Its seems to be that dialing *228 gets you the latest PRL now, and alot of people have confirmed that the *228 service updated their PRL to 3026. It maybe in certain areas so there might be a possibility that it hasn't updated in your area.
If anyone is thinking about updating their PRLs, try *228 first just in case to see if it updates you to 3026 so you wont have to use this guide. And if it takes you back to a older PRL you have nothing to loose since you were in the process of changing it manually anyway.
For steps on updating your PRL, use this guide:
MSL=SPC to get you SPC use MEID Converter where you need to enter your IMEI/MEID number to convert it and get your MetroPCS SPC.
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Updating the PRL
Once you know your MSL, you need to download and install the program QPST 2.7 Build 323, it might be possible to use another version of the program but this guide was made using version 2.7 b323. QPST is not a paid program but is intended for developers, providers and maintenance technicians, according x-drivers.com the software is “freeware”.
1.Download QPST here.
2. if needed, google, download and install the Samsung Galaxy S Drivers
2.5 Make sure your Indulge is not USB debugging mode, to disable, go to settings>applications>development>uncheck USB debugging
3. On your Indulge, with the touchscreen dialer, dial **87284 this will open the “PhoneUtil” hidden menu
4. Change on both the UART and the USB menus, to MODEM and hit home.
5. Connect your phone to your computer with the usb cable, select “Mass Storage” if the select USB mode menu opens.
6. Your computer will automatically install the modem drivers for your Indulge wait until you see the “device is ready for use”
7. Open QPST Configurations. Start>All Programs> QPST> QPST Configuration.
8. Click on the “Ports” tab and “Add a new port”
9. Select the “COMXX – USB\QC Diagnostic” and click ok, in my case the port number was 13, your port number will be different, if you see more than one, disconnect all your external devices such as external HDDs, phones, Bluetooth dongles, ect. If you don’t see a port. Disconnect your phone, restart your computer, connect your phone and try again, you might want to remember your Indulge’s port number for future use.
10. Click “Start Clients” on the top of the program and open Service programming.
11. On the new Phone Selection windows you should see one active phone that starts with FFA65, select it and click ok.
12. Click “Read from the phone” and enter your 6-digit MSL code
13. Click on the “Roam” tab and click the “Browse…” button, here you will need to browse for the PRL you downloaded above select it and open it.
14. Click “Write to Phone”
15. Your Indulge will reboot and you can close all the programs now. On your phone go to settings>about phone>status> and make sure the PRL version matches the PRL number you downloaded, if yes, Congratulations you all done!!
16. Don’t forget to change back the USB settings ONLY back to PDA on the **87284 menu
Everytime there is a new PRL available, I'll update this thread and keep everything organized so you will have everything you need in one thread
If you guys want a BIG BIG boost in your battery, I suggest you turn off 4G. The only reason the Indulge's battery life is so limited is because of 4G. For more details read a post of mines below:
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Originally Posted by Kaiser17
Yep, 4G is the biggest battery killer. With it turned off I get 12-14 hours as opposed to 4-6 with it turned on.
To turn off 4G: Dial up **583385## and select CDMA Only which will turn off 4G and then you will have 3G/1x. To turn it back on, do the same thing and select Global Mode.
And the good thing about turning 4G off is that if you have wifi at home and you turn it on your 3g/1x will turn off and then it will use your wifi for calls/texts which saves even more battery but with 4G, it cant do that and it stays on alongside wifi which kills more battery.
When im at home I always leave wifi turned on because it uses less power than 3G/1x because it doesn't have to continuously search for towers.
You might also want to set your wifi sleep policy to off because when your phone is sleeping, wifi turns off and then it goes back to 3G/1x as mentioned 3G/1x uses more power than wifi.
To turn it off go to Settings -> Wireless Networks -> Wifi settings -> Scroll down to Advanced -> Wifi Sleep policy -> Never
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Originally Posted by ku55bo55
how to change from 4g to 3g?
Dial up **583385## and select CDMA Only which will turn of 4G and save you battery and then you will have 3G/1x. To turn it back on, do the same thing and select Global Mode.
