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More info?)
Thanks, Bill.
"Bill Radio" <Wireless@MountainWirelessNOSPAN.com> wrote in message
news:11g03o7ces9rs3f@corp.supernews.com...
> Janie,
>
> A "NEG" is added just to make sure you don't accidently access certain
> systems. Under certain circumstances, a phone will will 'give up'
> searching
> through the PRL and will land on a system that may allow a call, incurring
> a
> very large roaming charge to Verizon (and not you). The NEG entry will
> prevent that.
>
> If you read here that, as an example, in Kansas City the PRL dropped
> Sprint
> PCS as a roaming partner, and you knew you actually roamed on Sprint PCS
> there (maybe because the Verizon signal is unusable there), you would
> refrain from downloading the new PRL indefinitely, knowing the new PRL
> could
> potentially deteriorate service for you.
>
> Conversely, if you knew a new PRL ADDED new service in an area you
> frequented (Zanesville had a new roaming partner added this year), you
> would
> want to get the new PRL before you travel through Zanesville. In this
> manner, those in this group who are PRL-savvy can download or not download
> a
> PRL to either maintain or improve their service.
>
> Recently, a new PRL added a large new area of non-roaming coverage just
> miles from my house. I downloaded the PRL the next day. While I will
> refrain from upgrading the latest PRL because of the loss of KC, et al,
> there is also a new cell site in NM that I will want to access next time
> I'm
> there, so I may upgrade before that trip, and live with the consequences.
>
> -Bill
>
> "Janie Collins" <jjcollins@triad.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:W%mKe.107555$3j2.3809401@twister.southeast.rr.com...
>> Bill, (I feel like I'm back in math dealing with negative #s!) if a NEG
>> entry is "added", does that mean something has been taken away that we
> used
>> to have, or does it mean that something which we didn't have we now have?
>>
>> Also, if we don't update a PRL, what are the benefits/consequences?
>>
>> Thanks so much!
>>
>> Janie
>
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