[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rrascal:
I am such a NOOB I am a BOOB. I did however get the PRI to update back to 1.4 after 1.34 via rooting.

Thanks to this forum I am enjoying my EVO tremendously.

Background:

I live on the Wisc/Ill line in Lake county Ill. - about 6 miles off the lake (thats lake Michigan).

Rooted my evo via instructions on this website. I read and read and read. Suggest everyone new like me does the same to learn what to do. All questions are already answered. (I don't know where most of the experts find the patience repeating answers easily found, but you folks are better than I).

No - high speed internet is NOT available at my house period (you'd think I lived on my own planet). Only an expensive data card modem would get the job done. That's why I bought the evo.

After rooting, 3g bars might get to 2 or 3, but usually showed none to 1 (I know bars are not an exact measurement but they are a stick in the mud so to speak).

Speed tests showed (up/down in Mbps) .10/.07, .01/.18, .01/.18, .12/.18 etc. Not very good if I want to tether. (did I mention I hate AOL - but thats all I got and yes I am a boob).

Wanted the PRI update to 1.4 because my wife's phone (evo also) always does better on the speed tests standing right next to me. So I began my quest to hunt the the elusive update to 1.4.

As mentioned I read everything and decided to try it. I tried it all. Never had any luck with any method mentioned (just like a lot of other people). That just Urinated me off more so then I had to get it. I figured this is the biggest internet scam ever posted and people must be laughing their butts off at us noobs (in my case boob).

Plenty of posts exist to say where folks can not get the update and those that do get the update really don't explain their exact location for people to try who have not gotten the update. So I would like to help people the only small way I can. Below is the location where I received the update from along with my method (nothing new just did what I read here) and the results.

Bottom line - my hunt was successful and I bagged the elusive pri 1.4 in Lake County Illinois.

What I did.

I was running netarchy 2.2 odexed (thanks dude you are the best) along with his 4.03a kernel. Runs great. But I needed more speed - internet speed that is.

Tried every trick ever mentioned to get the 1.4, and I mean every trick. NO GO. It kept sneaking away. I had to set a trap.

Went to Gurnee Mills shopping center - parking lot J right across from parking lot A - by the sign in the SW corner of parking lot J. Had 3g, could not get 4g at this location. Baited my trap for 1.4.

I used this location because I new 4g was someone over there - 2 sprint stores within 1/2 mile and a best buy right next door. They had to have the best network access I figured. So I parked by the sign to hide.

The Hunt:

NAND backup.

restored nand backup of rooted netarchy 2.2 odexed rom(eliminated the custom kernel).

Ran ##786# process several times with a few ##3282# thrown in. Total of 7-10 tries - Nothing.

Somewhere in the middle of these tries my PRL downgraded from 60669 to 60662. Darn I went backwards. Didn't matter though I'd get the sucker.

Ran another ##786 #

in recovery - Wiped factory once -cache 2x - dalvik 2x - factory wiped again.

Flashed ROM from original zip file - netarchy's 2.2 odexed rooted rom (had it preloaded on my sd card)

Rebooted - nothing.

Ran a series of ##786# procedures (totaled about 5 to 8 times).

Obviously, I bagged the PRI 1.40 (as we all know on the last try LOL - didn't need to do it anymore).

NAND backup (quickly - probably doesn't matter but it made me feel good like the fish is in the net)

NAND restored my original rooted netarchy 2.2 odexed rom with the custom kernal 4.0.3a. 1.4 still there (it couldn't get out of my net).

Updated the PRL. (it went back to 60669). Everything exactly right as I had it except PRI 1.4.

NAND backup again - (i know I know but it makes me feel good now that I got it - I want to keep it).

No 4g available at this location. I never moved from my spot.

3g speed tests showed (up/down in Mbps) .98/.23 - good enough for me. But what about 4g.

Drove around perimeter road until I got 4g signal by the Lone Star Steakhouse.

4G speed tests showed 2.31/.13, 2.15/.11. Fastest internet connections i've ever seen.

Couldn't wait to see the results at home.

Was it worth the quest?

For me it appears so. New speed tests at home showed .63/.78, .99/.78, in office .18/.33, .23/.14, .51/.10. Much better than I had - Don't ask about latency I am too boob and noob to have taken that info down..But, I tell ya all it is faster by far.

Sorry for the length of this post, I sure hope it may help folks to get the elusive trophy we were looking for, at least in NE Illinois.

Thanks go out to the forum and all the devs (especially netarchy) and all the great posters in this community.

I hope others follow suit with exact location spots to help the poor boobs and noobs like myself.

If anyone found other locations for people to try in NE Illinois, then let's list the exact locations for them. Please be very specific.