PRL file extensions missing

[WMT]

I just moved up to Sprint WinMob 6.1 from a baked version that I had used for some time but decided was inadequate. When I use the EPST to update my prl, it doesn't see any files. When I use my browser (File Explorer) it doesn't show any extensions either. :( How can I get the EPST to see my PRL files? Thanks,
WMT

[canyoufindben]

I just moved up to Sprint WinMob 6.1 from a baked version that I had used for some time but decided was inadequate. When I use the EPST to update my prl, it doesn't see any files. When I use my browser (File Explorer) it doesn't show any extensions either. :( How can I get the EPST to see my PRL files? Thanks,
WMT

Does Sprint not allow for *228? My Sprint days were so long ago, but I thought you could dial *228 and let the PRL update over the air.

[WMT]

Although it is a Sprint phone, I am using it on Tricom in the Dominican Republic. I found a work around for the PRL problem by typing in the PRL file name in the browser dialogue (\Tricom2516.prl). This unbricked the phone.

Before that it defaulted to the Viva network, so *228 wouldn't have worked. :o Now it shows Bell but is connected to Tricomm. :rolleyes:

I would still like to find a way of making WinMob 6.1 show me the file extensions without having to load another utility. There must be an option dialogue somewhere that I have missed. Thanks,
WMT

[derekstaroba]

Although it is a Sprint phone, I am using it on Tricom in the Dominican Republic. I found a work around for the PRL problem by typing in the PRL file name in the browser dialogue (\Tricom2516.prl). This unbricked the phone.

Before that it defaulted to the Viva network, so *228 wouldn't have worked. :o Now it shows Bell but is connected to Tricomm. :rolleyes:

I would still like to find a way of making WinMob 6.1 show me the file extensions without having to load another utility. There must be an option dialogue somewhere that I have missed. Thanks,
WMT


Very interesting that you say "unbricked" your phone but in what sense I am wondering? Stuck in boot loader? Black screen?

I believe, from what I now understand, the PRL contains all of the protocols or rules that your phone uses to connect to the network, so if you remove those protocols it makes sense that they would cease to have an effect on your phone but how exactly would you apply them if the phone is bricked/stuck in boot loader or black screen anyways?

You must mean bricked in the sense that you can't use it on network/no service I'm guessing?

I'm looking for the PRL that's already on a phone. Apparently as far as I can tell no one knows. I'm thinking it's possibly not available/the information loaded into your ##xxxx# code menus. If that's true the only way to get it would be to copy it by hand I would think. That doesn't explain blackberries having host routing tables though, although that is not quite the same as a prl... it seems quite a bit different actually....

The PRL is built by an operator and is normally not accessible to the user. Many operators provide the ability for the user to download the latest PRL to their device by dialing an Over-the-air (OTA) feature code (*228 for Verizon/MetroPCS/US Cellular).

All Operators/Carriers use the same program to build their PRL's apparently. They use Qualcomm CDG (CDMA DEVELOPMENT GROUP) program that is available for download on their website. It's amazing that no one has downloaded it or tweaked their own PRL'S to get service from any CDMA tower/carrier/operator.