful phone and go back to VZN.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Obama's>god:
can you repost it's down?
[EVO 4G Android Development] kungpu:
So I tried this today on my Evo 3d and the 3g speeds are great. My before speed was 97 kbps, and after speed was 1600 kbps. However, now I keep getting SMS error Radio interface shortage and cannot send texts. Has this happened to anyone or does anyone know a possible solution?
[EVO 4G Android Development] avacomputers:
I'm using the 00001 prl and I don't see the roaming sign above my signal meter. But I do get better signal. Dialing *2 does connect me to VZW. Is this normal?
[EVO 4G Android Development] KB112:
You are not going to see the roaming signal, because your phone doesn't know it's roaming. You're tricking it into thinking that PRL is a native sprint PRL. However your 100% roaming right now.

So any minutes you use right now, are counted against your plan minutes. While roaming, any mobile to mobile minutes are not free and unlimited. So just be aware of that. It's a great hack, but you might want to do it in moderation,or at least keep an eye on your account.
[EVO 4G Android Development] avacomputers:
Thanks for responding. My billing cycle ends in 6 days and I still have 500 minutes. I never use up my minutes.

450 + 300 bonus
[EVO 4G Android Development] KB112:
That's why you need to keep an eye on things. You have used 250 anytime minutes so far right? How many free unlimited mobile to mobile minutes have you used though?

When you are roaming (PRL 0001) every single minute you use, counts toward your anytime minutes (450+300). You DO NOT get any free unlimited Mobile to Mobile when your phone is Roaming. This has caused some people to get nailed with over minute charges before. Just a heads up.
[EVO 4G Android Development] avacomputers:
Thanks for the heads up. I will definitely be keeping an eye on it. So I figure no nights and weekends also.
[EVO 4G Android Development] KB112:
I don't think you get nights and weekend either. From what I know, it all comes from your plans allotted minutes.
[EVO 4G Android Development] norcal530:
well, i got my first warning about abusing my data roaming today. I've been usin this hack for about three months. They opted out of sendin me a warning letter and went straight for the phone call to warn me. haha
[EVO 4G Android Development] JDM Civic EG8:
LOL, did they tell you they will be monitoring your account?

Sent From my Verizon powered Evo 4G!
[EVO 4G Android Development] norcal530:
I don't know actually. haha. I missed the call and they left me a voicemail. I'm gonna call em either today or tomorrow morning and I'll report back with what they said
[EVO 4G Android Development] JDM Civic EG8:
Those f*ckers got me on probation basically lol. I'm going to keep the piece with Sprint until I'm truely ready to switch haha. But man I miss the awesome speeds :(

Sent From my Verizon powered Evo 4G!
[EVO 4G Android Development] avacomputers:
I actually want them to cancel my account.
[EVO 4G Android Development] hannsz:
I've been using this for months, hoping to get a disconnection letter to no avail.

The reason I use it is simple.

How long does this take? I've been using it for 4-5 months now.
[EVO 4G Android Development] JDM Civic EG8:
Sh*it bro three months and they caught my a** lol but that's probably because I was roaming 7-15gb haha

Sent From my Verizon powered Evo 4G!
[EVO 4G Android Development] avacomputers:
I'm using these prls, but my data usage on mysprint website is not increasing. Not even my roaming usage. Strange
[EVO 4G Android Development] norcal530:
Data/Others

Picture Mail

Used

2 / Unlimited

Remaining

Unlimited

Sprint 3G Data

Used 61,923KB / Unlimited

Remaining/Unlimited

Sprint 3G Data Roaming

Used 1,886,475KB/Unlimited

Remaining/Unlimited

Sprint 4G Data Used

0KB/Unlimited

Remaining/Unlimited

WTF? Either I don't know what the f**k the meaning of unlimited is, or the sprint rep lied to me when I bought my Evo.:rolleyes: Haha. Why do they tell us its unlimited when its really not? And I even aske the sales rep if there was any kinda hidden bulls**t when i bought the phone and he said no. So I've never even heard of the 300mb data roaming limit:confused: :mad:
[EVO 4G Android Development] JDM Civic EG8:
I have no idea the rep told me unlimited also, but then i got a letter saying roaming data no more then 300mb wtf!

Sent From my Verizon powered Evo 4G!
[EVO 4G Android Development] myn:
Add me to the naughty roaming list too.. Sprint sent me a nice letter as well.

