Forcing EVDO data Roam on Mogul?

texasez · #1 (**permalink**) 09-01-2007, 08:52 PM

I have alltel evdo in my home area but I cannot roam on the evdo. All I can get is sprint 1x. I have tried the settings under settings-phone-services-roaming-get settings and I cannot find a way to get alltel evdo. I can set roaming to roam only and i show evdo on the task bar but when i try to connect to the internet the phone still dials the 777 sprint internet number.
Any ideas on how to force the phone to roam on alltel evdo?
Larry

letsgoflyers81 · #2 (**permalink**) 09-02-2007, 09:09 AM

You can't force the phone to roam on EVDO. That is controlled by the PRL which tells your phone what carrier you can roam on, and for which services. If Sprint doesn't have a roaming agreement to roam on EVDO on Alltel in your area, it won't happen. I know when I roam on Verizon I can only connect at 1x.

drummania · #3 (**permalink**) 09-02-2007, 11:46 AM

Noob question: how do you now which network you are roaming on?

**dcd** · #4 (**permalink**) 09-02-2007, 12:05 PM

thats not so much of a noob question..

you need to run /windows/fieldtrial.exe and see what SID you're on, then lookup what carrier that is.

letsgoflyers81 · #5 (**permalink**) 09-02-2007, 02:23 PM

Yep, the SID is the only way I know of. The operator name is blank when you're roaming, so it doesn't tell you. The closest it comes for me is that it says International when I'm in Canada, but still doesn't say what carrier it's on. Does anyone know where there's a list of SID's for the major carriers out there?

stevedaulton · #6 (**permalink**) 09-06-2007, 12:08 AM

http://www.the-answerman.com/sidlist/index.asp

stearic · #7 (**permalink**) 09-06-2007, 02:36 AM

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Originally Posted by texasez

I have alltel evdo in my home area but I cannot roam on the evdo. All I can get is sprint 1x. I have tried the settings under settings-phone-services-roaming-get settings and I cannot find a way to get alltel evdo. I can set roaming to roam only and i show evdo on the task bar but when i try to connect to the internet the phone still dials the 777 sprint internet number.
Any ideas on how to force the phone to roam on alltel evdo?
Larry

When your connected does it still show "EV" up there next to your signal bars? If it does your doing evdo roaming. I'm in the same boat that i don't have native sprint evdo connection but alltel in my area does. So when i really wanna get something quick or i'm feeling impatient i go roaming only on my phone settings and connect that way. Works like a charm for me.