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[APP] Roam Control

How do I know if this is working? I hit roam only, my single bars disapear, and come back, but its still one bar. I don't get the triangle above the bars or anything, I still get the 1x thing, not 3G.

ok i have the evo and im not getting the triangle above the signal bars

What rom are you running? You can send me an email if you'd prefer, I check that more often than this thread.

MrGreg,

Congratulations on receiving my very first money paid out for a phone app. My Epic is now just about perfect. It took me a while to figure out how to root (programmers shouldn't always be in the "business" of writing instructions, no matter how simple they supposedly are!) but once it did, the market experience and your app work just terrific. Thankfully I also knew what "superuser" permissions were and allowed it too. :D I also got to your app in the market by using the barcode on your app page, which was so cool in itself!

So in short, thanks!

Glad it works!!
 
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Tested on my LG Optimus S selecting phone "Other". It did not work. Network dropped for a moment, but seemed to return to sprint.

Log showed 012160.

No negative points, just thought I should try it on the LG.

I've been talking with someone else who just got an LG phone as well. I'm going to try a few things and see if we can get it working.
 
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I'm actually in the same boat. To clarify one thing. Verizon phones roam on Telus, not Rogers. Rogers doesn't have a CDMA network.

Any chance this app will work on a Droid 2?

Mr Greg,

Congratulations - you have an interesting product and it appears to be well received.

I have a special roaming situation with my HTC Incredible on Verizon. I have Verizon's Family Plus Canada plan which allows voice and data access while in Canada, without roaming charges. Everything works well while I'm in the US (on Verizon) or while I'm in Canada (on Rogers). However, there are places in Canada, close to the border, where the phone stays on a weak Verizon signal instead of switching to the strong Rogers signal. Would your application allow me to force my Incredible to roam to the strong Rogers signal (voice and data) in this situation?

Thanks for your help.
 
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Will this work with cm6.1 or does it have to be a sense based rom?

Yes it will work -- however, CM6 already has this functionality built in. Go to your roaming settings and select "affiliated networks". It's not as convenient, but it's there.

I'm actually in the same boat. To clarify one thing. Verizon phones roam on Telus, not Rogers. Rogers doesn't have a CDMA network.

Any chance this app will work on a Droid 2?

I don't think the app will work with the Droid 2. I haven't really done any work for the Droid line of phones...perhaps sometime in the future.
 
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Cant use the app keps telling me "Is your phone Rooted Error code 12"

Like Joey said, make sure your phone is rooted. Feel free to email me if you have other questions.

I downloaded and tried last night. The phone only goes into no service instead of roam. There are no bars. I'm on the Evo running Myn's Warm 2.2. Any suggestions? I wanted to check on here before I uninstalled the app. I really like the idea. Thanks.

Spoke to you over email...seems to be related to your location :thinking:
 
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I love this app. It's a life saver in areas where Sprint is borderline. I do have a question though. Will you be releasing a plugin of Locale any time soon. It would be great to set up a schedule to where my phone would roam between 7 and 3 when I'm at work. I always forget to put my phone back in automatic when I leave work. Anyway - great app. Keep up the good work :)
 
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In my office, my phone was constantly cycling between a poor Sprint signal and Verizon (alltel). Cell Standby was around 60% of battery usage. Now with your app there's no more cycling, I just need to remember to put it back on automatic when I leave my office so my data speeds up.

My wish list:
  • Support for Tasker. I saw you have talked about this.
  • A widget so I can have some indication if I'm automatically roaming or force roaming. The widget might also indicate EvDO vs 1x, but for now, I know if I'm roaming it's 1x.
  • Optional Notification bar icon instead of or in addition to widget.
  • Some way of knowing on whose network I'm roaming.
  • Ability to do some lower level PRL tweaks as has already been mentioned.

Some questions.
How does the phone normally decide to switch from "Home" to roaming? can it monitor two signal strengths?
 
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I love this app. It's a life saver in areas where Sprint is borderline. I do have a question though. Will you be releasing a plugin of Locale any time soon. It would be great to set up a schedule to where my phone would roam between 7 and 3 when I'm at work. I always forget to put my phone back in automatic when I leave work. Anyway - great app. Keep up the good work :)

X2! I have crap for sprint in my office and full service on VZW. I already use Tasker to do some other things in my work timeframe and it would be the bomb to have it automatically go into Roam Only between 7am and 5pm.
 
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Installed on my EVO, seems to be working because there is a difference between roam only and auto or sprint only. Problem is the sprint which is usually 2 or 3 bars is much faster then the 0 or 1 bar I get from roam only.Speed tests are about 40% slower on roam only as well. Since there is a difference i am confident there will be areas this helps. Unfortunately this area(inside my house) was the place I was hoping for an improvement.

Does the roaming include 3g and phone? What is the best to to test this app(to the difference), I am using Speedtest.net widget.

Also I have the standard sprint family plan with 2 phones, will roaming all the time incur extra charges?

Going to test a few more areas in and around where I live/work.

Thanks MrGreg. Seems like a great app. I get terrible signal at work and coworkers with verizon have a good signal. So Monday at work might be my best test.
 
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Is it possible to use this app with the Virgin Mobile version of the Samsung Intercept?

Root your phone and give it a shot...if it doesn't work, send me an email and I can give you a refund.

I love this app. It's a life saver in areas where Sprint is borderline. I do have a question though. Will you be releasing a plugin of Locale any time soon. It would be great to set up a schedule to where my phone would roam between 7 and 3 when I'm at work. I always forget to put my phone back in automatic when I leave work. Anyway - great app. Keep up the good work :)

X2! I have crap for sprint in my office and full service on VZW. I already use Tasker to do some other things in my work timeframe and it would be the bomb to have it automatically go into Roam Only between 7am and 5pm.

Version 1.5 includes a plugin for Locale and Tasker!!
 
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Slower at work too. But it is different. getting 1-3 bar on auto, 1 bar on roam, verizon users are cranking at 5 full bars. Internet is also slower in roam only mode.

Is there anywhere to tell what carrier you roamed too?

I'll have to find out how to tell what tower you're on, I'm sure there is a way. Data should be slower - 1x speeds to be exact, that's the roaming agreement between Sprint and Verizon. How's the voice when roaming?
 
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