I have a few question about PRLs, answer what you can or all if you are able if you want
1) I have a ns4g flashed to boost. Can it run on a Verizon PRL?
2) Im on a sprint PRL atm should i switch to a boost PRL to get my data to work?
3) Do different PRls affect my data speed and reception bars?
Thanks
Im in another country but ill see if i can answer it
1) Boost, referring as your carrier, you cant run verizon because it is a totally different company. Its like putting your car keys for your car into your front door. It simply does not match. boost only works for sprint mobiles btw.
2) Yes you should. Since i said boost only works on sprint mobiles. Boost is....well reviews say it is a faster/better "extra" carrier. it is reccommended to get some expert to flash your phone for you or you know what your doing so your phone will work on that network completely, not just talk or text but everything.
3) You need to know which PRL's (preffered roaming list) you need/want. Some area's just dont work.You need an expert, or the person you got your boost mobile from.
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Well I am new to this forum, so hopefully this is posted in the correct area...if not maybe it will be moved to where it needs to be...anyways...
I just switched to Verizon and purchased an Incredible, which I love (another topic).....But now I have a question about PRLs. Seems that my main "work" location is not in normal coverage, and I got much better Sprint service.
I called the local techs, (who have upgraded PRLs on other verizon phones that my friends have with Excellant results) and they said that "smartphones" can not use this "hybrid" PRL.
So what is a hybrid PRL. Can it be one that is "not" offical? Or is it just older? And why wouldn't it work with a smartphone?
Any clarifications or suggestions are welcome...btw I tried a XDA topic="Flashing the VZW/Alltel Hybrid PRL( Helps a lot for some !)" with no improvement service improvement. I think they use a "sprint" tower in this "Hybrid" PRL.
why dont you just switch to a a hybrid prl to see if it works. if it does not work switch back to your old prl.
Well the local tech will not load the PRL on my phone...He says it wont work with the "?smartphones?" so thats why I have not tried it. Looking on my friends phone <non-smartphone> the PRL is listed as 50697, which I do not have access too.
The newest PRL that is currently on my phone is 65132, which was received via the normal *228...
I'm still confused about the following.
1. When they say "hybrid" prl do you know if this is referring to an old prl? Or a custom one some tech modified?
2. Also if I use another PRL is it possible to get any hidden charges? (ie if I try some older PRLs.)
3. Are verizon customers allowed to "Roam" off of Sprint towers?
4. Can I personally rip the 50697 PRL off of another phone? (ie VX5500)
Thanks again for any suggestions or help.
With the Mez handset. Can someone help clarify something for me. In order to convert a phone from use with one carrier to another. My beliefs (Axplain if they are flawed)
For one handset to be able to be used on another carrier the phone has to be able to at least roam on the other carriers towers (That would show that it uses that same frequency) Yes or No?
In my head (having experience mostly only with iDEN mods from way back in the day) is it as simple as flashing files from one handset that works on a specific network to the new handset. In this case - a Mez from USCC to be flashed with a backup of a Prevail rom for use with Boost. Recovering the Imei from a donor handset and such I will figure out later, just want to know if this in theory is even possible.
Any input would be great.
In my head it goes something like this..
Root the Mez -> flash with prevail or sprint rom - install prl file for desired carrier..
Thanks,
U would need to get the esn from a donor phone and clone it to the one u want to use then the prl and data profiles from donor need programmed into new phone then u activate donor phone and use new phone with donor phones esn to connect to network. If prl and data profiles are correct u should be good. It is illegal and all but hey good luck.
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I figured I'd ask here. I'm almost certain that it isn't possible at all to do but you never know what the great devs here at XDA has come up with.
I have a HTC HD7s from ATT. It's a GREAT phone in my opinion. Never had a single problem with it; but I did with AT&T. They were just; lacking in terms of anything in my local area.
Now for my question; It's probably not possible but like I said you never know until you ask. I am currently running on Sprint service with my Epic 4G Touch. Love the service as it does what I need it to do (a lot better then AT&T ever did). Now AT&T is GSM if I'm correct and I know sprint is CDMA.
But what could I change my HD7s over to via flashing/custom roms or whatnot. I doubt sprint would even think of being an option; but if there's a way to get it on even a pre-pay service; I'd love to have it sitting around as a backup phone if I ever needed it. So is it possible to flash over my HD7s to any other carriers? I have read that my current phone can actually be flashed to multiple other carriers, but with sprints (decent) service, there's no need.