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Originally Posted by TattooedDroid
Search the threads.... no actual toggle yet.
Hes not asking for a toggle, hes asking how to turn off 4G.
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Originally Posted by ku55bo55
it works thanks
Yep, 4G is the biggest battery killer. With it turned off I get 12-14 hours as opposed to 4-6 with it turned on.
And the good thing about turning 4G off is that if you have wifi at home and you turn it on your 3g/1x will turn off and then it will use your wifi for calls/texts which saves even more battery but with 4G, it cant do that and it stays on alongside wifi which kills more battery.
When im at home I always leave wifi turned on because it uses less power than 3G/1x because it doesn't have to continuously search for towers.
You might also want to set your wifi sleep policy to off because when your phone is sleeping, wifi turns off and then it goes back to 3G/1x as mentioned 3G/1x uses more power than wifi.
To turn it off go to Settings -> Wireless Networks -> Wifi settings -> Scroll down to Advanced -> Wifi Sleep policy -> Never
Last edited by Kaiser17; October 10th, 2011 at 08:42 PM.
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Originally Posted by derrabe
Anyone tried this in the detroit area yet?
Well you have nothing to loose, even if you still don't get 3G, you will still have the latest prl which is still better than nothing so I'd upgrade anyway.
Here is a question my phone says "The ESN/MEID you provided is not clean for activation." when i do the checkesnfree is this normal for an activated phone?
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Originally Posted by derrabe
Here is a question my phone says "The ESN/MEID you provided is not clean for activation." when i do the checkesnfree is this normal for an activated phone?
Thats normal because you already activated the phone, if you deactivate your MetroPCS account on it, it will show up as clean.
So say someone steals your phone they wont be able to use it on the metropcs network.
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Yeah what happened to the 3g in Detroit anyway? Did they turn it off or upgrade everything to 4g? I few years ago I had the Samsung SCH-r860 Caliber and 3g worked fine in Detroit.. Now nothing.. thats BS
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Originally Posted by derrabe
btw where do you guys go to find the latest metro pcs prl files?
People update their phones dialing *228 then extract the new prl and upload it for those who didn't get the new update prl update yet in their area so they can update manually using programs like QPST or LGNPST.
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I'm stuck on step9. I keep seeing multiple ports to choose from (two to be exact). The instructions state that if you see more than one, disconnect all your external devices such as external HDDs, phones, Bluetooth dongles, ect. If you don’t see a port. Disconnect your phone, restart your computer, connect your phone and try again. Problem is that my Notebook is not connected to anything else besides the phone and the internet.
hi guys I try and try and try but i can never get my COMXX – USB\QC Diagnostic port to come up ...I have tried as stated here to restart computer and start process over but i never get that port i need to proceed to the next step ... please help.
I have updated to 3023 and I can confirm that 3g is working in Miami, miami beach, hialeah, ft lauderdale area. however I live in west kendall and there is still no 3g service here. Its almost as fast as 4g and I have noticed my battery life has increased about 55%. nice going metro, now update that tower in kendall so I can have it at my house and at my office.
Last edited by Exalted1; October 6th, 2011 at 01:38 PM.
hi guys I try and try and try but i can never get my COMXX – USB\QC Diagnostic port to come up ...I have tried as stated here to restart computer and start process over but i never get that port i need to proceed to the next step ... please help.
Did you try going into QPST Configuration then Ports tab -> Add New Port and check the "Show Serial and USB/QC Diagnostic Ports Only" box?
Sometimes it shows up in there.
You just need to select the COM port the phone is on (check in Device manager under Ports->Serial Ports then properties->Port settings tab).
Did you try going into QPST Configuration then Ports tab -> Add New Port and check the "Show Serial and USB/QC Diagnostic Ports Only" box?
Sometimes it shows up in there.
You just need to select the COM port the phone is on (check in Device manager under Ports->Serial Ports then properties->Port settings tab).
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i did that and i found the port my phone was connected to but in QPST it shows my phone as not being connected to that port when it realy is....
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