PRL Update question

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Sharon Westfall wrote:
> Does it matter where you are when updating your PRL?
> When your phone is traveling to different timezones, it picks up the
> signal for that timezone, so I was wondering if you update your PRL
> when you are out of your home area, do you pick up a different
> variation of the PRL for your phone?

As long as you are on a Verizon native network, you can updated your PRL
anywhere in the country. The PRL is tied to what phone you have (ERI,
non-ERI, EVDO, etc.) and what plan you have. What geographically region
you are in does not matter.

Rich

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And you need to be in a Verizon digital coverage area.

Bill Radio
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> At least it used to be that it would sometimes work in VZW systems other
> than your own, and sometimes not. The system you are on has to contact
> your home billing system to determine what plan you are on, so you get
> the right PRL. VZW used several billing systems which couldn't talk to
> each other, and if that happened, you would get a default PRL (all roam
> except home system). Last I heard, they have consolidated it down to two
> systems, one in the East, one in the West.