Successful Debranding W580i

[ruskia]

thank`s man, it`s very usefull!

[pakkiz]

very nice, i was looking for a tut like this :D cheers man :D

[skylinks]

u need to install driver for your sony ericsson mobile usb cable, so that u can debrand.

[del12]

use the cd what came with your se
that will install the drivers
thank you del

[BAGMAN]

you can download the software from sony.com as well...

[tuanlinh]

use the cd what came with your se
that will install the drivers
thank you del

w580i doesn't come with cd. At least my doesn't. And download form Sonyerricson, not sony.com ;)

[BAGMAN]

you know what i mean, haha

[carsncars]

Yup, download Sony Ericsson Update Service. You don't have to use it, but it will install the correct drivers for you.

[Darknite10]

Ok, I'm a total noob at this, but am trying very hard to learn. I've been reading for the last few hours at least, trying to understand how everything works.

Can someone answer a few questions I have? I also have a W580i, with Rogers, and am located in Canada.

The first step I want to do is unlock the phone.

Now if I understand correctly, you can use the XS program, the the SEToolite program?

I've downloaded both...

And how do you determine which files you need to flash onto your phone? If I am reading this right, I only need a version of firmware to debrand the phone? And where can you find the correct firmware? I know there is a bunch located on the download section of this site, but having this junk on my phone for 2 months while waiting to be accepted to the download section is out of the question... I'm a little impatient that way.

Are the USB drivers for the phone already installed on the computer? I know when I connected my phone to my computer for the first time, it installed a ton of drivers...

Thanks for any help, I'm sick of all this Rogers crap on my phone and want it gone... The next step would be to unlock the phone, but I want to debrand first.

What are some of the gains of unlocking the phone? Is internet connection one of them? It'd be sweet to surf the net for free via the phone.

[jasmin]

USB Flash Driver Installation - Guide or install SEUS.
Mobile Technology Definitions
XS++ 3.1 Guide-Flashing,Customizing,Recovering

or

Flash your phone and How to apply or remove patch using SETool 2 Lite

Nice day