04-21-2006, 09:30 PM
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Join Date: 06-05-2004
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PDAPhone: PPC6700
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Carrier: Sprint
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Originally Posted by winger
Why does PPC PRL (example 20219) differ from 'regular phone' PRL (example 10219) ? I thought I read something a few months ago that EVDO devices had EVDO tower info inside PRL, which explains the difference. Can anyone confirm? If this is true, this is a slightly new use of PRL which in the past contained mainly roaming-related info.
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That's a good question, I hadn't thought of that. Still, it would seem very strange to me that a Sprint phone would have to be "told" by the PRL what towers are native. Again, if Sprint puts a new EVDO tower up in my backyard, my phone should find it without having to rely on a PRL. For that matter, the phone should see any CDMA signal whether it's Sprint's or not. The PRL is only there to give priority to certain carriers when there's more than 1 roaming signal around. -at least that's how it's always been explained to me by the network geeks  |
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