I got the "Roaming Only" thing working

[bmrisko]

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/

Thanks...this worked perfectly. I didn't need the .cab

I will give this a try at work tomorrow to see if my battery life improves. Right now I am constantly in and out of Sprint service as I hover around 1 bar at my desk.

[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

[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.