Help NO 3G signal. samsung admire Metro

[thill097]

OK so I'm having the same issue, I bought this Samsung admire from a metro store and it came with the 3026 PRL, I keep reading that people have maunually changed it back to another one how is this done? I have 3G signal when I goto the metro store to trouble shoot the phone and they say there is nothing wrong but as soon as I get around the corner from it I drop my signal and have no data connection. my phone is basically a camera and paper weight. please help if you have advice;

 

[puyow18]

OK so I'm having the same issue, I bought this Samsung admire from a metro store and it came with the 3026 PRL, I keep reading that people have maunually changed it back to another one how is this done? I have 3G signal when I goto the metro store to trouble shoot the phone and they say there is nothing wrong but as soon as I get around the corner from it I drop my signal and have no data connection. my phone is basically a camera and paper weight. please help if you have advice;

Your data connection shouldn't drop completely. If anything, it should change from 3G to 1X.

Check the reception on a coverage map to see if you are in a bad area.

To update/revert your PRL, use the QPST program on a pc. Instructions are all over these forums.