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[EVO 4G Android Development] techwerkz:
Tried both methods still getting the SMS issue. I am sure it is just whatever tower I am connecting to. Also *2 does not work for me after doing this, so it might just be the tower that is online is quirky.

However because of how easy this is, and how much I travel ... will keep it on my SD card as a bag if tricks of Sprint's 3G fails me.
[EVO 4G Android Development] TheBiles:
Same here. Can anyone get it to work?
[EVO 4G Android Development] crpercodani:
No go for me.
[EVO 4G Android Development] JustinLoe:
ok, first I followed previous advice although I did it over telephone tech support, and suggested I lost data service and was promted a password when trying to restore. My first time calling, I simply asked for the msl to do some beta testing of a program and was read the guidelines to "not be given the msl".

Now that i've updated the quick prl method, i'm only getting 1x or worse speeds at 26kbps :(. Sprint was giving me 1300 or so to 700 in some areas, so I figured it was worth a shot since It's been somewhat frustrating to have such inconsistent speeds. Now they just plain suck for now. Any advice?
[EVO 4G Android Development] thegame3202:
I get like 250 kb/s... That seems damn low compared to all of you guys...
[EVO 4G Android Development] Techknowfile:
700-1300 is a normal, generally acceptable range on sprint...

But anyways, first please restart your phone and see if the speed is the same. then please confirm for me that you are, in fact, using the right prl by dialing *2. Do you get sprint customer service or Verizon?

If it is verizon (which it should be) pull up their coverage map for your area and double-check that VZN has 3G in your area.

Another thought would be that you're in a divested area, in which case try installing THIS PRL, instead.

Possible vzn/alltel isn't as strong in your area. Of course, if you only have 1x by default 250 is still better than nothing. Which speed test did you run?
[EVO 4G Android Development] JustinLoe:
Restarted, Most i've gotten so far was a 200 range kbps. Definately have Verizon 3G. I'll restart again and then try the PRL.

edit; *2 does NOT infact go to verizon NOR sprint customer service. Which before It did go to Sprint (obviously). I get an error message of something "anouncement to _blank_ the number you dialed has been changed, disconnected etc.)

Edit 2; changes of 41003; does give me a 'roaming' sign on the notification bar. 200 kbps. *2 still does not send me to any customer service.
[EVO 4G Android Development] bluehaze:
Can you still get 4g after doing this?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Techknowfile:
Dial ##DEBUG# Select EVDO Engineering and tell me the:

Channel Number, and Rx Signal Strength (ignore requested data rate, it isn't what you may think)

Then press back and click data status. tell me what underneath Ip address (EXCEPT for the ip address itself)

I would have to say very doubtful, but I'm not privvy on how WiMax works in that respect. Try it out and let us know :P If it doesn't it would just be a matter of creating a custom prl
[EVO 4G Android Development] JustinLoe:
510

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CDMA - EvDo rev.A
[EVO 4G Android Development] Techknowfile:
Sorry, looks like the needed towers just aren't available in your area... read this initial post on how to update back to your sprint PRL, and keep in mind that the average 3g speed is 750kb

OH BTW, message to all you roaming skeptics,

^yet more proof that you DON'T roam using the PRL in my initial post.^
[EVO 4G Android Development] JustinLoe:
Well, thanks alot for your help. Back to sprint, but thanks for the post, and i'll keep the prl to try again when in a poor sprint area. Thanks buddy
[EVO 4G Android Development] lewi3069:
Very nice write up... i was always roaming at my house... so at least when im roaming im getting 3g speeds... So does anyone think they could craft a PRL that prefers sprint but will allow you to roam on Verizon 3g network also? Then people would be more inclined to use it...
[EVO 4G Android Development] Techknowfile:
Using the easy method, it only takes all of 15 seconds to switch from one to the other. Also, if you are usually roaming on VZN doing this should stop you from roaming but keep the 3g. This is dependent on the surrounding towers, of course, so let me know if you go from having a roaming icon to not having one after following this
[EVO 4G Android Development] Scrooge276:
Worked like a charm!

Thank you!! Sprint has lousy coverage for me at home and I had just installed a repeater, now I can take the thing down! Awesome!!

BTW: I couldn't get the MSL using the aLogcat method so I called, used the "gmail error" excuse and didn't have a problem getting it.

Thanks again!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] Techknowfile:
NP :) I hadn't tried alogcat route, to be honest, so it has now been removed.

