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Old 08-26-2008, 03:29 AM
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Re: Force Roam in new Sprint ROM

OK, I have the problem most have been experiencing. I am with Sprint, WM6.1, PRL 60613, trying to get voice/data roaming in Wash DC subway tunnels (Verizon territory).
Sprint has NO signal inside the metro tunnels whatsoever.
The phone does switch to roaming, I can see the triangle and the 1x symbols coming up (Verizon does not do EVDO). But there is no communication at all, voice nor data. No internet, no text messages, no voice (getting the infamous msg from Verizon, phone not authorized).
I had PRL 60613, but still called Sprint to make sure the update was registered on their side, reloaded 60613... nothing. Downgraded to PRL 60610... nothing.
The interesting part is, when I'm at home (Alexandria, VA), both data/voice roaming work. But I commute to work everyday, so I get on the metro on my way to MD via DC. Roaming has the problems described in those areas. Perhaps at home my roaming is being picked from non-Verizon towers.
Anyway, in researching i found that requesting Sprint to perform a "HLR reload" has been reported to fix the issue for many. I did so tonight. I don't know what the outcome will be until tomorrow morning when I get on the metro again.
I will report the outcome some time from work. Wish me luck.

PS-while doing the PRL updates using EPST Config, I discovered my phone didn't have Rev A enabled... made the change and now, while in Sprint network, speed has increased considerably... at least something good came out of this already!