I got the "Roaming Only" thing working

[bmrisko]

Originally Posted by xrayg

ok so i have what may be a silly question , how is this different from going into comm manager and selecting phone and settings , then selecting roaming and hit get settings ... it then shows , sprint , auto or roaming only .. i went ins and changed it to roaming only and it went off the network and then back on with 3 bars ... seems ok to me ... please tell me if i am an idiot lol thks

My TP2 from Sprint didn't have "Roaming Only" as an option. Only Sprint and Auto. This reg edit adds the 3rd line and associated functionality.

[xrayg]

ok so i think that the good things tweaks package installs this hack so that you can change the setting in the comm manager .. so i have it set will test tomorrow and see whats up with the battery life

[chlodad]

Originally Posted by pbeaul

I'm confused... Why is this useful? Why would you want to roam?

Originally Posted by TheBundo

When it is in automatic, while you are in a weak area on your system, in and out of service, it will keep jumping back to your own carriers weak signal whenever possible, even though the roaming carrier has excellent signal all the way through. Hence, when going through a bad area for your carrier, with this hack you can force it to stay on the good carrier until you get into an area better for your own carrier.

Another great use for this mod. I live in a town where sprint has no 3G but Verizon does. I put it on roam and I get on verizon high speed network. Works great. Many thanks to TheBundo for this great mod =D>

[pdawg17]

Stupid question but how do you know when you are roaming?

[chlodad]

Originally Posted by pdawg17

Stupid question but how do you know when you are roaming?

Page 19 in the Basics Guide will show a description of the Icons

[Townshend]

Originally Posted by freeza

I can't get this to work. My phone just sits at "no service" and never picks up a verizon signal. weird.

Can someone post their HKLM\Software\OEM\InitProv\PhoneSetting as well as HKLM\Software\OEM\PhoneSetting\NetworkService entries please? Thanks.


EDIT: Never mind, I fixed it.

How did you fix it? I'm having a simliar issue.

[1454]

Anybody figure this out for verizon?

[escribzz]

What would be great is 1. Something for VZW and 2. A setting for signal level to jump networks. So if signal level is 1 bar it looks for roaming.

[AstronusX]

Be careful when you do "Roaming Only" on Sprint. Sprint might disconnect your service if you do too much roaming. See here http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread...hlight=roaming

[ajbent86]

Originally Posted by TheBundo

I tested it, and works great. Use a registry editor, and got to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\OEM\InitProv\PhoneSett ing

Change the ItemCount to 3

Add a String Value called "ItemName3" with the string being "Roaming Only"

Add a DWORD called "ItemValue3" with the DWORD Data being "5" (in Decimal)

Do not enter the quotation marks in the directions above. After exiting the program, wait a minute or 2 and then shut the phone off, wait a few seconds for good measure, and turn it on again. Or soft-reset by taking the back cover off (big hassle), or use the soft-reset program floating around.

You can get a free registry editor here:

http://www.phm.lu/Products/PocketPC/RegEdit/

Doesnt work, My phone just searches for service when i do this reg edit.