PRL Swap for the V on VM (latest PRL for Sprint Towers).

[JerryScript]

Just flashed the new 01115 PRL and still only 0-2 bars at home. I'll see how it is over the next few weeks.

Anyone have an up to date list of Sprint towers for a given city? All I could find was an outdated map on cellreception.com.

Try the OpenSignal app in the market, they have a webpage with coverage maps.

Remember to kill it under running services, or it will eat your battery!

 

[Superorb]

Try the OpenSignal app in the market, they have a webpage with coverage maps.

Remember to kill it under running services, or it will eat your battery!

Thanks! According to their maps, Sprint has a zillion towers by me which doesn't explain why I have such poor coverage in many spots. There's a tower about a half mile away and another a mile away.

 

[mmarz]

Most of the time it is congestion and not distance from a tower that kills your internet speed. Your best bet is to convince all your neighbors that Sprint and Virgin Mobile are horrible and that they should switch to AT&T.

On an unrelated topic, have you heard how great AT&T is? You'd have to be a fool not to switch.

 

[Superorb]

I installed the OpenSignal App and there's a close tower, about a 1/4 mile away. I didn't know that tower was there. I'm only getting 0-2 bars while at home, kinda crappy if you ask me.

 

[mmarz]

Do you know if you are connecting to that closer tower? If you know that you are not, try using different PRL's until you get one that lets you on. It might not be a matter of finding a PRL that has that closer tower programed in. It might be that you want a PRL that doesn't contain the towers that are further away that you connect to instead of the closer one. OR the closer tower doesn't actually exist. OR shutdown for maintenance.

 

[sohma]

I was having a hell of a time finding my MSL because the CDMA Workshop was down. Thanks for the previous poster who put it up. Also, if you log in to the VM site and then go to:

https://www1.virginmobileusa.com/myaccount/login.dofsdf​

it will tell you.

 

[Superorb]

Do you know if you are connecting to that closer tower? If you know that you are not, try using different PRL's until you get one that lets you on. It might not be a matter of finding a PRL that has that closer tower programed in. It might be that you want a PRL that doesn't contain the towers that are further away that you connect to instead of the closer one. OR the closer tower doesn't actually exist. OR shutdown for maintenance.

I'm actually connecting to a much closer tower than I had previously thought I was.

 

[mmarz]

I was having a hell of a time finding my MSL because the CDMA Workshop was down. Thanks for the previous poster who put it up. Also, if you log in to the VM site and then go to:

https://www1.virginmobileusa.com/myaccount/login.dofsdf​

it will tell you.

That is insanely sweet. I'm going add this link to the reference guide.

 

[Superorb]

I was having a hell of a time finding my MSL because the CDMA Workshop was down. Thanks for the previous poster who put it up. Also, if you log in to the VM site and then go to:

https://www1.virginmobileusa.com/myaccount/login.dofsdf​

it will tell you.

This doesn't work for me, I just get a 404 error.

 

[sd_matto]

This doesn't work for me, I just get a 404 error.

I did too.

But, there is a BUNCH of info below the 404 error.

Once you get to the screen with the 404 error, do a search for the text "msl", and write down the 6 digits after the found text. You will know you are in the right area if next to the "msl" text entry, there is an "otsl" entry of "847446" (i.e., "VIRGIN").

Good luck.

And, thanks to the person who posted that info; beats using CDMA Workshop ANYTIME.

 

[sd_matto]

What works better: Hybrid, or latest Sprint (011115)?

Title says it all (though I should have referenced Hybrid as 61677, and Sprint as 01115).

Thanks for any information on this.

 

[bondbeau]

Greetings,

So regarding the posted tip about using https://www1.virginmobileusa.com/myaccount/login.dofsdf to first find (search the page) a phone's "MSL" number after logging into Virgin Mobile's site, *instead* of CDMA Workshop, does this mean that one can simply skip steps 4 through 9 in the sticky instructions (all the ones that deal with extracting the MSL number via CDMA workshop)?

Thanks!

 

[z0mbi3]

Greetings,

So regarding the posted tip about using https://www1.virginmobileusa.com/myaccount/login.dofsdf to first find (search the page) a phone's "MSL" number after logging into Virgin Mobile's site, *instead* of CDMA Workshop, does this mean that one can simply skip steps 4 through 9 in the sticky instructions (all the ones that deal with extracting the MSL number via CDMA workshop)?

Thanks!

Yup, I didnt even install CDMA Workshop got my msl from the VM link, installed QPST and followed the directions. Worked like a champ. I've been lurking for awhile and decided to try this so hope it improves my service. Thanks

 

[danieljc1]

Why is the lastest prl file (01115) a .rar file? Why is it not a .prl file?

 

[overthinkingme]

Open the rar

Sent from my VM670 using Tapatalk

 

[danieljc1]

Figured it out. Thanks

 

[fgullama]

Retrieve MSL Shortcut No Longer Working?

Hi all,

Is there something I'm doing wrong, or does this no longer work? (https://www1.virginmobileusa.com/myaccount/login.dofsdf)

I logged in to Virgin Mobile's site, then copy and pasted:
https://www1.virginmobileusa.com/myaccount/login.dofsdf

I get a "The specified URL cannot be found" error. There is no other information there.

Does this method no longer work?

Thanks!

Frank

 

[mmarz]

Hi all,

Is there something I'm doing wrong, or does this no longer work? (https://www1.virginmobileusa.com/myaccount/login.dofsdf)

I logged in to Virgin Mobile's site, then copy and pasted:
https://www1.virginmobileusa.com/myaccount/login.dofsdf

I get a "The specified URL cannot be found" error. There is no other information there.

Does this method no longer work?

Thanks!

Frank

1. Log into your Virgin Mobile account.
2. Click this link
3. Although you get a 404 error page, search the page for "msl:"
4. The six numbers after msl: are your MSL code. Write them down

 

[Eollie]

1. Log into your Virgin Mobile account.
2. Click this link
3. Although you get a 404 error page, search the page for "msl:"
4. The six numbers after msl: are your MSL code. Write them down

The specified url can not be found...

 

[bondbeau]

And Did the Updated PRL List Improve Your Service?

Yup, I didnt even install CDMA Workshop got my msl from the VM link, installed QPST and followed the directions. Worked like a champ. I've been lurking for awhile and decided to try this so hope it improves my service. Thanks

i appreciate your reply confirming you updated your device's PRL without installing CDMA Workshop.

And so far, do you believe your voice and/or data service has been improved in speed, reliability, availability, or improved battery life (seemingly the primary reasons for making the alteration to the stock PRL list)?

Or contrarily, has there been any deficit you perceive for having performed this action?

Thanks so much...