bad signal

[4wheelfurry]

Originally Posted by chicubs3794

this should help you
sprint airave
http://www.nextel.com/en/services/ai...=vanity:airave
10 more bucks a month though
and 100 bucks for the actual unit

That won't help people that do not have DSL. I am miles away from and will most likely never get DSL where I live... Just to far out. The funny thing is my road is about 7 miles long and prob over 100 houses but no tower for 10+ miles away, also DSL for 5+ miles away...

[jay1200]

well i would love to get that airave but i have Verizon, are there any solutions like that for Verizon customers?

[mebo73]

Originally Posted by kaeslumz

either get the titan radio..(htc vogue upgrades-consolidated rev a thread)

or choose a different prl
http://corolada.com/prl/ just download put in phone and press ##775# enter msl code
and press update
then browse the prl uve selected...(ive tried 60711 its alright,but 60612 is the most stable)

Could we stay on topic and help us out!!

[4wheelfurry]

I googled this and this is what I got...

What is a PRL?
The PRL is called the Preferred Roaming List. It is a file in your phone that has a list of all roaming providers Sprint works with. When a phone cannot find a Sprint signal, it checks the PRL for the first available provider.

[mbritt80]

How do you go about downloading the prls? When I click on the links for any of the prl's it takes me to a
coded page with lots of blocks and such.

Edit: Never mind I got it

[deanshin]

This is the best thing EVER! I used to get 0-1 bars on my phone... changed my .prl file, forced roaming now I am getting 2-6 bars! I get the worst reception in my apt, but now, i can use the damn thing! Amazingly, after I switched to roaming (i checked to make sure my plan doesn't have roaming charges) i got alerts of two voicemails and three text messages that i hadn't received during the day... whoa...

Thank you very much!

[jay1200]

can someone explain in more detail how to do this PRLS thing? I am with Verizon so not sure what steps to take but anything that will help me with my signal strength, i am almost ready to get rid of the phone because my signal is so horrible. And another question those who are always roaming? does this kill your battery life significantly???

Please help i am a damsel in distress

[mebo73]

Got a question:
will your phone be in roam constant?? I live in the country and always drop calls, then i "attempt" to use my phone as a modem at my house and all I have is roam. Will this help?? ALL HELP IS NEEDED!!

[MULISHA05]

Is the prl file removable? how do you revert to the original prl number the phone was set to if its worse? I also live in the country. I get service in select spots of my house usually 1 bar tops.

[deanshin]

I will try to answer the last couple of questions...

First thing you need is to retrieve your MSL number. There is a .exe file called "GetSPC" out there. When you run this, input your HEX ESN number, this will pop out your MSL.

Go to http://corolada.com/prl/ and download a file. I have sprint and use 20232 for now, seems to be working well. Save this file to your computer first, then sync it to your phone.

Go to your phone app, hit ##778# go to edit and input your MSL number.

Hit View Info and select PRL

Go to Update PRL File and browse for the file you just synced

Hit View Info and select Modem Settings

This is where I am still testing, but I like the results so far. I changed Preferred Serving System to Roaming Only. Then I changed Preferred Mode to Digital only. Oh, I also checked with Sprint and my SERO plan does not have a roaming charge. Confirmed it yesterday, so will see what happens on my next bill!

With these changes, I have had great results! Battery life lasted all day, nothing different from what I have experienced. The reception is great after the changed. Before, I would drop about 20% of my calls, most of the time multiple times in a row. I would also miss calls, which really sucks when someone is picking you up (blah blah blah). I now have GREAT reception, currently 5 bars on AVERAGE (up from 1.5 average).

The only problem is I am losing EVDO, like not getting it at all. With Roaming only, I can only get an 1x connection. It limits my other functions that require more bandwidth. After the OpenDNS hack I was clocked at 350 kb/s(?). With the 1x, it's about 35kb/s (?).

There is a setting under Modem Settings/Preferred Mode called HDR Only. It is supposed to use EVDO only when needed, but I tried this and didn't really work for me. My phone "Struggled" to maintain EVDO and I was missing calls. I would want it to maintain a 1x connection until I use programs that need a bigger bandwidth, but that didn't happen.

Does anyone have any experience about these concerns, or does anyone know a way to designate particular programs what will switch to EVDO?

Hope this is helpful!

1. Yes, you will be in constant roaming with the using the settings I am using
2. You can tether in roaming, just painfully slow. EVDO is a must with the OpenDNS hack.
3. Yes, the PRL file is removable. After you "update" your PRL, you can "update" it back to what is was before. Take note of your PRL under "PRL ID". If you can't find it in your phone, download it again from the website!