Thanks ahead of time!
Your HD7S cannot work on a CDMA network (Sprint, Verizon) because it lacks the necessary radio hardware. No amount of flashing can fix that.
If it's unlocked, you can use it on any GSM network, however; no flashing would be required for that. The most obvious example of a non-AT&T GSM network in the USA is T-Mobile. Your phone will work on T-Mobile but won't get 3G due to lack of AWS UMTS support -- in other words, it doesn't have support for T-Mobile's 3G frequency.
If you can find a virtual network operator that uses AT&T's network, then you should be able to use your phone on that network and get 3G. I'm not up on which operators that might include.
The specific thing you need for your phone is a "SIM-unlock" which means removing the restriction that AT&T puts on their phones to prevent using SIM cards from other carriers. Typically, AT&T will remove this lock for you if you ask them, but otherwise there are sites online that can sell you unlock codes or you could try calling HTC.
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Please use search function, most of the questions are already answered. If you still need to post your doubts please do it in an existing thread. Is really no need to open a new thread with same topic. Dispersed information helps to nobody.
Hello guys, I am new to Motorola phones and I have this one that I wanna flash to boost, it's from Verizon. Can some one help me please or post a link to a thread. Thank you.
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There are two ways to do this.
The easy way: buy a Sprint compatible smartphone.
The hard way: buy a Sprint compatible smartphone.
Good luck.
Couldn't you just drop a Boost PRL on there?
punmaster said:
Couldn't you just drop a Boost PRL on there?
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As far as I know it takes more than that
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punmaster said:
Couldn't you just drop a Boost PRL on there?
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Will that magically change the radio transceiver from VZW's 700MHz to Sprint's 800?
I don't know anything about flashing the phone, but from what I have read, Verizon uses CDMA 800, and I think only uses 700 MHZ for LTE.
I am pretty sure both Verizon and Sprint use the same frequency for regular CDMA.
Sprint's network won't see your phone unless your IMEI is in their list. Boost furthermore usually won't even activate Sprint phones, they usually only activate phones that have their name on the back of them, and therefore are in their MEID whitelist. Your Droid's MEID is not on Sprint's list, it's on Verizon's. Of course, like in some other guides, it is sometimes possible to change the MEID, but that's shifty business and could get you into serious trouble, so I wouldn't delve too far into that.
If you want to verify that your phone is indeed compatible with Boost, you could drop a Boost PRL on it. Your phone will show always roaming, and dialing *611 will bring you to Sprint's customer service instead of Verizon's. (But their customer service will boot you because you're not a customer.)
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Sprint's network won't see your phone unless your IMEI is in their list. Boost furthermore usually won't even activate Sprint phones, they usually only activate phones that have their name on the back of them, and therefore are in their MEID whitelist. Your Droid's MEID is not on Sprint's list, it's on Verizon's. Of course, like in some other guides, it is sometimes possible to change the MEID, but that's shifty business and could get you into serious trouble, so I wouldn't delve too far into that.
If you want to verify that your phone is indeed compatible with Boost, you could drop a Boost PRL on it. Your phone will show always roaming, and dialing *611 will bring you to Sprint's customer service instead of Verizon's. (But their customer service will boot you because you're not a customer.)
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I didn't realize it was illegal, but now I know
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I bought 3 LG Spectrum 2. Now I want to see fi I can flash them to page plus, one to Boost Mobile and unsure of the options for the 3rd (Possibly use it with a GSM sim)
From what I have seen this forum is frequented by some of the brightest.
Any ideas?
What I have tried.
CDMA Workshop 3.9 (full Legit version) copied IMEI from Boost handset (purely for educational purposes) both with the LTE sim in place and without LTE Sim. To the best of my recollection it restored it back to VZW and connected and would make calls. No change. (But when I logged back into my verizon account one of the Spectrums was no longer represented by the picture of the handset just the phone number)
I have switched the RUIM only to NV Only. and nothing. Any advice, recommendations.
If this is not appropriate for the forum please let me know and I will gladly remove it.
I have seen many places that prohibit discussions of handset modification.
If anyone has info how to flash a LTE handset to use with pageplus or Boost I would like any advice where to start looking to learn how to do it.
Thanks Everyone.. Have a great Summer.