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W810 Vodafone Branding! Remove? |
frakker
Joined: Apr 28, 2005
Posts: 263
From: Oxford
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I received my W810i from Vodafone yesterday. Nice phone, shame about the fact that they’ve absolutely ruined the UI with their branding. It’s absolutely horrible, to the point I’m considering whether to sell it on or not.
But before doing so, what are my options? Will I have to wait weeks/months before a new firmware is released and hope that that overwrites all the rubbish Vodafone have placed on my phone? Or is it possible to rectify the situation already through editing some files or something?
Thanks
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frakker
Joined: Apr 28, 2005
Posts: 263
From: Oxford
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The only physical branding to the phone is towards the bottom of the front. Whereas on a normal W810 it would have the orange 'W' logo, Vodafone have their logo there instead.
I shall check out those links as well. Cheers! |
kabukijep
Joined: Nov 27, 2005
Posts: 185
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neither davinci nor tms have the branding-free flash files up yet
that's a shame; the walkman logo at the bottom looked really juicy  |
kabukijep
Joined: Nov 27, 2005
Posts: 185
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now that i thought about it, there's too much walkman logos all over that thing (as much as i love it). It'd be nice to see it subtled down to three; two logos in one side is just overkill. and the vodaphone insignia doesnt look so bad either! (though we dont have voda here heheh)
rabbitweed: can you post a pic of your phone and the packaging? |
frakker
Joined: Apr 28, 2005
Posts: 263
From: Oxford
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Here you go
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kabukijep
Joined: Nov 27, 2005
Posts: 185
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not bad at all. just wait for davinci to release the flashes |
Jeditrebs
Joined: May 30, 2005
Posts: 13
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Just out of curriosity, how much branding is there on the vodafones?
I got mine from o2 and it has no branding what-so-ever!
trebs
--YNWA-- |
kabukijep
Joined: Nov 27, 2005
Posts: 185
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we dont have voda here (im from PH), but from what ive been reading online, voda seems notorious for commiting sacrilege when it comes to ericsson's UI. I've had my hands on a V600 and boy, was it fugly in all its bloody red glory |
raverbaby
Joined: Mar 10, 2005
Posts: 96
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is the phone locked? ive just ordered one from vodafone... just waiting to hear back if ive been accepted yet. i wanted to use my o2 sim in it tho.....
anyone? |
kabukijep
Joined: Nov 27, 2005
Posts: 185
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most definitely it will be. and it will take some time before davinci updates the client to support w810. heck until now im not sure if cid49 can be unlocked |
ayejatt
Joined: Dec 15, 2005
Posts: > 500
From: Hong Kong
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you can always as for an unlock code
i request 3 times now and they didnt mention about any charges |
watermelon
Joined: Dec 24, 2005
Posts: 69
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wait for a new casing |
watermelon
Joined: Dec 24, 2005
Posts: 69
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they already have orginal casings for W810. |
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Posted: 2006-04-02 11:23
