looking for older Sprint ip6+ IPCC file

[QueBert]

I don't know if this is kosher to ask here, so mods lock if needed. I attempted to update my carrier bundle to 21.x manually to bump up my LTE speeds. Well, if had the opposite effect and my phones crawling now on the internet. The directions were pretty simple if it doesn't work you can easily revert by deleting some files and rebooting twice. Well I did that and my carrier bundle files aren't there. In my about it is showing it as Sprint 18, but I'm guessing the missing files are making my speeds almost zero. I did a speed test before all this and was around 3.6mbs down 2 up. Now if I'm lucky I get .22 up and about half that down. I'm looking for the old carrier bundle files but an entire night last night of Googling, they're just nowhere.

I even tried re-doing the patch to see if the speed fixed itself, same about .25mb/s max. Removing it again by the directions still no files in the 2 directories. Not sure, but I'm guessing I could use anyone with an iP6+ on Sprint files here? I know resetting the phone won't restore these files, and unless my Googling skills suck, there's no way to fix this outside of finding the old bundle.

 

[Spineshank]

Wouldn't a reset of the network settings, and syncing with iTunes download the carrier files back?

 

[vailr]

I attempted to update my carrier bundle to 21.x manually to bump up my LTE speeds. Well, if had the opposite effect and my phones crawling now on the internet.

What web site did you find the "update my carrier bundle to 21.x manually" files? Maybe Sprint's data network is just slow, and switching carriers would enable better data speed? Verizon is expensive, but using a 3rd party re-seller (of Verizon air time) such as PagePlus or SelectTell could reduce the cost.
http://www.selectelwireless.com/wireless-plans/
I could be wrong, but there should be a method of connecting via USB to a computer (either Mac or PC) using iTunes to completely wipe and restore the iPhone's operating system files, including the files in question.

 

[QueBert]

Wouldn't a reset of the network settings, and syncing with iTunes download the carrier files back?

That is what the guide said would happen, but after I did it I found a 17 page thread somewhere and about 10 people said they couldn't revert back. When I look in iFile the 2 folders aren't there.

What web site did you find the "update my carrier bundle to 21.x manually" files? Maybe Sprint's data network is just slow, and switching carriers would enable better data speed? Verizon is expensive, but using a 3rd party re-seller (of Verizon air time) such as PagePlus or SelectTell could reduce the cost.
http://www.selectelwireless.com/wireless-plans/
I could be wrong, but there should be a method of connecting via USB to a computer (either Mac or PC) using iTunes to completely wipe and restore the iPhone's operating system files, including the files in question.

Everything I've read, if the 2 reboot method doesn't work there's no way to reset the phone and get the files back. I just ran SpeedTest again and got .15 up and .08 down. My phone says it's LTE.

 

[Rakehellion]

Do a wipe and restore of your phone to factory settings, then take it to a Sprint store.

 

[vailr]

You didn't say which iTunes version you were using, but possibly the OSX version could succeed where the Windows version of iTunes fails.

 

[deanx0r]

Have you tried the hacked carrier updates? Some people managed to get decent speed upgrades. YMMV

Requires:
-jailbreak
-CommCenter Patch from this Cydia repo: http://apt.chinasnow.net
-ipcc profiles here: https://sites.google.com/site/carrierhacks/usa

 

[QueBert]

Yes the hacked carrier file is what drove my speeds into the toilet. I can't get it to revert back to 18.x properly. So for the time being have given up and I'm just whatever with being unable to use my internet when I go outside. 28.8k dial up speeds are not fun on a phone lol.

 

[vailr]

Was the iPhone jailbroken? It should be un-jailbreakable, if needed. If that fails to solve the problem, then just go to a Sprint retail store and politely request that an employee there copy the needed file from another identical store demonstration iPhone and then email it to you.

 

[QueBert]

Was the iPhone jailbroken? It should be un-jailbreakable, if needed. If that fails to solve the problem, then just go to a Sprint retail store and politely request that an employee there copy the needed file from another identical store demonstration iPhone and then email it to you.

Yeah it was JB'ed you can't do this patch without it being jail broken. The 8.1.2 JB has been out at least a month. And no offense to Sprint employees but I don't think they would know how to pull the files off and copy them lol.

 

[deanx0r]

You can also try to dial ##873283# to update your phone.

I don't think the carrier hack is the only issue here depending on where you live. In Colorado, Sprint's LTE network has been pretty spotty. Even when the reception is good (solid 5 bars), I've been getting abysmal speeds whether I am using stock or hacked ipcc files.