Help Question regarding Data Settings

[cmcollins001]

I was playing around with some of the settings I've learned from reading this forum, and one in particular caused me to wander deeper into my phone. The post about forced roaming. In that thread, you get the instructions which lead you to

Press: Menu -> Add -> Shortcuts -> Activites -> com.lge.LgHiddenMenu -> ServicesLG.

EDIT: You will need LauncherPro to view these setting options.

Branching out from what that post had originally stated, I explored the menu some more and came across Data Settings close to the bottom. Under the Data Settings there is the DUN NAI drop down menu with a Yes or No option. I assume this will allow you to use the phone a modem, mine was checked yes, so I left it alone.

My question is in regards to the next menu entitled PPP Carrier. In that drop down menu it give a list of several carriers, Verizon being one of them.

I selected Verizon (I'm currently on Sprint) and then backed out to save the changes and the phone reset. When it came back on, a few of my app icons were missing and the android icon had replaced them. When I went to select the app, a message saying I didn't have that app installed popped up. I downloaded the app again with no problem. When I switched back to the Sprint Network, all of my apps were back and in working order.

Does anyone know what switching the PPP carrier actually does?

 

[cmcollins001]

So, I'm gonna guess nobody has an answer?

 

[apinkel]

For those types of questions you'll probably need to hit up some of the phone hacking sites like cdmagurus or howardforums. I've flashed an android phone to cricket and changed those settings so I have a general idea but not enough to be able to describe to someone else what they are and what the impact is of changing it.

Before you go messing with them willy nilly I highly suggest you do some research unless you can afford to brick your phone.

 

[cmcollins001]

I only messed with them for a minute the one time, just when I discovered the folder. I don't really want to mess with much until I know what the settings actually mean and/or actually do. Thanks for the site suggestions, I'll go check them out.

 

[shinedown87]

I only messed with them for a minute the one time, just when I discovered the folder. I don't really want to mess with much until I know what the settings actually mean and/or actually do. Thanks for the site suggestions, I'll go check them out.

Keep us posted. I am interested to know of the possibility of forcing roam.

 

[cmcollins001]

Keep us posted. I am interested to know of the possibility of forcing roam.

This post wasn't about the forced roaming, that was another thread that I didn't want to hijack. This post was created from what I found while reading up on and playing with the forced roam.

However, from what I've found with the forced roaming...I get better results leaving it on Any and updating my PRL. But that was my experience ymmv