Why update prl on evo

In all of these cases, the PRL actually can provide you with slightly better service than the stock PRL that came preloaded on your Sprint device. Some people are happy with their Sprint service, and only want the ability to connect to 3G while roaming, since Sprint will usually force your phone to connect to 1xRTT instead. Others are fed up with Sprint, and want their phones to roam all the time.

People who fall in the latter camp might do this for two reasons: either they just want better service in general, or they want Sprint to cancel their service ETF-free for excessive roaming. This might not work if you do not have S-OFF. With the latest hboot, changes made to your system directory do not always stick after a reboot, so your build. Finally, do this at your own risk.

John was the editor-in-chief at Pocketables. His articles generally focus on all things Google, including Chrome and Android, although his love of new gadgets and technology doesn't stop there. Skip to content. But first let me answer a few questions. What is a PRL? Why would I want to change it? Make sure your phone is rooted — you will be editing the build.

Using your favorite file explorer and text editor, navigate to your system folder, and open build. It's not terribly complicated, but it's time-consuming and there are definitely some factors to consider here and some future plans to make to make it less annoying next time. While this will not be an issue in this particular setup if you're installing a stock Sense ROM, if you install a Sense ROM with Darktremor built in, your apps potentially could get munged.

Last time I installed Sense, it was about a minute process, but that was a very long time ago. ClockworkMod and Amon Ra both allow for multiple backups, and a small Sense ROM with no programs installed is not going to take up much space.

You can always move it to your computer if space becomes an issue. I'll give a word of warning here. It may be working perfectly well now, but when I used it about 7 months ago, there was always something kind of missing or wonky with the thing — always a tidbit of the next or previous ROM put in. I've been using Amon Ra since then and never had any issues.