brownewill
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I am leaving tomorrow to Las Vegas from the San Francisco Bay Area. I have a Sprint Samsung Epic 4G that has been fully flashed over to MetroPCS including internet (The 4G speed doesn't work, of course, and I'm on the regular $40/month plan).
The last time I took a Metro phone (not my flashed smartphone, but a basic MetroPCS branded one) to Las Vegas, only texting worked and they told me there was nothing they could do as the phone had to be reprogrammed before leaving the state of California.
This time I want to make sure everything works before leaving the state.
I called various flashing stores and have gotten different answers from all of them.
One store told me the band is completely different in Las Vegas since they are on a newer network and Bay Area phones won't work for talk.
Another store told me I had to switch my number to a basic MetroPCS phone and then switch it back to my smartphone when I return.
Another told me that all I have to do is update the PRL before leaving for Las Vegas by using:
*22804 and then selecting #5 from the prompt.
Then repeating the process once arriving in Las Vegas.
I checked my flashed Samsung Epic 4G phone and it currently has PRL version 3025. Does this need updating?
So what's the deal for using flashed smartphones from San Francisco in Las Vegas? Is it possible and has anyone done it successfully using a flashed phone (not one from MetroPCS)?
The last time I took a Metro phone (not my flashed smartphone, but a basic MetroPCS branded one) to Las Vegas, only texting worked and they told me there was nothing they could do as the phone had to be reprogrammed before leaving the state of California.
This time I want to make sure everything works before leaving the state.
I called various flashing stores and have gotten different answers from all of them.
One store told me the band is completely different in Las Vegas since they are on a newer network and Bay Area phones won't work for talk.
Another store told me I had to switch my number to a basic MetroPCS phone and then switch it back to my smartphone when I return.
Another told me that all I have to do is update the PRL before leaving for Las Vegas by using:
*22804 and then selecting #5 from the prompt.
Then repeating the process once arriving in Las Vegas.
I checked my flashed Samsung Epic 4G phone and it currently has PRL version 3025. Does this need updating?
So what's the deal for using flashed smartphones from San Francisco in Las Vegas? Is it possible and has anyone done it successfully using a flashed phone (not one from MetroPCS)?