Debranding & Unlocking S500i

[Nazgulled]

Hi there.

I hope you people can help me out with this SE S500i, though I don't see anyone talking about this model, but I really hope you can help me.

As far as I've read on these forums and others, this model is DB2020 and CID52 which can be patched I think. This phone is only available in one carrier where I live and it's branded, which sucks cause I've seen a video review on YouTube and the PSP like menus where pretty cool. That's one thing of course, cause the whole phone has pictures and logos of the operator, which happens to be one that I don't use nor care about.

I need to re-brand this phone and also unlock it. I know that probably the whole information I need is all over the place on these forums but I need you guys to help me out and point me in the right direction because I'm new at this and there's lots of things I don't understand nor I know what to do. Also, I don't yet have this phone, I'm thinking of getting one, but only if I can re-brand it and unlock it, otherwise I don't have use for it. Also, this may be odd, but I only have like 36 hours to get one, after that time I won't be able to get one... It's an auction and it will be over soon so I need to know if I can do what I want before trying to get it...

So, sorry for the big testament and where should I start? I mean, should the phone be re-branded first and then unlocked or what?