HELP! Sprint to Cellular South

littletfarms · #1 (**permalink**) 05-06-2009, 01:31 PM

I have spent the better part of the last week searching the forums. I've come to the point I have ask questions.

I have had at least 4 PPC phone editions. I have cooked ROMs before using the PPC Kitchen. (Which is great BTW) This is my 2nd 6700. I bought it from ebay because my last one died. It is a Sprint phone and I was hoping to unlock it for use on Cellular South. The kitchen and all worked so well before that I thought it would be a no brainer.

I have successfully unlocked it using the application from XDA-Developers. I have put a new ROM on it using the PPC Kitchen software choosing Cellular South info. The ROM successfully loads onto the phone.

I called Cellular South and gave them the ESN number and they activated it. But, the last step, they say is to call *228. This call will either not complete (drops) or gives error messages.

I don't know if this is normal until the *228 step is completed, but it still says it is a Sprint PCS phone. I cannot seem to "convince" the phone that it is Cellular South.

When I pull up the PRL version in settings, it is 20224 which from what I am finding is clearly a Sprint PRL. So, obviously this could be the problem. But, I have been unable to find a copy of a Cellular South PRL to download.

I don't know if this is necessary information, but my bootloader is v.32. I updated the phone with the latest APAC file, but the bootloader remained at v.32. The kitchen still acts like it is working even with the ancient bootloader. I did wonder if I needed to download an older kitchen because of my bootloader. I used to have a previous version.

Also, I've had to choose the NOid or I get a country code error.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. This is my last ditch effort before relisting it on ebay.

**PDAPhoneJunkie** · #2 (**permalink**) 05-06-2009, 03:32 PM

Thanks for searching. Most people would come in asking for help from step 1. But, you missed one thing, you HAVE to change the phones PRL. You can't just flash a ROM. As a matter of fact, ROM will not make any difference as long as it doesn't customize the wrong ESPT settings. I use a the AKU 3.3 when flashing Apaches to Cricket... Anyways, you need to change the PRL via ##775. The problem is I can't find one for Cellular South, I looked for you... so search around, btw, is Cellular South the same as US Cellular? I read that somewhere.

littletfarms · #3 (**permalink**) 05-06-2009, 04:44 PM

I appreciate your taking the time to answer.

I obviously wasn't sure exactly what the problem was, but I was investigating PRLs. I have come up with a list of PRLs for Cellular South. It may not be inclusive, but some of them are

1382
1394
1996
5660
5007 (this one is on a loaner phone I'm using that does work)

I've checked into taking it off of the loaner phone I have. But, I see no way to do it. It has no ability to connect to a computer. And, it has no ability to search through it. Any ideas here? It's an old LG flip phone.

If I find someone on Cell South with a friendlier phone, would I be able to take the PRL off of the phone with active sync? Do you know what folder it would be in? I tried finding the PRL in my sprint 6700 and couldn't. I can see it in settings, but I don't know where I would get it from in the phone.

In any case, I can't find the PRLs, either - just references to them.

As far as I know, Cellular South is not the same as US Cellular. Cellular South is a regional CDMA provider. It covers Mississippi and some surrounding areas (including Memphis, TN.)

I searched corolada.com/prl to see if any of the PRLs were on the site. But they weren't.

Oh, I have an ignorant question. Would it matter what phone they had? If I found someone with a 6800 could I use their PRL? I have noticed a few Cellular South users on this forum. I thought about emailing them to see if they could send the PRL. Would that be acceptable forum etiquette?

**PDAPhoneJunkie** · #4 (**permalink**) 05-06-2009, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by littletfarms

I appreciate your taking the time to answer.

I obviously wasn't sure exactly what the problem was, but I was investigating PRLs. I have come up with a list of PRLs for Cellular South. It may not be inclusive, but some of them are

1382
1394
1996
5660
5007 (this one is on a loaner phone I'm using that does work)

I've checked into taking it off of the loaner phone I have. But, I see no way to do it. It has no ability to connect to a computer. And, it has no ability to search through it. Any ideas here? It's an old LG flip phone.

If I find someone on Cell South with a friendlier phone, would I be able to take the PRL off of the phone with active sync? Do you know what folder it would be in? I tried finding the PRL in my sprint 6700 and couldn't. I can see it in settings, but I don't know where I would get it from in the phone.

In any case, I can't find the PRLs, either - just references to them.

As far as I know, Cellular South is not the same as US Cellular. Cellular South is a regional CDMA provider. It covers Mississippi and some surrounding areas (including Memphis, TN.)

I searched corolada.com/prl to see if any of the PRLs were on the site. But they weren't.

Oh, I have an ignorant question. Would it matter what phone they had? If I found someone with a 6800 could I use their PRL? I have noticed a few Cellular South users on this forum. I thought about emailing them to see if they could send the PRL. Would that be acceptable forum etiquette?

I found someone on XDA who claimed his 6800 was on CS, so I asked him to send me the PRL. As far as getting it off a phone, you need QSPT, it's not stored in system storage. PRLs are PRLs, only difference is some are non EvDo.

littletfarms · #5 (**permalink**) 05-06-2009, 05:44 PM

Thanks a bunch. Please let me know if you get it in your "hands."

**PDAPhoneJunkie** · #6 (**permalink**) 05-06-2009, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by littletfarms

Thanks a bunch. Please let me know if you get it in your "hands."

I sure will, as it has no use to me lol.

ocs111 · #7 (**permalink**) 05-27-2009, 03:14 PM

I am probably the user on xda with CS; I am not clear as to how to get the PRL from the phone?

littletfarms · #8 (**permalink**) 05-30-2009, 10:12 AM

I appreciate your getting back with me. Unfortunately, I have no idea how to get it off, either. In the thread above, it says something about QSPT. Hopefully, PDAPhoneJunkie will pop in to shed some light on the situation.