If you can, paste in a screenshot showing the connection/speed you have now ^_^
[EVO 4G Android Development] Obama's>god:
great at first, then my signal got shotty and would go down to no bars and no actual connection. sometimes 4 bars with no actual connection. had to update my prl back to stock. would love to have a stable prl that did something similar to this one without cutting out. even tried to update my radio, but it didnt help.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Krynj:
That PRL didn't work for me at all. Couldn't even get 1x coverage.

If I recall correctly, PRLs are specific to your location, aren't they? VZW is great in my area, and on the first PRL you posted, it was great on my phone, but it just wouldn't stay on 3G, and not for lack of coverage either. What if I were to (somehow) get the PRL out of my sister's VZW BlackBerry? Would that help?

Thanks again for your efforts. Hopefully we're getting close to a real forced roaming.
[EVO 4G Android Development] wastingoctober:
Thanks for the guide! Coverage has definitely improved (as indicated by bars). Calling *2 confirms Verizon.

I'm curious though--when I look up my IP address, it's still registered to "spcsdns.net" and I am actually still able to use a 4G connection. Am I only using Verizon for calling not data usage?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Techknowfile:
No, the only location differences are divested PRL and non-Divested. How long did you wait while your phone kept dropping connection? can take from 30 seconds to a minute the first time for it to grasp on to a connection (meanwhile going from full to 0 bars)
[EVO 4G Android Development] jmhaddad:
Im using 00001 PRL in North Dallas and MMS and 3g and 4g and everything works perfectly fine. Definite increase in service and connection.
[EVO 4G Android Development] :
I am using PRL 41003, and if I do *2, it just exits the call.

I checked my phone, it says it's on roaming. So I just decided to download a 1gigabyte torrent of Ubuntu. There is no data usage shown on Sprint's site.

Is this unlimited roaming?

To get the PRL I am using:

http://www.the-answerman.com/sidlist/prl/
[EVO 4G Android Development] 1wingangel:
whats the best site/app for checking up/download speeds?
[EVO 4G Android Development] :
The most actual test is tethering to a pc, and use speedtest.net (I mean it's not like these phones have power boost)

Or just use the speedtest.net app on your phone to get the typical speeds you will be getting.
[EVO 4G Android Development] bigblueshock:
Timestamp location and towers

My first post on the forum. Hello guys!

I noticed something weird and I believe I have a strong feeling why timestamps would be off. (Sorry if this was previously mentioned already!)

Timestamps go based off tower locations and by default have nothing to do with adjustments on our end. Now for my sake, my timestamps are behind 1 hour with the 31337 PRL

When I opened up speedtest on my phone/computer it defaulted to Wichita, KS (it "says" 45.89 miles away). However, I live in NY which is over a thousand miles east.

So my conclusion: our "location" for some reason is hopping across the country.

For all who have timestamp issues, give it a test. Run speedtest app on your computer or cell phone and see what the "closest" location is, check the current time for that location, and compare it to your timestamp difference. Should be equal.

Now with this all said, unless we could get the location rerouted somehow, I think the timestamps will always be messed up =/
[EVO 4G Android Development] boomer30:
what am i doing wrong here, I update the PRLs and everytime I dial out it would take me to the Verizon recording stating that my phone cannot be verified, some help here please.
[EVO 4G Android Development] InfiniteReality:
My guess is that its like mine, I have to dial area code.
[EVO 4G Android Development] ewilson:
Question do 4g work with this hack
[EVO 4G Android Development] jbooth04:
hey idk whats up with mine im using 01337 and i now have full bars ( get 1 bar outside my house nothing inside but it wont roam in the house either.) however the 3g is slowww and "choppy" on speedtest app you when it checks latency you can see it chop in and out, how do i increase to 3g speeds short of yelling at sprint to fix their friggin tower

EDIT on the speedtest app Upstream is 800kbps but down is only 47 Why? is up normal but down messed up
[EVO 4G Android Development] jbooth04:
YES 4G does work
[EVO 4G Android Development] thorpe24:
Sorry about this maybe I missed it somewhere in the thread. But I used the epic pro 00001 and couldn't send or receive txt messages. Made the wife wicked pissed while I was at work. I'm gonna try the other prl's and see. Live in south Florida BTW. Encased that is relevant.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Cal3b:
just tried these at home where i get 3g and the default is the fastest by far 1000+ kbs vs 200-300 on all the other PRLs i am gonna save this for when i am traveling. im sure it will come in useful!! thanks for making these!
[EVO 4G Android Development] jumpman6235:
Holy ****.. i went from avg of 350kbs to 1100kbs with prl 0001. THANKS!!!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] ministersin:
I can now report that Sprint hates this hack. The good news is that I was released from my 2 year commitment (as was my son even though he was in an area with perfect coverage).