Sprint's unlimited my ass..
[EVO 4G Android Development] Android 17:
Just to note here, sometimes sending the letter does not mean they will cut you off. I got sent a letter about 2 months ago, I didn't even notice I had a letter until about a month after it was mailed to me.

Anyway, I contacted someone on chat, and they said I did not have any roaming notices despite having been sent the letter.

So I wouldn't necessarily stop roaming unless you contacted someone and they explicitly told you that you are in danger of being cut.
[EVO 4G Android Development] celsius0010:
I know you really don't think your contract with Sprint states that you can get unlimited data on Verizon when they don't even offer that plan.. I'm not against the hack but read your contract you didn't sign up for unlimited usage on someone else's network..
[EVO 4G Android Development] chas123:
For anyone interested, I am able to roam on 3g with the PRL below.

You will use Sprint when available, and will roam on 3G when it is not-unless of course you force roam. I am running Mik 3.0 which has a native force roam option
[EVO 4G Android Development] pas4227:
Dumb question ... after I apply a new PRL file and then hit the "Commit Modifications" button, is it necessary to do a full restart or does a hot restart take care of it? I would try it to see what happens but I've done that sort of thing before in a situation where I didn't fully understand the implications and wound up with a brick.
[EVO 4G Android Development] KB112:
Hot restart works perfectly fine for me and is much faster.
[EVO 4G Android Development] mario9702:
Does anyone have a mirror for the files... op's link seem to not be working?
[EVO 4G Android Development] JDM Civic EG8:
Follow this link

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=19438973

And here is the EPST

http://db.tt/jDrIKYcM

Sent From my Verizon powered Evo 4G!
[EVO 4G Android Development] crammed174:
So I finally got a letter warning my family account that my line is using too much and I should review the TOS. The letter is dated 12/27/11 and I just got it and I've used even more roaming this month. I'm assuming they'll cancel this line but I'm wondering, has anyone been able to or heard of transferring my number to a prepaid phone for a month or so and then adding a 5th line back to my family plan with the same number? Can I even add a line after one is kicked off (even new number?)

thanks and in case you're wondering I used 1.3GB last month and maybe 300MB the previous two months and ~1.5GB so far. Not that much but enough for them to notice.
[EVO 4G Android Development] avacomputers:
Are any of you using this hack just to get sprint to release you from your contract?

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus on the Now Network.
[EVO 4G Android Development] JDM Civic EG8:
Hello haha. Decided I'm going to see what will happen. I really want the HTC Resound.

Sent From My Evo 4G Amped Up On Verizon Tower Power!
[EVO 4G Android Development] avacomputers:
Instead of waiting for them to contact you. Try chatting with them, and complain that your phone is constantly roaming. Act dumb about it.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus on the Now Network.
[EVO 4G Android Development] maxpower2078:
Strange question here but could these Verizon prls work with boost service?
[EVO 4G Android Development] rocket999:
I have to ask. What???
[EVO 4G Android Development] Steve98124:
Yes, this just happened to me with my phone and GF's phone. We use the hack on the weekends when we are out of town in an area that generally has good Verizon coverage and poor Sprint coverage. We have used the hack successfully many times. This weekend it was totally hosed. We got a similar error that you mention above and could not send SMS, and phone calls went to a Verizon operator. Emails wouldn't send either. We were still able to download data oddly enough but that was all.

Also, the PRL would not update until I got back home. When I finally got back to Sprint PRL (60683) everything was fine again.

Somewhat unrelated, the 60681 PRL I had wouldn't take when I manually applied it. I was finally able to apply 60672.prl. I didn't have a 60683.prl file to apply.
[EVO 4G Android Development] avacomputers:
After using this hack for only a month. I'm being let out of my contract.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus on the Now Network.
[EVO 4G Android Development] davemw2:
So is there a charge for roaming? And is this actually roaming? I was reading alot of thread but alot of it is old.
[EVO 4G Android Development] avacomputers:
There is no charge for roaming. I haven't been charged anything additional.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus on the Now Network.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Rimmir:
So, this WOULD work on a Nexus S 4G, provided the owner knew his/her MSL and installed the posted EPST.apk?
[EVO 4G Android Development] KB112:
If the nexus supports the EPST function? I'm not entirely sure it does. Check and see if you have an EPST currently installed.
[EVO 4G Android Development] KB112:
Yes and no is the best answer here. There is no roaming data charges and yes you will be 100% roaming with most of these PRLs listed. Your phone will not show roaming, as it thinks it's on the Sprint network.

