Root FULL 3G PRLs - Oh YEA!

[frenchy714]

Found this thread over at XDA and believe there are plenty of you who would benefit from this. Check it out here:

FULL 3G PRLs - Oh YEA! - xda-developers

I take no credit for this reference.

 

[Mr. Ed]

I have always wondered if it were ok to post the original hack here.

Workds wonderfully

 

[Drew5150]

what do you guys use these for? roaming or force roaming?

 

[Mr. Ed]

Forced data roaming....sometimes forced call roaming.

 

[9to5cynic]

Probably a stupid question: would this 'forced' roaming impact the 300mb data cap while roaming if your contract was after august 08?

 

[Mr. Ed]

yup...though I am not positive that august of 08 is accurate (08) that's the mention of "read the disclaimers"

I have unlimited data roaming on a contract from june 10.

 

[surfologist87]

These are great, thanks for sharing. Im actually looking for a sprint PRL with full 3g.
One that im on sprint but when i roam, ill still have 3g. Because i use Mr Gregs Roam Control app that allows me to switch over to roaming whenever i please, but with the current PRLs, the speeds are limited.
I dont want to have full time roaming, which is what these give me. So if anyone finds anything that will help let me know.

 

[Mr. Ed]

Sopposedly the first one he has listed does that.

Head are more that I found
xda-developers - View Single Post - [6/16]*techknowfile's* - Hack the HTC EVO - 3G w/o Sprint EVDO coverage!

 

[huffman6977]

Wow I went from suck speeds to 1.2-2 megs down. This was my only complaint about my ego. Now its fixed thanks guys

 

[Mr. Ed]

Use sparingly....you are roaming

 

[huffman6977]

Use sparingly....you are roaming

I'm on the unlimited coming plan does it really matter

 

[esthernrob]

so, let me see if i'm understanding this. correct me if i'm wrong. if i flash the SprintVZWPRL.zip, and use that PRL in conjunction with, say, Mr Gregs Roam Control, i can switch, at will, to a verizon tower, to get a stronger 3G connection? just curious. my 3G coverage with sprint is touch and go in my area. i can get crapy dl speeds in my driveway but great speeds a mile down the road. was wondering if this would be worth giving it a try. any input is always appreciated.
TIA

 

[Mr. Ed]

I'm on the unlimited coming plan does it really matter

yes...sprint can in fact cancel you even though you are listed as unlimited...it has happened...I haven't really looked into it. It's what I have to do to get use out of my phone the way I intended when I purchased it. The cancel me and I will prt over to metro and use the phone with their service.

Reading around most users don't get the letter until after 6 months to a year.

so, let me see if i'm understanding this. correct me if i'm wrong. if i flash the SprintVZWPRL.zip, and use that PRL in conjunction with, say, Mr Gregs Roam Control, i can switch, at will, to a verizon tower, to get a stronger 3G connection? just curious. my 3G coverage with sprint is touch and go in my area. i can get crapy dl speeds in my driveway but great speeds a mile down the road. was wondering if this would be worth giving it a try. any input is always appreciated.
TIA

I don't know that it is an at will deal though I have not tried that specific prl or used Greg's roam control in conjunction. He is actually on here as MGreg I thing maybe he will chime in.


From what I can tell by checking my account I am always roaming when using the special prls

 

[youdoofus]

ok, dumb question here, i dl'ed the zip file and tried flashing it.... it says install failed, am i supposed to be using an apk to install the new PRL? again, sorry for the stoopid ?

 

[evomattnc]

It's not to be flashed. Extract it put the.prl files somewhere then dial## prl# enter your msl, update prl, pick one click ok, then menu and commit, it'll reboot and done. Think the instructions were on the thread....maybe not.

 

[Mr. Ed]

No..he links to the instructions though.

 

[evomattnc]

Lol I figured it was close by if you looked

 

[youdoofus]

Lol I figured it was close by if you looked

my bad y'all.... thank you very much tho

 

[evomattnc]

LOL not a problem that wasnt exactly aimed at you doofus, no need for apologies lol me and Mr. Ed have been joking around for a couple days now since he actually linked a google search for someone lol.

Edit: At least it wasnt a "let me google that for you" search, those seem hateful

 

[Mr. Ed]

I love lmgtfy

 

[huffman6977]

Now the timestamp on my incoming texts are 4 hours off

 

[evomattnc]

Lol it's super amusing but only cuz it hasn't happened to me. Can you google for me how to make a lmgtfy?

 

[evomattnc]

Now the timestamp on my incoming texts are 4 hours off

Lol thems the breaks. Mine is too but I have great 3g. A diff prl may work. Also it didn't seem like it happened on every rom...

 

[Mr. Ed]

Who needs timestamps anyway lol

 

[huffman6977]

well i went back to good ole sprint prl (the new one). wow i'm still pulling down good speeds. could sprint have fixed the towers?