100% of my calls were showing as roaming and I had over 80% of data roaming.

They DID NOT make me leave Sprint though. They just relieved me of my 2 year commitment so I can move to another carrier whenever I wanted with no hassle.

So far they have not throttled my data either.

So this hack has been nothing but a gift for me...so far...we'll see.

1200 mbps instead of 30mbps using the hack. Cheap Evo and hero with no contract.

Thanks OP. I heart you.
[EVO 4G Android Development] InfiniteReality:
Hate to say it, but it's their own fault for us having to do this. There's no reason other carriers have 3G in our locations, yet sprint doesn't. and it's not like I live in the country, hell most of my state (Louisiana) doesn't have Sprint 3G. IMO they're lucky ot have this hack, at least they keep their customers otherwise I know I'd personally would have left.
[EVO 4G Android Development] krazyflipj:
I'm running Froyo and the ##775# doesn't work. I was wondering can we just flash this PRL from recovery?
[EVO 4G Android Development] jebrank:
i also line in MN. Has not worked well for me at all except early this AM I got 1.-1.5mb, not it is back to crap 10-100. Sucks. I will try when I go upto the cabin and see what happens. It did however give me a stronger signal so I will take that!!

Thanks for what your doing! Would love to get a roam only option someday again!!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] Jeffrey_L:
I am in north central Illinois. I have tried (I think) nearly every PRL file on this thread, and they do not work. I only get two results. Either I get no signal at all, or I get a voice signal with no data.

I do get the "verizon" welcome when I hit *2, so I know I've got a connection to Vz's network. But, the 3g never holds a connection. It connects for 30-60 seconds, and then drops. The network status says it is connecting again, and eventually it comes back on for another 30-60 seconds, then drops again.

I've seen similar problems reported earlier in this thread, but I have never seen a confirmed solution. I have now spent 3 weeks talking w/ Sprint to try and get them to live up to their own signal claims (their website says I have the best possible 3g signal where I live -- WRONG!). I'm done. They won't help, and I'm looking for any other possible solution.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jebrank:
Well I decided to try this again and I am getting better results... Who knows, I will just have to keep prls on sd card and use when up at cabin!

thanks again...
[EVO 4G Android Development] mawst95:
I agree that switch on the fly would be great. I get great sprint coverage except in the DC Metro tubes where I roam on Verizon's 1x (slow, battery killer).

That said, this is *really* suspect--I could see Sprint AND Verizon getting pissed. Sprint has an agreement to roam on Verizon's towers, but at 1x speeds. This is basically (not really basically, but "literally") stealing from Verizon. I'd say if Sprint/Verizon caught onto this Sprint could cut you loose no question asked, and Verizon could sue you. Will that happen? The former I think is a realistic possibility, the latter not so much.

It is tempting though and I understand why peeps living in poor service areas would want this. I'm less clear why people would choose a provider with crappy service in their area in the first place.:confused:
[EVO 4G Android Development] bradfox2:
My speeds have dropped when using the 0001 prl file.

They were fast a few days ago, but I usually use the vz prl at work and today they are much lower then last week. I can only get 60-100kbps down now.

That is comparable to just roaming on sprint. My coworkers droid x gets 1000+ to the same test server.

Did sprint/vz fix the hack?
[EVO 4G Android Development] :
How come nobody makes a PRL that focuses on Sprint's towers but will switch to Alltell's/Verizon's towers if they have a better signal.

By my house, I have like 1 bar of Verizon coverage, but when I am away Verizon/Alltell have better coverage. And swapping PRL files on a rom with no Sense is a pain in the ass.

What I mean is, is there a default Sprint PRL list, but conencts at 3g instead of 1x?
[EVO 4G Android Development] reddyfire:
i officially hate sprint cs!

