Alltel (Cell1) went from prl 87 to 1105 overnight!

Yes, PRL 1105 allows you to use Alltel's network if you have upgraded to one of the Greater, National or Total Freedom plans Alltel is launching in former CellularONE-Western Wireless markets. 87 was the previous PRL and is the current PRL for customers in the divested markets of Kansas & Nebraska.

 

If you were on an Alltel National Freedom plan, that blinking indicator means that you are 'free' roaming. Package minutes apply as if you were on a native Alltel network. A solid indicator would mean that you are being charged for roaming.

 

I did a *228 today and now have a prl of 11054. WW in Missouri is my provider.

I haven't seen anyone else with a five digit prl. What gives?

 

Woah, 11054? It should be 1105 if you're on a new Alltel plan or 87 if you're on an old CellularONE plan. I have no idea why your PRL is listing itself as 11054, that's weird.

 

rancidhooligan, Do you think I should do it again and see what happens??

 

This is true, CellularONE's National Freedom plans work the same way as Alltel's National Freedom plans. Home indicator or blinking roaming indicator, you're good. Solid roaming indicator, roaming.

You could, I guess. I think 11054 is just 1105 mislabeled but it could lead to other problems so I would dial *228 from a digital home area and update the PRL again. Also remember that unless you have upgraded to a new Freedom plan you should still have PRL 87, not PRL 1105.

 

I havent done any plan updates, still supposed on the WW plan "free roaming west on Missippi".

I will try the update again after while and see what happens.

 

I just did another update and it went through like it should and when finished it says prl 11054. I guess when I go out of my home area I'll find out.

 

If you're will on the WWC-CellularONE "Western Home" plan you probably need to call tech support and have them manually load PRL 87 into your phone. From what I understand, you're not supposed to have PRL 1105 (or PRL 11054, whatever that is) unless you're on a "Freedom" plan.

 

Not really a huge deal. If you want you can call tech support and have them manually "push" PRL 87 back into your phone or, you can upgrade to one of the new National Freedom plans and take advantage of the Alltel (and, by roaming agreement, Verizon) networks. There is a $44.99 National Freedom plan with 1,000 anytime minutes, unlimited night/weekend and unlimited mobile to mobile. The thing about the Freedom plans is that the night/weekend and mobile to mobile minutes apply anywhere your phone says home or the roaming indicator is blinking, so it's a much better plan IMHO for only $5 more per month. And, unless you're upgrading your handset, you don't have to sign a contract, either. The only thing is that mobile to mobile doesn't appy to Alltel from CellularONE... yet. Once the billing conversion is complete, then mobile to mobile will apply from CellularONE to Alltel and vice versa, although at that point it will just be Alltel to Alltel.

 

Honestly, I have no idea. I know only that PRL 1105(4) has WWC, Alltel and Verizon networks included in it.

 

Sprint is not dumped in the PRL. The PRL is much different from the WW PRL's I've looked at though.

Alltel PRL's typically roam as follows:
Alltel
Verizon
US Cellular
Sprint
Other Free Roaming partners
Fee Roaming

That is the general idea of how PRL's are organized.

If you would like to look at some of the previous PRL's for either Alltel or WW, go to the this site: http://mallard.rainyday.mb.ca/~dialtone/

Hope that helps,
Brad