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i want to flash my phone but i'm afraid of messing up my phone or breaking my warranty. so if i unlock and flash my phone using one of those programs like xs++ does it break my warranty or no because it the manufactures warranty :confused: :confused:
oh yeah can someone send me a link on the easiest way to unlock my phone because ive been looking around and there are over 100 hundereds of guides and they all very from each other so i wanted to know which one is the safest.
You lose warranty.
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thanx but thats suxs no warranty
You could always wait till your warranty expires, which is what I'm planning to do with my phone. But then you'd have to wait...
Or is there a way to rebrand the phone (to AT&T, if that makes a difference)?
sure warranty will void
cos you bought the phone with sim locked cheaper than the phone unlocked
lots of providers have a possibility to pay for debranding/unlocking & that way u keep the warranty, but it costs a lot (for mine it costs 100$!!!, but i can keep the warranty which is 2 years though)
surely you are allowed to upgrade the phone on sony upgrade site and keep your warranty
You will not loose warranty when it is a hardware failure, sony ericsson seems to very tolerant when it is not a software failure.
if (s)he wants to UNLOCK & flash the phone, mine assumption is that that phone is branded, & flashing it & messing with phone software WOULD void the operators warranty
I flashed my k800i with SE firmware. Theoretically, if you rebrand your phone with the provider's firmware, they shouldn't be able to figure it out, right ? Is there a log or something ?
debranding and unlocking are two different issues
you can debrand your phone easily with one of the flashing programs such as FAR, SETool, etc...
but if you want to unlock the phone, it'll cost $ for the service such as Wotan Server, SEKing, etc...
Unlocking does not void warranty in some phone service.
You can ask the phone service to unlock your phone.
it doesnt void your warranty since youre merely putting the phone to the state that SE intended it to be. If your servicve provider doesnt honour your warranty then send it to Kuhne And Nagel who are SE official phone servicers. Or take it to a SE service centre. Or deny all knowledge of messing with your handset.
It doesnot void warranty? I always thought it would! That's why i waited for a year!..lol.. its cool though.
Can anyone around here tell me how much cheaper is a locked phone than an unlockd one? A retail unlocked W580i here is about 300$ i guess.. how much is a locked one?
That depends from operator ( i gave for my k800i 190 € locked , but unlocked about 450 - 500 € )
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You will sure void warranty if you do anything with firmware, so wait till u are out of warranty, any changes made to phone software will void warranty, and if u face problems with phone, contact your nearest sony ericsson service center they will correct your phone, and that is better. Enjoy retail version as it is and study tutorials in top sony and share phone related isssues.
Here in Holland ( at least that's what i've been told) unlocking doesn't void warranty..
But the moment that you debrand your phone and/or break it while flashing, then you can say bye-bye to your warranty...
And about the prices, in wich country are you talking about?
Here in Holland no company is fulling around and putting high-featured phones with prepay simock to sell...thousands of little gsm-shops over here unlock almost evry SE phone for 10 euros or less...
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Originally Posted by abmadman
I think you lose your warranty because: when you flash your phone, you automaticly lose your warranty
Good luck!
First check actual software version (it can be found in the menu of the phone) then take a look here:
Downloads - W580 - Top Sony Forums
and locate your serial then enter and search for your branded firmware. Next you can download files wich are needed four a backup in case you need warranty return (thats MAIN, FS and CDA), so in case you'll need to return the phone, flash it with those firmware.
Then locate latest firmware and debrand it.
You can then play with the software, BUT remember to back up GDFS first time because it's unique to every phone.
If you want to pay for unlock then contact one dedicated server.
Here someone more experienced could tell if in case of returning it is posible to lock the phone again so the store never tell if it was unlocked.:)
Yes it breaks the warranty. The quickest way to debrand it is to use XS++. It's the safest and quickest. But be sure to back up your GDFS before you do ANYTHING. This might help.
unlock w580 cid49.52.52 is free
You can update it with SEUS, but I don't think it will unbrand it:S
if your phone "breaks," more likly your provider will not be able to turn it on and there by not knowing your phone has been unlocked/flashed.
Of course it void ur warranty if unlock it.
Alguem sabe como posso desbloquear meu sony ericsson w580i....
Locked and Unlocked w580i are both same price in the North American.
You can get unlock phone from other store, sometimes in few phone service.
It didnt void my warranty??
There are a lot of tutorials here and at other forums like:Quote:
Originally Posted by mgvideo
http://www.se-nse.com/
http://myforum.lasyk.net/index.php
But if you are looking in the portuguese language
Se tiver procurando um forum em Portugues, tenta aqui:
http://www.forumsebr.com/index.php?act=idx
Se quiseres outro forum portugues, com bastante informação tens este aqui também :)
http://www.clubesonyericssonpt.com/s...p?action=forum
Don't speak other language.
This forum is for English.