That being said, when you roam you get zero mobile to mobile minutes. So people have gotten high bills for going over their plan minutes. Every single call you make or receive, counts towards your plan minutes. I'm not sure if nights/weekends are free when roaming. So if you tend to use the phone for calls a lot, be aware and keep track of your minutes.
[EVO 4G Android Development] chaotic646:
Will this hack work for the evo 3d?
[EVO 4G Android Development] gunfromsako:
Yes
[EVO 4G Android Development] hahahi123:
sweet but are you being charged with anything in particular? i want sprint to cancel me too and switch to metro.
[EVO 4G Android Development] chaotic646:
Ok...same epst file, same process?
[EVO 4G Android Development] KB112:
Yep.
[EVO 4G Android Development] timothydonohue:
did anyone in this thread post up a method to update these PRLs on AOSP ? EPST is a sense implementation, and won't work for AOSP. i was in central pennsylvania this past weekend, and 1G only was pissing me off (it's all verizon country up there, as far as cdma is concerned)

i'm aware of the nandroid, flash sense, update, then nandroid restore, but WHY hasn't someone automated this? or found an alternative.

heck, i almost want to script it myself. *note to self, send koush a PM
[EVO 4G Android Development] JDM Civic EG8:
You can flash prls on aosp using Qpst but I haven't tried it yet. I can dig up how to do it though if you'd like :)

Edit: Here it is just incase someone wants the instructions

forums.androidcentral.com/htc-evo-3d/98250-guide-how-change-your-prl-no-root-required.html

Sent From My Evo 4G Amped Up On Verizon Tower Power!
[EVO 4G Android Development] pongoface:
bump to find lol sorry
[EVO 4G Android Development] KB112:
Find what?
[EVO 4G Android Development] pongoface:
Lazy here LOL bumped on laptop to find easier on xda app
[EVO 4G Android Development] JDM Civic EG8:
You know to find it easier when your in the development section go to stickies. Its in the very last thread haha.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=701245

HTC EVO helpful/popular threads (Look here First!)

Sent From My Evo 4G Amped Up On Verizon Tower Power!
[EVO 4G Android Development] jboyer0000:
Anyone else see anything wrong with this picture...?
[EVO 4G Android Development] JDM Civic EG8:
How is that even possible? Haha

Sent From My Evo 4G Amped Up On Verizon Tower Power!
[EVO 4G Android Development] .Elite_The_King.:
That's what I'm saying

Sent from my powered Shooter E3D with Infection of AnthraX Jamz by wolf.
[EVO 4G Android Development] .Elite_The_King.:
Yup so now I use the roam control app so when ever I need good service I force roam then use speedtest app to change to a good server and BAM so when ever i need to go back I just force it back to automatic and BAM back to Sprint network. Hey its better than keep doing the ##775# just my two cents

Sent from my powered Shooter E3D with Infection of AnthraX Jamz by wolf.
[EVO 4G Android Development] davemw2:
I hope this thread isn't dead... Does anybody think this could be done on the HTC EVO view tablet from sprint?
[EVO 4G Android Development] KB112:
Does the View run on 3g too? If it does I would assume you can change the prl.
[EVO 4G Android Development] davemw2:
Yeah its a 3g/4g tablet. And I'm assuming if I roam to much on that they'll kick me off that contract just like they would on a phone contract. Sorta shady. But hey. These phone carriers have so much fine print why not pull one over on them from time to time.
[EVO 4G Android Development] KB112:
Late ass reply, but I don't think it works the same way. I believe the tablet plans are set up completely different, since they are straight data plans. You might even get hit with a bill for too much roaming. I'd definitely look into it.
[EVO 4G Android Development] davemw2:
Yeah I thought about that after I asked the question. I would pike to switching it to boost mobile. And after I "lose" one under the warranty ill probly just buy out the contract and tether my phone to it.... On another note. I was reading the "termed and conditions" of my contract and if they know you rooted your phone they could cancel your contract on you. Wonder if that's ever happened.
[EVO 4G Android Development] _newb_:
So, question. Probably been answered before, so please bear with me.

I downloaded oostah's Sprint/Verizon PRL, which shows up as 52299. I've used a couple Verizon PRLs before and have exclusively roamed on VZW. When I set it to Home Only (CM7 mobile network settings), I get no reception.