Today i decided to take a legal approach to this data coverage issue. having the evo i live in yuma,az where we dont even have 3g. data tops out at 1xrtt as far as sprint is concerned. so i called cs and asked them nicely to remove the 10$/mo i pay for "premium data" considering i dont get not even regular data. they said no, it is required to have that because of the handset i have. so then i ask when are you going to have 3g towers in my area ? she blatenly said "i dont know, but i dont see anything coming to your area in the next 12 months" WHAT ?!!?!?!....wow

so should anybody (sprint/vzw) decide to take action against me ill be the first one to stand up and fight them on their bs rules and horrible coverage did i mention ****ty cs ?

as many other of you guys have mentioned 00001.prl doesnt do much anymore. first day of use i had 600 kbps no im lucky if i hit 100. the other ones dont do much either. so now im stuck with a badass 4g phone in a 1x coverage area. and yes i am jelous as my buddies on vzw (whom i left for the evo) are getting 1200-1600 kbps in the same area.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Jeffrey_L:
I have to admit that I know very little about PRL files. But, it seems to me that one key issue is the way the phone determines if it has a "good" signal. Somewhere there must be a variable that determines the threshold of whether a valid Sprint signal is within range or not.

Sometimes (very seldom) my phone will show the roaming icon while using the regular Sprint PRL. It usually lasts less than a minute, and then switches back to a Sprint signal. The Sprint signal is always very weak compared to the roaming signal, and this validates what I see when I swap to a Vz PRL. The Vz signal is much better (but 3g no worky). So, maybe we need to find a way to tell the phone to disregard a Sprint signal below a certain threshold, but raise that threshold value to something higher than the factory setting.
[EVO 4G Android Development] bradfox2:
Take it back and get the droid x
[EVO 4G Android Development] jumpman6235:
Odd, yesterday i was getting crazy good speeds... today im getting about 50kbs... Back to stock prl and getting about 350-400kbs
[EVO 4G Android Development] stress1ner:
Any one knows why after updating to any of these prls i get great data but when i try to place a call it always takes me to verizon cant authenticate my headset?

using evo
[EVO 4G Android Development] InfiniteReality:
Dial area code
[EVO 4G Android Development] EtherealRemnant:
Interesting... I tried this hack... it didn't work properly, 3G kept dropping... so when I tried going back, it never found the PRL... I downloaded the latest PRL from Corolada and it still didn't work so I flashed the other PRL back and then updated my PRL and it worked... now I'm consistently testing at about 900-1Mbps instead of the 6-7 before.
[EVO 4G Android Development] eeeeeeeeek:
When I enter ##775# or the other variations, nothing happens. I do this from the dialer. Am I missing something? Does this only work on stock or selected custom roms? Thanks
[EVO 4G Android Development] eskomo:
Are you using a custom dialer? If so, then no, it won't work. Only works with the original dialer.
[EVO 4G Android Development] eeeeeeeeek:
hmm, using baked snack. Not sure if it's stock or not.
[EVO 4G Android Development] yornotelppa:
STOCK!!!! How could a custom rom called "baked snack" be STOCK!!!!!!!!! :rolleyes:
[EVO 4G Android Development] stress1ner:
can some one who has voice calls working with one of these prls post their ##data# screen shots plz
[EVO 4G Android Development] axisofoil:
After two months on this PRL (Nearly 15GB roaming data usage)... I believe that Sprint got the message. Strong 3G coverage has been rolled out to my area. Not to mention all the other local evo owners I know also using this...

The PRL update worked great even though it was eating up my anytime minutes... but now I'm at 1200-1500kbps sprint data coverage. :D

OP... thank you. You have helped me convince sprint to send 3g my way.
[EVO 4G Android Development] r.mauldin:
I am running cm6 froyo 2.2 and not sure what happend but I just LOST 3g on my phone. I have a big 1x now. I did a nandroid to my last rom and still no 3g with the 1x. I will flash back to 2.1 and prl update back to sprint to see what is going on.

I will post updates. I hoped they did not block me from 3g because of this hack.

update: 3g on 2.1 is still working I am not sure what happend. I have been running on 2.2 for a week and no problems. I love flash on 2.2 and orb web streaming to my phone. Orb.com is like sling box for free and no other hardware needed. I can stream any media from my pc to my phone. I have 1tb of downloaded movies on an external hd I can watch on my phone with this. But now I cant :( until I get 3g working again.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Arrogant49:
it's still 3g on cm6. this happened to me and if you do a speed test you will still be getting 3g speeds. also, this happened to me without this hack being used. you should be fine using cm6.
[EVO 4G Android Development] bradfox2:
Is anyone still getting full 3g speeds from verizon with this hack?

