Forced Roam on the the EVO or Android?
 

Can we do Forced Roaming on the the EVO or for that matter Android?
I read yes but it hasn't been proven easy for the lay user.

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The hero on stock version does not have this option. It really doesn't have anything to do with android because you can do it with gsm, its just a matter of someone creating a program that will enable it.

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Just curious, but what is the point of forcing roaming? That a little work-around for people who live in an area with no reception on their home network, but someone else's tower has good coverage??

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I was wondering the same thing.

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Yes. When I am @ my sister's place in Tampa, for some odd reason, SPCS doesn't work well there & drains all my battery.
I just switch over to force roam & grab the nearest VZW tower ( I suspect it is & not a ATT Tower) & walla, strong signal & less battery drain.

Also some ppl use it where they work due to inadequate coverage within buildings.

With force roam the handset has to spend less time & energy looking for a Sprint tower & just picks the most powerful tower & signal nearby....usually a VZW tower.

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Interesting, that makes sense then. I don't even know, does sprint charge for that roaming? I'm guessing no.

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roaming is free with sprint.

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So there is no known way to do this on the Evo yet?

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There is no known way for any android phone.

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I've never known roaming to be completely "free" with Sprint. I think only certain plans include free roaming. I think because mostly anyone with an Evo, has to have an unlimited "Everything Plan", roaming is included for free.

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I've been using "force roam" on my HTC Touch for close to two years now and have only switched to the "Everything Plan" last month. I think it actually is free (who would have thought, I kept expecting and HUGE bill [-o<).

On a related note, I will be receiving my Evo soon and would like this option as well. I will gladly pay for any app that a developer might create that will make this possible.

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You might try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=696073

Its NOT roaming however it is....Let me explain.

Sprint and Alltel (now Verizon) have a roaming agreement. If you use Alltel's towers it is the same as if you used Sprint towers. In other words your not in roaming but you still use Verizon 3G. Verizon 's 3G is faster than Sprint's 3G. You will not be charged for roaming because technically your not roaming. This may help people who have bad Sprint 3G coverage but have good Verizon 3G coverage. If it makes you feel comfortable you may turn off Allow roaming in the phones settings.

I do believe you need to be rooted to do this. Which is also very easy to do now just go to this site on your Evo:
http://unrevoked.com/m/
Tap download...and install. Thats it. your rooted.

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Thanks for explaining this a little for me . . . makes sense now. I have 1X for Sprint coverage and EVDO on VZW/Alltel network. 1X is just pathetic for data!

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Haha I just came here to post the same thing. Good job :D

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Sweet, worked great.......I'm on vacation @ a lake in northern MN & have poor Sprint service. Changed prl, now have full bars!

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I tried to change my PRL via the "techknowfile's" deal and it didn't work. lost all bars and phone couldn't find service at all. Not even 1x.

I DESPERATELY need a force roaming app for android. I have had it on every singe WM device i've owned and it was absolutely critical to my battery life while at home. Would seriously tripple my battery life. I have VERY spotty sprint service at home, and verizon is full bars. FML.

P.S. - I am not rooted because my phone is on the latest update.

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Do it all the time.... I put in a Verizon or USCC PRL and it force roams all day long. I get EV on Verioon PRL 51831!

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Changing your prl isn't going to make it force roam though. The prl is. Preferred Roaming List. So when your phone roams it uses the towers in the list.

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@ wayne call sprint and talk to the customer service center. Tell them your service sucks because there is no signal in the area. They will research it if there is no signal in your area they will offer you sprint airave it is a mini cellphone tower for your house. you can get excellent signal for up to 5,000 sqft. Works great I have one and use it all the time. How the sprint airave works is a simple voip solution for sprint. The xda solution I have been using it for I would say a few weeks now and It works awesome from what I can tell if your looking for signal at your house and you have sprint and also I highspeed internet connection perfered cable or dsl at least 5mbs then the airave will work for you. Hope this helps.

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Kronik, thanks man, I've heard of that before but noone ever really confirmed. I'll give them a shout and see what they say.

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So I called Sprint today and explained to them about my shitty coverage and issues because of it. Apparently my house is just outside the coverage area. The lady actually advised me there was nothing they could do because I was completely outside the area and that "i hate to recommend customers switch networks, but you may want to investigate service with a company who supports your area. We will let you out of your contract without any penalties etc."

I asked about the Airrave and she told me that when she entered my address into the computer it would tell her if an airrave would help my situation and if it would she would issue one. She advised that an airrave would not help at all because i am completely outside the coverage area and that the airrave was designed for use in places where there is limited coverage. I asked to try one and she put me on hold and told me i'd have to pay for it. I said no thanks.

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Thank you for this explanation, I need the forced roam on my evo for that very reason of work. My babysitter cannot call me when needed bc my evo constantly jumps from sprint to roam back to sprint. It is scary when my children need me and they can't get ahold of me. I work in a school, but the landlines are always busy. My babysitter's husband had to actually walk into my classroom to let me know that they had taken my oldest to the hospital. He tried both my cell and landline at work. Very scary.

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I just typed this into my evo, it says extracting files, how long does this take? Just wondering. It seems to be taking forever. Then what steps do I take? I just received my evo last week and I am running android 2.2.

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I'm pretty sure I remember seeing that option in the cm6 rom. I was able to toggle Sprint and verizon

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Just installed Roam Control V1.2 and was able to force roaming on my Evo
Roam Control - Android app on AppBrain

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be careful with roaming, if you use a majority of your min roaming or over 800 min per month your service may be terminated. its in most of the new tos and plan guides.

Is there any program that doesn't cost money? Would like to try it out before I pay any money.

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Yeah pay for it and try it for 24 hours if you dont like it just select refund option and uninstall it. Now you have done exactly what you are asking tried it out and not paid anything.

Hope that helps ya.

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Roam control works for me. But it keeps restarting on my bro's EVO. We use the same ROM.

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Hey, I'm the dev for Roam Control. Have him email me, I'm curious what you mean about it restarting.

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That works, as long as folks know that continuing using it after getting a refund means they're going to hell.

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I was working on an app to do the same thing, but got beat. Those of you that came over from the TP2 may remember that I was the one that first posted a way to force roaming on the TP2, in this thread:

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/htc-touch-...g-working.html

And others made it better, into a widget or program or whatever you want to call it. Anyway, I am a little slow on Android yet, and despite getting accepted into the Android Development Team, I still don't really know what I'm doing. I'm an old man, for Christ's sake lol

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Roam Control works great for me also..on both my EVO's using newest Fresh ROM

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The roam control app does truly force roam um..naturally. This means you will only get 1x data. The prl trick is the only way I have found to use verizons towers and get 3g speeds. I am just really cautious about this. Showing 3gig of roaming data sounds like an invitation to get backdoored by Sprint.

The way I understand the prl thing, is once changed, phone will not even try to connect with Sprint towers, only Verizons.

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Ahhh...the good ole days, when things were free. :headbang:

...any progress?

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In the mountains I drop out when switching between Standard and Roaming. Coverage is so spotty that I would just as well stay on Roam until I am back on the Sprint reservation.

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not sure what Roam control did but after i made it roam and switch back to home only it boosted my net speed by 100% i was getting 150k down on Sprints 3G and now im getting 755kbps down.. woo hoo this is a great app so far haha