Debranding Confusion!!!!

gaming_guy

s79 wrote: »

Many thanks yet again gaming_guy, it starting to make a bit more sense now...

One final (i hope) question, I see that you need to install the usbflashdriver.exe provided by wotanserver in order for the debrand to work. Is this the same as the USB Cable Driver thats on the Sony Ericsson PC suite CD included with the phone?

If they are two different things does it make any odds if the SE PC suite software (and any drivers) from the suite is already installed on the PC im going to use.

no, the driver wotan provides allows the computer/usb cable to access the main firmware and filesystem to reflash the phone.

i had the pc suite installed (the 1 that came with my old k700i) when i flashed a w810i, it never interfered with the flashing process.

s79 wrote: »

P.s. sorry for being pedantic, just want to make sure i understand it all!

i can understand this bit, i was worried if i would end up with a bricked phone when i first started flashing phones. if you follow all the instructions and leave the phone alone while wotan is flashing it, it should be fine

s79

Much appreciation for all your help on this gaming guy.
Now this definately should be my last question!

Out of the addtional options given (below) during the process, what should be chosen - adavantages/disadvantages?

Enable AMR
Disable Play Now Button
Upgrade FOTA
Reset Total Call Times
Camera Shutter Sound

gaming_guy

s79 wrote: »

Much appreciation for all your help on this gaming guy.
Now this definately should be my last question!

Out of the addtional options given (below) during the process, what should be chosen - adavantages/disadvantages?

Enable AMR
Disable Play Now Button
Upgrade FOTA
Reset Total Call Times
Camera Shutter Sound

the reset total call timers option resets the total call time in the service menu to 00:00:00.

the camera shutter sound option turns off the camera sound in silent mode.

i'm not quite sure what upgrading the FOTA (firmware (upgrade) over the air) achieves. more here

the playnow thing is a music store run by SE i think and is the 1st icon in the menu. more here

enable AMR: look here

gaming_guy

and also i forgot to mention, you will get 3 flash lite themes as standard

like this

henryb_2

I too have an Orange-branded w810i which I've just had unlocked, so it has my Vodafone PAYG SIM in now - all very good(*). Would I gain a lot from having the phone debranded too? Should I have it just debranded or is there an advantage to having it Vodafone-branded? I guess I'm confused as to whether debranding just takes off logos and menus, or whether there's anything deeper.

- HB

(*) - oddly enough, the unlocking left me with £5 profit. I phoned Vodafone and asked for a code to port my Vodafone number to Orange and they said they'd pay me £15 in calling credit to get my phone unlocked (which only cost £10) so I could carry on using my Vodafone SIM.

gaming_guy

henryb wrote: »

I too have an Orange-branded w810i which I've just had unlocked, so it has my Vodafone PAYG SIM in now - all very good(*). Would I gain a lot from having the phone debranded too? Should I have it just debranded or is there an advantage to having it Vodafone-branded? I guess I'm confused as to whether debranding just takes off logos and menus, or whether there's anything deeper.

- HB

(*) - oddly enough, the unlocking left me with £5 profit. I phoned Vodafone and asked for a code to port my Vodafone number to Orange and they said they'd pay me £15 in calling credit to get my phone unlocked (which only cost £10) so I could carry on using my Vodafone SIM.

you would gain the flash lite menus (in the pictures above). it gets rid of the orange sidebar thing (im not too sure if they put the sidebar on the w810i).

it will delete anything on the phone when you debrand it. it may speed up the phone a bit more as it doesnt have the operator crap to load