Also, with the vz prl loaded, i was unable to reupdate to the sprint prl from the settings update prl selection. I had to download and reflash 60668 manually.
[EVO 4G Android Development] eeeeeeeeek:
link to 60668 available? I'm not finding it via search. Thanks
[EVO 4G Android Development] :
Just update your PRL in the update thing on the sense roms.
[EVO 4G Android Development] :
Try the 41003(I think) PRl I mentioned back, I had great speeds with it. It uses EVERYONES towers.
[EVO 4G Android Development] EinherjarZ:
I tried that PRL, jigglywiggly, and it has way faster speeds than the Sprint PRL, but I'm always in digital roaming mode. Just some feedback. I guess I'd use this PRL for WiFi tether. :-)
[EVO 4G Android Development] krodik:
PRL Link

Here is a link: h t t p ://cid-eabe29f3770d8d15.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/.Public/PRLs
[EVO 4G Android Development] MCL1981:
I'm on vacation down on the Outer Banks this week. Sprint service blows where I'm staying. I put 41003 on it and now I have full service on somebody's system. Don't really care who, it works.
[EVO 4G Android Development] arozer:
Just want to inform everybody of something!

I was using PRL 01137, and looked at my bill and it said I, alone, used 498 minutes in 17 days.

That's not the case at all. What's happening is.. because I was on roaming with this PRL, all the #'s that usually call me (whether they're cell phones or land lines) were showing up as "UNAVAILABLE", causing them to be shown up as land lines and taking up my any time minutes.

Make sure that's not happening to you. Because even the people who are on the same Sprint account as me (family plan) are showing up as "Unavailable".
[EVO 4G Android Development] mak0blu:
Techknow trying to figure out how this works. Did you only change Default roaming Indicator to 1 as well as Preferred Roaming List ID to 1 and then you just edited the roaming Indicator on every tower to 1? If i missed something please let me know.
[EVO 4G Android Development] bradfox2:
link please?
[EVO 4G Android Development] beastmods:
FROYO

any way to update prl on froyo without nand backup from a 2.1 rom???
[EVO 4G Android Development] edtate:
Wow,thanks for this info, I was like, two seconds away from trying this out. For somebody in the know, would there be any way around this happening? It seems to me that there's no real way to make those numbers not unavailable since your roaming. I'd love higher downloading speeds, but I don't want it at the expense of overusing my minutes.
[EVO 4G Android Development] edtate:
Yup, it's the same exact process as in the op; instead of using the 00001.prl you would use the 60668.prl you've downloaded. I'm in the same exact boat since i've flashed cm6, but to me, just restoring an old 2.1 rom and updating from there would be easier since I don't have the msl.
[EVO 4G Android Development] MCL1981:
That is not a problem for me. All my incoming calls come through properly.
[EVO 4G Android Development] eeeeeeeeek:
So I was able to enter it in after a wipe, I then loaded baked snack, and was able to accessing the menu to put back on the current prl from sprint. I then wanted to try the hack at my work, and now when I try the ## codes it's not letting me back in. Anyone else experiencing this? Driving me nutty becuase I know i'm using the stock dialer.

Followed up with the post in Baked Snack about a fix and it worked. Thanks
[EVO 4G Android Development] arozer:
Which prl are you using? 00001 or 01337?

I was using 01337 because it works better in my area. 00001 is slower than stock.

That's because Baked Snack is probably using AOSP or FroYo 2.2. In which case it won't work with that. You need to go back to sense or use a ROM that uses sense (like Damage Control)

Edit: Oh nvm.. you fixed it. What was the fix??
[EVO 4G Android Development] MCL1981:
Neither. I said a few posts up I was using 41003.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Jeffrey_L:
Thanks for the suggestion jiggly. The 41000 prl seems to work. (The 41003 does not). Let's hope it lasts!
[EVO 4G Android Development] Lyvewire:
Are both of these PRL's 41003 and 41000 from the Corolada page? I tried both and they're not working on my Evo. I'm in Massachusetts if that matters..
[EVO 4G Android Development] MCL1981:
Yes and 41003 is working fine right now in NC.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Lyvewire:
Hey techknowfile, I tried to donate but the links not working?? Btw the PRL's I tried didnt work but without your hack I wouldnt of found a way to force roaming like I wanted. Thanks!!!

http://androidforums.com/htc-evo-4g/134629-i-found-prl-force-roaming-triangle-without.html