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Weird PRL?
So earlier today, I called Sprint to have the phones on my account flagged for a PRL update. All five of the lines were able to update, however, I found that only four of them updated to 20231. The other phone, my line, was updated to 40410. Does anyone know what the 4XXXX series of PRLs is for? We have 2 Samsung SPH-M500s, 3 Motorola V3ms, and 1 Samsung A900m.
Thanks in advance!
Brian
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I can't find any information about the 40410 PRL, I'd definitely suggest updating again. Which phone is on your line?
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One of the M500s. I've also never heard about any PRLs starting with 4XXXX. The phone is operational, and I don't seem to see any difference between the reception on this phone and the other M500. They both carry the same number of bars wherever I take them, dying in dead spots and having full signal where they should.
I'm just hoping someone from inside Sprint can tell me what difference this PRL has from the other ones.
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It's a bit confusing, but there are several different PRL types now. Here are some that I'm aware of:
PRL for non-EVDO, non blue roaming triangle.
PRL for non-EVDO, blue roaming triangle.
PRL for evdo, non blue roaming triangle.
PRL for evdo, blue roaming triangle.
I don't remember which numbers go with which category, though. There are six different series, but most phones now fall into the above four.
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So, as far as I know, the PRL systems are as follows:
Non-EVDO devices are the 1XXXX series.
Non-EVDO with Roaming Triangle are the 5XXXX series.
EVDO devices are the 2XXXX series.
EVDO with Roaming Triangle - 6XXXX series.
I was just curious what the 3- and 4-series PRLS were for. Thanks though!
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