PRL 10033 now available

Also a new PV PRL is out too 20222.

 

Although EVDO phones may not be able to get it, unless you go to the store

 

I want to avoid this one as long as possible. I like my Verizon roaming lol.

 

You did come to mind when I was reading Larry's post and knew the PV PRL was out.

BTW Matt or Yanks, what happens when you dial ##775# on your handset. With my 6700 it allows you to upload the PRL manually.

 

How do I get the new PV PRL (20222)?

Do I call Sprint up? Or do I go into a store?

What do I say at both places so I get someone that does this correctly? Is there certain key words that I need to say?

Will Sprint have another PV PRL come out before or right after July 1?

Thank in advance for anyone's help.

 

Well I called and the tech said the PRL downloads to my phone.

I looked on my phone and the PRL is 20218 and not the newest 20222.

I will have to stop by a Sprint store next week and have 20222 installed.

If I go to a store, is it free to have the PRL updated on my phone? Or does Sprint charge me for this?

 

Did you call CS back after you talked to them?

Also PV phones have had issues with doing PRL updates OTA. So going to the store for most people is the easiest way to get the update.

BTW, I have to extend what I asked Matt & Yanks to you since you have a PV phone.

 

Nothing happens. "The feature code you have entered is invalid"

 

Hmm. I will have to give them a call this next week and ask them if they have the new PRL (20222 for PV phones). If they do, I will ask them if they charge for this, and even if they do, I will still get it.

No. It took me 30 minutes just to get the PRL.

I will most likely go into the store even if I have to pay for it.

Ok. I will try on my phone tomorrow when I get a chance.

What does the code do with your PPC 6700 phone? Does it update automatically?

 

##775# does nothing for me either.

 

Too bad!

With the 6700 it brings up a screen to enter your MSL. After you do that a screen comes up to update the PRL, just click edit. Then next you find where you put the PRL file at. Once you find it select it and exit. it wil ask you if you want to "Update the items", click Yes and then OK to reboot.

You can find the PRL file over at pdaphonehome.com. We now have a nice Sprint rep helping us out over there with PRL updates.

Here are a few screen shots.

 

Larry,

In your opinion, is this new PRL worth getting? I travel to Colorado (Boulder) quite frequently and do not have any problems there with native Sprint coverage.

 

I would like to add for those who may not figure out that Press Release is over a year old, so most of the Nex-tech network is up and running. However, I haven't heard one peep about the sites in Colorado. That section of I-70 isn't heavily traveled, so it could be on and nobody's noticed.

The nearest places to Boulder where there will be a difference with the new PRL is in WY, east of DIA, and S. of Pueblo. The good news is even though they have placed Alltel higher in priority, Sprint wisely chooses Verizon digital before it looks for Alltel analog.

 

The press release may be a year old, but the Sprint/NexTech coverage in western Kansas is only about a month old. - sheureka

 

Yes, there is little reason for anyone to have heard of this company, and I hope they can make it. This is a lot of equipment to serve very few people, who may not be unhappy with their current carrier.

More important, I think Nex-Tech was the first member of the Sprint "Roaming Alliance" of which there's only a couple others, like Pioneer in OK. But this alliance may have some level of support from Sprint to get these rural areas covered.

We scheduled a road trip to the Colorado section of this company's coverage, but we haven't found anyone to verify it has been built that`far west. I used to take a trip across entire length of I-70 to WVA once or twice a year, but now I don't mind flying with the kids (or vice versa), so I may default the area back to the bison & the bunnies.

The other question is whether or not Sprint MVNO's, like STI or Virgin, allow access to these 'Roaming Alliance" partners. My guess is yes.

 

The latest PRL that I have (I just got it activated late last week) for my Treo 700p is 20221.

Will PRL 20221 enable me to data roam in Alltel areas?

 

I'm not sure, the newest PRL (20222) switches roaming prioity from Verizon to Alltel. Which carrier does your phone switch to when it roams?

 

Anyone know if the 20222 update is required for EVDO DATA roaming on Alltel starting July 1?

 

My phone switches to Verizon.

But when I am in the interior part of my county, Verizon roams off of Alltel.

So I am thinking that since it does this, I should be all right for the data roaming. If not, I will have to attempt to get PRL 20222.

 

Isn't the KS/CO alliance coverage 800 MHz CDMA (as is Montana)? That would preclude Virgin, would it not, as don't they only sell phones that are 1900 CDMA only?

 

Regarding the new PRL 10033 from Sprint:

I am a Kansas resident, within the GBTA/Nextech wireless service area. I spend about half time in Northern California, and drive back and forth between the two locations three to 4 times a year. (God bless my Accord V6.)

I have been using a Sprint account in Northern CA for about 4 years, so I was excited by the announcement of the Sprint - Nextech alliance a year or so ago. As I discovered this past weekend, PRL 1033 is a major gain for Sprint customers in North Central and NorthWest Kansas, and possibly other areas in Colorado and Kansas.

Since the update to PRL 10033 (which had to wait until I traveled to an area covered by the prior PRL) I have gained normal access to Sprint wireless service at my home, and all along Interstate 70. (I have tested it out from Topeka to Hays, and the expected service area covers all of NW KS and the I-70 corridor in Eastern Colorado to Denver.

Though it is a sparsely populated area, Sprint gains by being able to provide uninterrupted I-70 corridor service from Kansas City to Denver, and extending its service to existing customers into this area. GBTA - Nextech, which I gather handles tower and technology administration, gain by being able to offer their customers access to Sprint's nationwide digital network. It works for me, and I am very thankful for the initiative by these companies.

 

The new PRL is 20224 Just got it today.