Any idea how to de-brand an Orange Motorola V3 which is unlocked?

jemclajess

Hi, I hope someone can help me.
About 6 months ago I brought a 2 month old Motorola V3 which had been unlocked from e-bay and it is a good phone and works well but after being on Vodafone Pay as You Go for the last few years I have just purchased a Nokia N80 on contract with O2 (my husband and eldest daughter are with O2). I haven't received my new phone yet but when I do and profiding everything is okay I would like to sell my Motorola V3 (possibly on E-bay!!)
As it is unlocked and works well, after getting an authorisation code from Vodafone at first to accept the vodafone wap settings etc.. I can't seem to get rid of the 'Orange' logo etc.. When I close the phone it flashes 'orange' and it is also there 'orange world' in my menu etc.. and before I sell it I don't know if there is any way I can rid of this as it could be annoying to anyone purchasing the phone.
If it is something that is going to cost alot I don't think I will make too much for the phone (it is a bit outdated now) so I don't want to spend too much (if any on it) to do this. I hope I make sense!!
Any ideas please.
Many thanks.

Tedrick_2

You would need to have the handset flashed and install 'Motorola' factory settings. As you bought this from e-bay i'm guessing that you don't have an original receipt, therefore, you would have to pay for this service, which will be expensive as you are paying for the time the engineer spends on the handset and also the work done to it...

maniac886

jemclajess wrote:

Hi, I hope someone can help me.
About 6 months ago I brought a 2 month old Motorola V3 which had been unlocked from e-bay and it is a good phone and works well but after being on Vodafone Pay as You Go for the last few years I have just purchased a Nokia N80 on contract with O2 (my husband and eldest daughter are with O2). I haven't received my new phone yet but when I do and profiding everything is okay I would like to sell my Motorola V3 (possibly on E-bay!!)
As it is unlocked and works well, after getting an authorisation code from Vodafone at first to accept the vodafone wap settings etc.. I can't seem to get rid of the 'Orange' logo etc.. When I close the phone it flashes 'orange' and it is also there 'orange world' in my menu etc.. and before I sell it I don't know if there is any way I can rid of this as it could be annoying to anyone purchasing the phone.
If it is something that is going to cost alot I don't think I will make too much for the phone (it is a bit outdated now) so I don't want to spend too much (if any on it) to do this. I hope I make sense!!
Any ideas please.
Many thanks.

You could try this on ebay.

drahcir_2

ebay link is £10.50 + your postage (and that is for rec del only)
you can do it yourself here (make sure battery is fully charged):
http://www.planetmotox.net/motox101/howto_flash_flex.htm
or here
http://www.themotoguide.com/flashingflexing.php