Prl 60607

[72mustang351w]

My M1 updated to this last night. I havent had EVDO in my area (middle of SC) until this morning. Its great!! Just letting ya know.

[w7excursion]

My M1 updated to this last night. I havent had EVDO in my area (middle of SC) until this morning. Its great!! Just letting ya know.
Thats good news. Ive been waiting for mine to update since yesterday.

[BrettW]

no update for mine yet, ill try a power cycle and a call to *2 see if i can make it happen

[fl00d_pr0z]

A PRL enabled EVDO ? Huh ?

[w7excursion]

I had to call back in today but it updated finally.

[BrettW]

A PRL enabled EVDO ? Huh ?
thats the main point of PRLs on evdo phones they allow access to newly setup evdo towers (or towers that had evdo service added on)

[BrettW]

I had to call back in today but it updated finally.
did you flag? or just dial *2 and get the update?

[fl00d_pr0z]

thats the main point of PRLs on evdo phones they allow access to newly setup evdo towers (or towers that had evdo service added on)

No it's not :confused:

[BrettW]

No it's not :confused:
its one of the 2 purposes and im sure theres more this is just the vague explanation

one is to let the phone know of new towers the other is for evdo towers also for roaming purposes as well

A PRL consists of:

1. Header and overhead

2. Acquisition Table

Frequencies and service types to use

3. System Table

Systems to use and ignore System to geographic coverage area mapping

Wikipedia definition of PRL

The Preferred Roaming List (PRL) is a data file for wireless phones (primarily CDMA services) which provides a list of alternate networks to use when the service provider's and/or subscriber's primary wireless network cannot be reached. The PRL indicates which bands, sub bands and service provider identifiers it should accept. Without a PRL, a cellphone may not be able to roam, i.e. obtain service outside of the home area.

so in general a PRL could enable evdo access to a tower either of sprints or a roaming partner

[fl00d_pr0z]

Keyword, ROAMING... Even with an old PRL your power vision phone will still see a Sprint EVDO tower. Roaming EVDO, of course but not native.

[BrettW]

Keyword, ROAMING... Even with an old PRL your power vision phone will still see a Sprint EVDO tower. Roaming EVDO, of course but not native.

thats also a definition for a pre evdo prl, evdo towers dont run like 1xrtt where its sent with the CDMA signal, they are a seperate signal which is why the PRL also gives access to new Sprint evdo towers because the evdo is a second set of access done by the phone which is also why the data sessions get stopped when you make calls (or switch to 1xRTT in some cases)


a quote

"savvy users chose to update their PRLs because it provides for faster roaming signal acquisition, improved international roaming, and, on EV-DO devices, better acquisition of EV-DO data services"
http://www.phonenews.com/phones/index.php/Sprint_FAQ

[fl00d_pr0z]

I still disagree. I have a Sprint phone that has a VERY old PRL on it on another account of mine. When we were upgraded to EVDO it was still able to see and use the tower.

[BrettW]

I still disagree. I have a Sprint phone that has a VERY old PRL on it on another account of mine. When we were upgraded to EVDO it was still able to see and use the tower.

refer to my previous quote i made a small edit with a quote

[reemusk]

hey thats why its called a ROAMING list...your Sprint device will automatically know if a Sprint tower is EVDO.


think about it! do you need a list of towers stored inside your phone? nope.


Preferred ROAMING list.

Please stop spreading misinformation saying it improved your EVDO. it didn't. its impossible unless you are data roaming.


nice try.

[fl00d_pr0z]

Hehe exactly. It's been said over and over again that PRLs don't normally impact native signal/service.

[72mustang351w]

A PRL enabled EVDO ? Huh ?

Yep, I had to *2 for myy ppc6700 to get it after my M1 got it automatically. It now has 20226. I've been complaining to sprint not having EVDO coverage. I live in the capital of SC (I know things are slower in the south). Rural parts of SC had it and I didnt. Im happy now

[72mustang351w]

Hehe exactly. It's been said over and over again that PRLs don't normally impact native signal/service.

My M1 had EVDO this morning i checked the prl, it was 60607. My ppc6700 was in a data service last night and didnt recieve the prl update. It was still on 1x. I flagged the ppc6700 with 20226. Then is was EVDO. How do you explain this?

[BrettW]

ive never had an improvement to my evdo seeing as i live in the bay area i havent found a place i dont get evdo

[BigDave187]

My m1 has 60605.......now if it updates, it wont make a difference unless I am totally roaming, correct?

[BrettW]

i guess so, time to go and e-mail all these websites with the incorrect information because im sick of it being told that it helps and no more calling *2 for me because i never roam anyways

[reemusk]

edited for mod approval :)

you are right. i am wrong :wavey:

[BrettW]

edited for mod approval :)

you are right. i am wrong :wavey:


it happens to all of us

[mcnu]

im at 60606

[BrettW]

then your fine unless you have patchy service or patchy evdo coverage