If I understand this PRL correctly, I can have it set to Home or Automatic to have it on Sprint, but change, in CM7, to Affiliated Networks, to force roam on VZW and still get VZW's 3G speed, right?

I don't want to be roaming on Verizon 100% of the time, but do want their zippy 3G while at work, since Sprint is "working on my tower" until at least 04/01, which bogs my speeds down to sub-dialup levels. I also don't want to get busted for too much roaming (again).

I suppose my main points here are:

1. Does this (or any other) "hybrid" PRL work such that I can change between Sprint and Verizon 3G at will, without flashing back to Sense and doing the ##775# PRL flash?

2. Can I use CM7's roaming toggle in the same way as I would Roam Control's? I don't have RC yet, so I'm not sure whether I actually need to buy it.

Thanks!
[EVO 4G Android Development] TurbineTester:
PRL Hack n00b questions.

Longtime rooted user, just finally totally frustrated with my data speeds enough to try and do something about it.

Since the original thread is so old i'm not sure what works and what doesn't.

I have a rooted EVO 4G running Myn's Warm 2.2, a sense ROM. I have been using wifi tether on my phone to get the interwebs to my laptop at work the last few months. The data speeds inside my building are terrible on Sprint, and lately they've gotten worse.

I'd like to give this hack a try and see if i can get better than dial up speed using my phone.

Are the instructions in the original post still good? I read a few pages back that the links were no longer active and that someone had a new mirror.

I only plan to use this for basic web functionality like email and task management so i don't think the data usage will be that much, but i still want to be able to turn this PRL off when i leave work so i'm not roaming when i leave this office building. I have no desire to have my contract cancelled since it's up this june anyway, i just have no plans of leaving Sprint at this time.

Is there an easy way to switch from the forced roaming to "normal" mode?

thanks for your help in advance!
[EVO 4G Android Development] TurbineTester:
Ok i got this working but i'm seeing terrible results so far. here is what i have tested with the speedtest mobile app.

Yesterday

PRL Ping/DL/UL

Stock 227/168/423 238/104/494

00001 231/137/392 464/84/674

60665 399/762/91 374/344/56

51831 238/98/295 241/164/284

41003 421/23/417

40060 568/9/74 258/12/65

40057 bad

31337 474/69/320

01337 bad

60768 166/746/146

So after testing yesterday it seemed that the 60665 and the 60768 were the best of the bunch. Well today, both of those PRL's suck. like under 100kbps DL. Most dissappointing was the 00001 PRL, i had really high hopes for that one based on reports here. I'd really love to see 1Mb+...

I can't find the 52515 or the 51525 PRL in any of the downloads, which one was it in?

I'm in central georgia can anyone recommend a good PRL?
[EVO 4G Android Development] TurbineTester:
My friend who is on Verizon wireless uses PRL 15098 in my area and gets over 1Mb down. Where can he find the PRL on his phone? I assume that if he can navigate to it using astro or someother file browser it will be trivial to simply email the file to me right?
[EVO 4G Android Development] kainppc6700:
DATA Reply

Wow - this is great for those of us who live in the areas where Sprint's EvDo won't top much more than 40KB per second down. Just out of curiosity though, what if you're in one of those rare areas that has Sprint and no Verizon coverage (which I am in around 3 hours a day)? Does the PRL let you "un roam" back to Sprint?

- 2 Bunny
[EVO 4G Android Development] davemw2:
From what I've read you just update prl. And when you wanna go back to vzw prl you have manually put it back.
[EVO 4G Android Development] kainppc6700:
Hmmm... Did a little more digging on this and found another "custom PRL" that is primarily Sprint, but will allow EvDo roaming on Verizon. The only problem is that the Epic can be really "clingy" to a Sprint signal. Beside that useless "Roam control" program, is there any way to force roaming? If there is, then I'm set to go.

- 2B
[EVO 4G Android Development] kz6fittycent:
Do you have a link for that prl you're using? I tried the op's prl and my speeds became slower. Thanks in advance.

sent from my shooter 4g
[EVO 4G Android Development] kainppc6700:
LOOKING TO FIX THE PROBLEM STILL Reply

I'm using PRL 11115. It's actually an official Sprint PRL, but it's really rare and it's one of the only ones that allows EvDo roaming.

- 2B