W580i --> Debranding --> XS++ : help topic !! need tutorial

[DeeMoney]

hy im new to this.. i have the sony 580i for at&t and i am using t-moble as teh service provider.. how does debranding effect my phone.. will it mess it up in anyway.. can there be any problems cosed by doing this... and also my phone is unlocked will there be any problems with this... please let me know

It will give you extra features like 2 free games (Sims2 and Lumines). Also you will be able to use full mp3s as a ringtone. I got one through at&t and it would only allow mp3s that were 30 seconds or less. I just did it because I wanted the fitness app, custom themes, and the "original" shortcut-key. My phone still works and is fine. Just remember to back up if any tutorials say so.

[unrealgk]

It will give you extra features like 2 free games (Sims2 and Lumines). Also you will be able to use full mp3s as a ringtone. I got one through at&t and it would only allow mp3s that were 30 seconds or less. I just did it because I wanted the fitness app, custom themes, and the "original" shortcut-key. My phone still works and is fine. Just remember to back up if any tutorials say so.

so u have this phone from at&t.. what company do u use it for... ohh my phone is unlocked is there any chance that undranding will kill the unlock of the phone.. and how different is the phone after u did this.. any problems.. what other extra features you got

[dattebayo]

From what I've read, your phone will remain unlocked if you debrand. Supposively the shortcut key to medianet is also disabled.

[jasmin]

Look if your phone is unlocked by a patch, then debranding will lock it again, but if your phone is full unlocked, then it will not locked again.

Nice day and Happy Christmas

[moogles]

a'right, im gunna give the best answer i can because i know how u feel as a noob.... being one myself... but i've debranded my phone about 3 times now... because i keep missing the languages i want... but none the less im happy now..

I used setools2 lite ver.1.08 and (my first time around) the central asia FS with a generic flash and some arbitrary custom pack...
A flash is essentially the code your phone runs off of. (ex. W580_R8BA024_MAIN_GENERIC_LA_RED52.mbn)

A FS is a file system and it controls what files are put on your phone. (ex. W580_R8BA024_FS_C_ASIA_RED52.fbn)

A custom pack is settings that your phone uses to coordinate everything. (ex. W580_CDA102568_7_R8A_GENERIC_C_ASIA.zip. yes it comes as a zip)

Both flash and FS must be of the same version, im not sure about the custom pack. (R8BA024 = R8BA024 = R8?)

So, in setools2 lite, i specified the correct model from the drop down list (W580)... then added the flash and FS files into the "files" space, and the custom pack in the "misc files" part, setools2lite should recognize which languages are specificed in the custom pack.

1) remove the battery, sim card, memory stick from the phone for a few seconds....
2) reinsert the battery...
3) while holding down C plug the phone into your usb port... windows should find some kind of sony flash device.... let it install the drivers (which you may have to download... which may not be windows verified or whatever)....
4) now unplug the phone... remove the battery... wait... replace the battery and plug the phone back in again (while holding down c)....
5) now press flash inside of setools2lite... (with all those files specified)
6) DO NOT disrupt this process (maybe you should have restarted your computer at the begining? to make sure u won't freeze up?)
7) when setools2lite says its done, it's done =) (it should say something about how many seconds it took... for me about 300... so 5 minutes?)
8) turn on your phone.... you may have to remove the battery and replace it before it'll turn on.... it'lll take a while as it's setting some stuff up....
9) enjoy a world free from rogers branding

hope this helped my fellow noobs out, any questions feel free to post back as im desperately trying to get to my 20 post quota and will answer within a day i think...

=)

Very helpful! Thank you!!!

[EzZn0]

You mean you want to put simlock or phone lock onyour phone? From the meny you go to setting-and then you go down to security- lock


Thats's it.

[Olliedcy]

Ok; I've read this thread and several others trying to understand all this....obviously I'm a newbe here. I have an AT&T branded w580i that I just got. I ran into problems trying to get Libres eBook reader to work since i need to give it permission to read and write and the phone would not let me do so. After talking to both AT&T and Sony the best they could do was to give me the unlock code. I unlocked the phone but that did not fix it. So it looks like I will have to debrand the thing and this tutoral is a big help. I just have one question: Will unbranding cause problems with my AT&T service? I mean, will I still be able to use the phone like I can now while it is branded? Or will debranding screw up my ability to use my phone service through AT&T. Thanks for an help one can provide.

[jo_dadday]

... will debranding screw up my ability to use my phone service through AT&T.

I'm also concerned about this... obviously the phone should still function like normal, but what about web browsing and text messaging? Does anyone else have Rogers and can tell me if there are any side effects to debranding?

[harper1988]

I'm also concerned about this... obviously the phone should still function like normal, but what about web browsing and text messaging? Does anyone else have Rogers and can tell me if there are any side effects to debranding?

I'm a newbie too, I have yet to debrand my phone, since its CID53. So far what I've learned about debranding is that it removes all the crap AT&T puts on it(mostly links to AT&T websites and medianet and AT&T startup/shutdown logos). And it will replace it with generic non-branded menu/applications and it also removes any restrictions that have been put on by AT&T. (same for all other service providers).