PRL 10029

PRL 10029 is likely to be released as early as tomorrow or Tuesday. I
will report as soon as I can if there's anything important about it.

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As expected PRL 10029 was released today and is now available.

Larry,

What does the new PRL offer? Why do we need it?


<[email protected]> wrote in message
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> As expected PRL 10029 was released today and is now available.
>

I haven't been able to find out yet what it offers. But for most
customers it's not going to be of much importance.

<[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I haven't been able to find out yet what it offers. But for most
> customers it's not going to be of much importance.

Well, here's a handy dandy hint for all you folks, if when you initially
dial *2 Talk, then 1, and the system doesn't recognize the need for updating
the PRL, just go into your account, then the Contact Us link, then the email
link, and send them a quickie email mentioning that you are aware of 10029
as a new PRL and to ask them to flag your account.

I received an email back within 3-4 hours from Adah H. in customer support
telling me all phones were flagged, and I updated all three phones lickity
split ...

Bob ::who can't remember what the first PRL I updated in 1998 with my Sony
1201 & Qualcomm 1201 or what ever that model was for dual band ... , but
it's been a hellava lot of updates since then::

Bob Smith wrote:

> Bob ::who can't remember what the first PRL I updated in 1998 with my Sony
> 1201 & Qualcomm 1201 or what ever that model was for dual band ... , but
> it's been a hellava lot of updates since then::


I started out with PRL 129 on a Qualcomm QCP-2700 Of course, the PRL
numbers aren't ENTIRELY linear... the three digit PRLS are for non-data
enabled phones.

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I can remember as far back as PRL 10008 on my Qualcomm 2760.

International roaming updates. Unless one plans on traveling to South
Korea or Israel then don't bother getting this update.

On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 01:49:57 GMT, "Bob Smith"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>
><[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> I haven't been able to find out yet what it offers. But for most
>> customers it's not going to be of much importance.
>
>Well, here's a handy dandy hint for all you folks, if when you initially
>dial *2 Talk, then 1, and the system doesn't recognize the need for updating
>the PRL, just go into your account, then the Contact Us link, then the email
>link, and send them a quickie email

Sorry, do you mean on the web, or were you using Vision?

Thanks, DGI

"David G. Imber" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 01:49:57 GMT, "Bob Smith"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >
> ><[email protected]> wrote in message
> >news:[email protected]...
> >> I haven't been able to find out yet what it offers. But for most
> >> customers it's not going to be of much importance.
> >
> >Well, here's a handy dandy hint for all you folks, if when you initially
> >dial *2 Talk, then 1, and the system doesn't recognize the need for
updating
> >the PRL, just go into your account, then the Contact Us link, then the
email
> >link, and send them a quickie email
>
> Sorry, do you mean on the web, or were you using Vision?
>
> Thanks, DGI

The web ... with a computer ... sitting down ... you get the drift ...

Bob

On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 12:10:38 GMT, "Bob Smith"
<[email protected]> wrote:


>> Sorry, do you mean on the web, or were you using Vision?
>>
>> Thanks, DGI
>
>The web ... with a computer ... sitting down ... you get the drift ...

Worked like a charm. You've discovered something great here.
(I've been through some really tiresome runarounds with CS.)

Thanks! DGI

Today I got a text message from "Unknown":
"Get a FREE PCS Service update by dialing *2 on your PCS phone today.
The update occurs while you listen to a brief message. Once completed,
hang up!"

How could I resist, even though I have no plans to travel to South
Korea or Israel. When I called, it was Claire II instead of Claire, and
a squealing, whistling sound in-between announcements instead of the
usual PRL-update music. When it was done I had 10029 (formerly 10028).

I'm on a F&FAF plan. My wife's phone did not receive such a message,
and calling *2 from hers didn't initiate a PRL update. I also remember
getting such a message in June 2004.

My notes show getting a Samsung 2000 updated from PRL 116 to 120
(single-band) in a store in Sept. 2000, and getting a Qualcomm 2700
upgraded from PRL 222 to 226 (dual-band) in 5/1999, and OTA (!) to PRL
232 in 10/1999.

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Frank Harris in San Francisco with an A680

Frank,

Any idea when Sprint switched to the 10000 PRL format? I'm sure I had
a Qualcomm 2760 dual band in late 1999 that had 10008 on it.

My two 2700s dating from late 1998 and early 1999, respectively,
both had three-digit PRLs, but I can't recall exactly when they changed.

<[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Frank,
>
> Any idea when Sprint switched to the 10000 PRL format? I'm sure I had
> a Qualcomm 2760 dual band in late 1999 that had 10008 on it.
>

I got the download after I dialed *2, getting Claire, hanging up and
redialing *2. This was after I emailed SPCS on the Contact Us page. When
10028 came out, I got the message for the update on my phone. That time it
took only one call to *2.

We should all campaign to get the new Sprint to do it like Verizon and just
have us dial something *228 monthly.

Chris

"Frank Harris" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Today I got a text message from "Unknown":
> "Get a FREE PCS Service update by dialing *2 on your PCS phone today. The
> update occurs while you listen to a brief message. Once completed, hang
> up!"
>
> How could I resist, even though I have no plans to travel to South
> Korea or Israel. When I called, it was Claire II instead of Claire, and a
> squealing, whistling sound in-between announcements instead of the usual
> PRL-update music. When it was done I had 10029 (formerly 10028).
>
> I'm on a F&FAF plan. My wife's phone did not receive such a message, and
> calling *2 from hers didn't initiate a PRL update. I also remember
> getting such a message in June 2004.
>
> My notes show getting a Samsung 2000 updated from PRL 116 to 120
> (single-band) in a store in Sept. 2000, and getting a Qualcomm 2700
> upgraded from PRL 222 to 226 (dual-band) in 5/1999, and OTA (!) to PRL 232
> in 10/1999.
>
> --
> Frank Harris in San Francisco with an A680