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Root Big Difference in Data Speeds

RayBert said:
So many PRLs and no description of changes.

What are the differences? Which is the best? Has anyone compiled comprehensive results or have a link?
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Sometimes you just have to read through the thread my friend. post #32 has a link to exactly what you are looking for.
 
whenever i try to write the new prl to my phone i get the error message nv_readonly and the prl does not change on my phone .. how can i get the new prl to write to the phone?
 
So I added this to my build.prop file via Es file explorer and restarted. Speeds are definitely faster but it may just be due to the early hour. Will test speeds again during peak times.

On a side note, I didn't see

ro.product.rat=EvDo only

listed anywhere in my file. Anyone else seen this same situation? Also saw these notes (which worried me):

#VMU wants "Virgin Mobile" for the
values below. I can't get the makefile
PRODUCT_PROPERTY_OVERRIDES
Value to treat spaces nicely so I'm putting them here

Gives me the impression that the issues with this phone are because the software's half baked. Or it could just be random notes that I'd see in any software that I started poking my nose in. So amateur it hurts. Anybody see see similar notes? Running 039 software version.
 
I tried adding the EvDo line and tested if I can stream an entire netflix movie without it causing an error. It did stop 2 or 3 times in the course of the entire movie I get an error saying There is a problem connecting to Netflix please try again later 13005. Usually this means that my 3g signal dropped to 1x.
 
I can't get the link to display my MSL code either. I tried the EvDo only line in my build.prop with no real success. I tried to go back and remove the edited line but ES Explorer will not let me save or overwrite my build.prop file. I have checked the RW permissions as well as ES Explorer is set for root access. Any ideas?
 


btw, i did reboot the phone after the 'ro.product.rat=EvDo only' edit but it was still almost the same speed! so i did the airplane on/off quick set... and viola! :D

thanks again to all the posters ...and this board! u guys have been a great help to a noobie like me. im learning my way around android! :)
 
Finally good 3g speeds so far. I made the build.prop edit with no real success. I could not get my MSL code to swap PRL. I then tried the airplane mode reset. Nothing. I was going through my APP list and I kept seeing the Virgin Mobile Activation logo starring at me at the top of my list. I figured what the heck. I reran the activation app. It went through connecting to the server and finally stating that my phone was activated. It then asked me to reboot to start using my phone. The reboot link gave me an error with my phone. I just backed out of the app and manually rebooted because I had no data connection. After reboot data started up ok. Ran speedtest and voila. I average between 1k and 1.5k kbps down and 450 to 650 kbps up. I will update through the week if this stays stable.
 
The other thing I did was add this line to my prop.build file:
ro.product.rat=EvDo only

Now I tried my data several times with and without that line and when I removed it my data would drop down to about 80-120kb DL which is what I would normally get before applying any of this. Now with this Im getting between 600-900kb DL.

I tried my best to so my test in the same extract spot as close together as possible.
Im not here to argue and I don't think this is magic. I just wanted to share something that might work for someone else. Try it at your own risk.
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How do you do this step please help ASLO where can i find the PRLS so i can download them?
 
Ok so I am attempting to get the MSL code. I logged into my VM account, then I clicked the link, and this is the message I get. "The specified URL cannot be found".......I tried searching for msl: and I get nothing. what gives?
 
bhoff15226 said:
Ok so I am attempting to get the MSL code. I logged into my VM account, then I clicked the link, and this is the message I get. "The specified URL cannot be found".......I tried searching for msl: and I get nothing. what gives?
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new easy mthod for obtaining MSL code:
Download and install aLogcat (free) from the Android Market.
Run aLogcat and set it to filter for "sec_code"
Go to your Phone apk and dial ##33284#
When prompted for the MSL, type 000000.
Now, go to aLogcat. And it should have found a "sec_code:" line with your MSL code at the end of it. It's 6 digits.


credit:xda-developers - View Single Post - Link for PRL update security code?
 
wow this actually worked about a few days ago i would switch the prl and didnt notice anything called bs on everything but today i noticed people also said to do the build prop thing and so i did and guess what? i have very good speeds now! i used to get 10.0-25.0kb/s and now im getting 70.0kb/s - 150.0kb/s

do the build prop!
 
Hey guys,
So I'm looking to add the line mentioned above to my build.prop. I copypasta'd the stock /system/build.prop to my SD, then added the line here:
Code: 
ro.product.locale.region=US
ro.wifi.channels=
ro.board.platform=msm7k
[B]ro.product.rat=EvDo only[/B]
# ro.build.product is obsolete; use ro.product.device
ro.build.product=Triumph

So now can I just go into my phone's terminal emulator, sudo, then do something like this?
Code: 
mv /system/build.prop /system/build.prop.old
mv /system/build.prop.new /system/build.prop

I'm kind of a noob at this, so cut me some slack. =)
 
jordonwii said:
Hey guys,
So I'm looking to add the line mentioned above to my build.prop. I copypasta'd the stock /system/build.prop to my SD, then added the line here:
Code: 
ro.product.locale.region=US
ro.wifi.channels=
ro.board.platform=msm7k
[B]ro.product.rat=EvDo only[/B]
# ro.build.product is obsolete; use ro.product.device
ro.build.product=Triumph
So now can I just go into my phone's terminal emulator, sudo, then do something like this?
Code: 
mv /system/build.prop /system/build.prop.old
mv /system/build.prop.new /system/build.prop
I'm kind of a noob at this, so cut me some slack. =)
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If you use root explorer to make this change, it will make a backup when you save the file
 
All right, it worked just fine. It definitely feels faster, but the speed test is indicating that it's about the same, maybe slightly faster (40kBps vs. ~50kBps down).
 
Instead of editing the file you can just go into the testing menu and change it.

Go to dialer and type:
*#*#INFO#*#*
Click "phone information"
Scroll down to "set preferred network type"
Choose EvDo only
 
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